Well here are the after pics of the pottery we did LAST month on our anniversary! I love the way they turned out and can't wait to go back again...
I am turning into a horrible blogger cause I feel like I have nothing to blog about since its just me and bear around here...hopefully that will change soon :)
On Thursday we celebrated our 5th anniversary! Look at how much we have aged :) It has been a fun 5 years so far together and its been a great learning experience! Sure some things have not gone particularly the way we have wanted...having kids.....but it will happen when the time is right! And we can't wait till that day comes! But lots of things have been right and for that I am greatful! I love Bear and feel lucky to have him in my life! 
For our anniversary I took 2 days off of work so we could hang out and just relax at home together! On Thursday we went shopping and went to a place called color me mine. Its a pottery place where you can paint & decorate different types of pottery. I am definatley going to go back! We both painted mugs for eachother...I know Bear is NOT a firefighter yet but he will someday be one so I painted him a red mug with the Malteese Cross. And he painted mine zebra
print because I am into the zebra print right now and a big M on it! Then we painted a pie plate together! I had so much fun....We can't pick them up until Tuesday because they have to glaze them and put them in the Kiln? or whatever it is. So they will look 100 times better.
Where we are living right now we are living on a mountain so last week we decided to go and climb the mountain right behind our house. The hike was probably a total of 2 miles and after a few steps I was done! It reminded me how much out of shape I am in! The view around us was awesome and to see the valley in that different view gives you a more appreciation for what we are given.
How cute is she! These are just some of my favorite pics of my ADORABLE niece! I love her so much! Thanks Elaine and Shane for having her :) She sure does bring so much happiness to our family....!
Last month we were able to go on a cruise. We got a really good deal on it and couldn't pass it up. We went on the Mexican Riviera Cruise; it went through Acapulco, Ixtapa, and Manzanillo. We went with our friends Matt and Krista. I was nervous to go for 2 reasons, the first was because I was going to be away from Toby for 9 days (sad I know) and the second was being in open water and thinking it was going to sink...and thankfully it didn't :) Dramamine really helps!!
Each night we got to go the "formal" diner and have YUMMY food! I was so happy that on this trip, I was able to keep all my food down and never got sick from eating! It was a miracle :) Bear said he has never seen me that much food-that means I did good right...They had a lot of activites to do on the ship so there was never time to really get bored. Here we are golfing....if we were playing a high scoring game I would of dominated, but not in golf! I think I got 1 hole in one and my average was 4 hits to make it in....It was really windy that day so I am just going to blame the wind on that one :)
They also had a casino area...we usually just sat in the players room and played cards which was a lot of fun! That way you don't lose any money :)
My favorite days were the Formal nights at dinner! I usually don't get dressed up so I had fun with this one! Don't judge me....
Our first stop was Acapulco. We didn't really do anything on that excursion. We got off the ship for a few hours and walked the beaches and went to a few shops. It was nice to just relax with Bear and spend time with eachother...
Here we are entering Acapulco, and the only pic we took while there
The next day we stopped in Ixtapa. There we signed up for snorkeling. We had to ride on a catermaran to get to where we would be snorkeling. After we got to the area, everyone was putting on their gear and getting into the water except for me...I was a bit scared. But after 20 mins of sitting by myself and having Bear ask me to get in, I finally got brave and did it! I was sooooo scared but glad I got in and faced a fear of mine! It was so much fun and I finally got the hang of it! 
Here we are waiting to go snorkeling
Riding on the catermaran...this was very relaxing!
Doesn't this look fit Bear well....hahaha! I didn't want to wear that face gear but obviously had to..it was worth it :D
Our last stop was Manzanillo, and that had to of been the worst port! There was nothing to do there so I was on the hunt for a fake purse but had no such luck...It was not a touristy city at all.
Elaine came over and hung out with me today since I took the day off of work. And of course cute Kennedy came along and its so fun holding her. While I was holding her she fell asleep in my arms! While she sleeps she makes the cutest little noises and coos...I love this little girl so much! I love kissing her cheeks! And one more that I love is being an aunt!
Yesterday we were able to go and visit Bears Papa at the hospice. Bear's bro Chris and his wife Lisa came with us also! It was also the very first time that I met Bears dad! I am greatful that we were able to go and visit him not knowing how much longer he will be here:( It breaks my heart seeing his papa the way he is. But under the circumstances he is in, one thing for sure is that he still has his sense of humor and he was making us laugh and our visit with him an enjoyable one! 
This has to be my favorite pic! You can just see how happy he really is to have his family there with him! 
Lisa,Chris,Me,Bear,Norm,Chris,Grace,Papa
