Celebrating 4 Years

Dustin and I just celebrated our 4th anniversary on August 6. I just can't believe how it has flown. There are some days I feel we have been married for a lifetime and other days I wonder where the hell did it go!

For our anniversary I went to work for a large part of the day. Such a bummer but a girl has to do what a girl has to do. I then came home and got ready.

We both dressed up a little bit, and then went to sushi for dinner. It was pretty good, not the best but not the worst. We then attempted several different movies, but we had missed one round and didn't want to wait for the next. So we went and drove around neighborhoods looking at houses.

We then went through Artic Circle and got an ice-cream and called it a night. I had a very enjoyable evening.

My 4 Favorite Things About Dustin Are:
1. How much he loves being Carter's Dad!
2. The way he loves me no matter what.
3. How he is the calm in my storm.
4. The way we are able to work together as a team!

Peanut's 1st Birthday Party

Carter turned one on July 26, and we had a great day! Dustin had to work that morning, but came home early to help get everything ready. The first thing we did was turn Carter's carseat around to face the world! So exciting!

We headed to Nathan's where Dustin made a delightful breakfast for the setup crew. Nathan surprised us by having a huge slip and slide blow up there for the birthday party. I had been hoping to get it but couldn't afford it. So, when I walked outside and saw it, I felt like I had the best friend in the whole world!

We setup and filled one pool with water to play in and another pool with ice and water to hold all of the drinks. Dustin and I ran to Costco where we picked up the cake and steak for later.

The party began at 3 and by 3:30 we had a full house. The kids loved the slide, and even a few of the adults enjoyed it, especially my husband. They spent about an hour going up and down the slide, playing with water guns and balloons, playing in the pool, and on the tramp.





At about 4:15 everyone came in and we opened presents. Carter was very lucky on all he was given and we are ever so grateful to not have to worry about to many more fall clothes! He also received a stroller, a ball, a pick up toy, a walking toy, a cookie monster backpack, and a coloring book! All very exciting!


We then sang happy birthday to our little man, and gave him his first cake. However, he did not want to get dirty, and even with me pressing his fingers into the cake, it was fairly uneventful.





After the majority of the crowd left, my typical gang hung around for a barbecue and beer. We spent the evening talking and just being us! It was very enjoyable!






Well by 10:30 there were just a few of us left and we decided it was the adults time on the slip n' slide. So back up it went and down came the adults. At one point, I fell off from the top of the slide to the ground...still trying to figure out how it all happened!





All and all I think for a first birthday party it was amazing! We had a great time and loved all being together.