As of the 24th of this month, Bryce and I have been married 10 years! Makes me feel a little old, but mostly it makes me feel grateful. It’s been a wonderful 10 years! Pretty much since we got married, Bryce and I had planned on going to Paris to celebrate our 10th anniversary. However, we ended up building our house this past year and using our Paris savings for that. We still want to go–it’s Bryce’s favorite city and I’ve never been to Europe–so now we’re thinking we’ll go for our 15th anniversary. To celebrate this year, we spent a weekend in Park City. Three days, two nights, plenty of time to read, order room service, enjoy Main Street (over 19 art galleries along that one street!), enjoy yummy food, see some movies, and spend time together. It was so relaxing.

Our hotel room. Complete with a little dishwasher, range, and washer/dryer!

Nice bathroom…

One of my favorite things was ordering room service and eating breakfast in bed.

We splurged and had the most delicious dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steak House. The restaurant is in the hotel and was the nicest restaurant we’ve ever eaten at. Rose petals for our anniversary.

This was my favorite bite of the weekend–the most delicious banana cream pie I have ever tasted. Carmelized bananas topped a creamy banana filling in an individual pie crust. Beyond words.

Happy at dinner.

The gorgeous view from our room.

The shoe tree in Park City. I need to research this and see how the tradition started.

All in all, it was a great weekend. I love Park City and kept telling Bryce that we should retire there when we’re old and gray.

And from a recent photo shoot, here’s our family after 10 years (Calder’s expression is my favorite part!):

Here are three short and sweet videos. Just click on the links. Enjoy!

Easton’s 3rd Birthday Video

Liam’s 1st Birthday Video

Easton and Liam’s Birthday Party Video

I know I always say this, but it’s always true–I can’t believe my baby is 1! What a sweet little man we got with our Liam. The way his face lights up when he sees me, the way he kicks his legs in excitement, the way he is always so patient while I tend to the needs of our other children…he is just an angel and we are so glad he is part of our family.

What’s over there, baby?

Smiles!

At 1 year old, Liam can pull himself up to standing, army crawl like a pro (he has the calluses along the top of his feet and the sides of his arms to prove it!), and say “Hi.”

Don’t you just want to kiss those sweet cheeks?

My two April babies.

Every day of my life is better because of my sweet Liam. Happy birthday, Sweetheart!

Easton is 3 years old! He’s now at that mind-boggling age where he can be tender, sweet, and loving one minute and frustrated, obstinate, and angry the next. The joys of realizing that you have thoughts and opinions, but that you don’t quite know how to communicate them and get what you want! Underneath all of that, however, he is my sweet Easton. I have so much fun with him and he makes me laugh on a daily basis. Just the way he talks, in his very high-pitched distinctive way, delights me.

My friend Adam took some fantastic pictures of Mr. Easton.

My cute little man.

Just thinking…

A stick!

I’m much too busy here. Come back later.

So sweet.

Our little birthday interview:

M: What is your favorite color?

E: Uh, black! And white. And black. And white!

M: What is your favorite show?

E: Um, one like this! (Proceeds to act out scenes like a ninja.) How about “Santa Claus coming to town”?

M: What do you like to eat?

E: Pizza.

M: What is your favorite thing to do?

E: Paint, like you and Grandpa. (Grandpa?)

M: What do you want to get for your birthday?

E: Cake. Present. Present! Present!

Happy 3rd Birthday, Sweetheart! You are sure loved!