Dads……

only a Dad would do this….and ask that we take a picture of it.

Grandma Forman’s 50!

 

 

 

 

 

Rachel had a 50th birthday party for Linda at her house last Saturday. It was so fun. The kids wrestled all over Uncle Joe, played Uncle Christian’s drums, we ate great food, and watched this priceless DVD that Aunt Lisa compiled of video taken at Dean and Linda’s wedding. We LOVE that Christian and Rachel live so close now, and we can get together all the time. I saw a quote on someone’s blog that said, “A happy family is but an earlier heaven”. Although I didn’t get pictures of the birthday girl, or everyone at the party, it was a night that was relaxed and we enjoyed just being together as a family. When there is lots of love shared between family it does feel like we are enjoying a piece of heaven.

busy, busy, busy

I took this picture of Ethan probably a month ago. Everything seems so hectic right now that I can barely remember to take pictures. Ethan is just so happy all the time. (Except in this picture)  Jared and I aren’t even sure where he gets that from.  Both Mommy and Daddy are more the quiet content people….not the bubbly, smiley, happy all the time folks. Ethan wakes up smiling, smiles non-stop at our family, at the Grandmas in the grocery store, for everyone at church. In fact, if Jared is around he won’t even eat because he just wants to smile at Daddy. One night I put Ethan in bed just a bit before he was ready to be laid down. I was downstairs cleaning up and hear Ethan cooing in the hallway upstairs. I ran up the stairs to find Jared rocking him with a really crabby look on his face. “What’s wrong?” I asked.  “He won’t take a bottle and go to sleep.” Daddy gruffly stated, “He just wants to look at me and smile!”.  I just laughed. It was late. We both had end of the night things to do, and once Ethan saw that it was Daddy holding him, he just wanted to coo and smile. He just makes this world a happier place.

Ethan and Wyatt……

 

Wyatt Colter DeVilbiss and Ethan William Forman

Sweet little cousins. Ethan is 5 months, Wyatt is 4 months and they are so cute. They just laid on a blanket at Grandma and Grandpa Christensen’s house on Saturday and cooed at each other. I hope one day they’ll be close cousins. :) We had a GREAT time at my parents house celebrating Mother’s Day and I am really excited to have some of my siblings back in the area for the summer. Their is nothing better than family!

5 years……

December 28th, 2004………..Jared and I attended the temple together for the first time. We were just barely dating then. As we sat in the Celestial room by each other it felt so comfortable, and so good. As if I had know him forever. Sweet Rachel and Christian orchestrated our meeting, the date to Oakland to attend the temple and the Josh Redmond Jazz concert. I had never listened to jazz.  We ate sushi. I had never tasted sushi. We four sat at a small table, and yet it felt like us two were in our own little world. Jared looked so stylish, confident, and savvy. I was wearing not matching, ill fitting clothes (see picture above) and was so unsure of myself. At that little table, in that loud room, with little privacy Jared told me that he loved me. Scared and surprised I said nothing at all. It was so unexpected and I was so far out of my comfort zone that I didn’t just feel like a fish out of water, but like a fish out in space. Jared took my shaky hand in his and has loved me, protected me, and guided me every day from that day forward.  Tomorrow, April 23, 2010, we celebrate 5 years of marriage. It has been the most eventful, wonderful, growing times of both our lives. Jared…..a thousand, million times over… “I love you!!!”

(As one could guess…..after that night I deeply pondered my feelings. And a few days later I threw caution to the wind and expressed the same sentiments. Jared was certainly relieved when I did.)  

Easter Egg Hunt

Family Pictures

March 2010