Fire - October 17, 2009

Who doesn't love a campfire in the fall?

It was so much fun just living down the street from the Sessions family. We loved hanging out with them all the time....a lot of times doing nothing in particular. Jordie and I would talk and play with Deacon while Steven and Austin would make fun of each other. Thanks guys for being so awesome and fun all the time. I think Jordie and I were able to get even closer and become better friends since we were the lone Green Girls in Utah (not that we weren't great friends before.....we're sisters for crying out loud). We will definitely miss hanging out when we're in Boise.

Deacon was just starting to take some steps around this time.

A while back Deacon started making this sniffing noise and making this hilarious face. What a fun personality he has!

Here's a picture of my stud of a husband. Love him! He had just finished chopping up some wood for us. Something that actually became one of his favorite past times. Weird I know, but he actually said he was going to miss it this winter.

The Black Eye.....Be careful what you wish for.

The funny thing is growing up I always wanted a black eye for some bizarre reason. I even remember walking hard into the corner of the wall once trying to give myself one (I no longer participate in self-destructive behavior).

You gotta love indoor soccer right? I got this black eye and a bruised rib from a 40 year old Sunday School teacher/Goalie from Hooper. I was following the ball up and he picked up the ball and managed to elbow me in the ribs and follow up with my face. It looked so bad the next day the ladies at Parsons sent me from work to the doctor's office as soon as they saw me. Basically my eye was so swollen I couldn't see. I have the day after pictures somewhere. I'll have to add them someday.

The time line is dedicated to my cute dad. He wanted me to take pictures so we could see the entire thing start to finish. He even had me email some of the pictures to him at work so he could show people....Ahh the proud moments of a father.

Steve took this picture a couple of ours after. I was thinking no big deal a little ice and Ibuprofen ...take the swelling down and I'd be good to go right?

A couple of hours later the swelling was getting a little out of control. So I decided I would have to sleep with ice on my face. I found a bandana and tied a frozen baggie to my face and went to sleep expecting things to look better in the morning.

This was the outcome.....apparently an overnight icing took little effect. This is what I looked like at work the next morning. When one of the ladies saw me they told me I was excused until I saw a doctor. I called my dad and he met me close to work and called my mom to meet us at the doctors office. He took these pictures before we went inside.

The swelling coming down a little bit.
It was really interesting how the blood distributed on the inside corner of my eye and the outside corner of my eyelid. But at least the swelling was coming down.
The variety of colors was pretty great.
My mom was nervous I'd have a black eye for Jordie and Steve's wedding. This picture was taken at her last dress fitting. Luckily it cleared up just in time.These pictures are towards the end...I can now say it's not the funnest thing to have a monstrous black eye.....be careful what you wish for!

Thanksgiving 2008

Since there have been so many changes in our family this past year I wanted to add this picture from one year ago.  This was taken Thanksgiving 2008.  It was for the Green family Christmas card.  Deacon was about one week old and Hallie wasn't even here yet....all the way, I'm sure Whit would argue that she was definitely present.  However I am so grateful for my family and for the fun times we have together.  This next Christmas card will have Deacon, Hallie and Tyler.  I am so excited for Christmas and to head back up to Montana to see and spend time with everyone.

True love doesn't have a happy ending, because true love never ends.....

I love this picture of my parents taken at Whitney and Aaron's wedding reception.  What a great example of true love they really are.  I love watching them.  My whole entire life I have always known how they feel about one another.  They still hold hands and my dad will still make us move so he can, "Sit by the mama."  When I grow up I want to be just like them.

Halloween 2008

This post is definitely a little bit late. However I had to work this last Halloween and didn't get out to the Jenkins' house until after all the grandkids had left to trick or treat so I didn't get any pictures. Most were pretty much done being dressed up by the time they got back. So here are some pictures from last year.....



Jordie brought Lily to Staker & Parsons to trick or treat. Pardon my face.....I'm pretty sure I was saying, "Cheese." And apparently I decided not to put any mascara on that day...Oh well.



Erik, Kelli, Hannah, Cameron & Kate



Kennedy, Kade, Reagan, James & Kaycee



Matt, Irene, Owen & Olivia

















Griffin & Breann



Check out the wig Cam had on and the goatee. Love it!

"No man is truly married until he understands every word his wife is NOT saying."

So I have this really great husband.....he is so amazing and really does get me. Some of our friends and family may have already heard some of our stories. But somehow Austin is able to fall asleep as soon as his head hits the pillow. I am not so lucky....I have to read a book until I can no longer keep my eyes open or I will think and think about things and then get stressed out and not be able to go to sleep forever. This has been a problem since I was a little girl.....just ask my mom.

Anyways, Austin is such a great husband and now knows me so well, 90% of the time he can figure out when I'm upset or stressed about something even if I haven't said anything and he will say. "What's wrong?" I usually say, "nothing." Then he'll say something like, "I can tell something is wrong and I know you'll stay up forever and worry about it. So talk to me about it so we both can go to sleep."

I am just so grateful I decided to go with my friend Amanda when she called asking if I wanted to hang out with some guys she went to Jr. High with. I almost told her no since I was all ready in my pajamas and pretty much getting ready to sit home and watch tv.

It would have been the second time I had the opportunity to meet Austin and didn't take it. Apparently after Austin and his friends got home from their missions they went on a trip to San Diego. While they were there they went to the temple. A couple took a group picture for them and then after talking with them for a couple of minutes they found out they were all from Utah. The couple decided they were going to set up a little group date activity for these boys and a group of girls from their ward back home in Eden, Utah. After the trip my sister Jordan and I received a phone call to go to the Allen's house and meet some boys......we gracefully declined and two years later the secret was out. Austin saw Susan Allen in our ward and the whole story was pieced together......and now it is my fault we weren't married two years earlier than we were. Apparently we were supposed to meet.

"True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked."

Love you Aust - thanks for putting up with me and all my crap.

To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.

-- Helen Rowland