Three Years & We Share Milk.

On May 25th we celebrated our 3 year anniversary, and tonight, to the pure joy of my husband, I poured a glass of milk for me and my sweetie to share. I have long despised any sort of milk product sharing: shakes, yogurt, creamy soups, and if you ever tried to make me share cottage cheese I would lose it.

Three years ago I never could have imagined being the one to initiate the sharing of milk, but I also didn't know how much more I could love the boy I chose to marry. To Love!

We celebrated with a little weekend trip to Little America in Salt Lake, which was also our first night away from Tag. He stayed with my mom and did great (minus the middle of the night freak out when I wasn't the one to get him. Don't feel the least bit bad, Mom, he doesn't even let Jon hold him in the night).

We met this nice man on the side of the Capitol Theatre. We took a walk after dinner at Olive Garden and he came out and talked with us. He is a Salt Lake County Sheriff, and was on duty there. They keep an officer there 24 hours a day. I told him it was our anniversary and he asked if we wanted to see something cool, and naturally I always trust a man in uniform, so he led us into the basement of the theatre. He gave us a tour of all the art on the walls for each show that comes through, and then took us up to the stage where we sang. So freakin sweet!

Me showing off my new princess cut earrings to match my ring. I actually ruined the surprise. Right when we got in the car to leave from home I opened the glove compartment to get a tissue for Tag, and there was the little box with a bow on it. I quickly shut it, but Jon had already seen. He told me just to open it then, but I insisted he wait and give it to me at dinner or the hotel. About 20 minutes later we pulled up to I-Hop for breakfast and I insisted that he give it to me in the parking lot before we go in. I'm no good with anticipation. Thanks Sweetie!

The quaint room...oh, and my new watch. I got blinged and accesorized!

Killer view from our balcony.

Our actual anniversary was on Memorial Day. We kind of forgot to wish each other a Happy Anniversary until we were heading out to our family get togethers. I guess we'd already celebrated! The day was filled with cemetery visits, bbqs, and luckily...no rain!

That looks like a heavy load!

Grandpa Tag with the boys.

Hand-off.

Tag and Maliya playing through the door.

Abel grand kids.

My Man The Graduate.

WARNING: This post is a total brag-fest. Read at your own discretion:)

Graduating from college while living with your parents as a typical college student is wonderful and amazing.

Graduating from college after you're married, working full time, and scraping by to survive is extra wonderful and amazing, but ...

Graduating from college after you're married, working full time +, holding big boy church callings, and being a father, is freaking wonderful, amazing, and a blasted miracle.

My man chose the third way to do it and he is freaking wonderful and amazing! Jon has not stopped working his brains out since the day he left for his mission. He returned home a few days into Spring semester 2006 and started right up. He got a job within 2 weeks of being home, and he proposed to me within 3 months. We got married 5 months after his return and we had little Tag about 21 months after that. All the while working full time and attending school full time, and up until about a year ago, he was working a second job picking up bodies for a mortuary (we cannot wait to share that story with the grandkids:).

So, he earned his Bachelor of Accounting and I am so so proud of him. He has really held it together and has worked hard to give Tag and I the time we need from him while balancing his work, calling, and school. The past 4 months or so he has been working for an accounting firm through the busy season....that means late nights and every Saturday. We missed him a ton, so I can only imagine how lost he felt rarely seeing us or being at home. We are thrilled for the summer and are going to take advantage of every minute together. Fingers crossed, and on to Grad school!!

Congratulations Babe! Tag and I are so proud of you and grateful for all your hard work, so we can hang out at home together all day!

Finals Week Studies
Cheering for Daddy

President Ann Milner

We bleed purple.

Weber State is Great, Great, Great!

That night we had a little party with our family. Plenty of Weber memorabilia.

College tuition for 2 people...$50,000+

Child's Weber State Shirt....$19

What's another 19 bucks, right?

Easter & Baby Animal Farm

Easter was wonderful this year. I finished reading the series, "Fishers of Men," by Elder Lund, a couple weeks before. The first book was so hard to gain interest in, but once I got going I really enjoyed it. It helped me understand a lot more of Christ's life and the Atonement, and got me interested in reading the New Testament and Jesus The Christ. It really made for a more meaningful Easter Sunday. That evening we went to my mom's house for dinner and as always, she made a delicious meal for all to enjoy.

Tag got some books and sidewalk chalk in his Easter basket. He busted the sidewalk chalk into a million pieces. The books are okay though.

The day before Easter we went to a baby animal farm somewhere near Logan. It was a ton of fun and Tag seemed to enjoy it. Any of the cool looking pics are by brock...the others are mine.

The red- headed Indian boy.

My Fave By Brock.

Good thing we hadn't heard of Swine Flu at this point. Tag would have missed out on handling the piggies;)

A Boy for my Boy

Tag now has an adorable boy cuz on the Bush side. Peter Kaleb Mcfarlane was born on April 22. He has a great head of hair and of course is as sweet as ever. It is so amazing to be around those little newborns. It is just impossible to deny the amazing Spirit and confirmation of our Heavenly Father's perfect plan. Welcome Kaleb!