4 years

TODAY MARKS BLAKE AND MY 4 YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. SOME DAYS IT FEELS LIKE WE JUST MET AND OTHER DAYS I SWEAR WE ARE AN OLD MARRIED COUPLE. WHAT EVER THE CASE I AM GRATEFUL TO BE MARRIED TO THIS MAN.

IT HAS BEEN A ROUGH YEAR AND ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY I CAN TURN TO BLAKE AND FEEL THE SAME LOVE I HAD WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER. (biggest run on sentence ever) BLAKE IS A GREAT PERSON AND THROUGH THE GOOD AND BAD I WILL ALWAYS LOVE HIM. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE ARE A STRONG COUPLE AND CAN FACE ANY TRIALS THAT COME OUR WAY. SO BLAKE..... FOR THE WORLD TO HEAR!... I LOVE YOU AND CANT WAIT FOR ETERNITY. XOXO

when we were young and CRAZY in love! 2005

On our honey-moon 2006

-LOVE-

Battle Lake, MN

MY FAMILY HAS A CABIN IN MINNESOTA. ITS BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR 3 GENERATIONS. WE ARE SO LUCKY AND SPOILED!!!!! THE HOUSE IS ON A LAKE WITH GREAT SAND AND WARM WATER. MOST OF MY FAVORITE MEMORIES ARE HERE. IT IS A VERY MAGICAL PLACE AND I AM SO GLAD WE ALL GOT TO GO. AS A CHILD I WENT ALMOST EVERY SUMMER.WELL SINCE ADULTHOOD KICKED IN WE HAVE BEEN TO BROKE TO GO SO THIS WAS BLAKES FIRST TRIP UP. WE HAD 10 FULL DAYS OF RELAXATION AND A BOAT LOAD OF FUN!!!!! OR LIKE TALIA CALLED IT "BOAP" INSTEAD OF BOAT.

CRUISING THE LAKE ON THE "RIFF RAFT" OUR PARTY BOAT

VIEW OF THE HOUSE FROM THE BOAT

THE FIRST DAY TALIA FACE PLANTED IT INTO THE WATER. SHE WAS THEN TERRIFIED TO GET IN THE WATER (FINE BY ME) AFTER OUR TRIP TO OCEAN SIDE IN MARCH SHE MADE ME NERVOUS ABOUT HOW BRAVE SHE WAS WITH WATER. BUT THIS TRIP SHE HAD NO PROBLEM JUST HANGIN ON THE BEACH.

MOM AND WARREN

UNCLE SAM JAMMIN.... HE IS ONE OF THE MAIN ATTRACTION IN BATTLE.

ONE TRADITION IN BATTLE IS THE BIG TURTLE RACE!!!! HERE TALIA IS CHOOSING HER OLYMPIC SPRINTER

FOR THE RACE THERE ARE TWO CIRCLES THE GOAL IS TO GET YOUR TURTLE TO CROSS THE SECOND CIRCLE FIRST... TALIAS TURTLE WAS FAST BUT LACKED SENSE OF DIRECTION. INSTEAD OF GOING TOWARDS THE SECOND CIRCLE HE WALKED AROUND THE FIRST CIRCLE. COME ON BUDDY!!!

THE GIRLS

JESS ME AND MOM

TALIA HAD A FREAKING FABULOUS TIME!!! SHE WAS HAPPY AS PIE AND NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO GET BORED. CANT WAIT FOR HER TO BUILD MEMORIES LIKE I HAVE.

colorado

FOR THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND WE WENT WITH BLAKE'S FAMILY TO COLORADO. IT WAS A FREAKING LOOOOOOONG DRIVE, BUT IT WAS WORTH IT! WE STAYED IN A CABIN IN TAYLOR PARK. THE DRIVE WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DRIVE I HAVE EVER TAKEN. COLORADO IS DEFINITELY ON MY LIST OF "PLACES TO LIVE" WE DID SOME FISHING, QUAD RIDING, HIKING, RIVER-RAFTING, AND VEGGING OUT. IT WAS A GREAT MUCH NEEDED VACATION.

TAYLOR PARK

BEN AND THE GIRLS

THAT IS KRISTA HIDING BEHIND THE HELMET

I LIKE TO SAY "I FISH" BUT THE TRUTH IS... BLAKE DOES ALL THE WORK I JUST PICK THE SPOT AND PULL THEM OUT OF THE WATER. ITS GREAT FOR ME!

BREAKFAST

THE HIKE TO THE MINE TRAIN TUNNEL

TALIA AND HER NAUNI