So here is how we celebrated our Nineth Anniversary...

We have had been asked by numerous people what we did to celebrate, so here you go...

We had an extremely busy week... 

Mon.

Stuffed goody bags for our kids fun run and other prep, with Brynne and Jon, at our house

Tues.

Tyler had Elders Quorum visits with his presidency. 

Tyler let me buy a road bike for my gift from him... He is so supportive and generous to me. I am so pumped to have it and actually ride outside instead of just in spin classes. THANK YOU, LOVE! ( We fit the same size bike so he can ride it, too, if I let him. Ha!)

Weds. (The actual day of our anniversary)

I was in charge of mutual, as I am the ward camp director this year, and in the presidency

Thurs.

More Running Into FUN kids run stuff...paperwork. I was a guest speaker for Dalton Ward's Enrichment Night at the Hayden Stake Center.

Fri.

Volunteer meeting for the Kids Fun Run the next day

Sat.

6:30 Am at the park for the prep for the Fun Run.

8:30-Noon Running Into FUN! kids run event!

4:00 Kiah's Baptism with 60+ friends and family over after, for dinner at our house.

Sun.

1:30 Tyler Elders Quorum meeting

4:00 High School Graduation Party for a friend

4:30 Great-Grandpa Lee's 84th Birthday! Party at the Lee's house!

So, we decided to not celebrate it that week and do something when school was out.

Yeah right! :-)

So, I spent ALL DAY building the rock steps and filling in the rest of the boulders on our retaining wall so he would not have to do it. It was something he has been putting off and dreading doing, and I knew it would be a great surprise for him.

It was so much harder than I thought it would be!!!! But, it turned out great!

Then Tyler surprised me with beautiful red roses when he got home from work, and I was off to mutual... 

He had no idea that afterwards my sister, Brynne and her family went to our house after and when I got home I snagged him and we went on a little outing. Thanks to the Ericksons for allowing us a little time to actually breath and contemplate our anniversary. 

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

We got a sandwich to split and Italian Sodas from Dockside - to go.

We walked the Boardwalk, and sat, and ate, and talked at the tables on the water.

It was simple, beautiful, and an emotional reflection on the blessings of the last nine years of our lives together. We have grown and learned so many valuable things.

We are so full of gratitude for all we have been blessed with, and Tyler said it right:

"If this is what it will be like for eternity, we are so lucky." 

It is not easy, but it is not hard either. 

Bring on the Ten Year Reunion : 2010! 

With my best friend, my love...