11 years and counting...It sounds lame, but it is so hard to believe that Shawn and I have been married for 11 years! I think one of my favorite things about Shawn is that he makes me laugh every day. I think he is so funny! Shawn and I were reminiscing about when we first started dating and how we'd always go to Chili's in Salt Lake. We'd go there time after time after time. Finally, one time I asked Shawn if he wanted me to pay for our meal. Don't ask me why, but I thought he'd insist on paying. Instead he very quickly replies, "Sure," and hands me the bill!! I was so mad!! His excuse for it is that I was a "women's libber" going to the U and he didn't want to offend me and my rights. Anyway, we still tease about that night! So on our actual anniversary we took the kids to Chili's to celebrate.

Happy Anniversary Card from Chance

Then that weekend we went to the spa for massages and ate dinner at the Roof restaurant in the Joseph Smith building. Really, that place NEVER gets old. I don't know if it's because we hype it up and only go once a year, but we are NEVER disappointed! The food is SOOOOOO good! It was a wonderful anniversary!

View from the restaurant. There was a lightning storm going on while we were eating - very cool to watch!

4th and 24th of July!
(Yes, I realize it's September.)

We had our traditional 4th of July visit to the cabin and attended the traditional, little Star Valley carnival. It was held on Saturday the 3rd this year because the 4th fell on Sunday. There was an older lady at the carnival who was dressed as pirate supervising a treasure hunt. She scared Hannah a little bit because she snapped at Hannah for accidentally jumping into the treasure hunt when it wasn't her turn. But, like magic, cotton candy helped ease the pain!

Later on the 3rd, we set off fireworks at the nearby church. It was fun, but then we watched the longest fireworks show I've ever seen! I think instead of a grand finale they dragged out the entire show to last almost an hour. I'd be fine with watching a grand finale and then going home, so long fireworks shows are not my thing!

We had to make a traditional trip to Bubbas to get chicken wings for Chance and Shawn. We drove an hour up to Jackson and pulled into Bubbas, only to see a "For Sale" sign on the front of the building! Chance was DEVASTATED. He yells "WE DROVE ALL OF THE WAY UP HERE FOR NOTHING!!!!!" Shawn and I were trying not to laugh because it was sort of funny - we couldn't believe Bubba's wasn't there! We had been going there for years! We knew how excited Chance was for wings so we contained ourselves. Shawn asked an employee of the business next door what happened to Bubbas, and he pointed across the street. Phew. There was Bubbas in a brand new building! Chicken wing cravings were cured.

On our last day (Monday) we went golfing - I rode around in the cart while everyone golfed. It was pretty fun! I enjoyed just riding around watching everyone play, it was relaxing. Rags came with us to the cabin and was obsessed with Annie the entire time. Poor Annie didn't have a moment to herself. Rags was clinging to her leg "hugging" her the entire trip! It was quite a sight.

For the 24th of July we went to the Ogden Raptors baseball game. For some reason I have no pictures of this, but it was a lot of fun! First we met for dinner at Shawn's parents' house, which is always delicious but for some reason it is especially yummy in the summer. They do not disappoint by having fresh veggies from the garden! My favorite! Then we went to the game with Shawn's parents, Sarah and her cute friend, and Mark & Brooke's family. The game was entertaining (the home team wins! yay!) and the fireworks show afterward was PERFECT! Short, sweet, and spectatular. Chance was thrilled because after the game he was able to get autographs from the players on a baseball he brought. VERY cool to a seven-year-old. Did I mention the snowcones? I have been obsessed with snowcones lately. Mmmm, Tigers Blood. I think a Raptors baseball game might have to become our 24th of July tradition.

BABY

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You can tell this is my third baby because I still haven't posted to the world if it is a girl or a boy. Not that we love this baby any less, I guess I've just been preoccupied with trying to stay on top of the other two kids and everything else. So....drumroll please....it's a BOY! We are super excited! The entire fam came to the ultrasound so we could find out together. After the nurse told us it was a boy, Hannah just kept asking Shawn, "So...what is it again?" Shawn would say, "It's a boy!" About two minutes later Hannah would repeat, "So...what is it again?" And Shawn would repeat, "It's a boy!" This back-and-forth conversation took place about five more times until we finally realized that Hannah knew what the baby was, the reality of it was not sinking in! The doctor asked Chance how he felt about the baby being a boy. Chance replied in his most adult, conversational voice, "Well, it's a win-win situation for me because if it was a girl, I got my own room back. And now that it's a boy, I have someone to play sports with." The doctor thought that was a great answer. I have to admit, I was pretty impressed with it myself. Needless to say, we are all so happy the baby is a boy. Shawn told me that our family needed one more boy, and I guess he was right!

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After the ultrasound I took Hannah over to Old Navy and we picked out a baby boy outfit. She thought that was pretty cool. Ever since, she has been excited about the baby boy that is coming. She is always hugging and kissing my belly, and has named the baby Cody. Hannah always says, "I love this little guy!" and hugs me. A couple times ago after she hugged me, she asked, "Mom, does the baby grow back here too?" and patted my back. Hmm. Yes, I guess the baby does grow back there too. Ugh. This baby named Cody is a wild one, he moves and wiggles like CRAZY in my belly. I don't remember the other ones moving this much. I already have a feeling he's going to be a handful... The doctor commented, "You have an active one in there!" I was like, "tell me about it." I guess I'd rather have him be active than wonder if he was okay in there all of the time.