3 years of love

"I do"

2nd Anniversary "It's a BOY!"

1st Anniversary

3rd Anniversary

Yesterday was Kyle and my 3rd anniversary!

It was a special day.

Kyle didn't get home until 5:30? I'm guessing because I'm not really sure, but regardless he had our anniversary off so that was a treat. He slept until noon. He got me mint fudge cookies and I.... well... my gift didn't work out, let's just leave it at that. We watched Coach Carter. Mav fell off the bed. We.... Kyle really... made meatloaf for dinner.

Mav? Oh right, you caught that... yeah fell right off. He was taking a nap and apparently when he woke up he decided not to alert us as usual and just go exploring all by himself.

Thud!

Sprint.

Cry. Surprisingly he didn't cry much... I'm very good at my job :) right, that's why he fell off the bed?
Really though, he was happy and smiling 5 minutes later.

Kyle gave Mav a bath. Then we sang songs and Kyle read him a story and it was bedtime.

We washed diapers.

Then, Kyle and I reminisced about our three years of marriage and everything we did and how much fun we had and how hard and depressing it was sometimes a lot of times and how exciting and wonderful it was other times and how much we are honestly, truly, and wonderfully blessed in SO many ways.
a. the gospel
b. each other
c. Maverick
d. our families
e. Kyle has a good job
f. food to eat
g. a home
h. I can stay home with Mav
i. can walk to church
j. can walk to the store
k. have good friends
l. love our ward
m. have seen a lot of the country
n. we are healthy
o. the internet
p. books to read
q. games to play
r. clothes to wear
s. a car
t. electricity
u. an education
v. got to know our extended family better
w. we have learned much
x. we have loved deeply
y. we have laughed joyously
z. we have lived happily

There are many more blessings in our life, but that's the alphabet. We have a lot.

Mav helped me make the bed this morning. He had so much fun.

And in case anyone was wondering... Kyle is still awesome and Mav now has 6 teeth... he finally got him two front teeth! This is his teething face.

Lucky

I feel so full of love and so blessed to have Maverick, the miracle that he is. For I know now that he truly is a miracle.

Lately I have read about people whose babies have died in the night or those who can't conceive for unknown reasons. I feel a little guilty for being so blessed and heartbroken for those who aren't blessed in the same way. Even though Mav woke up at 5:40 a.m. with a blow out diaper. Poop everywhere. I had to change crib sheets and my bed sheets and have a bath before 6 a.m., make and eat breakfast with one hand, do dishes while he plays on the kitchen floor, and lay with him while he cries for 45 minutes because he doesn't want to fall asleep. Peace. Now on to more dishes and laundry and if I'm lucky a shower and an easier afternoon nap time.

UGH! right?

Then he smiles.

Everyone should have that and I am ashamed that I don't number these among my many blessings because life isn't kind or fair and I am so lucky.

I will be better. I am sorry I have taken my blessings for granted.

Everyone has their trials, big and small. We have ours. Today though, for a moment, our life is pretty perfect.