10 years of falling in love:)

 (pics taken Jan 18, 2013)

Every man who truly loves a woman and every woman who truly loves a man hopes and dreams that their companionship will last forever. But marriage is a covenant sealed by authority. If that authority is of the state alone, it will endure only while the state has jurisdiction, and that jurisdiction ends with death. But add to the authority of the state the power of the endowment given by Him who overcame death, and that companionship will endure beyond life if the parties to the marriage live worthy of the promise....

But this gift, precious beyond all others, comes only with a price—with self-discipline, with virtue, with obedience to the commandments of God. These may be difficult, but they are possible under the motivation that comes of an understanding of truth

-President Gordon B. Hinckley

 My dear husband has taught me so much and I value ALL that he has taught me.

One of the first things I started learning from my husband, boyfriend at the time, was how to love and how to be loved. He is selfless, humble, sweet and kind. He still amazes me to this day! I love you, Good Man!

Matthew wanted proof that his foot "popped"

It's been 10 very good years!

Dr. Perry has arrived!

Last Friday, while Matthew, I mean Dr. Perry, was out of town , I had an old filling come out of a premolar while I was flossing. Tooth 29, to be exact. Anyway, he made an appt. for me today and fixed my tooth. It was pretty cool to see Matthew doing his thing and to actually see him doing dentistry. I must say, I was pretty impressed and proud. Such a stud! Rrrr! Don't get me going.

It was an old amalgam filling that came out. He put a pretty composite in. Now you can't even tell there was huge ugliness there.

Thanks babe! I'm so proud of you!

p.s. isn't that cool that my husband can just fix that for me?! Don't be jealous. He'd fix yours too. (Except some of you have your own dentist husbands to fix that.)

Oh, My Husband Rocks!

MHR

It's been a while since I've done a "My Husband Rocks" post and right now I'm trying to catch up on the blog, so I thought I'd throw one in.

My husband rocks because he not only takes fun lovey pictures with me, he wears these Zach Efron shoes that I like and is honest and very gentle with his opinions about my shoes!

Love you Wild Cat!

MHR-FRIDAY!

Didn't read the prompt for this Friday and I haven't done the MHR post for a couple weeks, but My Husband still rocks and I know it! He rocks because, even though he's stressed out of his mind, he tries very hard to not bring it home. He still tries to met our family's needs and he tries to help around the house and hardly breathes a word of complaint. I love that Man!! He is so good to us!

MHR-Friday!!

There is no prompt for this Friday, it's a free forum. So I thought I'd share one of the quotes she shared.

When a husband and wife both want their partner to receive life’s best before they do, you have a marriage that’s going to exceed every wedding day dream. Their love not only lasts; it continually grows. — Gary Smalley

When I read this quote, I immediately thought of Matthew. This was one of the reasons I decided to marry him. From the day that I met him, he was genuinely interested in me, my life and my needs. When we started dating, he asked me everyday if there was something I needed or if there was something he could do for me. EVERYDAY. At first, I as surprised by it, then flattered, and then I realized he sincerely cared about my needs. Then one day, during one of those wonderful DTR's (define the relationship talk), he didn't express himself too well. Later, I come to find out that he didn't care if his heart got broken, all he wanted was for me to be happy and for me to get what I wanted. He was willing to sacrifice his own heart for the happiness of mine.

Throughout our marriage he has continued to do his best to make sure I receive "life's best", even before he does.

Matthew has taught me so much about love, through his actions, his patience and his example. I am grateful to have such a loving spouse who, unintentionally, teaches me so gently.

My Husband Rocks!

My Husband Rocks!!!

My Husband Rocks
Prompt/Theme for Friday, February 20, 2009 Share your favorite "married moment" from the past couple of weeks. Anything that was special, made you smile, or made you feel all "warm and fuzzy" :)

The first one that comes to mind is how he saved me last week when I was feeling miserable, but I guess I already shared that. Another one that is often expressed and always makes me "warm and fuzzy" is how he makes me feel like I can do anything. As sad as it may sound, until I met Matthew, I didn't realize the many talents, potential or intelligence I had. He has always encouraged me, had faith and believed I really could do anything that I wanted. He has also never shot me down when I think I have a great idea. With his soft words and patience, he helps me realize that at this time, not all my ideas and desires will work out, but that I will get a chance at them. He doesn't just believe in me, he supports my growth by allowing me time, helping with the girls and having a positive attitude. He has taught me that is okay to dream, to hope, to try and to graciously fail.

I love him so much for that. And he has truly helped me to blossom like a rose.

My Husband Rocks!!!

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MHR and this past week

I missed the My Husband Rocks post because we were sick and I didn't want to miss the GREAT NEWS post. I guess I didn't totally miss it, My Husband Rock because he passed his huge-ole-ma-jugle test! Yay! I love you Matthew! And a Happy late Valentine's Day!
Here's a little of not much from this past week.

A lot of this at 1,2,3...in the morning this week. I can't remember how anyone survives a newborn.

Aleah after changing Kanani's diaper.
I know she's only 3 and a half, but she's a great helper and she wants to do those things. So I do my best to teach her and then let her do her thing.
(Believe it or not, Kanani sits more still for Aleah, than she does for me or Matthew)


One night Kanani was trying so hard to be like Mommy and Daddy by resting her feet on the coffee table while sitting on the couch. It wasn't too easy for her so we moved the table closer, and here you have it. A "I'm so proud of myself" little grin on a cute little girl!



Here is Aleah again, being the wonderful big sister that she is. I was doing the dishes one morning and went to check on the girls, and this is what I found. Too precious.
Sometimes Aleah comforts Kanani and holds her when Kanani bonks her head or something scares her, like the vacuum or when they turn the TV up really loud.
Oh, but Aleah does make sure to pick on her too, as does Kanani to Aleah.



Oh, I just have to mention one last thing, Matthew rescued me again(almost a year ago) and stayed home Thursday morning because I'm was feeling so hOrRiBlE! If I had a picture of that moment of relief, it would be me jumping off the couch, running to Matthew, after he came back through the door, throwing my arms around his neck, telling him that he was my hero, and then going to bed. Okay, so it's more like a series or pictures. MHR!!

My Husband Rocks!

( My husband rocks so much that he humors me and does a little photo shoot like this for my birthday!)

My sister joined this group that does a "My Husband Rocks" post every Friday. I've read a couple of hers and I thought that it was just so sweet. So I joined the group and now I get to brag every Friday. Really it's not so that you can brag about your husband, it's so that you can look, see and remember all the great things about your spouse and why you love them. This lady started it because marriage gets looked down upon sometimes, so this was her way to help people see what a blessing marriage is.

This week we were given a couple of different options:
1. Tell us about some of the things that you and your husband do to just have fun together!
2. Tell the story of a memory about your husband that brings you a smile and a giggle every time you think about it!
3. Give us your best, most creative Valentine's Day gifts (and yes, this one is a shameless way to use your creativity to help me come up with a Valentine's Day gift, lol!)

I would like to do #2, but the ones I can think of right off, Matthew would be way too embarrassed if I shared. They do bring a smile and a giggle though! Ha!

So moving on. I'll do Numero uno: Tell us about some of the things that you and your husband do to just have fun together!

Call us boring, but we talk politics and think it's fun. My husband has a paaaasaaasion for politics and I decided that I better be informed or I would go crazy listening to his crazy talk. Another thing that we like to do is read together. He doesn't enjoy that as much as I do. We both have a love for sports so we love to play basketball, volleyball, and most of all, softball. We love to watch college basketball, but only if we can actually watch it. We like listening to music and dancing. We like busting out our instruments and playing those. We like playing games and we often watch movies together and like just kicking back while we watch them.

So that's that. My husband rocks because he loves me and loves spending time with me and our girls.

I might have to come back and post one for #2, after I get my facts straight.

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My Knight in Shining Armor

Okay, so I said I was tired, everyone thanks for the love. But now I have to tell you how amazing my husband is. You know that phrase that goes something like this, "He never ceases to amaze me", well that's how I feel about Matthew. Before he left yesterday morning, I said, "Maybe you should stay home and watch the girls today." He said, "Okay", but I don't think he took me seriously, because 30 min. later he proceeded to say, "I have to go, I love you, bye".

The baby fianlly went back to sleep at 8 and I couldn't believe it, Aleah still wasn't awake. Then I started to close my eyes, and the baby starts crying, but falls back asleep, then the matinence man knocks on the door, and the baby wakes again and falls back asleep and then Aleah wakes up. But that's okay because at least if the baby wakes up again, then she has someone to take care of her, oh and she takes of herself too. Anyways, before the baby went back to sleep, I called Matthew and said that I was hurt that he ignored my plea for help, but that I understood he had stresses at school and people who depend on him there. I asked if there was anyway he could come home. He didn't sound very happy about it, so I said forget it, we'll survive. Then at about 11:30, while I was passed out on the couch I heard the keys unlocking the door.... it was my wonderful husband! I woke up and told him thank you and asked how he was able to come home, he said "I worked it out. Go sleep in the bedroom. I love you"

Okay, how many husbands would do that? Well, it doesn't really matter. I just know that Matthew is amazing. He took care of the girls all day, he made dinner, went to the grocery store, did a load of laundry, made cookies, cleaned up and never woke me up once for anything.

Simply amazing! Richard and Wilma, you have raised such a wonder of a son. I love him!!

You mean the world to me Matthew, but I won't confess my love here.

Who's our favorite guy?!

It must be nice to have so many ladies who want your attention. If anyone was mistaken, this is our favorite guy! Our favorite time of day is when we can all hear the keys unlocking the door. After that, it's a madhouse of excitement. Aleah runs around like a maniac while Kanani, if she's not napping, crawls around making some noise just because she sees Aleah doing it. And me, well lets not say where Aleah learned to be a maniac. Sometimes I think it's not fair, I wish I could be Daddy. Oh, but I guess I would never give up all the wonderful things that come with being "Mommy". For instance, being pregnant, love it; giving birth, even better; no sleep-for the rest of your life; the tantrums-in public...really does it get any better than that. Okay, I'm not serious, I do love being a mom, there's no greater joy and no harder work. And I can't complain because my girls are perfect little beauties...sometimes.