Happy Anniversary Kent!

Today is our 13th wedding anniversary. Kent and I got married when we were SOOOO young! We got married in the Mesa, Arizona temple. It was so hot that day... one of the highest temperatures ever recorded in Phoenix... 121 degrees. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/psr/general/history/index.php?page=100deg I thought I was going to melt in that wedding dress! My mom's parents, who are now both deceased, were able to come to my wedding. I was so happy that they could come. (And Kent has my grandpa to thank for that day happening. My grandparents came down a few months after Kent and I started dating, and my grandpa talked to Kent for a while and got to know him. He gave me his stamp of approval of Kent. I knew that if my grandpa gave his approval that I couldn't go wrong.)

4 kids, 2 houses and 13 years later and we're still going strong! I love that Kent has a good sense of humor. He loves to take care of us. He's a great father, and wonderful husband. He always tries to make sure that we have what we need and he also a lot of the things that we want. He takes care of me after I have babies, surgeries or on days when I'm too sick to get out of bed. He takes the kids with him to do service projects, run errands and to have fun. He always tries to reward their hard work with something fun at the end. I am so glad for that because I think it instills a good work ethic and an appreciation for fun.


This is our wedding picture that hangs in our entryway. My mom and dad had it framed and gave it to us for our anniversary a few years ago. My kids can't believe how much hair Kent has in the picture, and I can't believe I actually had a waist that small- and I remember thinking I was fat!