Unexpected

Life has been so unexpected for the last month. Seriously! Who can even keep up these days?

I have missed SO many fun little things I would love to post about and don't even have time.

I haven't even gone Christmas shopping yet.

We are consumed with so many blessings, I can't even count them out loud.

Life is good, really good. Just so fast. So gosh darn fast and unexpected.

Promise to post more on everything later. Just wanted to let you all know we are alive, happy and grateful.

Big Decisions

We had some big decisions to make regrading Kade's career and schooling. So we did a lot of research and the choice came down to these three universities. We chose BYU-Idaho. So we are are moving. In December, Middle of Winter, to Rexburg. It is the only options that allows us to go to school year round with out any hesitation in class availability. It is also {the fastest!}, which is the most important factor for us these days. So yep, this changes everything for the next little bit. We will keep you updated. ~kade, and hayley

p.s. I am not excited to be in rexburg again, but am grateful for the opportunity it presents us in finishing school as soon as possible. hayley

One year Anniversary

It kinda of a funny thing anniversaries, it's celebrating a choice you made; whether its graduating high school, college, birthdays( someone choose to have you) marriage, and so many other things you can choose to celebrate. we plan parties, gifts,surprises and set aside the time to make it important.

I love making the time to celebrate some of the bigger choices made in life. Especially birthdays, and marriage. I firmly believe that family is the greatest resource we have available to us in this crazy world. I was so blessed to have such a large extended family, whom I adore and love hearing about their lives and adventures. Kade has a fantastic extend family as well! They are all such kind, loving people.

As Kade and I have been learning and growing together over the past year, everyday just reaffirms that the choice we made was the perfect one. Not because our relationship is perfect ( it's quite far from that) but the choice to be together was perfect for us. Everyone always told me that the first anniversary is the best, then after that it all goes down hill until you hit the bigger numbers 25! 50! But I hope that as Kade and I come to year after year we still take the time to be grateful for our choice, our blessings and the opportunities we have been given together.

This year we did a few things out of the normal routine for us. We bought Kade new "Riding" gear... or in normal people terms, the specific clothing they make to ride Dirt bikes. We also got him new boots. So he is looking pretty sharp these days!  We also got me a new ring! Kade has been buying my earrings and a necklace with my birthstone in it and this time around he bought me a ring! I sure love it! Since our anniversary was on a Sunday we went to dinner on Saturday night. We went to Longhorn Steak house, and gorged ourselves on Delicious food!

Overall is was a nice quite weekend:)  here are a few pictures:)

February...

What the heck happened to February!? Seriously that flew by so fast... It can't be over!

• Wait! before January ends, We saw George Strait in Concert, on his last ever tour. AMAZING!!! Can now mark that off my bucket list!
• We went to CA, the second weekend in February for Elder Sipi (because the word Sheppard doesn't exist in Tongan. It means Little lamb). We flew in Friday night late, into Long Beach. Of course my Daddy picked us up and my grand parents came with him. Which was awesome because I got to give their Christmas present finally.( they have a real ruff life living in Hawaii for a semester teaching at BYU Hawaii). Saturday was such a blur and went by like a rocket. We took family pictures, and Connor had a big get together that night, so fun to see family and friends. Elder Sipi spoke in church the next day and did a great job. We flew home three hours later. * side note the new terminal at long beach... fantastic throw back, best one I have ever seen the food is great as well. It hurts every time I leave the glorious sunshine. I will admit I teared up a bit. I am not great with Change.... hence how long it took Kade and I to get married.. But we left behind the green and sunny CA.

• My parents flew in that Tuesday night with all the boys and Wednesday we dropped Connor off at the MTC. 

• This same week, my Family stayed in town for Presidents weekend. Doug came to see us and on Saturday Kade took all of our guests out riding, while my mom and I shopped. So much fun to spend time with her, I miss her a lot. Other than my girlfriends who are all in school I don't have too many friends up here so it makes a huge difference when she is here. Kade loved taking the boys out riding we even drove back and forth to Midway 3 times, 45 min. drive one way just to spend more time with them. We spent sunday together, they finally got to eat their steaks! So Delicious! They went home Monday.

• The next week or so flew by trying to get caught up on life and callings. Kade is teaching Elder's Quorum and I am the Visiting Teaching Coordinator for our ward. 

• This last week I was referred to a Dr. up at the U and am hoping to make some major strides in the health department. 

• Kade went to Boise this weekend for Seth and Kylie's baby boy's blessing. I had to stay for work, but wished I could have been there! I am missing him like crazy right about now!

Here are a few unorganized pictures for you to enjoy! 

plane ride

sunrise walk with my puppy hello to my home town

walker and i on the way to family pictures,,, he is so cute!

that amazing airport food i was talking about, and possibly the worst spelling of my name ever!!

the book i made for connor to take with him.

so proud him!

love these people! our world revolves around them sometimes

my valentines flowers kade sent to me at work

throw back to mexico and our uno tournaments

waiting at the doctors office. trying to keep myself awake!

Mickey D's has the best coke....

-until next time!

hayley and kade

Grateful

2012

This has been a big year for us! We have so much to be grateful and can't wait to see what 2013 holds for us and for those we love.
January
Lauren got married!

February
Valentines Day! 

March

Hayley's Bridal Showers

Thank you again to everyone who helped out and came

They were perfect.

Hayley's 22nd birthday.

April

We met the Sheppard's in Midway and loaded up a Uhal for the first time.

We were Married!

Honeymoon, San Diego

 Moved into our first place in Rexburg, out of the storage units

Hayley and Kade started school( again and for Hayley the last time!)

Had an open house in Boise, ID



May

School

June

School

Connor's High school Graduation

July

The 4th of July

Hayley Graduated from BYU-Idaho with a degree in Horticulture

Lava Hot springs with Cousins

Visiting Heath and Letty in Boise

 August

Moved to Midvale Utah

Family comes to visit for August

Kade Turns 24!

 Hayleys Dad gets called as a bishop, CA TRIP!

September

Laina Gets married!!

Governors Gala

October

BYU homecoming Game

November

Boise for Thanksgiving

December

Our First Christmas

Sayulita Mexico

What a fantastic year! Thank you to everyone who was a part of our lives, we could not have done it without you! 

-Kade and Hayley