7th Anniversary

A couple weeks ago Kevin & I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. I just so happens that it landed on the Monday night of VBS so I was at church running around like a cowgirl and Kevin was busy at the office with his treatment plans. SO...we made plans for that following Sunday & Monday. Kevin took a vacation day off on the Monday which was one of the best presents ever!  This year we decided to do everything we love....it was a total compromise on our anniversary celebration.  First, we went to church, where Kevin taught Sunday School. He was the substitute for our teacher & friend, Jeremy.  He did great.  Then we met my mom for breakfast and to drop Z off with her for the day & night. Thanks MOM!  Next we went to Branson.  We planned all of our events around things we love.
 Hil loves shopping....so we shopped.
Kev & Hil both love a yummy meal...so we had a 5-star dinner.
 Kev & Hil love a peaceful, evening in a hotel so we stayed on the Branson Landing in a room with a view.  While at the hotel we enjoyed the pool, hot tub, and a movie.  It was great!  Our theme was continued the next day. 
Hil & Kev love food so we enjoyed the breakfast buffet.
 Kev loves fishing....so we rented a fishing boat and went fishing. 
Hil loves to relax & read magazines...so she did just that! 
We had the best two days and enjoyed every second with each other. Again thanks to my parents for entertaining Z. He did not want to come home.  While we were gone he went to the movies with Grams, swam at Aunt Stephs, had dinner at Aunt Rachel & Uncle Matts, played at Grams & Pops, etc. He loved it!  Here are some of our pictures from our 7th anniversary date!

View from Candlestick Inn.....Amazing! 

Kevin & I shared the signature ceasar salad

Flash-fried bacon wrapped shimp.  OMG! This was amazing!

Hils Meal: Filet with the best bernaise sauce, broccolini and potatoes

Kevin's meal: Rack of Elk with broccolini & potatoes

My love! He's the best...even tough he does not like getting a close up picture taken he does not complain one bit because he loves me & because he knows I will take it anyway! HA!

Dessert:  Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookie with Peanut Butter & Chocolate Ice Cream:  YUMMY!

Candlestick Coffee with a homemade cinnamon marshmallow. Loved it!

On the back porch....it looks like Kevin is hiding a suprise behind his back. Don't get your hopes up it wasn't something exciting...it was his sunglasses. 

This is one of my favorite pics.  Basically Kevin was saying..."hand the camera over...it's your turn to get your picture taken".

My turn...enjoying the back deck & view.

This was the view from our hotel room.  Amazing. The water & fire show took place ALL NIGHT.  It was great!

Monday: Boat/Fishin' day.  Just a personal note to myself...check boat out before pulling out of dock. This boat had broken chairs, no anchor, & no ladder on the back. Talk about disappointed. 

Swimming in the lake while Kevin was fishing

The Perfect Day

After I finished all my magazines I became the fish finder reader. I would get so excited when a fish swam on the screen.  I think Kevin is thankful that he does not fish with me on a regular basis :)

Note to self:  Buy my own life jacket.  This was what was on the boat so this is what I wore.  Not very fashionable.

The best part of our two day celebration was spending it with the man of my dreams.  I can't believe it's been seven years.  We have had the best time. I thank God daily for our marriage and pray for many, many more years together.  My cup runneth over!

Our 6th Anniversary!

This past weekend Kevin and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary. Gosh in some ways it seemed like it was just yesterday and then in other ways it seems like a lot longer. I mean this in a good way. We have had the best times! To celebrate we took a mini-overnight vacation to Kansas City. My parents kept Z which was the best anniversary present ever. Our goal for our trip was to pack as many favorite things into this trip. So I made reservations at the Melting Pot and Lidia's Italian Kitchen. We also went back to UMKC School of Dentistry, the campus bookstore, and the Country Club Plaza. Upon arriving at the hotel our room was not ready and they gave our "plaza-view" room to someone else. Not really a big deal being that I used to live on the plaza. However they felt bad so they upgraded us to a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 patio suite. It was an added bonus. Another bonus was that we got to meet one of my best friends, Julie and her fiance Jeff at the plaza after dinner. We had a great night catching up and eating dessert at the Cheese Cake Factory. Basically we just saw old sights and ate. It was a fun, relaxing weekend. Meanwhile Z was with my parents having the time of his life. In fact when we got home, my parents dropped him off and he cried that he did not want to stay at home.

Kevin at the Melting Pot

Me having fun with the fondue

Couple shot!

Room Service at the Intercontiental...can you say yummy!

Out on one of our patios
Kevin on the patio

Our 5 Year anniversary!

Today is our five year anniversary. If I knew how to use our fancy scanner I would post a picture of our wedding day 5 years ago. But I don't so I will post a recent picture of Kevin and I. It's hard to believe that five years has come and gone. We have done a lot of things these past five years and made a ton of good memories. This weekend we went to the lake with our good friends, John & Misty. That is another blog entry but I wanted to make a quick post to Kevin before we started our rental movie and popcorn. Kev, you are such an amazing husband, best friend, father and companion. You always know the right thing to say and the way to handle any situation. No matter what you always put your faith in God first. I love that about you. I am so glad I get to wake up beside you each day. I love you, HIL