Mr. and Mrs. Clark

One of my closest friends and former roommates, Jan got married on June 26th in the Draper temple. Which is SO beautiful, by the way - and so was the couple! They are perfect for each other! I couldn't be happier for them! Thanks for letting me share this day with you, Jan and Jason!

And thank you Christa for the awesome pictures, and for watching Mr. Jack (my date for the wedding) during the sealing!

Apparently Jack only hates fake horses like this.

Because once we put him on a real one at the rodeo last week, he loved it. He smiled and waved to everyone the whole time!

P.S. I've talked to Harrison once in 2 weeks, and have received 1 letter (and I am told there are more coming...) He is doing so well, and showing up all the other Cadets, I'm sure of it. 10 more days until we get to see him again.

i love the army

Well, the Army has taken Mr. Smith (or should I say Cadet Smith) away from me again. He is at Ft. Lewis, Washington at Leadership Development Advanced Camp until July 16th. I'm trying to stay positive. I just have to say over and over again:

I love the Army...I love the Army...I love the Army...

Did I mention they've taken away their cell phones? There are pay phones available, so for the few minutes of free time they do have, he can wait in line to call me with a maximum talk time of ten minutes. I'm hoping to hear from him at least once a week.

I love the Army...I love the Army...I love the Army...

And it will be back to snail mail for the next month. No email for the Cadets so I have a feeling I will become very good friends with the mailman very quickly.

I love the Army...I love the Army...I love the Army...

Joking/Complaining aside now - I am so grateful for a husband who is so passionate about fighting for our country. He is so patriotic. We live in an incredible nation and it is because of the men and women in uniform that we are so blessed with safety and freedom. I look forward to our life in the Army. It will be difficult, yes. Harrison and I will spend time apart, yes. But will it be worth it? Yes. We have the opportunity to be involved in such a great cause. Of course I miss my husband. But I am so proud of him. I know he will do amazing things. And I am honored to be apart of a future in the military.

I love the Army.

Utah Valley 5k

Harrison ran in the Utah Valley 5k yesterday and got first place overall with a time of 18 minutes, 18 seconds. What a stud, I married. It was a huge race too, at least 300 people or more...Unfortunately I spent too much time taking pictures of Jack while we were waiting and cheering him on, because my camera battery died before I got to take pictures of the runner...Sorry, Mr. Smith. But, Jack did have fun riding this:

"Jack, where's your belly??"

Oh, there it is.

Funny kid.

Swagger Wagon

We might actually buy a minivan if Harrison and I were guaranteed to look this good.

Have you seen these little guys yet?

We love to walk down to the pond and feed them...

and Jack...

Jack loves being outside and it's so fun
that he is old enough to react to things now