November 19th, our 5 year Anniversary!!!

November 19th, 2004

We were sitting a couple of rows behind these clowns.

So five years ago on November 19th, I became the luckiest guy around when April said Yes to have (put up with...) me for Eternity. I am truly grateful for her love and support these past five years.

For our anniversary this year, April wanted to plan it all out. She arranged for us to stay up at Wolf Creek up in Ogden Canyon for two nights (thanks Elena). On the 19th, we went to dinner overlooking the SLC Temple and then went to the Temple and then we drove up to Eden. The next day we just watched movies and lounged until we drove up Brigham City and ate at Maddox Ranch House (best filet mignons in the west). Then we went up to the Utah St. vs. #6 Boise St. game. (She was a little embarrassed/worried because I was chanting "Overrated" and "Mountain West's 4th place team" to Boise St. when we were surrounded by orange clad fans. It made if fun that I had no stake in the game and I could annoy the Boise fans).

It was a good weekend to have to ourselves. I am a lucky guy to have such a wonderful wife and mother to my daughters. (Yes, we were both very excited to get home to see them after it was all said and done).

Thanks April for the best 5 years of my life.

Mommy and Morgan's trip to see Grandma Rowe!!!

April, Morgan, Grandma Rowe and McKylin at Penn State's Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania.

Mac, April and Ryan Seacrest...

The Nittany Lions!

The Buckeyes!

The legendary Joe Paterno.

Aunt Holly interviewing Terrelle Pryor after the game.

Grandma and April with the Joe Pa statue.

Back in Pittsburgh.

April ran into Kyle Korver at the Airport.

So a couple of weeks ago, April and Morgan went out to visit Grandma Rowe in Pittsburgh with Aunt Holly and McKylin. April was very excited to see her mom, even though it would be the longest she had ever been away from Camryn. Holly was doing the Ohio St. v. Penn St. game and April and McKylin got sideline passes. Babies aren't allowed on the field, so Grandma had Morgan up in the stands. April loved the trip, even though Morgan wouldn't sleep on the plane or at Grandma's. April loved her time with Grandma, Mac and Holly.

Our little Wild Thing...

Ever since Camryn was very little, she has loved "Where the Wild Things Are." Morgan is warming up to it, but Camryn has always loved reading that book, for her it ranks up there with "Go Dog Go" and "Mr. Brown Can Moo." We aren't sure when she first started saying the Wild Things phrase, but she has done it for a while.

Here she is with her Aunt Amanda telling her about all the things the Wild Things do. She is a smart little wild thing.

Speaking of "Where The Wild Things Are," April and I went to see the movie when it first came out. We both grew up loving the book (in fact I still have my very well worn copy from when I was just a little guy). It would be hard to say that we "liked" the movie although we did, it wasn't what we were expecting at all. It was very real... at least the emotions of each wild thing. We loved it, and yet... it left us wishing it would have done more. It was hard not to get wrapped up in the feelings of the Wild Things, so I guess it was well done. Not a kids movie, but a light hearted and heavy hearted movie.

A little cow and a pig for Halloween...

For Halloween this year, Camryn was a cute little cow and Morgan was a cute little pig (I guess "Morgie Moo" maybe should have been the cow, but...). The girls and April were cute and April was patient with me as I went to the U of U blackout game Halloween night. Camryn and Morgan loved trick-or-treating. In fact Morgan got so into knocking on the doors that she fell when one of the doors opened because she was knocking so hard!