My Surprise

Here's a lead-up in to my surprise...
So our kitchen is quite big, but the use of space is awful with very little cupboard space. We have been looking, and looking and looking for something long and skinny that would fit beside our dishwasher for some extra cupboard space. The space is just under a foot, which has made it impossible to find anything.
Well on Monday, I get home from work and hurry to start dinner so when Mike gets home with Vienna we can eat and spend a wee bit of time together before bed. Around 6pm I get a call from Mike saying his car won't start and he is stranded. He was going to find someone to boost his car. Well after 20mins I never heard back i called him to see if he needed to be rescued. He said he was ok but that Vienna needed a rescue. To make a long story short, I came to get her at the Home Depot Parking lot, which is not where I leave her for the day, I took her home and 2hrs later Mike gets home after waiting with his wonderful classmate Jeff for the tow truck. It was quite an annoying, stressful night.
The next day Mike was excited to come home and work on his project that he had picked supplies up for at Home Depot, which I now knew about given the circumstances, however...I was still very surprised.

Vienna is modeling (like Vana White) the new shelves Mike made for me.

I was so impressed and had no idea Mike had these kind of skills up his sleeve. It has wheels and a handle on it. It is completely flush with the counter and well...IT RoCKs!!!! I absolutely love it babe. You are the best hubby!
ps... here are some cute pics of Vienna

She still isn't a big fan of her Jolly Jumper, but its coming...I Hope!


She absolutely loves her exersaucer!

She fell asleep in this swing outside, while Mike was talking to his folks on Skype, it was so cute!





This was just today, the first time she has picked up a toy for each hand :)

PALMYRA

What a special weekend we have. Our ward had a Temple Trip to the Palmyra Temple, where we also went to the Sacred Grove and had a ward devotional in that peaceful place. We had great weather and our little Nenna-bean was a great traveller/sleeper. We couldn't have asked for anything better.


We had a hotel room with 2 teeny twin beds and of course Mike and I got one and Vienna got the other. Why should the smallest person get the whole bed??? In the morning she was goofing around and got he covers all around her. What a goofy lady.

She had the whole trunk to herself for the trip, she loved it. JJ this is where we sat her while we were organizing for the ride home.

In front of the Smith's Frame Home that Alvin started building. it was so neat to be inside, and 85% of it was original. It was a huge upgrade from their first home.

Me and Nenna heading back into the trees after walking around the Sacred Grove

Vienna and Daddy in the Sacred Grove


Trees in the Grove that may have witnessed that Spiritual Event. Its so neat how the sun shines through in different areas. Oh it was so profound.

E.B Grandins Printing Press in Downtown Palmyra, the place of the first Book of Mormon Printing. It was so neat inside and interesting. It took over 2 years to print and bind the first 5000 copies of the Book of Mormon. Amazing!

Mike and Vienna (on his back) in front of the Smith family's original Farm home. Inside this home was where Angel Moroni appeared to Joseph Smith. It was so small for 11 people.

Me and Vienna in the Sacred Grove (This was such a cute pic of V, not me though)

Mike and I in front of the Palmyra Temple after our session. It was beautiful and reminded us alot of the Tri-Cities Temple. Whats neat is that this temple is built on the original Farmland of the Smith's and from that area you can see the Sacred Grove because they keep an area in the trees cleared.

It's not everyday that we have the opportunity to be so close to the events that had to happen to bring the Gospel here on the earth again. I am so respectful of Joseph Smith and all his family went through to bring this Gospel to us. My life is completely a product of being a member of God's church and I can't imagine my life without the knowledge of this doctrine.

It was such a special trip.

The Journey so far...

It began in Richland Washington, carried on to Calgary for a summer, then back to Richland, a few months later it was off to Boise for 3.5 years and now it takes us all the way to Cleveland, Ohio. Where we go next...??? All that matters is that we have each other :)

The day Mike proposed to me, it was such a well planned, romantic proposal, you know how to lure in your prey very well hun.

Engagement Photo shoots were many...

Here was the winner that went out in our Invites


Our Special Day

Married in the Columbia River Washington Temple, 09.09.2006

Reception outdoors


On our honeymoon in the san juans

We have shared so much together in 4 years, its so thrilling to think of what the next ump-teen years will bring.

I LOVE YOU HUN!