Morgan and Dugan

                               Ellie showing her clapping skills

One of my best friends got married June 14.  I am so excited for her and love Dugan.  They are perfect for each other and you can tell they love each other so much.  Congrats Morgan and Dugan.  We love you guys.

My dad and Ellie

                                       To say they liked eachother is a huge understatement.

My dad.

(This was the last and only time my dad saw Ellie. Needless to say these pictures are priceless.)

In less than a week my dad will be back in town. He moved to Dubai for work for the next three years and we don't get to see him very often. My mom will be joining him in March and it feels very bittersweet. I am so excited to see my dad and see how Ellie responds to him. He left the day after she was born and it breaks my heart to think how much she has grown since he left. We skype a lot but it is not the same. Long story short....we will be spending every waking moment we have with my dad for the next three weeks. Love you papa. Can't wait to see you.

Perfect.

Introducing

Ellie Grace Harris

September 12th, 2011

6:08 p.m.

7 lbs 7 oz

21 inches long

She is perfect and we are in love.

Five years.

(I love this picture because no one makes me laugh like you)

Being married to this man for five years has been the best!
We went to dinner last night (because when you are over your due date you fear doing anything big) and talked about how year five has been by far the best and hardest year yet. We talked about how we love eachother way more than we did when we got married and that it feels really good to know that our love is stronger than ever.

A.E.,
I have loved being married to you every second of every day. I would marry you all over again if I had to. I can't imagine life without you.
Love your wife.

A wedding.

Now that I am officially done with work until November (you hear that baby, I have no more obligations. You can come!) I figured I have time to catch up on the blog.

A few weeks ago my sister got married. Even though I was 37 1/2 weeks pregnant, I still had a grand time and was so glad I made it to the wedding with a baby still in my belly. We had a lot of fun dancing and enjoying each others company. The wedding was beautiful and we are so excited to have Shawn in the family. Enjoy the pictures.

Her beautiful bouquet
Her awesome hair.
Sisters!
Walking down the aisle. Isn't her dress amazing?!
Her and shawn exchanging rings.

Isn't my niece the most adorable thing you have ever seen?
My brother and his cute family.
A.E. and James
Bill and Joan

A.E. and I

Ansley and my grandpa dancing.

The preggos dancing
Mr. and Mrs. Dille leaving

And here are some pictures from her bridals:

We always have to do a jumping picture

Ansley in her amazing dress

4.

It has almost been 4 weeks since our 4 year anniversary. I am lame I know, but I tell you we have been so incredibly busy that we can barely find time to clean our house (TMI?). Anyway, to commemorate our 4 years I am going to dedicate four posts to our relationship. Our story is pretty funny and I think you will enjoy it. I will first document how we met (Keep in mind I am paraphrasing so I don't put you to sleep). Enjoy!

Me and AE met in January of 2006. I was dating a lot at the time. I had been dating a guy two weeks prior that was not good for me and I think everyone was relieved when we broke up. It was really hard on me and I was just wanting to be single and play for awhile. Needless to say I was kind of hesitant when AE walked into my work that night.

I was working at a store called the Silver Loft at the Gateway. We were supposed to be closed but for some reason I forgot to lock my door. I saw AE and his friend outside and thought they were cute but they looked like big dorks. When they ventured into my store we struck up conversation and they ended up walking me to my car. I ended up talking to him and his friend for four hours in the parking lot and thought they were really funny. They both got my number even though AE had no intentions of calling me (I told them I was eighteen and that about did it for him. To him I was way to young and he figured he would be wasting his time).



Anyway, four days pass and I hadn't thought anything about these two guys but then I got a random phone call. They had decided to take me out and had asked if I could bring a friend along. I asked who was going out with whom and they just kept saying that we would see how the date went. We went to California Pizza Kitchen and then up to his friends house to roast marshmallows. While we were walking to the car from CPK I grabbed AE's arm to steady my balance and figured why not go for this guy (he claims that is what did it for him that night).



********Side note******** while on the way to his friends house we stopped at a grocery store. The guys ran in and we thought it would be funny to move his truck while they were gone. That made AE super mad because no one ever drives his truck. He also claims this was a deciding factor to date me because I had enough guts to do that.********

So while at his friends house me and AE built a fort in the back of his truck and talked till two in the morning. We decided to go home but when he got to my apartment he ended up staying till 5:30. We talked about everything from favorites to me telling him I had a missionary out that came home in six weeks (did I mention that earlier?). He told me he would date me until he came home and then we would see what happened. I ended up writing the missionary a week later telling him it wasn't going to work out, for many reasons other than AE, but that is another story for another day.

While on our marathon date we both talked about how neither of us kiss on the first date but we both agreed that because it was the next day it could be counted as a second date. We ended up kissing when he left at 5:30 a.m. We were inseperable since that day and that is where I am leaving it tonight. Next post will be about our dating life which was amazing but we definitly had our ups and downs.




This was the fourth day we had hungout.

The wedding.

A.E.'s brother Chris got married in August to Ashlee. We are so excited to have Ashlee in the family and me and Katie were excited to get another sister. The day was perfect (although it was a little hot outside) and the sealing was amazing. I always love attending weddings because it helps me to remember what was said at our wedding. They even had the same sealer as us so that was pretty cool. Ashlee looked stunning and we all agree that she is perfect for Chris. Congrats guys! We love you both. Enjoy the pics.

Her bouquet.

Sisters.

All the siblings.

The orginal Harris children.

The newlyweds!

Three years

A,
Yesterday was our three year anniversary and it seems like three years went by so fast! Three years is along time and I think people are starting to wonder why we don't have kids yet but I wouldn't have our lives any other way. We have done so many things in the past three years and I really think this has made our relationship stronger. In the last three years we have:
Gone on many vacations:

Hawaii 08

Chicago 09. I felt like such a grown up flying on a plane just you and me!

Alaska Cruise 09. I think this vacation is one of the most memorable. I loved driving home and laughing till we were crying. I love that we still make each other laugh.

Mesa Verde 09. Seeing your face light up. Having one of your dream vacations come true made me so happy.

Washington 08.

Cruise to Carribean 06.
Lived in two different places:

our first place with the cinderblock walls and no kitchen space.

To our new place that we bought with our very own money and re did all by ourselves. I know our new place isn't perfect but I am glad to call it ours.
Bought our very own dog!:

I am glad she won over your heart and hey we haven't killed her. We might be good parents someday.
I graduated from College and we have both changed jobs twice:


I am glad that you said yes three years ago and that you chose me. Look how far we have come from dating to an old married couple. I can't wait for eternity. I know sometimes our lives may seem crazy but I am glad that our lives get to be crazy together. Love you honey! Thank you for working so hard and for always making me happy.





All of these pictures are from when we were dating. We look SO young and thin....maybe we should do something about that ha ha.