{ H }: We've Come A Long Way, Baby!

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

We've Come A Long Way, Baby!

521,548 vehicles

4 jobs between the two of us

1 teensy weensy apartment

2 homes

3 wards

4 perfectly imperfect children

1 college graduation with honors

1,000 soccer, t-ball, softball games

2 speeding tickets

2 Caribbean cruises

a dozen or more trips to Disney

a bazillion prayers answered

new friends and old

a few tears

a LOT of laughter and happy-ness

14 years of Joy

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

29 VERY much appreciated comments:

LeaAnne said...: Congratulations on a million wonderful moments! You guys are so cute! Just like always! ;)
Happy Anniversary~; July 23, 2008 at 6:19 PM
carizolli said...: Wow Rachel, you married a hottie! *lol* I love the pictures. You guys make a great couple.

Happy anniversary :); July 23, 2008 at 6:28 PM
Margaret said...: Happy Anniversary!☺; July 23, 2008 at 6:29 PM
Tim and Lisa said...: You guys are perfect for each other. You compliment each other so well! Happy Anniversary!; July 23, 2008 at 6:57 PM
Renee said...: Happy Anniversary!!!! Before you know it it will be 25 years and the kids will be leaving the nest, but the love you to have for each other will never leave.; July 23, 2008 at 7:03 PM
Anonymous said...: Happy Anniversary! I still remember when you & greg came and talked to our young woman about temple marraige. Isn't that funny.; July 23, 2008 at 7:21 PM
Margaret said...: Rachel did you and Greg give a talk about temple marriage?☺ LOL; July 23, 2008 at 7:37 PM
Radke said...: Happy Anniversary, you are both looking just as good as ever! And what a great pair you make:) Love ya!; July 23, 2008 at 8:26 PM
Paula said...: Happy Anniversary!!! You both are so wonderful!! LOVE YOU!; July 23, 2008 at 9:17 PM
Anonymous said...: Happy Anniversary!; July 23, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Julie said...: Wow- Time flies! Congratulations!; July 23, 2008 at 9:40 PM
Jeralee said...: Congratulations! I didn't realize you guys have been married the same amount of time that we have. I am sure that at one point or another one of those carsyou mentioned was our current van that Martin sold to us. LOL he he.

Happy Anniversay.; July 23, 2008 at 11:22 PM
rachel said...: Renee - bite your tongue! I never want my kids to leave me. :(

Danielle and Margaret - It wasn't Greg, it was MY HUSBAND MARTIN!! lol. It was in Ludene's seminary class... we even had wedding cake!

Jeralee - You're so right. Your van was most likely one of those thousands and thousands of vehicles we've gone through.; July 24, 2008 at 12:40 AM
Kirsten said...: The pictures crack me up, you look beautiful as always. Congratulations, what a beautiful post. Love you!!!; July 24, 2008 at 8:41 AM
Lakes are Great said...: Sweet pictures! You guys are awesome...happy day!; July 24, 2008 at 9:40 AM
LaDawn said...: Happy Anniversary. I thought of being silly with a song that came to mind but didn't want to ruin the moment. Enjoy your day together and many more happy ones to come.

And you really do look so cute together.; July 24, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Amanda said...: Happy Day! I love the pictures - what fun!; July 24, 2008 at 2:19 PM
Teresa said...: Love it! Love this post! You two make such a wonderful couple, and it's so much fun seeing the photos! I'm so glad you posted them. Happy Anniversary!; July 24, 2008 at 2:30 PM
The Big B's said...: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! LOVE YA; July 24, 2008 at 6:36 PM
Anonymous said...: I love that you shared those pictures. adorable.; July 24, 2008 at 9:28 PM
Anonymous said...: That's what I ment. I have been living on three hours of sleep. I really do know who you are married to.; July 24, 2008 at 10:50 PM
rachel said...: Danielle,

I know you know! But I had to mess with ya.

Ü; July 24, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Anonymous said...: Happy Anniversary, you two love birds!; July 25, 2008 at 10:38 AM
Dani said...: You guys are one of the coolest couples I know :) I can't believe its been 14 years! Wow! It seems just like yesterday. I remember when you guys were a younger engaged couple. Man, time flies! Congrats and may there be a million more happy memories to be made :); July 25, 2008 at 1:52 PM
Laurie said...: Happy Anniversary! That's a lot of vehicles. Is the count really accurate? Can you believe how fast time goes?

Have fun with "my" nephews and nieces. :); July 26, 2008 at 10:29 AM
Tonya said...: I remember hanging out with you guys at the coast one time in your courting days. You are such a cute couple and you have come a long way. Look at those beautiful babies you have and your awesome life and be proud!; July 28, 2008 at 1:12 AM
The deVilleneuves said...: oohhhh....how sweet! Congrats. I think it was the best decision both of you ever made! I am glad you have accomplished so much! (and I don't know how you've kept track of all those car titles and kept DMV straight! Whew!); July 28, 2008 at 9:17 AM
Kathy said...: Congratulations! You're as lovely a couple as ever.; July 28, 2008 at 9:18 PM
Jodi said...: Happy Anniversary! You make such a darling couple! Here's to many more happy moments together in this life AND the one to come :); July 29, 2008 at 11:31 AM

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Cuteness

{June 2013} Watching her favorite movie Lemonade Mouth, Delaney declares she wants to change her name to Stella. I asked her if I should start now calling her "Stella"? "No", she decided... "I'll change my name when I'm older."

{October 2012} Christian age 6 "My teacher says we can't pick our boogers. That sucks!"

{September 2012} Delaney age 4 "Thank you for making a real dinner, Mommy."

{September 2012} Morgan age 13 "I want to marry a Canadian with an Irish accent."

{May 2012} As Christian went to fetch popsicles for our sore throats, Delaney exclaimed, "Bubba's a good man!"

{December 2011} Delaney: My sexy and my know it!

{August 2011}

Christian said to Delaney, "I love you so much. Don't grow up!"

Delaney responds with panic in her voice, "I not BLOW up!!"

{April 2011}

Delaney pronounces her v's as b's, so TV is TB, movie is moobie...

{April 2011}

Morgan - "My sandwich broke in half so I had to tape it back together with peanut butter."

{April 2011}

Morgan - There's smart and then there's MORGAN smart!"

{May 2010}

Delaney pronounces "Morgan" as "Middy"... cute! Olivia was making fun of it relating "Middy" to "MEDIEVAL" emphasis on the EVIL. Morgan struck back by saying, "At least I'm MID-evil and not FULL-evil!"

{April 2010}

Christian's prayer today had these two sweet phrases in it: "Bless Delaney to laugh and to hug me" and "Bless Jesus Christ to love us."

{March 2010}

Morgan: Mom, what's the hardest job in the world?

Mom: Being a mom.

Morgan: Oh. I thought it was being the President of the United States' wife.

{March 2010}

Christian refers to Delaney as "Cutie Queen"

{January 2010}

I was saying Morgan smelled like gardenias... but she corrected me saying that was Olivia's flower - hers was Pomeranian!!! LOL (she meant plumeria!)

{December 2009}

Christian: "Mom, can I get some help in here??"

Me: "What do you need?"

Christian: "YOU!"

Christian {December 2009}

Yelling out the open window to cars driving down the road: "Cars. Why are driving? Are you going home? Hey car! See you later."

Carly {November 2009}

After being taught the phrase, "That's what she said!", Carly mistakenly said, "She said that!" instead.

LOL

Not the same effect, unfortunately.

Christian {October 2009}
Buckling into our seats on the Star Tours ride in Disneyland, Christian ever so casually asked me, "Am I going to die?"

Grandma Sally {September 2009}
Mom and I were sitting at dinner one night chatting about shoes. She was trying to remember the name of a specific brand... it went a little something like this:
Grandma Sally: What are those shoes called? They're plastic. Gators?
Rachel: Crocs??
Gators... Crocs... same same, right?

Christian {August 2009}
I asked Christian if he'd bring me the phonebook because I needed to call Target. He looked at me and asked, "Call Target?" I said yep. He asked, "Target can... TALK??"

Christian {May 2009}
Swine Flu = "Slime Flu"

{April 2009}
Christian: That's my butt.
Mommy: I find your butt kinda cute.
Christian: I find my butt kinda yucky.

{April 2009}
Morgan made a comment about being a tomboy. Christian chimed in, "I'm a tomgirl."

{Jan. 2009}
Potty training funny: When Christian uses the toilet, he exclaims, "It's yellow like SpongeBob!"

Christian {Jan. 2009}
On our walk one afternoon looking up at the sky, we see the moon. It was a half moon... and Christian's response was, "It's BROKEN??"

Morgan {Jan. 2009}
I made brown rice with dinner one night and added a bit too much water, making the rice very sticky. Martin commented that it's okay that way... the more water in it helps it to digest faster in our systems. Morgan commented, "Oh. That's why pee comes before poo!"

Olivia {Jan. 2009}
Morgan made a comment about Indians (Native Americans) and Olivia corrected her by saying, "Morgan, Indians are from India. Native Americans are the ones with the feathers right here". (right here was demonstrated with two fingers over her head.) Good thing she corrected her politically incorrect sister!

Christian {Jan. 2009}
"Dis is bewy good! Dis is bewy bewy yummy in my tummy!"

Morgan {Jan. 2009}
Referring to a person of Hispanic origin: "Spanishkin"

Morgan {Jan. 2009}
I asked Morgan to get the Quaker oats from the pantry. Not knowing what exactly I was talking about, she asked, "Is it the can with the English man on it?" We laughed at that comment... so to correct herself, she asked, "Or is it Lewis or Clark??"

Morgan {Dec. 2008}
"Mom, what's the difference between hypocrite and Republican?"

Wanted to go home from church early because she was SORE from playing the Wii!!! Martin calls her whining "WiiWaaaaaa".

Christian {Dec. 2008}
When opening a present from Santa on Christmas morning, I hollered out to the world, "Thank you, Santa!" Christian's response was, "I not Santa. I Christian!"

Yesterday = "Lasterday"
Grinch = "Crunch"

Morgan {Nov. 2008}
"I always take this brush to school sometimes."

Morgan {Nov. 2008}
Talking about maturity:
"Olivia's not mature! She's amateur!"

Morgan {Oct. 2008}
"Well, I want to be the first girl President and Obama was against that Clinton girl and then all of a sudden that McCain guy shows up!!!!"

Morgan {Sept. 2008}
The day after stretching in P.E. at school and feeling the pain in her leg, Morgan claims, "I have a new muscle growing in my leg!"

Christian {Sept. 2008}
Sticks his fingers into his nose then quickly into his mouth.
I say to him, "Don't do that. That's yucky."
He responds, "It tastes good! It's my food!!"

Christian {2008!}
Delaney so cute!
Mommy, Delaney so cute, Mommy.

Christian {Sept. 2008}
Raisin Bran = "Raisin Browns"

Olivia {August 2008}
Does Taco Bell deliver?

Morgan {June 2008}
As we see a medical helicopter flying overhead, she informs Christian it's a "First Aid Kit Helicopter".

{November 2007}

When I smile for Christian he tells me "Good boy!"