We've now been married 740 days as of yesterday afternoon! I used to be scared of marriage because I thought that eternity was a long time. Now I see that eternity isn't long enough.
To celebrate our two years of marriage we had an anniversary week. Fortunately it happened to be Danny's one week off from school so every morning he would leave for work but then every evening we left the house for our planned activity. Instead of us going away for a romantic night or on our own family vacation getaway we decided to find activities to do around town which was great because Danny didn't have to lose hours at work and we were still able to celebrate everyday.
To celebrate our two years of marriage we had an anniversary week. Fortunately it happened to be Danny's one week off from school so every morning he would leave for work but then every evening we left the house for our planned activity. Instead of us going away for a romantic night or on our own family vacation getaway we decided to find activities to do around town which was great because Danny didn't have to lose hours at work and we were still able to celebrate everyday.
Monday
Danny and I had been wanting to eat at a restaurant that neither of us had ever been to. The rules were that we couldn't do any research about the place like looking up reviews or the menu. We had to just drive until we saw a place that was completely foreign to us. There aren't any restaurants in Mapleton where we live so we decided on Springville which isn't that much bigger but they at least have food options. We stopped at a restaurant shaped as a trolley car and went in. Apparently it was a tasty ribs place but we never got to taste the food. Long story short we walked out after twenty minutes of being ignored and a heated conversation with the manager. We almost thought to drop the whole idea about eating at an unknown place and just pick up fast food because we were so hungry but then we came across a Thai restaurant we had never noticed before. The food was amazing (it helped that we were starving). We ended up tipping very well based on how polite and professional their service was. We also took some take out menus home with us because we can't wait to eat from there again. The first night of our anniversary week started off rocky but ended on the upside.
Tuesday
The three of us celebrated the second day by going on a short hike to a waterfall near the Provo Canyon. Danny and I both took turns carrying Addie in the carrier. We got to sit down and rest while watching another hiker repel down the waterfall which was pretty cool. This hike made Danny want to take more nature walks as a family which I'm perfectly okay with that idea. Addie seemed to love the hike as well and would giggle every time she felt the wind on her face.
Danny has lived near the Art City Museum for nearly twelve years and has never gone inside so we all went for the first time together. Addie doesn't understand that some places ask for silence and instead took the opportunity to just talk and squeal away. Luckily the museum was pretty empty and we were one of the only few people there in the whole three story building so we felt better about Addie's loud behavior. In the museum's basement they had a play area that we enjoyed with a campground story telling station set up. Danny made up a good story on the spot about him being a young boy in Africa. I told a story afterwards and after maybe five minutes of me starting to share it Danny figured out that I was using the same plot from the movie The Goonies. Before leaving the museum we walked around their courtyard outside and looked at their statues.
Thursday
On Thursday we all went to Jolly's Ranch in Hobble Creek Canyon for an end of summer ward party. We ate Dutch oven cooking and scones for dessert. We've been in our ward for a year now but since we work in the primary we don't really get to interact with anyone. We stayed at the party for awhile before leaving and then we relaxed with a movie at home.
We've been wanting to go to the Hogle Zoo all summer so we finally went. Pollyanna and Aria also joined us and it was a lot of fun! This summer the zoo has a dinosaur theme going on (zoorassic park) so with Danny being such a huge dinosaur lover I knew I had to include this activity in our anniversary week. I thought Addie might be a little scared of the dinosaur robots because she hated the giant stuffed bear at Bear World but I was wrong. She loved every single dinosaur there! She even started laughing when she heard the T Rex roar. Both Addie and Aria loved all the animals we saw. We also watched the bird show and a huge owl swooped right over our heads. It was a little too close for my comfort but Danny thought it was the coolest thing ever and Addie seemed to love it too. The only thing that we missed out on was the gorilla and monkey exhibit. It was closed this day for repairs which was sad because Addie LOVES monkeys and I really wanted her to see them up close. Oh well. Other than that the zoo experience was pretty perfect and I'm glad that Pollyanna and Aria joined us.
This was our actual anniversary day and the ending of our anniversary week. We didn't set our alarms and all three of us slept til noon. We were in shock that it happened! Especially Danny because he's definitely a morning person. Apparently our zoo day had us all wiped out! Danny made a delicious lunch for us since we missed breakfast and then we got ready for our day. We dropped off Addisyn at Mike and Jill's house so Danny and I could go to a movie. The movie was great at the beginning but for the majority of it we both got pretty bored and we missed Addie a lot. Haha Danny would probably deny this but since my dad is probably the only other person who reads this blog I'm going to post this anyway... Danny teared up near the end of the movie because he was thinking of our daughter! Haha I mean I did too but that's no surprise. How cute is Danny though? :) We left the theater and picked up Addie before going out to eat as a family of three. Apparently Addie had a blast but then again she is obsessed with their dog Champ so we knew she would have fun. She can say dog now and it's really cute. :) We ended the night at a baseball game. I have no clue who won or who was even playing because we mostly just watched Addie crawl around on the grass. She made friends with another baby which was fun to watch because they were only a week or two apart in age.
It's now Sunday and I can't help but look back on our week and smile. I love being the mother to our Addisyn Rae and the wife to my husband of two years. Here's to many more years and many more memories!
I had to post one more picture because Addie was too cute today snuggling with her elephant she got from the zoo.
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