Anniversaries are funny things

As Jared & I celebrate our fourth anniversary today, I couldn't help but think about our last three anniversaries. Our first we spent at the Anniversary Inn, followed by a week in Las Vegas. Our second, a romantic dinner at the Mona Lisa fondue restaurant. Mya was a month old last year, and not on a bottle, so we ducked out for a few hours for dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings. This year...lunch at the Cheesecake Factory, frozen yogurt with Mya after work, and then home for the Vikings/Saints football game. The funny thing is that each year I have enjoyed myself. I feel like breaking out song, singing the lyrics of a country song "...this is right where I'm supposed to be." I love my husband! I love my life! God is good!

Minnesota Vacation

The last week of July, Mya & I packed up in the car and drove back to Minnesota with my parents. I felt it was important for her to meet her great-grandparents, and them meet her. Plus, it was Mya's 1st birthday and my grandpa Vos' 85th birthday the week we were there, so it was really fun for them to celebrate together. We drove 26 hours...straight through. We pulled out of Bliss at 8 pm on Thursday and made it to Jackson, MN at 10pm on Friday. It wasn't too bad with three drivers and Mya did great! I was so proud over her. Grandpa didn't know we were coming, until Saturday when we showed up at his door with birthday hats on and a cupcake in hand. Mya is his first great-granddaughter. They had a lot of fun playing together. He had recently refinished a little red wagon so they spent a good portion of the afternoon weaving through the living room furniture.

Saturday evening, the rest of the family surprised grandpa for a co-birthday party. Doris had ordered a birthday cake for Mya and boy oh boy was she in heaven when we let her dive into it!

Four Genterations of Vos'

Four generations of Shearers

My grandma Shearer lives in Jackson, MN so we got to spend some time with her as well. Her friend Roy volunteers at Fort Belmont (an old restored army fort) and we got a private tour of the grounds. It wasn't very exciting for Mya, but I remember visiting the fort as a child when we would go visit grandma and grandpa, so I enjoyed the nastalgia of it all.

Of course we had to have another birthday party for her with great-grandma! This time she knew exactly what was going on so I had to hold her off while we finished singing happy birthday.