OUR BABY BOY

On Tuesday night I went down to Bountiful and picked up this beautiful baby boy! He was born May 16 so he was about 8 weeks old when we got him... His name is Mo. Actually it's Mordecai, but I like Mo betta! :D

He's such a smart little puppy! We are working right now on getting him to sit (which I think we almost have) and we are starting to teach him to "shed hunt". Matthew has already been working with him (and by working I mean playing fetch) with his his antlers! He's so smart! And so funny!

Sorry this is sideways, but I thought maybe some of you would enjoy it anyway!

Don't tell Matthew, but I think I'm his favorite! :D

MY BABY SISTER!

1st Place in State!

Congratulations Boo!

I am so proud of you and I love you so much!

OUR NEW "FRIEND"...

Isn't he cute!? You would think so...

Until he climbs up in the engine of your truck and starts nesting in the insulation between the engine and the cab of the truck...and you spend two days trying to get him out without hurting him. However, when he doesn't come peacefully, you have to bring in the big guns.

Two of the young men in Matthew's quarom came over and helped us get him out. Unfortunately, the little guy didn't make it out alive.

Here's the picture of the boys and their trophy yellow-bellied marmot!

I'M SO SPOILED!

My husband--who loves me SO much--sold these: (what I would consider to be his pride & joy)

So that I could have this: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY HONEY!

Matthew took me back to where we spent our first night as Mr. & Mrs. Sorenson, and he arranged for us to have a one hour full body massage!! It was AMAZING! He is AMAZING! Plus, he got me my beautiful anniversary band!

Isn't he wonderful!?

WARNING:
(sappy message)

This past year has been such an amazing year and I feel so blessed to share my life with Matthew. He has been such an amazing husband--even though I put him through the ringer--I'm pretty crazy. No joke. I have been such an emotional roller coaster! (I guess I always have been, but I'm just now realizing how bad I am!) and he has been a rock! He puts up with SO much from me!

I am so happy that we are sealed for time and all eternity! I am so glad I get to spend the rest of eternity with him!

I love you Matthew! Always & Forever!
Love,

Me

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATTHEW!

I hope you have a wonderful day today, honey! I hope you know how much I love you!
Happy Birthday!

Love, Me

SWEET HUSBAND

This is just a really quick blog. I thought this was a funny conversation Matthew and I had today. This is how the dialogue went:

Alli: "I'm sorry that I'm so grumpy, and onery and annoying all the time."

Matthew: "You're not annoying."

Isn't he a sweetheart!?

In his defence, I am really grumpy a lot and he is really really great to put up with me! I probably make his life really hard sometimes! He really is a sweetheart!

HAPPY HALF BIRTHDAY MATTHEW!!

November 2009:

Once upon a time Matthew went swan hunting for the first time, and had a blast! He came home with the BEAUTIFUL swan, and put it in a pillowcase and garbage bags and in his grandma's freezer. I wanted to have it stuffed and make it a birthday present. His birthday is in May so he knew it was going to be a late birthday present. He just didn't realize how late.

One day, under false pretenses (he thought I had colorgaurd practice) I drove up to his grandma's house to get the swan out of said freezer. The man that was doing the taxadermy was supposed to be available for me to drop the swan off at his work. However, I couldn't get in touch with him, so I was on a desperate search of dry ice throughout all of Cache Valley. Do you think I would have any such luck of finding dry ice?

No.

I had to SNEAK (Matthew was in our bedroom when I finally got home with the swan) a big white cooler full of swan and the little dry ice I did manage to scrounge up into our basement. I had succeeded!

I got in touch with the man who was working on the swan and dropped it off and all was well. (This would be much more exciting for you if you knew how hard Matthew is to surprise)

All was well? So I thought. We all went up to his grandparent's home and as we were cleaning up and putting chairs away, Matthew went downstairs and for some unkown, insane reason, decided to check on his swan in the freezer. Why he felt he had to do this, I have no idea. The swan was wrapped up like a mummy! He couldn't have seen it anyway...but he just had to look.

I was busted.

Thankfully Jeff had the swan for about 4 months and I didn't tell Matthew when I had been talking to him, so I thought he had no idea that his swan was done and I could pick it up anytime.

Or again, so I thought. I got Jeff's (the taxadermist) information from a friend of ours, who was also keeping tabs on the swan. Matthew heard our friend talking about how good his swan looked.

Again, I was busted.

Granted, Matthew wasn't sure when I'd bring it home, but it was like he had a little spy the whole time this opperation was taking place.

Maybe one day I will be able to surprise him with something, but I think it will be a lifelong battle.

After much annoyance, and attempted secrecy, and about one year later, Matthew came home from work on Tuesday to a big ol' swan laying in the automan with a green birthday bow wrapped around it's neck!

November 2010:

It's a good thing he LOVES it!!

The End.

I love you Matthew, and I hope you had a great birthday in May,

as well as an awesome half birthday!