5 Year Annivesary

Rod and I celebrated our 5 year annivesary over the weekend! Here are some pictures of some of the many special memories over the last 5 years.

2004

Rehearsal Dinner

Honeymoon in Maui



First Christmas together as a married couple

2005

One of many weekends together at the Ranch

5 Year Reunion at ACU

Rod surprised me with a nice hotel in Dallas Fair Weekend

We brought Tami and Zack with us to Longview for the first time

Went camping together for the First Time at Lake Ray Roberts

Ski trip to Red River with the Pruetts, Clarks and Hughes

Rod and I went to Jamaica with Tami and Zack, and Chris and Merry

2006

The Day we brought home our Goldendoodle Maggie

Moved into our First House

spring 2007
Trip to Mexico

Visit to Clark's Lake House with friends Chris and Merry, Brent and Erika, and Tami and Zack.

Fall 2007

Visit to Washington D.C to see Matt and Carolyn Tapie

New York

Visit to Philly to see Chris and Merry

I'm Pregnant! (October)

2008

Our first family pic together! Aubrey's B-Day

First Vacation as a Family to Broken Bow

Celebrating 5 years at Salt Grass


I feel so blessed to be married to such a wonderful guy! Looking back on these pictures brings back so many happy times! I can't imagine going through life with anyone else! Rod is the perfect balance for me! I remember before dating Rod, my sister Tami said something like, "You need to be with someone who not only makes you a better person; but who also challenges you to be a better person and Christian." Rod definitely does all that for me! He truly appreciates me for who I am, the good and the bad! I love you Rod! Happy 5 years!

Aubrey's Party and Celebration

We've had a lot going on lately between vacation and the Fourth of July, and I haven't posted about any of it yet, including Aubrey's birthday party! So, I need to get with it!

We celebrated Aubrey's party on Saturday, June 20th. I wanted to do a Luau themed party, and it was a lot of fun! Between our two families, we already had about 25 people, so I had to keep the invitations to a minimum. We ended up having a full house! I also wanted to have food that somewhat went with the Hawaiian theme, so we had honey teriyaki chicken, meatballs in sweet and sour sauce, sandwich swirls, fruit, and many other snacks. I ended up ordering cake from a wonderful place called Tart Bakery, and a cupcake cake for the kids from Kroger. Of course I had to get Aubrey a little smash cake too! Watching her eat the cake was a priceless moment! She enjoyed the cake portion more than she did the icing portion of the cake. It ended up everywhere, but of course that's part of it! We also had baby pools set up out front, and a slip and slide and jump house out back as entertainment for the kids.

It ended up being a great day for Aubrey. She handled all the attention better than I thought she would. I was so proud of her. I know I am always going to remember her very first birthday! It's such a memorable year overall. Enjoy the pictures and video footage from the day.

I LOVE this video!

All the decorations

Family Pic

My nephews Jaydan and Tate

My Aunt Sandra and Dad

Hanging out in the front yard with friends

Nana and Papi

Opening gifts

Candice (Rod's sister) and her boyfriend Jose

Candice and Jose enjoying the Bounce House

Play time in the baby pools

Rod and I with Tami and Zack and our girls

Our friends David and Jenny with their son Colton (Aubrey's boyfriend)

Mimi and Papi

This was on Aubrey's actual birthday. I let her celebrate with a muffin which she loved!

Opening gifts from Mom and Dad

Experiencing ice cream for the first time on B-Day.

Aubrey now has both front teeth! She is so ticklish!