Not too much is going on with our family except that my little brother is getting married in December. Xander will be getting a new Aunt. Our family has almost doubled in size in the last few years. My sister and I both got married and then came Xander and now I will be getting a sister-in-law. It should be fun. I love weddings. However, they picked the craziest time of the year to get hitched, December 19th! I'm sure we will survive that month somehow. Then everyone except me will have gotten married in December. My parents anniversary is 12/13 and Sarah and Chris' anniversary is 12/21. I always have to be the non-conformist. Jerry and I got married 3/13. I'm glad there will be another temple marriage in the family. My parents had a civil ceremony and didn't get sealed until after Sarah was born. Sarah and Chris didn't get married in the temple either. My brother and I will both have temple marriages from the start. I think that builds a very important foundation for a new family. I'm so grateful that I am sealed to Jeremiah and Xander. Here is a video I have been wanting to post on this blog for a while.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Our first trip away from Xander
Well it was our first trip and who knows when we will get another one. It's not that we want to leave our little guy, but it was fun to just be us again. We were married almost 4.5 years before Xander came into our lives. Sometimes I miss how things were but I am glad to be a mom and have a sweet little guy that makes me laugh. My family was sweet enough to give Xander the care and love he needed while we went away. Xander stayed with my sister for one night and then my mom had him for the rest of the time. As far as I know, he didn't give them too much trouble.
We flew out to Chicago and got a rental car. It was kind of nerve wracking because our plane was scheduled to land at 9pm and the rental place was closing at 10. Our plane arrived a little late and we were stressing about getting our car. We just barely got it on time and were on our way to Gurnee, Illinois. What is there to do in Gurnee? Six Flags Great America. Although we are getting into our late 20's we are still kids and love to play. We had an awesome time going on some intense and long rollercoasters. Lagoon has nothing on Six Flags.
The next day we drove into Chicago to see the sights. We went up the Willis tower and got to stand in a box made entirely of glass and stand over the city. It was an awesome view. Chicago is a cool city. I wish we had had more time to do some exploring. We then drove took a 3 hour drive to Wisconsin Dells. This place was a surprise to us. We came to go to Noah's Ark, America's largest waterpark. It turns out that this place is the waterpark capital of the world and a big tourist town. There were so many cool things to do and see in Wisconsin Dells, we wish we could go back someday. We went to the waterpark and had a blast. I think I love waterparks more then amusement parks. We then went to a really cool waterskii stunt show to end our day. Our only trip regret...not enough time to do everything we wanted to.
We then had to drive all the way back to Chicago to get on a plane back to reality. We missed our little boy, but he did great with my familiy. Our trip was so fun. I'm glad to see that despite all the stresses parenting can add to a marriage, I still feel just as close to Jeremiah as before. We are still best friends and love to have a good time together. I am excited for Xander and his future siblings to grow so we can do all these fun things as a family.
We flew out to Chicago and got a rental car. It was kind of nerve wracking because our plane was scheduled to land at 9pm and the rental place was closing at 10. Our plane arrived a little late and we were stressing about getting our car. We just barely got it on time and were on our way to Gurnee, Illinois. What is there to do in Gurnee? Six Flags Great America. Although we are getting into our late 20's we are still kids and love to play. We had an awesome time going on some intense and long rollercoasters. Lagoon has nothing on Six Flags.
The next day we drove into Chicago to see the sights. We went up the Willis tower and got to stand in a box made entirely of glass and stand over the city. It was an awesome view. Chicago is a cool city. I wish we had had more time to do some exploring. We then drove took a 3 hour drive to Wisconsin Dells. This place was a surprise to us. We came to go to Noah's Ark, America's largest waterpark. It turns out that this place is the waterpark capital of the world and a big tourist town. There were so many cool things to do and see in Wisconsin Dells, we wish we could go back someday. We went to the waterpark and had a blast. I think I love waterparks more then amusement parks. We then went to a really cool waterskii stunt show to end our day. Our only trip regret...not enough time to do everything we wanted to.
We then had to drive all the way back to Chicago to get on a plane back to reality. We missed our little boy, but he did great with my familiy. Our trip was so fun. I'm glad to see that despite all the stresses parenting can add to a marriage, I still feel just as close to Jeremiah as before. We are still best friends and love to have a good time together. I am excited for Xander and his future siblings to grow so we can do all these fun things as a family.
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