When I Said I Do

4 years ago I exchanged these vows with my best friend and love of my life:

"Today I marry you, John, my best friend,

The one I live with, laugh with, dream with, love

I promise to encourage and inspire you

To comfort you in times of sorrow and struggle

I promise to love you in the good times and the bad

When life seems easy and when it seems hard

I promise to cherish you and to look with joy down the path of our tomorrows

Knowing that we will walk it together

Side by side, hand in hand, and hear to heart

These things I promise you

Today, Tomorrow, Forever."

It has been an amazing 4 years and I can't wait to see where life takes us!

Christmas Card

I definitely dropped the ball on sending out our Christmas Cards this year. Oops! I made them and they have just been sitting in a file on my computer. I just never got around to getting them printed and mailed out. So I figure most of the people if not all that I would send it to either check our blog or are on fb so I just thought I would post it here. Merry Christmas!

Like Grandfather Like Granddaughter

Do you remember this photo from a while back???

She is definitely her Pop's granddaughter!

Giving Thanks for Thanksgiving!

We have had a wonderful Thanksgiving week! We just LOVE spending time with family and truly cherish every moment we are able to be with them.

Our little Toddler!

Snitching frosting before making cupcakes for GiGi's Birthday!

The best part...licking the beaters!

Happy Birthday GiGi! Sorry we couldn't be with you but we had a party to celebrate!

Snuggling with daddy on the couch watching the parade!

Decorating the "tablecloth" at Gramma and Gramps'.

Daddy and one of his Cutie Pies!

Stella's 1st Thanksgiving

Kaley LOVES her Aunt Sally!

Granny and Gramma doing dishes.

The Cruz family

Family photo

Family plus Granny and Pop

Family plus Gramma and Gramps

Peeking out over the stockings!

Pop and Daddy took Kaley to see Disney Princesses on ice!

Kaley with her dates!

Keep reading to see a slideshow of Kaley!

Vogue!

Kaley having a little fun striking a pose in front of the Christmas tree!

And just a couple of the photos from the slide show a little bigger so you can really see Little Miss Sassy Pants!

Keep reading for more on Kaley's birthday!

Birthday Weekend Continued!

Yearly trip to the zoo for Kaley's birthday!

After party photos...

The only ones awake!

My oldest friend, Susan, stopped by Sunday on Kaley's birthday!

Who do you think was having more fun?

uno, dos, THREE!

3 years ago today I became a mommy! Happy 3rd Birthday to our sweet Kaley girl!

Kind

Animated

Loving

Energetic

Young

Modest

Articulate

Rambunctious

Inquisitive

Loud

Youthful

Nice

Noisy

Verbal

Assertive

Sassy

Easy going

Lively

This year we celebrated with a whole weekend dedicated to the birthday girl! We went to the zoo, had a small family party, played with friends, and did pretty much anything and everything the birthday girl wanted to do! Not only was it a busy weekend but it was also the end of daylight savings time! Now I realize we got an extra hour of sleep but those of you with little ones understand how much this can throw off a schedule! It was a fun filled weekend celebrating our first born turning 3!

Kaley's cupcakes!

Thanks to my friend Sara for the recipe!

A very happy Birthday Girl!

Thanks Aunt Bethany, Uncle Brett and Cousin Marley for the camera!

I am pretty sure she hasn't put it down since she opened it!

Checking out her new Leapster Explorer!

Bah Humbug!

How can you be so glum on such a glorious day?!

There's a little smile!

Leave me alone!

Oh stop mother!

Finally having fun!