19 Years Today

What a great ride it has been! 

18 Years with Laughing Samoans

Eighteen years.  How is it possible?  We can't be that old, and yet we have been married for eighteen years with five kids to prove it.  We have some pretty amazing friends who gave us tickets to celebrate our anniversary with the Laughing Samoans.  We had never heard of them.  Doug kept asking what it was we were going to see and I kept saying I had no idea what we were seeing.  We thought we might be the only white people there. Turns out the Laughing Samoans are these two guys with us in the photo.  They perform all over and have DVDs of their comedy sketches.  They are very funny (and clean!).  Look them up on YouTube.   You would have thought we were celebrating our first anniversary as poor college kids because after our free entertainment we filled up our car with petrol at the servo and got a free hot chockee (chocolate).  We are grateful for our friends who let us celebrate eighteen years with Laughing Samoans.  Here's to eighteen more!

Seventeen Years

Seventeen years, five kids, three continents, seven homes, and loving every minute.  Some years we celebrate in great ways.  This year we celebrated at a swimming pool with a birthday party and a work party for Doug.  No matter what we do, it's always great to think of what the next seventeen will bring.

Has it Really Been 16 years?

The people in this picture had no idea of the adventures, heartache and joy that would come to them over the next sixteen years.  I'd do it all over again because I have the right person by my side. 

Fabulous Fifteen

Fifteen Years. That's equal to seven moves (if you count the rat hole, but that's another story), six cars, six jobs between the two of us, five kids, and lots and lots of wonderful memories. Here's to the next fifteen plus years!

This picture was taken at the Valentine's Dance in Provo right after Spencer was born.

We went out to dinner to celebrate tonight and Doug gave me this necklace. Each colored bead represents the birthstones of our kids. I love it. I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful husband and family.

Thirteen Years Ago...

We seem to celebrate our anniversary at the most busy, inconvenient time every year, but we are still grateful to be celebrating nevertheless.

We went to the Sky Room for dinner. Amazing view of Long Beach and the food was super yummy.

Our waiter seemed to think we needed our picture in front of these wine bottles.

The best part is who you run into in the Ladies' Room.