Last weekend of Summer!

Thursday the 16th was our anniversary, we went to dinner at CAFE RIO!!! The kids thought this barrel trash can was awesome and wanted me to take their picture by it!

Celebrating 10 amazing years of marriage!!!

 Justin surprised me with this bag from... YES you guessed it... JARED!! "He went to Jared!!"

 In that beautiful white box was a Pandora Charm bracelet just for me! I totally love it! and it's the gift that keeps on giving, we can design my own beautiful bracelet! Yay! So thoughtful, Justin started me off my getting me a panda and a teal bead... my fav. color! <3 br="br" nbsp="nbsp">

 Friday night was Kids Back To School night. We brought our school supplies and got to meet the kids teachers!! Will already knows a boy in his class, our fun neighbor, Noah! He comes over to play a lot! How fun! this is Will's seat he picked out!

His cute teacher! Mrs. Stutzman

Caitlin's seat for 2nd grade!

Her teacher Mrs. Lutz in black in white!

cubbies

Go Bears!! Rarrrhhh!

Brinley fell asleep at the top of the stairs one night while mommy and daddy were watching a movie... haaa!

is this not the cutest picture of Pepper... aww!

 Saturday we decided to go check out Golden's Art festival! it was such a beautiful day... 

Adventures in Colorado begin!

Happy TEN years!

The best in the entire world... the day I married my BEST friend for eternity! 

I LOVE you, Justin!!

Click below to view a few pics from other anniversaries!
6th
7th
8th
9th

Anniversary Dinner

two words: CHEESECAKE FACTORY!!!
lalala-so fun!
Luau SALAD
Grilled Chicken Tostada Salad
I can't remember what this was called, but it was delish! We ended up taking it home!

SO fun to go out and celebrate US and our marriage!

~La vita è bella!!~

Next year for our 10 YEAR anniversary, I'm hoping more for a view like this!!

How's that for subtle?

Love spelled backwards is Love

And i thought i knew what love was then...

Happy Anniversary to the most amazing husband!!
BEST 9 years in the history of the world!

April 6th

9 years ago today, Justin asked me to marry him! 2nd BEST day of my whole life. (First best is tied with the day we got married and the days our darling children were born!)

Here are a few pictures from that day...
Washington D.C. in front of the Jefferson Memorial, during the Cherry Blossom Festival!

Happiness IS having someone to love... and I'm REALLY happy being married to my best friend in the whole world... Justin is so cute... he brought me these flowers and this card that just said "Amanda" to him!!
Love you FOREVER!!

Eight Years of Happiness!

Happy Anniversary to my darling sweetheart!
Thank you for the Beautiful flowers...

Click HERE for a fun post about us...

"Marwige" Marriage is what brings us together today!

For all you married people out there! Tag you're IT (if you are married or engaged...)

1. When was your "engagement" anniversary: April 6, 2002. Washington DC... right in front of the Jefferson Memorial during the Cherry Blossom festival! Beautiful!!

2. When is your "marriage" anniversary: August 16, 2002 (we share this wedding date with his Cracroft Grandparents! They've both passed... but it's special to remember them also on this wonderful date!)

3. How long have you known your spouse: we've know each other for almost 9 years. October 2000 we started dating.

4. How long did you date/court before you were engaged: on and off for about a year and a half.

5. Where did you meet your spouse for the first time: I saw Justin for the first time in the Southern Virginia University Cafeteria...(Hello! Love at first sight!) He was wearing a white button down shirt and had is straw behind his ear... (sigh! What a cutie.) He was also really tan because his family had just gotten back from MEXICO! About a week later I saw him in Choir class. So that's when the stalking began... I MEAN... that's where we started to get to know each other. HE official met me at the choir social... :)

6. What is your spouses full name: Justin "Hunk-a-Hunk of burnin' love" Cracroft

7. Do you have any children yet: Sure do!

8. How many: 3. Caitlin (4) Will (3) Brinley (3 months)

9. Do you have any house pets: Pepper. 2 year old Yorkie-Pooh. (sad. our fish died last week)

10. Do you own a house or rent: own. (well...after 330 odd more payments) ha! Family man...

11. Do you live in the country or town/city: i guess it's kind of the City

12. What is one of your favorite activities together: We LOVE watching movies!! esp. Going to the theater, we also like to go to plays and musicals... and I love singing with him, too! and other stuff... :)

13. Do you have a favorite vacation spot: Our favorite vacation so far has been our road trip to OR. and then when we went to WA in 2007. We also really enjoyed our day trips to NYC... I guess you could say, no matter where we are... we are having a good time because we are together!

14. How many siblings: 3 each!

15. What church do you attend: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

16. Is this the church you were married in: Salt Lake LDS Temple. Yeah.

17. What town is your current address at: SLC

18. Do you work or stay at home: FULL TIME MOMMY!

19. Where did you go on your honeymoon: Las Vegas!! J.W. Marriott

20. Leave a piece of advice for the other couples: Treat your spouse like they are the most precious and rare valuable in the world and NEVER speak an unkind word about them. (K. that was more like two... but they go hand in hand!)

WOW. 7 Years!! Each year keeps getting better and better!! I LOVE you honey!

7 Years...

Cafe Rio. Famous Footwear. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. (FREE) Lodging at the Beautiful Hotel Park City.

Happy Anniversary to the most amazing man and husband I could ever ask for. I love you dearly, more and more every day... Thank you for giving me the best years of my life... Looking forward to Many, MANY more...

Happy 5 Years!!

Vancouver, Washington

Happy 4 Years!

Layton, Utah

Happy 3 Years!!

Salt Lake City, Utah

Happy TWO Years!!!

Park City, Utah

Happy 1st Anniversary!!

St. George, Utah