First

We bought our first baby thing:

Oh, what?  That doesn't look like a baby item?  Well, it is.  It's a leather Kenneth Cole Reaction messenger bag.  We're going to use it as a diaper bag.  Because a regular looking type diaper bag doesn't really fit our vibe.

Leap Day Traditions

So T and I have decided to make celebrating Leap Day a big deal.  We're always going to wear blue and yellow and tell the story of Leap Dave Williams and trade tears for candy.  We're also never going to make our kids go to school on Leap Day.  True Story.  We're going to do something awesome instead because real life is for March.

*Inspired by "Modern Family" and "30 Rock"

Valent9's Day

Happy Valentine's Day.  We love our life and each other and you!

This is the picture we were going to use for our V-day postcard this year, but as you probably know because you didn't get one, we didn't get around to printing them out this year.  But I had to show you the picture because it took an insane amount of time to get to this simple photo (we started with almost a completely different concept and a ridiculously difficult camera angle).  Next year we'll be more on top of it.  Maybe.

Confessions

I want to see Disney on Ice, even though I am an adult.

I ate popsicles for dinner.

I still hope I will grow taller.

I've never seen The Goonies. And I never plan to.

32

People, we are rapidly approaching the three year mark.  Strange!  It feels like we have been married forever (in a good way) and only a few months at the same time (also in a good way)!  Of course the proper way to celebrate 32 months is with ...more photos of us!  These are still from the set taken at the Los Angeles Temple by T's friend.

This one was a strong contender for our wedding announcement.

I'm freaked out because I just realized what I am getting into while T is smiling because he already knew what I was getting into. (I'm JOKING!)

Of course more to come next month.  I guess you might think that we are quite vain with all the photos I post of us.  We're not.  I just post these photos because they remind me of how much I love T.  And that is definitely the thing I think about most everyday.  And I think that that love deserves a bit of a celebration.  Thus, the photos.

J's visit

T's brother J came to visit us for a bit two days after Christmas.  Here's a bunch (and I mean a BUNCH) of photos of a bunch of things we did.  Well, he did stuff without us, too, but obviously we don't have any pictures of those things!

Udvar Hazy Air and Space Museum

Marine / Iwo Jima Monument

Jefferson Monument

At Arlington National Cemetery (If you know what to look for in this photo you can see the Lincoln, Jefferson, and Washington Monuments and the Capitol)

J with Lincoln at Gettysburg

National Cemetery at Gettysburg

Virginia's Monument at Gettysburg

With Lee at Virginia's Monument and Buford at Little Round Top

Little Round Top

Part of the WWII Memorial (J is under the Philippines column)

Washington Monument

Me and T at our favorite monument (D.C. WWI)

The Lincoln Monument - Don't be alarmed.  That is not a fire.  It is merely clouds.

See.  Just clouds.

The National Cathedral

The National Zoo

With a panda!  With a tiger!  That tiger was pacing back and forth and SO ready to eat some child if they fell in.

The USS Barry Destroyer

The National Archives (where you can see the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights).  Yes, it warmed up that day.

About five hours before we had to wake up to get J to his flight.

I think it was a pretty fabulous trip.

5:30 p.m. in D.C.

I took this iPhone picture on my way to the Kennedy Center with T's brother.  Gorgeous.  Just Gorgeous.

This one isn't sunset (obviously) and was taken the next day about the same time, just facing south instead of west.  It gets dark fast, yo!  Anyway, the contrast of the blues that night was amazing.  It was a lot more impressive in person.  This iPhone photo through the car window really doesn't do it justice.

Those are STARS you can see!  We never saw stars in SoCal.

How can people not believe in God when they see things like this?