Happy Anniversary, Happy Anniversary!

That's right, Jeremy and I's anniversary was yesterday (the 17th) and we have been married for 6 years! Woo Hoo!

At the end of the month we are going on an overnight to celebrate and I am sooooo excited!

On Saturday my mom took us all out to the Japanese grill downtown, it was tons of fun and I had a great time. We put Elle down for a nap at 4:30pm so she wouldn't be cranky at dinner, she usually goes to bed at 7:30pm! The food was great, we tried some sushi for the first time and it was very good, Elle loved it too. Eva had a great time watching the show but was acting very shy. Eva also made us an anniversary gift (w/ help from my mom at the pottery shop downtown) she painted a "B" and put our initials on it, it was very cute and she was so proud.

These have been 6 crazy, wonderful, amazing years.

Year 1: SO MUCH FUN!! Being married is so much more fun than anything I ever imagined. We lived in the world's smallest apartment, we made amazing friends, we moved, went inactive for 3 months, moved again and for the last time until we left Idaho and were in one of the most amazing family wards we've ever been in.

Year 2: Pregnancy. Fun, new experiences trying to prepare to become parents. Eva Estelle was born on January 4th, 2004. I had never experienced pure joy and overwhelming love until that moment I saw her. We moved...again to Oregon this time. It was a hard move in the sense that I didn't know anyone and we just left the life that we created for ourselves. It was very depressing for a few months. Eva continued to amaze us with her intelligence and beauty. Luckily I made some friends with some amazing girls who have all since moved except for one but, they really helped me out of my rut.

Year 3: We celebrated our first Christmas as a little family and moved shortly after Christmas to Camas Commons, where we still live today. We made some new friends and enjoyed having our own space again! We had some great bonding years with Eva and we were able to really know her. Jeremy and I had our first overnight alone since Eva had been born, right after her first b-day. We had a great time at the coast.

Year 4: As we were closing in on 5 years I thought about how I "thought" 5 years of marriage would be or look like. I was waaaay off. I started to think about how this "struggling" time in our lives seems so hard and depressing but I know one day we'll look back on it and miss it in a way. It's nice to enjoy where we are in life instead of yearning for what the future holds. Also I potty trained Eva this year and it was THE hardest part of becoming a parent...by far the hardest thing I have ever done...seriously, waaay harder than labor. Now that Eva has been potty trained for a while we decided that it might be time for us to have another baby...ok that wasn't the main reason, we were ready for Eva to have a sibling and it was a hard time for me. Not pregnancy, that was easy, I love being pregnant, I could be 6 months pregnant forever. It was hard for me to know that I wouldn't be able to give Eva 100% of my attention anymore and I freaked out a bit.

Year 5: Here comes girl #2?!?! Everyone thought we were having a boy, including me, and I was surprised and very happy that it ended up being a girl! Yay, I know how to do that! It was a very good experience with Elle, Jeremy and I really bonded over the labor and delivery, Elle May was born on May 20th, 2007. Eva was a great big sister right from the start. Having two kids was VERY hard, I regretted it for the first two weeks. I didn't really become comfortable with it till Elle was about 10 months old.

Year 6: Ahh. We are at that comfortable place again with our kids. It's easier again, Jeremy is thriving at work and school. Eva's starting preschool this year and Elle is all toddler. I love Jeremy so much, I love where we are in our lives together, as much fun as the beginning butterflies were and the lustful kisses, I'm more in tune with Jeremy than I ever have been. He's an amazing husband and a wonderful father. And we had a great anniversary this year, I can not wait for our overnight trip at the end of the month!!