Jon and Tiff

are Mr. and Mrs. Passey as of about 9:30 yesterday.

Yes, Barry's best buddy Jonathan Passey FINALLY got married. We sure love him and are ecstatic to see him so happy. Thanks Tiffany. He is a great guy with a great big heart. He has been a true friend to Barry over the many years of singlehood with Barry.

We really enjoyed the sealing yesterday. It was so great to relive my own special day. To remember the emotions, to see to looks on the bride and grooms faces and be reminded why we do this.

By the way, this is the first and last time you will see Barry in a pink shirt so eat your heart out.

Who ME??

So if you have not heard, Barry and I got released from our nursery calling (awhile ago). WHAT!!?? I know. It was actually a surprise to us. We had not even been in the calling a year and we were sure we were in for the long haul. But as surprised as we were to be released, I was more surprised at my new calling. Barry actually laughed out loud as Brother Tanner asked if I would serve.

Sister Keime--Cub Scout Wolf DEN LEADER!!! Heavenly Father has a sense of humor that for sure. I do not know the first thing about scouting or eight year old's. Behold my three Wolves:
River, Brent, and Vincente ("the e is silent")
Brother Lynn is an AWESOME scout Master. He is also River and Raven's Dad the two on his right.
Brother Lynn made this awesome water rocket shooter and we shot water rockets one Saturday morning for a summer time activity. They loved it.

Oh ps Barry's new calling is Sunday school teacher for the 15,16 year old's.

New DO

It's all down hill...

So they say

"Its all down hill after the first year." Perhaps this is what my dear sweet husband has repeated to him self over and over once that year mark hit. June 6, 2009. I know my husband loves me because he still married me even after my Dads word of warning - "I hope you know what your getting yourself into, she's a lot to handle" referring to me of course. wink. I do give credit where credit is due and my husband is deserving. He has never ever complained about marring the challenge of a wife I am. He just loves me. I love him dearly for choosing to put up with me forever. I love him for his patients and forgiveness. He makes me laugh. He helps me dream. He makes me omelets. I like him a lot and he is mine forever.


I know it's so cliche', but I truly cannot believe it has been a year sense Barry and I got married!! Aye caramba. Here we are at a year.

In our first year we have survived a few things:

Installing new flooring- DIY (that was rough)
Many wall colors
bathroom renovation
Job hunting frustrations
Barry working from home (still surviving)
Barry's SNORING, my nudging

Florida super post

May 19th-24th Barry and I took a little vacation to Pensacola FL to visit my brother Mark, his wife Holly and their super adorable kiddos. We had so much FUN!! The morning we arrived Kaemon and Milea gave Barry and I pictures that they colored for us (ahh). Their condo was right on the beautiful white sand beaches, within walking distance. There was lots of unique places to eat (which we did a lot of) and cool sites to see. We loved getting a chance to spend time with Mark and Holly and play with the kids. Baby bubba Z is getting so big and is adorable as ever. I taught Milea that you can hear the ocean in sea shells. It was pretty cute watching her put the tiniest shells up to her ear and say "I hear it!!" Kaemon was excited to take Uncle Barry to Fast Eddies to ride the go-carts. BTW Fast Eddies had a killer game room which blew Dave & busters out of the water. They had old school games like ski ball and the hit the gofers one. I learned how to snorkel and that was a first time experience which I liked a lot. Barry almost got his toe pinched off by a crab OUCH! Mark and Barry snorkeled with a huge group of about 20 sting rays. We got to attend Kaemon and Mileas gymnastic meet which they ROCKED!! Thank you Mark and Holly for your hospitality!! Congratulations Mark on graduating flight school!!

The Beautiful Beach:






Milea got a little tuckered out. Convenient towel.





Flounders:
This was a real great place because it was right on the beach. Behind us in this pic was the ocean, sand was to the left of us. We ate a lot of shrimp.

and pie. Best Key lime pie I have ever had.





Barry looks so cute with a kid.
Fast Eddies:




Surf Burger:
THE WHO DAT burger.





Fort Pickens:




Gymnastic super stars:



more later... this took so long