Ode to an Amazing Husband

I'm not much a of a writer as I am a picture taker:) So my blog is mostly made up of photos of Alivia. Mike isn't on here too much, and it is long overdue.

His laid back personality is so refreshing to be around. He lets things roll off instead of getting upset. All the grand kids on both side of our family are always surrounding him because he is the "fun" uncle. The one they want to play with and be around. Our daughter has this side of his personality, as you can see from the "wet willy" she was giving him at 2 years old.
 


He was involved in every sport in college and loves to continue to play any chance he gets. I love that even though he loves to do that, we come first to him. If we need him home, he doesn't hesitate.

He plays with our daughter from the time he gets home until her bedtime. Usually he is told what they will be playing:) So he has been Robin Hood, dragons, Princes, a horse (every night to take her to her bed), and anything else that is imagined up at the moment. His patience is beyond amazing.
 
 

 Michael is a great example of living the gospel, and I know this brings such a sweet spirit in our home. He is serving in a Bishopric right now and spends many long hours devoted to the ward, but this doesn't stop him from giving us love and attention when he gets home ( and even foot rubs to me).
He is a chiropractor and there is always someone who needs help with their back pain. He never turns an opportunity down to help a neighbor, stranger, at every family gathering he is often doing adjustments for an hour constantly and never complains.
He is supportive of my businesses and will help me at a photo shoot to help get the best smiles from kids, or stay up late into the night helping me with jewelry even if he has to get up early.
 

 He is a hard worker, and is a blessing as a husband to me. How did I get so lucky? I don't think there has been a day go by that he hasn't said how beautiful he thinks I am. Even with mascara smeared across my face he makes me feel like the prettiest girl in the world when I am around him.
We love you Michael! 
 

First Day of School!

Ready to go!

Posing with the cougar!

See the picture of RIO on the door? Yeah that's the Portugese class which is the WRONG class. Mom of the year award to me on the first day of school...she is not in Portugese.

Here is the right class:)

Sparkler Fun

We played around with the sparklers on the 4th of July and had a lot of fun! More to post soon:) 

"VANDYKE"

"M+E"

Milk 'Stache

I had to take a photo of this post breakfast milk moustache. Love it.

Kindergarten Routine

This is the view I get each time I dropped her off for Kindergarten

Which turns into this=heart melt

 

Then this:

I snuck back to the school for lunch time because it was "move up" day and the students got to see what it was like to buy school lunch for the first time. They had 6th grade special buddies help them through and Liv lucked out with such a darling boy. They didn't stop laughing. So cute.

Paying for school lunch:

Taking a little too much:)

Learning how to open milk:

Mmmm so good!

Jewelry Making Gals

I was working quite a while on a jewelry order, when Miss Liv decided to join me with the jewelry kit she got for Christmas and started making her own jewelry next to me.

Love

Love this with Miss A snuggling her stuffed animal, with the chef hat on, and the little stamp on her hand.