Happy Eight Years to Us!

I'm interrupting my month-plus long (unplanned) blogging hiatus to bring you this today ... it's our eighth anniversary! And that deserves a blog post (technically so do some other things from this summer, but that will just have to wait).

We can't believe it's been eight years. Sometimes I look at our wedding picture and think - that was just yesterday! And other times I think ... wow, who were those kids?  We decided to celebrate on Saturday since it's easier to get a sitter when it isn't a school night, and had so much fun! We had a big breakfast and took the kids to see Turbo. Then we scooted out the door late afternoon by ourselves for a night on the town.

Jeff started the day off right with two(!)
bouquets of flowers!

We ate dinner (al fresco ... who doesn't love that when downtown?!), and then walked around temple square. It was as beautiful as ever, and I love seeing the newlyweds there. It reminds us both of that special day! We also walked around City Creek (okay, and shopped!) and then back by the Lion House (where we had our reception) late that night. Naturally no night is complete without dessert ... and we had a Waffle Love craving and tracked them down to Highland :)! It was totally worth the hour (yes HOUR!) long wait for that waffle. 

Dinner ... love sitting outside!

What a beautiful place to get married!

Just us...

It's funny, because to some people that probably doesn't sound like we did that much, but it's so ... us. We spent the whole time holding hands and laughing like we'd just started dating (you know, when everything the other person says is charming and funny :)!) And if there is such a thing as a perfect way to celebrate it's just being us - so we both loved every minute of it. 

We always try to reflect a little on the year that has just passed and the year to come. Within the last year we moved (just a week before our 7th anniversary) and had Liam. Wow - what a year! It's been a big journey to really learn how to become a family of four, as well as become part of a new area. We've learned a lot from both - about each other and from each other. 

We're looking forward to a lot this year also. Hopefully (*fingers crossed*) to the selling of our town home, continuing to settling in and decorating this home, making new friends and just enjoying every second of being this little family we are. Life seems to get busier by the second, and sometimes it's hard to remember why all we live this chaotic life. Then we look at who is beside us and remember that all the crazy is worth it. That there is no one we'd rather be with through it all. 

So, happy eight years to us!!

We walked out of here 8 years ago after our reception
and rode off in a horse-drawn buggy!