What Lily's Been Up To

We've been pretty pre-occupied here at our house lately. Both Brian and Lily have been quite sick. But they're finally feeling a little more like themselves. Here's what Lily was up to before she got sick:

We're getting closer and closer to being able to put clips in her hair. I CAN'T wait!!!!

Reno Balloon Race 2009

It all began when the alarm went off at 3:15 am. Lily and I went with our friends up to Reno for the Hot Air Balloon Races. Boy was it fun! The show started with the Dawn Patrol, 4 balloons that are all lit up and are synchronized to music. Then, when the sun came up, planes flew overhead. It was pretty exciting! Here are the shots from the day:

Lily and her silly faces!

Lily has a great friend, Ira. They get along pretty good!

It's sooooooo early!

The Dawn Patrol

They launched 100 balloons! This is an event that we'll definitely attend next year!

Labor Day 2009

For Labor Day, we went with some friends to Virginia City to watch the parade.

Here are some pics from the day:

Lily waiting for the parade to begin

They had a little Civil War reenactment.

They told us the correct way to protect our ears from the gun shots

Michelle modeling the CORRECT way

INCORRECT

They had some old vintage cars

They were celebrating 50 years of the camel races.

"Is it done yet?"

"What's coming next?"

Our good friends Emily and Ira

Tony, Michelle's husband, and their son Austin.

Night Out on the Town

For our anniversary we went out to eat. We've lived here for over a year and we've been told that all the casinos have great restaurants, so we decided to give one a try. We went to the Fandango and enjoyed their delicious buffet. Brian, (me too) was in heaven! They had everything you could think of: seafood, American, Italian, Chinese, Mexican, EVERYTHING! And it wasn't just simple, ordinary stuff. It was the works!

We tried and tried again to get Lily to smile, but she just wouldn't do it!

So here are a few funny faces:

Our Personal Bodyguards

During our trip to Utah, (we were taking my baby brother to BYU) we had our personal 'bodyguards' come with us. We noticed one evening, at our hotel, that there were a bunch of motorcycles and Sheriff vehicles. But we didn't realize, until the next morning, that they were from Carson City. We asked a couple of the Deputies why they were there, and told them we were from Dayton. They were there for some motorcycle competition. It was pretty fun to have our own personal 'bodyguards' with us.

That's our truck next to them.

4 Years of Wedded Bliss

For me, it all really began in August of 2004, when I met Brian for the very first time. I walked into the Fresno State Institute and saw him sitting there. From that exact moment I knew he was the one for me! It took Brian a little more time to realize we were for each other, (like 6 months, an eternity to me). Our very first date was a to a farm show in Central California. I think he knew an event like that, he would steal my heart forever.

We dated for the next 3 months then came the proposal, on Mother's Day. Beautiful picnic up in the mountains. Absolutely gorgeous!

Four months of engagement and were were sealed for time and Eternity in the

Fresno, California Temple on September 3, 2005.

We partied all night at our reception in my grandmother's backyard.

Spent the next week at the San Diego Zoo, Disneyland, and traveling up the California coastline.

Then 3 years later 2 became 3 on October 25, 2008.

So in the four years of our marriage we've experienced:

losing our home to a fire

Moving 6 times, in 4 states

Travelling to more than 40 states in the country

Witnessing the miraculous, difficult, beautiful experience of our baby girl coming to our lives !

We couldn't be happier! It's been a wonderful 4 years!

One Special Lady, One Lucky Guy

September 3rd is a great day. In 2005 this lucky guy married a very special lady. I simply must reward her with some public attention. While I am sure she is going to write something as well, I know it will be better than this entry (she will include a picture or two).

But I wanted to a wonderful anniversary, publicly, as I cannot be home for the day of (traveling of course).

I love the little picture thing in our home with the word "FAMILY", "all because two people fell in love." And it is true, because I love her. And our little girl too.