Our first "real" family pictures

Although we have had many family pictures taken together these were our first pictures that were planned and outfit coordinated. It went pretty well other than Carter has been sick so he was kind of fussy. We got them taken at Beus Pond and my mom was our photographer. (Thanks mom!) There were also about a million other people there getting their pictures taken too. When we first pulled up there were tons of cars on the street and I was wondering what was going on. The cars belonged to all the people getting their pictures done! I had no idea it was such a popular park for family pictures. Now I know. Anyway, here are a couple of my favorites...

This post never got published so I am squeezing it in for record keeping... :)

Today (October 8th) is mine and Mark's 3rd year anniversary! I can hardly believe it myself. We actually had our first date on October 23, 2004 so it has almost been 4 years exactly of knowing each other. Mark did something really fun this morning... he wrote a nice note and drew our family on our window with chalk paint. What a nice surprise when I opened the drapes!

I surprised Mark with dinner at Snowbasin. I had Rob (who was also working at Flying J at the time) call and "ask Mark to cover for him that night.." So he thought he was going to have to work but then Rob and I showed up and I took him to dinner and Rob stayed and worked! Mark sure was surprised! The dinner was an all you can eat seafood buffet. Dinner was served at the lodge on top of the mountain so we road the gondola to the top. It was sunset and fall time so the view was incredible. We had a great time.

These past three years have taught me a lot! Mark is a great husband and I love him very much. We works really hard to provide for us and helps fulfill my dream of being a stay at home mom. Thanks Mark! I love you so much!