Congrats, Nicole!!

My favorite nurse in the whole world is named Nicole. She was one of Jakes nurse's in the Heart Unit and we became really close friends. She is now one of my closest friends. I can call her for ANYTHING and she is always willing to listen and help!

Well, one of my friends suggested we nominate her for the March of Dimes Nurse of the Year. I thought it was a GREAT idea, so we did! Out of over 400++ entries, Nicole was a FINALIST!! She was SO nice to invite me to be one of her guests for the Dinner. It was a black tie affair and REALLY nice.

 It was SO fun to go and be there to support her. She unfortunately didn't win (even though I think she should have), most of the other nominees had been nominated by supervisors or other colleagues. I think she was one of the only ones to be nominated by a patient!!  It was fun hanging out with Tara and Tim!! :)

This is my sister, Katie's dress. We all call it the Cha Cha dress. It was really fun to wear. Thanks, Katie, for letting me wear it! And, thanks for the adorable red shoes! They are SO FUN too!! Thanks, Shelley, for the adorable purse! It went with my outfit perfectly!

Anyways, I had a GREAT time. Congrats, Nicole. I think you are AMAZING!! I'm so glad we are such great friends. I'm glad Jake brought us together.

Happy Anniversary

So, 12 years ago I married the man of my dreams!!

Yes, we were young, carefree, and in love

(and yes, my dress was fluffy and huge...I loved it then, and I still love it!) 

This is my mom's mom and dad. I fondly called them Muttie and Grampy. Grampy married and sealed Tyler and me. That means Tyler and I are married for time and ETERNITY....we are together FOREVER!!  I was soooo honored and blessed to have my grandparents there. I was the last person he sealed. He passed away 5 months later. What a huge blessing and honor it was to have him seal me to my amazing man!

I know I was young and in love and "blinded by love" but I am still absolutely head over heels in love with my man. He loves me and my family and I know he would do anything for me....he does! We aren't quite so blinded, but I am still head over heels in love with him.

Happy anniversary, babe. I love you!!

Happy birthday to YOU!!

My kiddos are all turning one year older this week!! I can't believe it! Last year I had separate birthday parties for each kid. It was lots of fun, but LOTS of work, so this year I decided to throw one BIG party. The kids could invite whoever and however many they wanted! It ended up being REALLY fun! Luckily, we planned a water party at our greenbelt with

Slip-n-slides

and a water slide bouncer!

By the way, we hit a heat record....110' YES 110' was how hot it was during the day. Good thing it was ALL about the water! We had cupcakes

and popsicles

 and Cotton Candy! 

YUMMY!!

Thank you to all of the friends and cousins that came,

Happy birthday, kiddos!! I love you!!