The Best Two Years!

Yesterday we celebrated our two year anniversary. It was so wonderful! Well, the evening was wonderful. I had to work all day and Brett had class so when I finally got home we were able to go out and have some fun. After last year when he tried to be super romantic and we ended up spending our anniversary in the ER (I had super severe stomach issues) we were ready to finally get to celebrate! 

Brett had bought me the most beautiful boquet of flowers... gerber daisies!!! my favorite... and had gottern rose petals that he had scattered all over out little apartment. It was so sweet and a great welcome home present. 

He then ran me out the door and re-created our first date. We went to dinner at the same place and we spent time at the place that has meant a lot to us over the years. The Capitol building was the palce he first kissed me after over a month of waiting. It was the palce he told me that he loved me. Some of our favorite engagement and wedding pcitures came from there. We had a balst re-creating some of those memories and actually being able to spend time together. We were able to take some new "family" pictures. Brett thinks this is totally pathetic since they look like enagement pcitures but I love being able to have new pictures of the two of us that are more then just snapshoots from my phone. 

I am so grateful for such a wonderful husband who works so hard to show me how mcuh he loves me and does evrythng he can to surprise me and make me happy. He loves to goof off and play silly games that never fail to make me laugh. He is always there to help me when I need help, encourage me when I am down, support me in my obligations, and remind me of my worth and abilities. He is so endlessly patient and kind and puts up with my many faults and shortcomings. I am so grateful for the Spirit that he brings to our home and the way he constnatly works to be better and to honor his Priesthood. He is my rock and I am so greatful for the man that he is and all that he adds to my life. I have been so blessed these last two year and I am so grateful to have my best friend always by my side. I would never have known how much my love for him could grow in two years. I am so happy to have so many wonderful memories and all that we have shared. Here is to many more years of happines and wonderful memories. 

We couldn't resist taking another picture with Brett's favoirte part of the Capitol.... the canon. He loves it. He always has crazy random and goofy ideas of things to do but they always turn out so great! Love it!

We forgot to take the picture from last year with us so by the time we got home it was dark but I insisted that we take it anyway. so glad we did! It could have been better... but oh well! SO fun to look at one picutre and be able to look back and remember so much. This was an awesome idea! Thanks Pinterest! Of course, then Bella had to be part of the picture taking fun but she would refuse to look at the camera. What resulted was an epic picutre fail... best family photo... NOT. haha oh well! we didn't have anyone else to try and get her attention and so this is what happens... We laughed and decided it was practice for toddlers! 

Military Family Appreciation Day

On Sunday was the Military Family Appreciation Day out at Gowen Field. I had never been before and it was a really cool event.

I really enjoyed the whole experience for a variety of reasons... but one of the best was that Brett was able to come to church with me even though it was Drill weekend!! Yay! Actually it was a farewell of a great friend who was leaving for his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Lithuania and I really wanted Brett to be able to come with me. On a normal Drill weekend that would be basically impossible. BUT... because it was Family Appreciation Day he was able to leave base and come with me. He did have to go back to help clean up and such but was able to spend the couple of hours with me and it was awesome!

After we went to my friends farewell we were able to make it back downtown to our own ward to have lunch with our ward members after church was over. It was nice to be able to get in a little bit of everything and even better to have my husband with me. 

After we ate lunch we headed back out to Gowen Field and I was able to experience all that was the family appreciation celebration. It was fun to spend time getting to know better the people that Brett serves with and the things that they get to do together. It was also a great experience to see the community really come together and show their gratitude for the men and women who volunteer to serve and protect our nation and our freedoms. 

We had a blast. There was food, music, vendors, military affiliates, there was a play area for the kiddos with bounce houses, cotton candy, ect. They had antique cars out on display along with a whole line of satellite systems, air planes, and a helicopter, a tank, ect. It was really fun to hear the different people talk about and show the capabilities and histories of the different things on display. We got to see and talk to several different people. However, the highlight of the day was being able to meet the man who was so influential for Brett in his decision to join the Air Force. THis man helped answer all his questions, took him to the recruiters office, and was actually able to be there the day that Brett officially joined the Air Force and actually swore him in. So, that was a really cool, really unique experience and I was happy we were able to be there and to meet him. He was so helpful and kind to Brett. Brett loved being able to spend time with me getting to know him better. 

Ah! So splendid! It was a great way to get to learn more about what Brett does while he is there, who he works with, and to see the community support for our men and women. It was also a great way to really wrap up our summer before I add working 20+ hours a week to our already very busy school semester!