Visit with Grandma and Poppy Cox

Ryan's parents cam for a short visit last weekend and stayed with us. It was fun having them here. I wish they lived closer so that the kid could get to know them better. Cambria cried when they left. It was very sad. Thanks for coming guys, we had a great time!

Golfing at Boondocks with G&G Cox, Chalyce and Coaltin. It was SO HOT!!

Happy Anniversary!

Today is mine and Ryan's Anniversary! We have been married for 14 years. I can't believe it! We have actually been together for 18 years. That's slightly more than half of my life. CRAZY!!! I remember the day he asked me to marry him. It's actually kind of a sad story, but don't worry, it worked out (obviously). We were both living in Kamas at the time and were heading down to Salt Lake for a date. He was planning to take me on a carriage ride around Temple Square and propose during the ride. I think it was January (1994) and there was a huge blizzard that night - -not to mention freezing temperatures. On the way down to Salt Lake we'd had some sort of argument, over who knows what, and neither of us were in the best of moods. The roads were too snowy to continue down the canyon so we turned around to head home. It was just as well, since we were barely speaking anyway. Out of the blue he reached over and took the ring box out of the glove compartment, gave it to me and told me what his plan had been. The ring was gorgeous!! I started to cry, of course. I was happy, yet I had an unsettling feeling in the pit of my stomach. I gave the ring back. THAT'S RIGHT, I gave it back and told him that maybe he'd better hang on to it for a while longer. So he did. Here's that part even he may not know about: Ryan worked nights and sometimes while he was at work, I'd go over to his house, sneak into his safe and try the ring on. I really wanted it back but didn't feel that I deserved to even think about asking for it. A few months later, in March, he tried asking again and I finally said YES!!!! We were married five months later. So I guess now it's happily ever after.

I love you honey, you are the best thing that ever happened to me (well, not including the kids), but your the FIRST best thing . . . .

Baby Gavin

My latest digital page, using Sailor papers and elements from:

Heidi Larsen @ Little Dreamer Designs.

The Latest Stampin' Up! catalog

I am so excited! The Fall/Winter Stampin' Up! catalog "officially" came out on Monday the 11th. As usual, it is so cute! Tons of new stamps and way way cute papers and accessories. I've already placed my first order and have my next 2 classes planned out. Just click on the link to the right if you'd like to check out the catalog for yourself, and let me know if there's anything you just can't live without.

TAG

Ok Heidi, you should feel honored because I NEVER do these things:

scattegories...
{it's harder than it looks}

use the first letter of your name to answer the following. they have to be real places, things, names...nothing made up! try to use different answers if the person who tagged you had the same first initial. you can't use your name for the boy/girl name question.

what is your name? CANDIE
4 letter word: CAKE
vehicle: CAMRY
tv show: CHARLIE'S ANGELS
city: CEDAR CITY
boy name: CAMERON
girl name: CAMBRIA
occupation: CASE WORKER
something you wear: CASHMERE SWEATER
food: CHOCOLATE
something found in a bathroom: CONDITIONER
reason for being late: CHILDREN
something you shout: CONNER!

I tag: Nicole, Linsdey and Natalie

Ballet

Cambria started ballet classes today. I was a little unsure of how it would go - -with her being so shy and all. I worried for nothing, she did great! She had so much fun and can't wait to go back next week. All of the girls were so adorable!

Cambria, her friend Lizzy and Avery

Cambria, Lizzy and some random girl who wanted her picture taken. (maybe I should have blurred her out for internet blog/stalker purposes)?? Oh well, I guess if her mom let's her get her picture taken with strangers she's probably not to concerned. . . .

10 already!!

Conner is 10!! I can't believe it! Where has the time gone? We took him and 4 of his friends to Raging Waters for his birthday. They had so much fun!