The water is COLD!! We’re working on a heater, but in the meantime we are most happy to have wetsuits. It was so hot today the boys couldn’t wait to jump into the pool and Nate was hot on their heels. (isn’t he dreamy??!!)
PS – Brigs had his haircut last night and they sprayed it red for fun, that’s why he’s got the red color. I don’t want anyone thinking he had a head injury!! LOL!
Yes, he’s officially reached Sugar Daddy Status! 
My sweetheart and I have now been married for 9 years as of August 12th! He surprised me on our day with a gorgeous delivery of dozens of white and red roses (on steroids). They were the most beautiful roses I’ve ever had, exquisite and they are still flourishing! I’m so lucky to have Nathan, I marvel often that we found each other and fell in love so quickly. Ours was a fairy tale courtship and it continues to this day. I can honestly tell you that I love him more and more with each year, and as I see him with our children I smile and know that I made the best decision of my life to marry him.
I love you Nathan, thank you for being my partner and friend. Can’t wait to make it to “10″ next year!
We have arrived back to our home from our 10 day vacation extravaganza in Palm Desert California, and a three day blissful time in Anaheim at Disneyland. This has been our first major family vacation ever, and by that I mean that typically for holidays we pack up the family and drive to visit our parents and family. So going away to some new land “just us” felt perfectly decadent and thrilling to us.
I had no gage at all as to how the kids would travel on a plane, handle all the waiting in lines at Disney, brave the 100+ weather, airports at 5 in the morning, and enjoy each other 24/7….I just didn’t know what to expect. I must say that I have been pleasantly surprised by my sweet children who did so very well with the heat, upheaval, and change and were able to sink into vacation mode along with us without many issues at all. They LOVED it, and I found my love for them expanding throughout our experiences together. You just can’t beat the wonder in your child’s eyes when they discover sometime new, its precious. I feel so very blessed that we were able to go all together and share in many memories. That’s what it’s all about to me, giving my children great experiences together because I saw so much interest, excitement and hilarity in them experiencing new things they’d never done before.
While on our vacation, Nathan and I also celebrated our 8th Anniversary on Aug. 12th! I must say that I feel so lucky to have Nathan as my companion, he is my rock and my supporter in everything I do. I just love him so deeply and love him far more 8 years later, even though I have discovered a few minor flaws over the years! LOL! He’s my prince and my dream guy all rolled up into the most gorgeous guy I have ever seen. Thank you Honey for the best 8 years so far of my life – as we have always said “The honeymoon never ends, now we just take more little people along with us!” I love reflecting back on our wedding day and get butterflies at all we felt then, and all we have gone through together since. (this pic was taken at Newport Beach, see what I mean?? HOT!!) 
I’m just going through our holiday pics right now and will be sharing shortly. For now, it’s nice to be home and I appreciate that the weather is almost comparable in temperature to what we’ve been dealing with in the desert! Nice not to have a shock to the system with snow or something crazy.
Last night I was honored to tag along to Nathan’s big Staff Appreciation dinner at The Keg. He took his three wonder-assistants and myself out for a spectacular dinner. I must say that I was so throughly impressed with Nathan as he shared with each of them what he felt their individual strengths were, and how much he enjoyed having them on his team! It was so lovely for me to see my husband in this situation and how eloquently he thanked them each for their hard work. I know that they couldn’t help but feel his sincerity, and who wouldn’t want to bust their butt to work for someone who actually appreciates them??!
Nathan loves his profession and I constantly discover him talking in his sleep about dental procedures! I’m thrilled that he can be passionate about his career and find so much fulfillment in what he does daily to provide for our family. He is my hero!
Nathan has been back in Florida the past few days for another dental implants course. While gone this week we got to iChat a few times. On one of those occasions Noah walked by and saw his Daddy’s picture pop up on the computer.
He got all excited exclaiming “Oh! it’s HIM!! He’s Fan-tastic!!”
I just have to blog-rave about my husband Nathan. Lately I have really noticed his efforts to make me feel loved and appreciated. He goes out of his way to do something sweet at the most critical time for me, whether it’s a big hug, a comforting word of encouragement or just cleaning the entire kitchen to ease my day.
I feel so lucky to have such an incredible man in my life who supports me in everything I do, and cheers me on all of the time. He rarely says “no” to me, instead he is just the poster child for Cheerleader when it comes to me. The biggest thrill for me is that lately he has really taken the time to notice the things I do and doesn’t just let it go by, but he makes sure I know that he’s proud. That has got to be the hottest quality ever, when your man thinks you’re a Superstar!
If I didn’t have Nathan there’s no way I could attempt to do anything close to what I am able to right now in life. He’s my rock, my safe harbor and my best friend. Now that’s not to say that he’s perfect, he can have the occasional “man brain blip” like most guys , but I’m so thankful for his efforts to show me he loves me. I couldn’t ask for more than what he is!
Married 7 years this weekend and I’m still crazy in love with my man!
My Sweet Nathan took me out on a date last night to see “Music and Lyrics” at the cheap theatre. It was so fun to get out together and when the movie started with this 80’s style music video I knew I was going to love this movie! Hugh Grant is positively hilarious. If you’re not a child of the 80’s then you may not fully appreciate how bang on the music is in this movie. I loved the exchanges between Hugh and Drew Barrymore’s characters as well, the dialogue is just funny. And Hugh Grant is adorable in this movie. Nathan and I were seriously in stitches and want to see it again just to catch more of the lines we missed.
Ah yes, what a lovely flash back. The story is sweet and the music is awesome. It’s not an Academy Award type of show, it’s a feel good movie and you’ll definitely walk out smiling. We did!
“A TWIST OF FATE MAKES LIFE WORTHWHILE YOU ARE GOLD AND SILVER” I’ve watched the music video opening about 20 times already. Enjoy!
