SHE WAS GOING TO BE A NUN AND HE WAS AN LDS NAVY MAN

They met one weekend in California and the rest is history. 

These lovebirds are celebrating 48 happy years!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

This guy is the jam to my toast and the HE in my sHEnanigans.  He is an amazing father to our man clan and I hope they grow up to be just like him - kind, thoughtful, selfless, loyal, loving, adventurous, spiritual, hardworking, interesting and interested and sincere.

These two blokes are amazing too.  They are wonderful fathers and even better grandfathers.  They are loved to the moon and back.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

WE LOVE YOU!!

WE'RE CELEBRATING TWO BIRTHDAYS TODAY!

I'm so glad these two were born and are part of my life!

My niece Madison

 Her laugh is one of my favorites to hear - it makes me so happy. 

She is sweet, caring, thoughtful and loving.  

I love that she always has a smile and a hug waiting for me.

My awesome father-in-law, aka Grandpa Joan

One of the kindest men you'll ever meet.

He is hardworking, loving and caring.

I love that he raised my husband to be just like him.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  

WE LOVE YOU!

WE ARE CELEBRATING TWO BIRTHDAYS TODAY!

This guy here is the best father-in-law in the world, awesome father and grandpa and an amazing husband.
He raised wonderful children who are just as kind, loving and thoughtful as him.
We fondly refer to him as Grandpa Joan.

And this giggly-goose is my cute niece, Maddie, who is so adorable it is ridiculous.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

WE LOVE YOU!!

PS - If you wanted an excuse to have a piece of cake today, now you have two.

CLAMMING WITH GRANDMA AND GRANDPA JOAN

We went clamming and it was so much fun!

Siletz Bay had so many clams it was insane.  Bubble holes everywhere and every dig was a success - some of the holes had twelve clams!

Laird and Grandma Joan got the award for fastest clamming - they need to enter a clamming contest.

IT'S A WONDERFUL DAY TO

celebrate my father-in-law's birthday - he's one rad man.

Happy birthday Grandpa Joan! We love you!!

WATER CANTEEN

Thirty-five years ago, my father-in-law, Larry Sr., (a.k.a. Grandpa Joan) purchased this canteen, in Utah, at an Army surplus store. He used it for camping, wood badge training and scouting.

Larry (a.k.a. daddy, husband and Mr. Awesome) remembers using it growing up for scouting.

Larry and Laird (a.k.a. our inspiring survivalist - Bear Grylls is his hero, besides his daddy, of course), are going to clean it up so Laird can use it.
I love that this is a third generation water canteen that will share memories of use.

PS - Overall, it is in excellent condition. They don't make things the way they used to.

ONE OF OUR FAVORITE PLACES

is at the beach for 4th of July weekend. This year we watched fireworks at Boiler Bay and, luckily for us, some whales showed up for the show too. Family, snacks, blankets (lots of them - it was super windy), bubbles, energetic boys, light sabers, laughter, whales and fireworks = an awesome Independence Day celebration.

Where did you celebrate?

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Larry is an amazing daddy to our man clan. He teaches them, makes them laugh, encourages them and is a wonderful example.
Our fathers are best buds and awesome grandpas. They are great role models, thoughtful, giving, loving and quite the funny duo.

APPYHAY IRTHDAYBAY

We had a fun family dinner to celebrate Grandpa Joan's big day.

When we are all together, it's always a party.

WE LOVE YOU GRANDPA JOAN!

IT'S A GREAT DAY TO

celebrate two family birthdays. Grandpa Joan is awesome. He is loving, spiritual, caring, interesting, funny, hard working, loyal and most importantly a wonderful husband, father and grandfather.

Maddie has one of the best laughs ever. She is full of energy, thoughtful, loving, smart, cute, funny and an awesome giraffe loving niece.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

WE LOVE YOU!

WUV, TWUE WUV....

Grandma and Grandpa Joan are a shining example of a strong marriage full of love, mutual admiration, respect, kindness and happiness....

We love you!

Happy Anniversary!

TWO MEN WHO ARE SO ALIKE

and so different.
Meet our fun dads, aka - Grandpa Ivon and Grandpa Joan... We are so lucky to have them in our lives.

1 - They are best of friends

2 - They love us

3 - They love our children

Besides that, they are kind, a great example, interesting and fun to be around.

WE LOVE THEM!

WHEN YOU COMBINE GRANDMA

and Grandpa Joan, cousins, a sombrero, a penciled moustache, homemade tamales, a (virgin) margarita machine and Perfourm Putty, you have the makings for a fun evening....

The boys made their own bouncing balls and dinner was delicious!

What a great night.....

PARTY LIKE IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY....

We had a blast celebrating Grandpa Joan's birthday.....

It was such a fun evening!