It's our Anniversary!!

Happy anniversary Ryan.

 

It's been 3 years since we got married and 5.5 years since

we met and I still get butterflies when I see you walk into a room.

 

Thanks for making me the luckiest girl in the world.

It's been a great three years.

 

Here's to many more. :)

 

St. Pattys Day OUT!

On St. Patty's Day Ryan and I went out with friends. St. Patty's day is always fun...but for Ryan and I it has extra special meaning....5 years ago we met on St. Patty's Day! Well....we kinda knew each other, but that is when we really started talking {flirting}...and the rest is history!! I always blame it on too much green beer...kidding/thankful at the same time :)

My good friend Kellianne and I...Ryan and I...Tony and I...Ry again...Erica and I

It was a FUN day/night of partying with friends. Ryan and I don't really get out all that much these days (especially together) so it was way fun and totally overdue!!

Thanks to my parents for babysitting the munchkins {again}....

Happy Birthday Ryan!!

Today is my hubby's birthday!! Ryan turns 27 today :). I am SO happy that he was born 27 years ago, and that we met 5 years ago. I know that he won't read this...he isn't into the blog scene...but I wanted to take a day to honor him anyway!

Ryan is SUCH a good dad and husband. We are so lucky.
He is loyal, honest, and a very hard worker. He provides for his family...and for that I am grateful!
At 27 he has already accomplished so much...I look forward to 27 more birthdays and everything that the future has in store for us!
Happy birthday Ryan...love you will all of my heart!!

Our Love Story

In the spirit of Valentines Day next week, I am linkingup with Mrs. Mama today to tell you our Love Story :)

1. How long have you and your significant other been together?
It will be 5 years in March!! Time flies when you are in love :)

2. How did you meet? {What's your "love" story?}
Well….kind of a silly story. We are from neighboring towns (about 15 miles apart), but we didn’t know each other. I am way older than Ryan (4.5 years to be exact). We were each at a small town bar in the summer of 2006…there was hardly anyone else there, and we had mutual friends. We were all dancing and having fun. Ryan had told one of my friends, Mandy, that he thought I was hot (that just makes me giggle now)…Mandy told me later that “Tito” (that’s Ryan’s nickname) thinks you’re hot….ha, I just kinda laughed it off and didn’t think about it again. Our paths crossed a few times because of mutual friends…and Mandy tagged a few pics of us on facebook. Other than that we had no contact. Fast forward to March of 2007, I was out with a bunch of friedns fror St.Patty’s day. Ryan was out with friends too. I recognized him from the pics on Facebook. He was dancing with this girl (actually I will call her a lady…she looked WAY older). Apparently I thought that he could do better, so I cut in..and told the ‘lady’ that I was his girlfriend..HA, too much green beer apparently {In retrospect, I must have gotten a boost of confidence knowing that he thought that I was “hot” because that is so not my style}. WELL, he must have appreciated me “saving him,” because, as they say…the rest is history!
3. If married, how long have you been married? If not, is this the guy you hope to marry? {do tell}
We got married on September 26, 2009. We have been married for almost 2.5 years!
4. If you are married, where did you get married at? Big or small wedding? If not, where would you like to get married? And will it be big or small?
We got married at our little church. We had a pretty big wedding. About 250 people at the wedding and we had a SUPER fun reception. I wish that I could re-live that day all over again!



5. Do you have any nick-names that you call one another? Do share!
EVERYONE else calls Ryan “Tito” and I call him Ryan, or Ry, of RyRy..so that puts me in the minority. Ryan usually calls me AnneMouse. Annie Mouse has been a nickname that has stuck with me since I was just a little girl….he just shortened it to AnneMouse.
We also use pet names a lot…honey, baby, babe, etc.

6. Name 3 things you love most about your honey.
There is A LOT of things that I love about Ryan. I think above all I love that he is the BEST dad ever. He is so hands on and does everything for his babies!! I also love that he trusts me and pretty much lets me “wear the pants” in the relationship. I am a bit of a control freak, and Ry accepts that and lets me be the boss (or at least makes me feel like I am the boss). I also love how loyal he is. Not only is he is loyal to me, his is a great friend to all, he stands up for those that he loves.

7. Tell us how he proposed? Or your ideal proposal?
Ryan proposed on Mackinaw Island. I had NO clue. I did not make it easy for him. Once again my controlling nature came into play. I was making plans and dictating our vacation/day….finally Ryan got me to cooperate and he took me to the highest point on the Island. He was so nervous, and I was so surprised. It was awesome.

8. Is he a flowers and teddy bear kind of guy for v-day, or strawberries, champagne, and rose petals?
Ryan is very thoughtful and generous when it comes to gifts. He is typically a jewelry kind of guy…I’m not complaining :)!!

9. Are you a sunset dinner on the beach kind of girl, or pop a movie in and relax on the couch?
We are typically pretty much home-bodies. We don’t get out much with 2 babies at home…but we do make a point to get out every month or so and go on a special date.

10. Tell us one thing you'd like to do with your significant one day. If you could do anything? Go anywhere?
Ryan would LOVE to go on an Alaskan cruise. Although Alaska isn’t my idea of a dream vacation…I would love to go with him, just because I know that it has been a dream of his for forever.

11. Tell us what you plan on doing on this Valentine's Day.
I guess we haven’t really even talked about Valentine’s day yet. Ryan did ask me to go on a date this weekend…so maybe that will be our “celebration.” The actually day isn’t that big of a deal to me. I remember a time, before I was married, that V-day was SUCH an ordeal…I guess when you have a great relationship 365 days a year…one day isn’t that big of a deal anymore!!

12. Are you asking for anything this Valentine's day?
NO...actually I hope that he doesn’t spend money on me this year. Just purchased a new home...and we have LOTS to buy for that! Just a card or love letter would be perfect!

13. Give us one piece of advice of keeping a relationship strong and full of love.
Make sure that you take time for just the 2 of you. That gets hard when there are kids in the picture…but time as a couple is SO important!! And kiss goodnight…and spend time talking (actual conversation).

14. Show us a picture of what love means to you.
Love is: {My Family}

What is your Love Story?! Link up today!

It's Our Anniversary!!

Today Ryan and I are celebrating 2 years of wedded bliss!! Part of me feels as if we have been together FOREVER (we have actualy been toegether for 4.5 years) and another part of me feels as if we JUST met. It all just goes by in a blur! Our wedding day 2 years age was perfect (dispite the rain)! We had a beautiful wedding and an awsome reception. I wish that we could re-live that day!
We have been through a lot in our 2 years of marriage...and have a beautiful family today. Ryan is the best dad ever and I am so thankful for that! Our little Livi is SUCH a daddys girl and just lights up when he is with her. I know that Blake and Ryan will always be so close too!

I am excited to see what the future holds for us...and at the same time just enjoying our every day life! I know that life will send us ups and downs...but I am sure that we will get through it all together!! We are so lucky to have each other!!

Ryan took me out for a suprise pre-anniversary dinner date on Saturday night and it was SO good! Today he sent be a beautiful boquet of flowers to my office :)

I would say "Happy anniversary Ryan & I love you"...but I know that he doesn't read this :)

Two Peas in a Pod

My two guys were dressed like twinks the other day....completly by accident....so of course I had to snap a quick picture! Aren't they the cutest?!

We are looking forward to a weekend at home. We are planning on going to the 1st high school football game tonight. My high school is playing Ryan's high school...and we are big rivals :) Tomorrow we plan on spending the day at the lake (weather permitting)! I am so looking forward to a low key weekend without having to be on the go go go!! Our summer weekends are coming to an end now...so we have to soak it up!!

Ryan’s Surgery

Ryan had surgery yesterday to repair the hernia on his left side. He actually has bilateral hernias (one on each side), but they are just repairing one at a time. This is the THRD surgery that he has had on his left side hernia. He tore it originally from high school football…and has had problems with it ever since.

Surgery was originally scheduled for 07/25, but got pushed back one week because of the doctor’s schedule. It was scheduled for 7:00 with a 5:00a.m. check in time. The hospital that we had to go to is 2+ hours away. We woke up at about 1:00 to leave a 2:00 yesterday a.m. Talk about an EARLY morning.

Surgery went well and the doctor is confident that he repaired it this time. Fingers crossed. Ryan is in LOTS of pain right now, but I guess that is to be expected. He is home. He is to be off of work for at least 3 weeks. He cannot lift anything over 10 pounds for 1 month. UMMM, hello Dr. we have 2 babies that weigh more than 10 pounds each! Ha. I guess this month will be a major workout for me lugging both babies everywhere by myself!

My mom stayed with the kids when we left yesterday morning and again today when I went to work. She is a lifesaver. I have NO clue what we would do without her. Thanks mom!!

Now I am just hopeful for a speedy recovery for Ryan and for the kids to be on their best behaviors this next few weeks while Ryan can’t help. It started out bad last night. None of us got much sleep. Ryan was up most of the night. Livi is at a phase where she isn’t sleeping (at ALL...EVER). Blake was up a couple of times too. Let’s hope that tonight is a better night for everyone!!

Thank you for all of the prayers, well-wishes, etc. that everyone was sending our way yesterday!

Doctor re-caps and Pictures!!

On Monday my mom and I took Olivia down to U of M for a follow-up on her throat. It was raining like crazy the whole way down! It typically would take about an hour and a half or a bit longer to get there, but because of the weather it took us over two hours. Needless to say, we were stressing and late. BUT, when we arrived we saw a sign that said that Dr. Koopman was running about an hour late. I guess it all worked out in our favor. We waited in the waiting room and then in the back as well. Olivia was a perfect angel the WHOLE time. Seriously, she is just SO good. She had all of the people in the waiting room just so entertained. She smiles at everyone and giggles. She is such a sweet baby girl!

When the doctor finally came in he decided that he wanted a scope her again. That is a pretty painful process, but Livi did a very good job. They squirt saline solution in her nose and then put a scope in and down her throat to look around. The hardest part is that I have to hold her the whole time. She was crying like crazy, but stopped as soon as he was done and never made another peep!

The doctor said that everything looked good! GREAT news for us. He said that “he thinks that she is out of the woods…but she isn’t quite out of the woods yet”…those were really his words. Ha. Anywho…we have to go back one more time in 4 months. If she looks good again then I think that she will be cleared!

She has come SO far since that initial surgery. We are very lucky to have gotten the referral to that hospital. They are definitely the best of the best!

On Tuesday I went down to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit with Ryan for his hernia. We didn’t know quite how long it would take to find the place or what traffic would be like, so we ended up getting there an hour and a half early, ugh. THEN, we hear that this doctor is running up to TWO HOURS behind. Blah. All together we were there for about 6 hours….tack the 4+ hour trip on to that…and the whoe ting took ALL DAY!

Again, we hear that this doctor is the best of the best, so it is worth it. Come to find out Ryan has bi-lateral hernias…one on each side! Poor guy. The left side is a re-tear. He has already had 2 sports hernia surgery’s to repair that side. SO, we will be addressing that side first. The doc said that he would never do both sides at the same time because of the extreme pain. He will operate on Ryan’s left side on Monday, July 25th.

I feel so bad for Ryan because he has been in an extreme amount of pain for quite some time now. I really hope that this helps him!!

This past weekend we got some pics taken by the awesome Miranda at MP Photography. She posted these two sneak peaks on Facebook. Could they be ANY cuter?!?

Im baaaaaaaaaack!!

My few weeks from hell at work are OVER!! They concluded with my golf outing that took place yesterday! It is like a HUGE weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. I can finally think about non-work related things again! I have been dreaming work (ugh!) for the past few weeks, but now I am done with all of my major summer events. June is by far by worst month at work!

SO…I can post here again and start to get some new pics taken as well. I did have these few pics from Father’s Day that I had neglected to post…so I want to get these up! SOOO cute. Ryan’s 1st Father’s Day as a daddy of two :). Of course I could not get a picture with him and both babies…that is just impossible these days!

SO....here's to catching up on life again....it feels so good!!

I Go Feeeshing!!

Blake got a new fishing pole from his grandpa Dan...and he LOVES it. It is seriosly the cutest thing I have ever seen. He could NOT wait for Ryan to take him out on the dock. He kept saying "I go feeshing mama!!".....he would grunt adn groan when he was realing it in....he would say "I got a beeeg one!!".....SO cute. He actually didnt catch a single thing....but that didnt even matter!!

I just LOVE these two boys so much!!

It's our Anniversary...

Not our wedding anniversary.....but the day that we started dating! 4 years ago today Ryan and I met, and we have been together ever since! I knew "of" him a bit before that, but we had never hung out. We met up on St. Patty's day in 2007 when we were were both out with friends...and the rest is history! I blame it on too much green beer....lol!!

This is from our 1st St. Patty's day together....we look so young!! (and I look nasty...but remember....this is after a full day of drinking green beer :)....crazy how things have changed in just 4 short years....we will be staying in and having green Popsicles with our babies instead of going out and drinking green beer tonight....but we wouldn't have it any other way!!)
Happy Anniversary Ry...love you!!