Jake's 23!

He's so cute...

Everyone's favorite things about my husband:

Dad Cromwell- He takes me horseback riding.
Mom Cromwell- He is diligent and he never gives up. He also has a great laugh.
Bomber (Shalina)- He's the airchair king, and I'm the queen. He's also a really hard worker.
Dane- He has a great work ethic. There are no big jobs and little jobs with Jake, he is always proud when the job is done.
Tyson- Jake is my role model. He's everything I want to be someday.
Kayla- I like Jake cause he's fatter than me... ;) Nah I like Jake cause he is humble and genuine and whole-hearted in everything.
Dad Sant- It's a long list... But his positive, faithful attitude.
Mom Sant- His happy disposition.
Ben- His upbeat attitude. No one can be sad around the dude... He just makes things happier!
Sari- He is always happy.
Daniel- His awesomeness!
Joseph- He is funny.
Matthew- He spends time with me.

I married one amazing man. Jake is the most sincere, loving, motivated, funny, happy, cute, helpful, smart, sexy, selfless, thoughtful, creative, caring, able, talented, hardworking, humble, faithful, compassionate, positive, fun, amazing person that I know. Anyone who knows him would agree with all of that. I have stories that prove every one of those adjectives about him. He is like my dad, which is quite the compliment. Actually, he is the perfect blend of my dad and his dad, two great men. He really is my better half. Marrying Jake is the best thing I ever did or could ever do for myself. He makes me a better person everyday. I love him so much!

Jake with his favorite cake!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAKE!

Who Really Cares?

My adorable husband has a bit of a problem...

Sorry the pic is sideways....

He seriously will put the most random outfits together. The other day he put on blue and white plaid shorts with a black and blue striped golfers polo shirt and brown flip flops..... So many things wrong with that haha. And in this pic he's pointing to the stripe on the side of his shorts because I taught him that you can't wear striped shorts with a plaid shirt, if you have stripes or something on one thing you need solid on the other.... So he's saying, "look I have a solid shirt and striped shorts... It works!" Now he's running to the store in this light blue polo with navy blue basketball shorts. It's so funny to me. :)

Update: Hubby just got back from the store and he bought me flowers, shaving cream, and cream cheese frosting for my graham crackers!!!!! See?! Who really cares if he's wearing funny clothes?! :) XOXOXO!

Rachel and Jake's Guest Book

Jake and I LOVE THIS BOOK! I seriously recommend this idea to everyone! Of course it only worked because of my amazing aunts and uncles Jake and Jenn (last picture, bottom right) and Tracy and Charmaine (last picture, top right) who took all of these pictures! And my amazing mom for putting this book together for us! Thank you!!

P.S. Sorry for these not so great pictures! I couldn't find a place where I didn't get some sort of glare.... And I need to repaint my nails cause they're chipping. ;)

4th of july

This was our first 4th of July together!

The day started at 7 am. Way too early! We wanted to go horse back riding with Tyson, Dad C. and Kayla. Normally just the two of us go so it's cool when others want to come with. So we got there for the horseback ride and Shade did an awful job! She has the habit of walking really really slowly and eating the whole way and then trotting back up to the group then walking slowly and eating again. But I've been getting her to not eat and to fast walk with the group. She has totally gotten the hang of it and has been doing great until yesterday. Grrr! It was a fight the entire ride! Anyways, we still had fun.

Kayla on Tana, Dad C. on Lightning, me on Shade, and Tys on Buck.

Jake and I on Shade and Diego. Diego is only like four years old. He is spirited and hyper haha. He can be crazy to ride so of course Jake loves him. Once he gets a little older though, he is going to be a really great horse!!

After the horseback ride we went to THE volleyball tournament. It's a pretty big deal apparently. The Cromwells do this every 4th of July. Jake and Tyson were a team and I helped with kiddos while the other Cromwell kids and their spouses played. It was really fun! Here's a bunch of pictures....

Jake and Tyson ready to play some volleyball!

Dash (Shalina and Dane's son) and I :) he's three months old now and SO much fun! He smiles and laughs and coos all the time.

Little Vennie Bug (Josh and Zsahnae's girl)! She was my buddy all day.

On our side of the court there's Josh and Zsahnae. They won the tournament btw.... Obviously, look at that awesome hit Zsahnae is about to get! On the other side is some family friends who I don't know.

In the pink there's Shalina, blue is Dane, far left is Kayla who was also on their team. They were playing against some more family friends.

They had two little pools set up for the kids, it was awesome!

They also had a trampoline the kids played on

Then there was the slip-n-slide...

That's Jake about to dive for it...

Awesome action shot of Jake hitting the slip-n-sllide...

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He just needed to cool off I guess! It was super hot.

Vennis adores Jake it's so cute. He was eating her leg here.

Can't blame him, Vennie leg is pretty yummy.

Jake and Tyson are SO FUNNY to watch when they play volleyball. They win games because they are fast and can move in unnatural ways lol.

Lucky for me Dash slept better in the AC house. :)

After the Volleyball tournament we had a BBQ at Mom and Dad Cromwell's. Then Jake and I went to the fireworks show!

Jake and I had matching shirts that mi mama gave us!

The fireworks show was amazing!!! I want to go every year! But from now on we will go earlier so we can get a closer spot and we will bring a charged zune so we can listen to the broadcast on the radio while we watch the fireworks. I'm so excited for this tradition! :) I am grateful and proud to be a citizen of the USA.

My Husband

is amazing. He let me sleep in and when I woke up he was making a delicious breakfast! He does so much for me I am so lucky he's mine! And right now he's dancing and singing to You're My Darling Angel while doing the dishes! So cute and goofy!

Notice the heart shaped pancakes!