The Big 12

Twelve years ago today, we started a new chapter in our lives ... it was our wedding day! That day was filled with such joy, excitement for what the future would hold, and countless blessings. Now twelve years later, we experience a similar set of emotions each and every day as we continue our journey together as husband and wife and enjoy so many precious moments together as a family of 5.

Rather than dining out, we decided to make a fancy dinner at home and dine on our patio ... and yes, we even dressed up for the occasion ... and had a waiter! On the menu -- steaks on the grill with sauteed mushrooms, green chile & cheddar mashed potatoes, and roasted asparagus.

Cheers to the Big 12!

Each year for our anniversary, our tradition

is to share chocolate covered strawberries.

Oh, and this year, we kicked it up a notch

with a German Chocolate Brownie, too!

This is our waiter. His name was Luke.

He was very professional. When he brought

the check, it said, "This food costs $5."

A reasonably priced meal and great service!

If you were wondering about the other 2 boys during our dinner-date-at-home, Reid decided he'd tag along on our date. So he sat across the patio table from us, wearing his pajamas and eating a bagel while discussing topics like Spiderman and Legos and global warming. Well, maybe not all of those things. And Mr. Grant was napping during dinner.