5 Year Anniversary!

I am still in shock that we have already been married 5 years! Here is what we did to celebrate!

I surprised Dustin in the morning with some balloons with a picture from our wedding and each anniversary thus far! (It was fun for me to look back and reminisce to get the pictures)

Dustin brought home some Calla Lilly's for me that are beautiful! And they are supposed to be perennial flowers so we can plant them and they should bloom year after year always reminding us of our 5 year anniversary! 

Then we headed down to Scottsdale for a truly great weekend celebrating our marriage with just the two of us (THANK YOU Grandma & Grandpa Flin for watching our little girl and little puppy!)

The view of our patio at the Scottsdale Villa Mirage

We planned to eat out for dinner once and BBQ once and decided to BBQ Friday night since the weather was supposed to be rainy and cold on Saturday. We made grilled salmon topped with cilantro guacamole and corn on the cob. It was delicious!

That evening we sat in the hot tub a little bit, watched our wedding video with some chocolate and wine, and just had fun remembering all that has happened in the last 5 years!

On Saturday we made a latte for breakfast and then used our leftover salmon in a corn tortilla with eggs and guacamole! So so delicious! If I had a personal cook - I would request this often! Ha ha!

We finally got to see Divergent after reading the whole trilogy!

We sat and read by the pool for about 20 minutes but the sun didn't come out at all so we headed back in and found the cutest little bunnies!

That night we headed out on the town! We wanted to eat at Zinburger but there was a 1.5 hour wait. Then we headed to our second choice (True Foods) and the power was out so they were not taking new customers. It turned out the wait at Zinburger was so long because the power was out in many of the restaurants in the outdoor shopping strip we were in. We decided just to put on name on the long list and hope for the best! It was a good decision because we only had to wait about 20 minutes and the burgers would have been worth the 1.5 hour wait! Very good!

Sunday we had another latte and some chia seed pudding (one of our favorites) and then we got to sit out by the pool for about 2 hours in the sun before picking up Texas Road House and meeting up with Ember and my parents for a delicious meal with them! 

This weekend really was so much fun! I told Dustin that if I could choose again - I would choose HIM 100%. God has been gracious to give us 5 years and I hope and pray for many many more with my "perfect for me" husband! 

Easter Weekend!

In order to send family a card, we took a few pictures of Ember in her Easter outfit with a sign!

Here are a few of my favorites!

To celebrate Good Friday, we made a "stain glass" tissue paper cross! 

On Saturday. Ember went on her first Easter Egg hunt and loved it. She knew exactly what to do and seemed to really enjoy it! 

Then we went inside and opened the eggs up to find sparkly stickers and spiky rubber balls.

We started Easter/ Resurrection Sunday morning off with a delicious breakfast and then Ember got to open her Easter basket.

We celebrated our Risen Savior with the body of believers and went to Dustin's parents house for dinner and to celebrate with them as well. They had a few hard boiled colored eggs for Ember to search for and we got a few nice family pictures!

So thankful for our family and even more thankful for our Risen Savior. May we not just be thankful and in remembrance this weekend but ALWAYS!

Going Away Party

Some of the clients from HAPT volunteered to throw and cook for a going away party for Brent (and Megan before she left early). We were at a beautiful house and the brother of the home owner is a chef for some of the nicer restaurants in town. They got a whole pig from Tuscon and roasted it in a wood crate for over a day. It looks a little creepy.... but it tasted amazing! And it was fun to celebrate Brent and the contribution he has made to HAPT!

We also stopped by another clients house on the way to the party and Ember got to see real live horses! She was a little unsure about them since they were so big but she heard them neigh and did pet this horse (Q) once. 

And Then There Were 2!!

One of the new employees for High Altitude Personal Training is one of our good friends - Julianne (Rachael's twin sister). She has a precious little 9 month old girl named Emmerson who we are going to be watching for 5-8 hours on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday! She is a cutie and Ember loves (most of the time) having an extra baby around! 

And here is Ember with the neighbor girl Evelyn (Evi) who is only about a month older than her! We watched her for a few hours while her parents had an errand to run.

Pre Anniversary Date

One of Dustin's clients gave him 2 free tickets to the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra and we got a gift card for Christmas to a nice restaurant in town called The Cottage Place! We decided to make a date out of it and do a pre celebration of our 5 year anniversary!  

The restaurant was amazing. We got a 6 course meal (small portions) that all went together by flavor and taste and they gave us some wine pairings too! It was really delicious! 

And we LOVED the symphony more than the last time we went because this one was called "Jeans and Classics" and had singers singing along to classic songs as the symphony played! We would love to see "Jeans and Classics" again someday! :) 

It was a great evening and our good friends were kind enough to watch Ember for us for the night! Cannot believe we are almost at 5 years!! :) Crazy!!

17 Month Happenings

Here are just a few random pictures of Ember at 17 months!! 

Mother/Daughter Selfie :)

Ember playing with her daddy! She is really enjoying being upside down these days

As soon as Dustin gets the foam roller out at the gym to stretch and roll his legs out... Ember runs over and either foam rolls with him or climbs on top of him like a horsey!

Ember likes things in two! :) 

Since Dustin has been working late 3 nights a week for the past few weeks, when he comes home and eats - Ember wants to climb up on his lap to sit with him before she goes to bed. So sweet how much she loves her Daddy!