TRES ANOS!

I can't believe it's been three years! We've learned a lot so far, but we've still got a long way to go. I guess that's what we have eternity for. Either way, I love this man more than I did three years ago, and we're excited for what life has in store for us.

To celebrate, Brad made me a surprise dinner then took me out for chocolates. 

He knows me so well. :)

 He makes me laugh. O:)

 Crazy face.

 

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 Us in a nut-shell.

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Fhee.

It was a gorgeous day out, so we walked down to the river for FHE. We love Spokane!

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Brad and his little man.

 Uncle Brad and the little man before the baptism.

 Staying entertained while waiting.

 

 This is one of my favorites!

Brad loves his little nephew so much. Watching how gentle he is with the little guy, it fills me with pride! I know Bradley is going to be a fantastic father. :)

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Happy burfday, boo.

 Using our Red Lobster gift card-so excited!

Mmmmm, cheddar bay biscuits!

Happy birthday, babe!! So happy you were born. :)

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Dishes

There's almost nothing I love more than Brad doing the dishes...but with an apron on? It's to die for!

(He doesn't want to get his clothes wet. Who does??)

Personally, I think he pulls it off well! :]

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Law school, swimming, chocolate

It's been pretty normal these past two weeks! No fun vacations. Brad started his SECOND YEAR at law school this week, can you believe it? Time has flown! "We" will be done in no time! Brad took his finals out at Eastern for his bachelors last Friday and started law school Monday. Whew! No rest for the weary, I suppose.

Me: Brad, how was your first week at law school?
Brad: It was good. I'm looking forward to some of my classes since they really interest me (like Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation).

He's also been upping his swimming mileage at the gym, which he is proud of. ;)

We went grocery shopping earlier this week and bought a pack of fun-sized Babyruths (they were half off). I should have taken a picture. I looove chocolate and have been craving it lately (then again, when do I not?). So anyways, last night we each had our last one. Tonight has been kind of stressful. I teach the 9-year-olds at church, and I want to do my best. Stressin' me out. Anyways, I was feeling rather down about it all, and Brad came over and gave me a kiss and then turned around and OUT OF NOWHERE he pulls his Babyruth from last night and gave it to me! Isn't that so sweet? He said, "I saved it so you could have it when you were sad." It's love, baby. He knows what I need.

Life is good.

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Costco!

We love it. And this ice cream bar.

Look at it in all its chocolatey-almondy goodness...

 

A night well spent.

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Back to WA already

I was SO sad to leave Texas. We were only there for so long but had such a great time. I hope I can see everyone again soon. I'm already looking forward to Hans coming back in two years! Time with family is loud, full of laughter and love and just heaven. I miss you guys! Thanks for flying us down there.

She loves stealing Hans's seat to watch TV. Hahaha.

I'm pretty sure she was eating a kit-kat here, but maybe her mouth was a little full. Haha.

Happy face. :)

 

She loves Otter Pops!

She moves so fast, it's amazing I ever got a clear picture of her.

Pinochle.

She saw Uncle Brad get his laptop over and was his best friend for the next 10 minutes.

 

 Hilarious picture! Ian was over playing with Ava, and I looked at him and said, "I bet I could fit into your pants." And he was like, "There is no way. Your butt is 7 times bigger than mine." And Mom was like, "You guys should try it. I would die laughing!" So we switched! And what do you know, they fit! We could hardly breathe we were laughing so hard. There you have it folks. We can wear each others' pants.

Ava is Hans's best friend! Hahaha.

Grandma reading "Grandma and Me" to Ava. When Mom read "Grandma," Ava would turn around, point to Mom and say, "Da!" It was pretty dang cute.

My tied-for-first favorite person in the whole world.

Back to WA we go. Brad left his drivers' license at the Spokane airport, but when we called security they said he'd be okay to fly and to just come a couple hours early to get some "extra security clearance." We left earlier than we had wanted, and the extra security consisted of looking at his credit card, school IDs and looking at my license to make sure I was his wife. It took all of 2 minutes. Too bad we came too early and didn't get to stay an extra day!

Gorgeous sky!

Mt. Rainer made for a beautiful picture.

Dead tired at 10:30, waiting for our plane to board. We got home at midnight. We were zombies!

Last minute homework. :)

We miss Texas already.

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Temple trip

The reason we came down to Texas was to go through the temple with Hans. He leaves for his mission to Ghana on October 19th. It was such a sweet experience! Seeing someone you love so much receive those blessings was worth the trip. Love you, Hanseeeeee. :)

The little missionary! Called to serve in the Ghana Kumasi mission.

 

The family. Now only missing two members to be complete! ;)

Sibling love. And dorky faces.

 

We forgot how hot it was in Texas. The shade offers no mercy! And how could I pass up that face?

Hahahaha.

 

We celebrated Ava's birthday today, too. It was like Christmas!

Grandma helping with the unwrapping.

Dad trying to figure hymns out on the xylophone. It didn't help that half of them were out of tune!

Happy 2nd, Ava!

 

She. Was. Adorable. I miss her already!

Playing Pinochle. Fun!

Ava playing with her Snow White legos.

It was such a fun day, and it went by so quickly!!

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