Monday, July 28, 2008

Happy Anniversary!

3 Years! Here's the run-down in pictures. . . First, I'd like to thank. . .

The Jeep

Lanie,


And, of course, Logan's coolness.

Thanks to them, we got engaged,


Then married.


We had our honeymoon,

My graduation (can't find the pics) and the move across the country.
Our first anniversary at Chesapeake Bay.

Our second anniversary in St. George. (Sorry for the crooked pic.)
Logan's graduation.


Another move across the country (baby en route).

And, sadly enough, I think this is the most recent picture of us as a family. I know, we better work on that. Anyway, I won't get too mushy here, but the last three years have gone by so quickly because they have been the most fun of my life. I knew exactly what I was getting into when I married Logan - pure happiness! Turns out, it's even better than I thought it would be. Happy Anniversary!

Monday, July 14, 2008

Memories

My friend Michelle had this on her blog and it looked fun! Now I see that it's a blogging epidemic (like tags, etc), so I guess I'd better join the club.

Here are the directions:
1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

It was funny when I was thinking of memories for other people. I haven't thought about some of those memories in years. It's a fun way of reminiscing.

Mallory and Kurt said...
Walking all over downtown D.C. desperately trying to find jobs for the summer and feeling pretty much hopeless. Can you believe that was already two years ago? Oh oh oh and that time we walked all over who knows where trying to find some place to eat and finally finding that ghetto hole in the ground (literally) fish place. Then sitting on the side of the street to eat and being harassed by that homeless man who told me I looked like Julia Roberts.
Michelle said...
First of all the memory you left made me laugh! How could I forget that? :)

I have a lot of fun memories with you in Park Place. You were my life line when our place was messy. You were the best homemaker even before you were married. I loved taking the foods class with you the year after we roomed together. That was fun. I remember you were always so friendly with everyone in our ward and made friends quickly. Do you remember the ward water activity at the bishop's house? I can't believe that has been 5 years ago! Wow.
Jenks Family said...
That's funny that you remember my yellow dress from when I was 7 (I absolutely loved that dress, but my mom always tried to get me to wear something else - yellow isn't always the best color on toeheads). haha You have a great memory!
I, definitely, remember the sleep overs at Sara's house. We would try to stay up really late talking, but Sara's mom would shush us and we'd all crash.
I remember eating popcorn and watching movies there. I'm glad we had Sara's house. :)
I remember that you were the most kind and relaxed person I knew growing up. You always befriended everybody - I love that about you!
Jess & Jessica said...
I remember being in young women's with you so many years ago and acting in the play that sister billing's wrote for our road show. I think it was a spin off of grease. You were always so nice to me. Thank you!!!
Shanna said...
I remember changing your diapers. And a little later in life, giving you an adjective and having you "show us" what it looked like by displaying a particular facial expression. You were such a cute little girl. I also have some other great memories of you that I better not share...
keekerann said...
oh so many memories... what to choose? how about the time you got that grow a date as a present, and you rejected him, and jed and i hung him from the toilet? or how you named all of your dolls and stuffed animals pinki? or you getting mad every time we told you to settle grettle? or telling you to run around the house 5 times to get your energy out, and you did it? or, or, or... this list could go on and on. but they were all fun, right baby sis? oh yeah, there the one where you would tell everyone that you may be the youngest, but there were bigger babies in the family! :) i love you!
Callie said...
Hmmm...so many to pick from. I liked Kera's...
I was just thinking of the time Andrew and I tried to convince you it was alright to kiss *** (I leave names out for privacy sake :)) Good thing you had better taste?
AubsofSteel said...
KATE!!! I have been trying to contact you for forever! I was just reading through some old journals and letters I have and I came across your name and your handwriting a lot! I am totally serious, I just came downstairs thinking, "Alright, enoughs enough, I'm gonna find that girl!" And here you are! I love you! I miss you! I hope you are doing fantastically well. Your Carli is precious! Anyway, I hope to hear from you soon...and I suppose I should put in a memory to make this little comment have a point. Do you remember that time I made you a beautiful gift of tootsie rolls and a dead tree twig? Ah, that was a a beautiful gift, wasn't it? Talk to you later babe! Love you!!

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Happy July!

I can hardly believe it's actually July! Life is good here. All I can say is that the summer weather here almost makes up for the winter weather (minus all the severe thunderstorms, but they usually happen at night anyway). I guess I wouldn't say that if my house was flooded though. Needless to say, we are enjoying summertime. The 4th of July was great. Ben, Rachel, Haven and Rory stayed with us and we loved it. We had a great barbecue, a fun round of croquet, and we went to the fireworks here in our little town. Carli sure wasn't a fan of them, but they were nice all the same. I have to say though, nothing will ever compare to this sight -


Watching the fireworks from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial will always be one of my most incredible memories. (That was already 2 years ago!)

We were happy to celebrate Haven's 3rd birthday while they were here as well, princess cake and all. What a cutie! She sure is growing up.

Other than that, I'm just trying to keep up with this little one.


I know, she looks sweet and innocent in this picture (and she is), but she sure can move. She's right on the verge of crawling, and she is fast! She also seems to be developing some opinions. She is so much fun right now. She's learning new tricks everyday and is discovering all sorts of things. Hopefully soon I'll be able to post a video of her "pre-crawling". (The battery only lasted long enough to get the pictures.)

This is a big month for our family - a nephew blessed, another nephew got his Eagle Scout Award, another nephew turns 2, a niece turns 3, another niece is blessed, my brother turns 34 (today - Happy Birthday Jason!), my sister turns 29, our third anniversary, my sister's 16th (I think) anniversary, and there's probably more. Pretty exciting, except that all those numbers make me feel old. Anyway, that's what calls for - HAPPY JULY!