Where has the time gone??

Goodness! Almost a year. Bad, Sarah. BAD! ;)

It's been a year, so...Quick recap?
~I quit my job to start Doing Cakes from home. Check me out HERE!
~My older sister and her family came to visit us for their spring break and we got to go see the Grand Canyon.
~A couple of our best friends had their first baby - whom I instantly fell in love with! He's so sweet!
~Jeremy threw me a Luau with most of our closest friends for my 289th Birthday
~My family celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the ranch I grew up on being in our family.
~Right after we got back from the Ranch Party we started the process of becoming Foster Parents.
~Jeremy turned 33! Holy cow...
~We finished our foster care training classes (this was a huge accomplishment - 3 hours every Monday for 10 weeks.)!
~My little sister, and two close friends announced that they were expecting!
~We hosted our first Thanksgiving in our home!
~My MIL and BFF threw me a "Foster Sprinkle" to help us get ready for the kids we will soon have placed in our home.
~We spent Christmas with my family for the first time as a married couple!
~My Brothers, Sisters and Parents got together to do family photos...for the first time in 27 years!! I love them so much!!

All of us... I can't say how much I love this photo!!

This is the sister who is expecting this year!

Mom and Dad:

 

The Grand Canyon:

I sure love this guy!!

My Birthday Luau:

My Mermaid Friends!

Tressa now has another BEAUTIFUL baby boy!!

Jeremy's Birthday Cake:

My Nieces and Nephews rode up to the top of the mountain with Jeremy and I:

Things have certainly changed in the last 100 years!

Some Cowboy Poetry: 

2012 was a wonderful year, but 2013 is going to change our home and family forever! 

I can't wait to tell you all about it!!!

Happy Birthday DAD!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!! Dad, I wish you were here to sing to and to hug and kiss on the cheek and wish a happy birthday to... I wish I could laugh with you, and hear your stories. I wish you were here to laugh with and watch the game with and learn from. I wish I had been able to meet you, and have memories of you. I wish I had gotten to see you in the Temple when I married your son.

But I am so glad that I have a part of you with me always. I am so grateful for friends and family who are willing to share with me the stories I wasn't able to be a part of. Sometimes it surprises me how much Jeremy looks like you, and I love it when people who knew and loved you tell him that. I love knowing that because of the man you were my children will be blessed.

I love knowing how much Jeremy loves you.

I miss you Dad. I love you. Thank you.

Happy Birthday