14th Wedding Anniversary

What an amazing 14 years it has been. I feel so blessed to have spent those years with my wonderful wife, Mandy! We have sure seen, done and been through a lot. I will never forget the day we were married and the promises that we made to each other. Mandy, I want you to know that I still feel the same way now as I did then. I have so much admiration and respect for Mandy! She is one tough lady! She weathers any storm she has to pass through with so much strength and determination. How lucky I am to have such an amazing person as my eternal companion and mother of my children. I am sitting here thinking back on all the great memories. Country dancing when we were dating! That was so fun! I had the hottest girl in the room in my arms! I was walkin' tall with Mandy on my arm...and I still do! All night phone conversations while we were engaged. Being so tired all the time never felt so right! Married in the Denver Temple to my soul mate was such an unbelievable experience! Living in Fort Collins and having our first child, Jaron! I remember chasing him EVERYWHERE! Building our first home in Windsor! That was a great house. I have so many great memories there. Mikenna was born after we moved there. We started many of our own traditions while living there. As it turns out I am glad that we moved from there before the huge tornado hit that house. Then Eaton with the great basement. Our youngest Brielle was born during that time. I almost lost my sweetheart while she was pregnant with Brielle. I was so scared! Luckily I have a REALLY tough wife! Now we live in WA and we continue to have great memories and great experiences. Our family loves spending time together, playing together, and praying together. We have had so many wonderful experiences as well really tough challenges. I am grateful that all those experiences...good and bad... have made us stronger and closer in the end. Mandy has always been such a great support to me! I am so grateful for that. Mandy has so much love and compassion. She has such passion in everything that she does. I believe that is why she is so good at anything she decides to do and it is the reason she is such an amazing wife and mother. I am the luckiest man in the world because I have the most beautiful and wonderful woman as my wife and companion. We have been together for more than 14 years and I am grateful that we are really just getting started. I look forward to many many more years together!
Mandy thank you for being my best friend, my love, my life, my wife! I know that I can be crazy at times but I thank you for sticking by my side and loving me even when times are tough.
I love you more than words can say!! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, my Mandelina!!