10 Years Ago Today...

We got married. Time really does fly when your having fun! We both agreed over dinner last night that it doesn't seem like it's been 10 years but here we are. I'm sure we'll be saying the same thing when it's been 20 years.

For me the last 10 years have been a journey. Marriage isn't easy, it takes a lot of work. There's ups and downs and moments of complete insanity but it's worth every tear, every compromise, every laugh...every everything.

I'm thankful for the family members that I have that have been married for 60 + years. They've walked in my shoes and been great role models and sources of advice about what it takes to be happily married in today's world. They help me to remember the little things that nourish the heart.

I'm especially thankful for a husband that loves me and our kids so well. He has a kind and compassionate heart. He looks for the good in everything. He sees a need and quietly meets it not only for us but for those around us. He even helps in the kitchen ( Grandma Eva would be proud)! He's my everything and 10 years ago today we made one of the smartest decisions in our life... We said "I do".

First Egg Hunt

Every year we spend Easter at my Aunt Ginger and Uncle Terry's house in Salem. It's become a great tradition and it's always a lot of fun for the kids and the adults alike. I have a large family and extended family and once the food has been eaten the men head outside with several hundered chocolate filled eggs and start hiding them. What happens next is pure joy to watch. There's usually no less then 10 excited children that come rushing into the yard to find eggs as fast as they can. The older kids are great with the smaller ones and have as much fun watching them or helping them as they do finding their own eggs.

This year was Jason's first year for the egg hunt and was he ever excited. He had no idea what's in those eggs but it's all about being outside and finding a little something that you usually don't see. He was new to shoes however, and so for every step he took it seemed like he was falling down in the mud and the grass. He didn't care. I took several pictures of him then moved on to snap as many pictures as I could of the other kids before the eggs were all collected. It goes fast! As I turned around to head back to the main yard I see my baby covered in mud from head to toe and my cousins gathering around to see what my reaction would be.( I'm a bit of a stick in the mud about getting too dirty) Bill said he reached for a egg and over he went... But he came up with the egg in hand and a smile on his face... really could you ask for more? I just laughed and captured the moment.


PS- How lucky am I to have a husband like that! Our 10th Anniversary is a few days away and it gets me thinking, but I'll save that for another post. :)