21 Years!

21-years ago today, on a beautiful sunny and cold Colorado morning,  Glen and I were married in the Denver temple.  We were young, but very much in love and so excited to be starting our new lives together.   

December 18, 1993

In those 21-years we've...

earned 3 college degrees

(Lara {BS}, Glen {BS, MAcc})

had 5 kids

(Spencer, Cami, Emma, Adam, Ellie)

lived at 6 different addresses

 (1 in Utah, 3 in Baltimore, 2 in Virginia)

owned 1 house

(where we currently live)

been in 4 different wards 

(C H 1st--3-years, Tow./Luth.--2-years, Hamp.--1-year, Vi.--15-years)

owned or leased 8 cars 

(some of them better than others)

(Dodge Shadow [93-96], Ford Taurus [96-98], Toyota Camry [98-02], Toyota Sienna #1 [02-14], 

Toyota Corolla [03-11], Toyota Sienna #2 [11-?], Lexus [14-?], Honda Accord [14-?])

totaled 2 of those cars

(Glen x1, Cami x1) 

owned 1 Christmas tree

(bought it at a Black Friday sale when we were first married)

lost 6 grandparents

(only my paternal grandmother is left)

had 1 kid diagnosed with a life-threatening illness

(He's 2-1/2 years in remission now!!!!) 

had 1 kid diagnosed with a chronic, life-affecting illness

(Ellie told Cami just yesterday that she was glad she didn't have to worry about driving 

when she was older, because the thought of driving made her nervous.  I hope she feels the same in 7-years.)

had 4 surgeries performed

(Spencer x3 {central line placement and removal, appendix removal}, Emma x1 {eye surgery})

homeschooled each one of the kids for at least one year

(actually we're in the middle of Emma's year right now)

had 5 broken bones

(Spencer x2 {finger + toe}, Adam x1 {foot}, Ellie x1 {ankle}, Lara x1 {toe}) 

had 6+ pets

(2 hermit crabs, 2 gerbils, an assortment of fish, 1 dog) 

been on countless road trips together 

(as a family we're up to 42 states, we only have SC, GA, FL, MS, AL, LA, AK, and HI left)

changed approximately 22,812 diapers

(averaging 5 per day, 2-1/2-years per kid)

21-years later…
we're older, grayer, heavier…

and more in love than ever!

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥