2 years ago on May 29th...

I married my best friend. This man makes me so happy. I cannot imagine going through this life and eternity with anyone else. He makes me laugh non-stop with his crazy sayings and hilarious come backs. It is hard to stay mad at him for very long, because he just ends up saying something that makes me laugh. He definitely has become my best friend. I am so grateful that I have him to go through this journey with me. We didn't think that on our 2 year anniversary we would be expecting our first child. Our family is getting ready to begin and we are excited and nervous to begin the journey of being parents. I was going through our wedding pictures the other day and I thought that I would share a few of my favorites...

This is one of my favorite candid shots the photographer caught that day. I don't know what we're talking about but by Tanner's face it must have been funny :)

I love Tanner's face in this picture. My husband is HOT!

Sometimes I wish I could go back to this day

A funny side note...I was cleaning out my car last week and I found my movie stub from our first date. Pretty crazy! It brought back a lot of good memories :)

There really is something in there...

Tanner and I went to the doctor on Tuesday. We were a little anxious because we would finally be able to hear the little one's heartbeat. That is definitely an incredible experience. It hits me more and more everyday that there really is a tiny baby inside of me. Tanner's face was priceless when he heard the heartbeat. I think it was finally starting to hit him a little harder too. The nurse had a hard time keeping track of it. She would get the heartbeat on one side and then she would have to go find it on the opposite end. Tanner made me laugh so hard when he told the nurse, "I think it's doing cart wheels in there." :) I definitely let a sigh of relief when I heard that sound. I always wonder if everything is going ok and that helped me to be a little more reassured. It also helped me to stop complaining about all the crummy days and the sick days and remember that this is truly an amazing expierience and I should be enjoying every step if it. Now we are just anzious to find out if this "it" is a boy or a girl. I just want to go shopping for this little one already!

Forget Bieber...Tanner has Jimmer Fever

Tanner turned 24 on the 13th!! The whole week before I was praying that I would feel good that day just so I could make everything special for him and he wouldn't have to be doing stuff for me for a change. I didn't feel too bad, but of course getting up and doing a lot of stuff makes me tired very easy now a days. My mother is my hero. (Everyday of my life I gain more and more admiration for her) I asked her if she would help me make Tanner's cake...she made it for me. I ask her for the recipe for funeral potatoes (his favorite)...she made him a whole pan. I am convinced that my mother is super woman. I don't know what I would do without her. Tanner had a few of his close friends over after work and they grilled some steaks and then we had family over for some cake and ice cream. He tells me he had a great day :)

The poor guy had to wait till Sunday for his presents. Devonee helped me out a ton and was bringing them down with her this weekend. He had to be patient because I was helping with Jr. Miss all week and we couldn't get together to give them to him till Sunday afternoon. But I don't think he was too disappointed. Devonee and I collaborated and got him the Jimmer jersey and the BYU Basketball shorts...

As You can tell he was a little excited and had to put them on over his clothes :).But wait...there is more. We had one more present coming that wasn't going to arrive till monday. Tanner was begging me to know what it is, but I assured him that it was going to be the presents of all presents. I don't have a picture of it yet, but what it is you may ask?... an autographed basketball signed by JIMMER FREDETTE. I can't take the credit, Devonee found it. She is the queen at finding everyones dream gift. Tanner is beyond extatic. I don't think he can even find the words to describe how he feels.

Happy Birthday Tanner!

my thoughts exactly...

About 8.5 weeks into it all and this sketch describes exactly how I feel. People tell you about morning sickness (I don't know why they call it morning sickness...it should be all-day sickness) and you hear all the stories but NOTHING compares to actually going through it. The first week was brutal. My doctor first gave me Promethzine and all it did was make me sleepy. The only good thing...while I slept was when I felt the most relief. After 2 days of that I called in again and they gave me Zofran. I was finally able to keep food down and I can honestly say that I had never been happier ;) BUT...we are almost back to square one. The Zofran works...if I don't end up throwing up a few hours after I take it. And for the past few days that has been rare. I hate the feeling of having to constantly eat, when I don't feel hungry but if I don't eat I know I will throw up. If I never eat another saltine cracker, piece of toast, or mashed potatoes...it may be too soon. I really do not want to sound all "woe is me, " I just think I needed a litte venting time :) because believe me I do not what is at the end of all of this and that does make it 100% WORTH IT! I just can't wait for this part to be over with and I am hoping that it doesn't last much longer. Tanner has been 100% AMAZING through this whole thing. I feel so bad because the thought of cooking makes me want to throw up, but he has been so great and understanding and has found ways to feed himself. I have to have a little bragging moment...Last night after we got home from a game night, I got very sick. I was so tired but I knew I needed to eat something, because I had just emptied my stomach. I was crying because I new I was exhausted, I was so sick and nothing sounded good (it was close to 11:30). Tanner reminded me there will be good days and bad days but we just have to remember the blessing that we will have at the end of this. Then he told me that he would help me find something to eat and would sit on the couch with me while I ate. It may not sound like much...but to this hormonal pregger, it was just what I needed.

The Secret is Out

...Our family is growing...by two feet...November 4, 2011

It is true, Tanner and I are going to be PARENTS! We are still in a state of shock but are very excited! We were going to wait and tell out families on April Fools, but I just could not hold it in any longer. We've known for a couple of weeks and we finally were able to go to the dr. on Friday. We decided to tell our parents that night, since we were pretty sure after 5 pregnancy tests and a dr.'s confirmation that we were indeed going to have a little baby coming our way. Both of our parents are extatic, which makes us even more excited! We were going to just tell our parents and siblings but of course the word got out and we're ok with it :) It kind of helps to make every thing seem a little more real.

The nurse asked us if we were hoping for any gender in particular, I told her I really didn't have a preference but Tanner wasn't afraid to tell her he is hoping for a little girl. I am scared, if it is a boy, I will lose a very long and hard fight and I will end up with a little boy named Jimmer Fredette Vollmer....

P.S. - I had to share this story...

So the night before we went to the dr. Tanner went into his parents house and his mom was giving him as hard time and asking him when we were going to be adding to our family. Well, Tanner has a great sense of humor and decided to tell her that he was thinking of going to the dr. because he thought something was "wrong" with him :) He never ceases to keep me laughing :)

Working hard...or hardly working

I had to share this picture of my dad. He came into the office last week and fell asleep in the chair waiting for my mom to come and meet him. It was a pretty funny site. To top it all of...he was even snoring a little bit :) He woke up after I took the picture and said that he would get me back...but this is my pap back. I cannot even tell you how many pictures my dad has taken of my sisters and I while we have been asleep. He has one of me when I'm about 8, sleeping with my doll and curlers in my hair.

My dad is such a hard worker! He needs to take a nap every now and then :)

"I can hear the bells..."

Two of my very good friends, Tiffany & Rachel, are getting married this month and I absolutely could not be more happy for them.
Last weekend I was able to go up to Idaho Falls and attend Tiffany's bridal shower. It was so good to see her. She is an absolute gorgeous, glowing bride-to-be! I have so many memories with this girl. We go way back. We rode the mini-bus to kindergarten together and I remember being so sad, because we weren't in the same class in 1st grade but that mess got cleared up and we resumed having the same teacher in 2nd grade. We were together almost every friday night through elementary school, so we could watch TGIF together. (remember Boy Meets World, Sabrina the Teenage Witche, etc.) We were actually going to room together my second semester of college. We had everything planned out. We had gone and looked at apartments and chosen one and we were so excited...but Tanner's proposal got in the way ;)
Her family moved to Idaho Falls, so I don't get to see her as often as I like. It was so nice to get to see old friends from high school at her shower. Some of us even got to go to dinner after and it was so fun catching up and talking about old times.

Tiffany is definitely one of the sweetest people you will ever meet. She never has a negative thing to say about anybody or any thing. I am so happy that she was able to find the man of her dreams, and I am so excited for the new chapter she is about to begin in her life. (Ashley, Tara, Trynda, me, Tiffany, Rachael L., & Rachael A.)