Husband Tag!

1.Where did you two meet?Copper Hills High School... we were in 10th grade English together.
2. How long did you date before you got married? About 5 years (if you include the 2 he was on his mission.)
3.How long have you been married? 5 years, 4 months, and 22 days!
4.What does he do to surprise you? He's always up to something... either little get-aways, love notes for me to read when I wake up, or teasing me by calling and saying he'll be home extra late, and then walking in the house right then.
5.Favorite feature about him? He has such straight, white teeth! I guess 4 years of braces will do that for ya.
6.Favorite quality about him? He's such a hard worker... always trying to make more money for us! He's also really loyal. I know I can trust him 100%
7.Does he have a nick name for you? Babe, Linz, Sweetie, I can't remember the last time he called me Lindsey.
8. What is his favorite color? Cougar Blue
9.What is his favorite food? He likes a good steak with potatoes, or mexican food.
10.What is his favorite sport? He likes watching football, and likes playing golf and basketball.
11.Who said i love you first? I don't really remember. We used to say it joking all the time when we were first hanging out, so it sorta just happened I think.
12.When and where was your first kiss? At my house, outside my garage, after a high school basketball game in February of 1998.
13.Favorite thing to do as a couple? We like watching our favorite tv shows together at night, we like going on trips (with and without kids), we like going out to eat, and going to BYU football games together. We love hanging out with our kids too, but there's something about just being the two of us that's so much fun. We're always laughing.
14.Whats a hidden talent that he has? He's a good cook when he tries. I love it when he makes me food.
15.Where was your first date? We went to Chili's after a basketball game. I didn't order anything because I didn't want to look like a pig, (how lame is that?) so he got me a shake and I didn't even touch it. The poor little 16 year old had to pay for it, and I didn't even touch it. I was such a brat! I guess I thought that he would think I was fat or something if I ate it. I think our first "real" date was going to the 1998 New Year's dance at Copper Hills.
16.How did he propose? When I was coaching cheer at Bingham, we had our Varsity Ball at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. We were all dressed up, and he wanted to walk around Temple Square before heading over to the banquet. He asked some Sister Missionaries if they would take our picture in front of the Temple... he said he wanted us to pose for the picture and pretend that he was proposing. I thought it was lame, but then when he got on his knee, he pulled the ring out, and the Sister Missionaries took the picture. I was smiling so big! And my response to when he said "Will you marry me?" was "Shut up!" I was really surprised because he told me that he didn't have any money for a ring for a long time since he had only been home from his mission for 6 weeks! It's fun to look at that picture and remember how surprised and excited I was.
17.What do you most admire most about him? His heart. He is such a good husband and daddy. He's always telling us how much he loves us and showing us too. I honestly feel so lucky to have him for my husband. I love him more than anything and I'm so glad he's mine.

I TAG MY SISTERS: SUMMER, GINA, KARLY, AND MARIANNE!!! And anyone else that wants to do it too!

Gone Fishin'

Mark and I took the kids up to the pond in Herriman to do a little fishing for Family Home Evening a while ago. I actually hate everything about fishing, and I'm pretty sure Josie is the same as me. Us girls just sat in our chairs with our bags of Cheetos and let the boys do the work. Jonah was really happy because they caught 3 fish that night!

The petting zoo and sqeaky shoes

We went to the Petting Zoo at Gardner Village with Nick and Karly and their cute little boys Lukas and Slade. Jonah and Lukas had such a blast together. Slade and Josie were just happy to be pushed around outside in their strollers. I love the "group picture" where we were trying so hard to get our kids to look at the camera and smile. This is the best one we got- the sun is in Jonah's eyes, Slade's trying to get away, Lukas is trying so hard to hold him still, and Jos just looks confused.

Jos loves her sucker

I just about died when I saw these little shoes for Josie. They're the Little Squeakers Shoes, and I just love them. You might think it could get a little annoying hearing that squeak every time she takes a step, but I actually like her to wear them because I always know where she's at. It was a silly purchase, but I think it was worth it. They're so dang cute!

Remember the old days...

Allison planned such a fun "mini-cheer reunion" for us last week. We had a blast watching old cheer videos (which made us laugh and laugh), we ate good food, yummy treats, looked at old pictures, did a little witch craft with the ring on a string to find out how many more kids we're all going to have (we're up to 17 when Diana has her baby) and laughed! We'll have to do it again soon.