6 years

On August 12th Josh and I celebrated 6 years of marriage...8 years together...11 years of friendship. For our anniversary we were camping with my family in Humboldt so this post is a little late (however I did get it up before the end of August!)

As I started looking back over photographs from the past 11 years I couldn't help but smile and laugh out loud at some of our fun adventures, amazing times with friends & family and special moments caught on film. I couldn't imagine spending my life with anyone else. Josh is such a hardworking, loving and dedicated father and husband. We are so fortunate to have traveled so many fun places together, to have joined together two incredible families and started a beautiful family of our own. With thoughts of a possible #2 in the not-so-distant future, we're both so excited with what the future years will bring.

Below are some highlights from the past years.

One of our first dates to Josh's cousin Shelly's wedding



Our first road trip together (Yosemite National Park)

Halloween dress up fun



gift shop at Great America :)

with some of our team mates on the  "Swingers" Softball team



Patrick and Camille's wedding...where I caught the bouquet and got engaged 3 months later :)



Proposal at Bodega Bay



One of many engagement photos

such an amazing day

Honeymoon...Turks & Caicos

taking a dip in the Caribbean Sea

celebrating our 1 year anniversary in Hawaii

House boating trip to Lake Powell, AZ



Proud new homeowners



Our first puppy Tuck (now 3 years old)

3 year anniversary trip to the East Coast (Washington D.C. and Baltimore)

One of our first family pictures

tubing on the lake





one of many A's games

Hannah 14 months old

Sonoma Co. Fair summer 2011

recent dinner trip to The Melting Pot

4 Year Anniversary

What began as 2 years of friendship, lead to 2 years of dating, and then was followed by 4 years of marriage. The past 8 years have been incredible! We have experienced so many adventures together, and have been the best of friends along the way. We didn't think it could get any better, but then Hannah entered our lives making every memory created even more special. We can't wait to see what the years ahead have in store for us. Below are some pics highlighting the past years of our relationship.

The early years...adventures on the lakeco-ed softball (where we first met)Yosemite (first weekend away together)Wedding where I caught the bouquet and then got engaged 2 1/2 mon. later :)Halloween 2004The proposalEngagement shotOur wedding dayCaribbean Honeymoon (Turks and Caicos)

First pet (Chloe)1st Christmas married

Proud owners of a new boatBeing silly (Great America 2005)

Hawaiian vacationone of many weekends in Tahoe

First Puppy (Tuck)
After buying our first home

Happiest day of our life

Night Away Before Hannah's Arrival

Josh and I decided awhile back that we really wanted a night away, just the two of us, before Hannah's arrival. The past 3 weekends have been filled with events, as are the next two weekends, so we took the opportunity during Josh's spring break last week to get away for a night. We decided to head down to Tiburon and stay the night at The Lodge at Tiburon, a place we've seen and always wanted to stay at. (http://www.thelodgeattiburon.com/) As you can see below, our room was beautiful and relaxing. We were right down the street from the shops, restaurants and bay. We had a delicious Italian dinner, followed by a walk on the docks as the sun set. It was so nice getting away from R.P. just the two of us. The next morning after getting up and having breakfast, we headed to The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. (http://www.calacademy.org/) We had been wanting to visit it since it's reopening. We had a great time except for the fact that my feet, hands and ankles got really swollen toward the end while we were in the Rain forest. Last summer Josh and I visited the Smithsonians in Wash D.C. and I would say Academy of Sciences was like a miniature version of all the Smithsonians wrapped into one. Definitely worth the visit if you have never experienced something like the Smithsonians. After getting away for the night we both felt refreshed and relaxed. It's crazy to think that our next trip away will include our daughter!

Our roomWalking along the docksChecking out "The Living Roof"I couldn't get enough of the penguins

Inside the 4 story Rain forest

A tiny Poison Dart Frog