Do you think there will tulips on Temple Square March 14th?

Well; on March 14, 1997 there weren't. That was our wedding day. If you happened to crossed paths with me in the weeks prior I would have asked you, "do you think there will be tulips on Temple Square in March?"

Everyone would say no. So in perfect "Jamie" fashion I kept asking. But today is our anniversary and my Chaddy makes sure that I have tulips in my life now. I just love this man.

Here we are right after Chad proposed. He wrote me a lovely letter, read it to me and sang to me. We cried, hugged and kissed (over and over). It was a wonderful beginning to our wonderful life together. It's been twelve years since, we've had many laughs, and cries too. We've brought three lovely children into our family; Owen, Luke and Lily. We've been blessed with many more good times than bad. I wouldn't have believed it twelve years ago that it just keeps getting better, but the sentiment really is true. I love, and understand much more deeply each year that goes by... (don't we look young!)Our wedding day. We got married at 9:40 am. I have no idea why we got married so so early. But it was great. After the ceremony we took pictures and then just Chad and I went to lunch at the Inn at Temple Square. They made steaks especially for us, we sat an ate and spoke of our future...and that night :). Our reception was at the Lion House and we stayed at the Armstrong Mansion. We honeymooned in Lake Tahoe.
There were pansies though.At dinner at Grandma Wiscomb's house in 1999. I have no idea what I was thinking with that hair do. I remember thinking that I looked really cute. Wow. This was taken while we were apartment managers and lived in the world's crappiest apartments.

Here we are in Michigan in the summertime of 2001. This was what we remember as the BBQ days. Practically everyday it was humanly possible we would have friends over and grill together. We'd eat, play and laugh. Very fond memories of these days together.

In Barcelona 2001. Took a summer trip with my family went to London, Paris, Spain, Italy and back through Paris. It was a whirlwind three and half weeks but there wasn't a church or sight to see that we didn't see. I can still remember the night train from Venice to Paris. It was so so incredibly tiny that Chad couldn't lay down or on his side and the AC broke so we had to open the window but then it was so loud that we couldn't sleep. Ear plugs would have been a good investment.
Re-creating the moment that I told Chad I was prego, September 2001.
First time holding our firstborn son; Owen. May 17th 2002. This was in Dallas while we were there on Chad's summer internship. We drove down from Michigan ten days prior and man.! That was one uncomfortable car trip, not only was I huge but we had the car so loaded up that our knees were into the dashboard and our cat, Bob was torqued about the whole matter.

Family picture 2002, I look totally out of it. This was taken at the Mapleshade apartments, Chad was in his first year as a lawyer and I was making my way around a big new city.
In Mexico 2004 while I was pregnant with Luke. We planned a fun trip for just the two of us. It was the calm before the storm. We we're weeks away from temporarily moving to Philadelphia to have Luke, see him operated on and all that chaos.
Back at where it all got started, Utah State in November 2006.
On vacation in Jamaica August 2006. An interesting selection of pictures for this post, pretty hard to find pictures with both of us in it.

It's been twelve years and it's gone by fast, some time faster than others but I wouldn't want to be enjoying these times with anyone but my Chad. Love you baby!