Five Years Worth

Today is our five year anniversary. Five years. The seems like a long time, but not very long at all. When we first got  married I never thought we'd get to the point where we could say we'd been married five years. (Not because I didn't think we'd last five years, I knew we would, it just seemed like so far out there in the future.) But here we are. It's been one wild ride. If things had gone according to the original plan, we'd just be starting to have kids. (We can all see how well we followed the plan!) And we'd be the owners of our own home, and we'd be spending our anniversary in Hawaii. What can I say, you dream big when you first get married. And even though our plans have gone in quite a different direction than we originally thought, I wouldn't change them. We can still have some of those other dreams (now we just have a more realistic time frame for them.), but I'm so happy with where we are right now. Life isn't perfect, but there are moments when I feel like it's pretty close. I want to share some of those moments from the past five years. Buckle up for picture overload.

 The first picture ever taken of Aaron and I together. We weren't dating yet, we were in awkward stage.

The picture we sent home to Aaron's parents to show them who he was dating. (Talk about a first impression, sheesh.)

I took Aaron on a surprise date to the Mayan

Multnoma Falls in the Gorge. This was during the trip I went to WA to meet Aaron's family.

Same trip. These are Aaron's K'nex and our St Louis Arch.

We hiked Squaw Peak in Provo one night in the snow, this is at Denny's afterward.

We were engaged February 10th 2006

Married May 6th 2006 in the Bountiful, UT temple

Honeymoon to Houston, TX. This is our sand castle at Galveston Beach.

Still on our honeymoon. This is us at the Astros baseball game.

BYU Homecoming, 2006

Aaron's birthday dinner at Brick Oven in Provo, 2006

We moved to Phoenix in May 2007. This is the pool at our apartment complex.

Fourth of July 2007 in Phoenix. That's Lincoln in my belly.

Lincoln Aaron Swan was born August 10th, 2007, in Phoenix. We become a family of three!

Lincoln's blessing, in Hooper, UT the first week in September 2007

We moved to Richardson, TX in January 2008

The Dallas Zoo

Our 3rd anniversary May 2008

Swan Family reunion, WA  June 2008

Making wood blocks for Lincoln for Christmas 2008.

Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert December 2008

Baby Moon to the Oregon Coast, January 2009

Ivan Erastus Swan is born March 18th 2009, making us a family of four!

Ivan's blessing in Provo, UT the first week of May 2009

Four-wheeling in Spencer, ID May 2009

Swan Family June 2009

Aaron graduates with his bachelors in Electrical Engineering from BYU, August 2009

Halloween October 2009

BYU Homecoming, October 2009

Thanksgiving 2009 with Stacey's family in Phoenix, AZ

Christmas 2009

Ryan and Melissa's wedding April 2010

Horning's Hideout, WA June 2010

Passing the time until Adelia would come, July 2010

Adelia Mae Swan is born August 3rd 2010, making us a family of five!

Adelia's blessing in Provo, UT the first week in September 2010

Bridal Veil Falls, Provo Canyon 2010

Squaw Peak, Provo UT 2010

Pumpkin patch, Santaquin, UT 2010

Christmas 2010 in WA. This is at Lisa's house.

Thanksgiving Point Museum of Ancient Life, February 2010

It's been one heck of a five year stretch. I have so many wonderful memories. Thanks for sharing them with me Aaron, they wouldn't have been nearly as meaningful or enjoyable without you. Here's to five more wonderful years! (If you thought this post was long, just think how long the 10 year one will be!)