Happy 20th, Kevin

You know when you are young and you picture the one you are going to marry.....well, for a girl we dream up this man who is going to sweep us off of our feet...
Well, for me I was going to marry a tall man with dark curly hair and a hairy chest........
However, I was lucky enough to meet Kevin.....who had straight, stand up blond hair and no hair on his chest.....
He is the love of my life! This month we will be celebrating our 20th anniversary.....It is hard to believe Kevin has been able to put up with me this long...
In our marriage we have had some ups and downs and I am happy to say I remember the ups more!!! We have been able to do some many great things together and I have loved it....
Kevin is a great father, always looking out for our kids. He is a fabulous provider, always holding a good job to pay the bills and allow me to be a stay at home mom. He pursued his career by going to many years of college and earning 3 degrees. I am thankful for him and his dedication to our family!
Kevin takes care of me, always looking out for the best for me and in me. He encourages me and supports me in all I do. We have such a great relationship, complimenting each other in our different weaknesses and strengths. We love spending time together...we are each others best friends.
Kevin is committed to his faith, never wavering and always wanting to improve. I am grateful to him for being such a good example and for being a worthy priesthood holder.
I love you, Kevin and I love our life together. Thank you for these past 20 years. We have grown together and we have learned together and we have loved together. Eternity is sounding pretty good to me!

Summer time thoughts

We had a great time watching Tarzan at Tuacahn in St George on Wednesday. It was so good, the cast, the music and the weather! It is the Tarzan's national debut outside of broadway and we were not disappointed!! It was a quick trip, but so worth it. My parents joined us on their way back to Arizona.....can't wait to go again!! I love summer time!!
I am not sure I have done my children a favor though. It seems they are unaware that not everyone has the summer off from work. They do not remember when Kevin worked a job and only had 2 weeks of vacation a year. We would have to decide on how to use it and make it last for all of the fun things we wanted to do. That was when our vacations existed of only going to visit family, that is how we got to see them.
Now, with Kevin having the summer term off for 9 years we have been able to do more things. Kassidy has a job and isn't able to join us for our adventures....hard lesson to learn, having a job and starting at the bottom of the totem pole. I have pondered this thought....am I building memories with my children for their sake or mine....am I teaching them that summer time is for play and adventure or should it be for working and sitting around......there must be a happy medium to this. But for now, I love to plan and I love to go and I love to take my kids and do things with them to make fabulous memories. They have the rest of their lives to work and be grown ups.....they do odds and ends jobs and earn money for the things they want to do, so why not enjoy them while I still have them at home.....yippeee for our summer!!!
Already this summer Audrey and Zachary have attended EFY in Provo and will be going to girls and scout camp mid month.....What a fun start to summer!