Since my last post...3 years ago!

So much can change in just 3 years, and so much has! My plan is to write a few posts regarding the most significant changes we experienced or fun things we did in the last 3 years, but obviously there isn't time (or interest) for me to post about everything. Here is a running list of some of the things we did/changed/experienced over the past 3 years just to quickly catch us up. Included are links to photos, if interested in going down memory lane with me!

• June 2011, we took an amazing trip to Kauai with my immediate family. Kauai was breath-taking and action packed. That vacation was an incredible amount of fun & I still reminisce about how beautiful it is there.
• September 2011, we spent Labor Day weekend at the coast with Josh's family
• January 2012, I started selling Paparazzi Accessories, because I wasn't already busy enough???
• March 2012, we moved from our 3 bedroom apartment in Beaverton to a 500 sq ft apartment downtown, called the Celio. Do any of you realize how small 500 sq ft is...? I still have nightmares!
• Spring 2012, Josh & his brother Tyler opened a food cart called Dog-On-It near PSU campus. It was a fun and exhausting experiment. Originally intended to be a Japanese style crepe food-cart that turned into a hot-dog business, literally overnight just days before opening. The hot-dogs were deliciously fattening and I could write many, many posts about our dog-on adventures with the food cart. They closed the cart at the end of August, because lets face it, Josh was about done with his degree and it was time to get serious about a "real" job. Overall, it was a cool experience-lots of work, lots of secret sauce making at 2am, and LOTS of late nights+early mornings juggling a small business as well as full time school. We even catered an elementary school summer carnival with 2 days notice!
• September 2012, I attended a Paparazzi convention in Las Vegas, with my friend Diane. My mom met us there and it was giggle filled and fun. Just ask my mom about the "almost dead fish" dance move, and you'll get the idea.
• October 2012, we moved from the 5th floor 500 sq ft apartment to a two bedroom 1,100 sq ft apartment on the 11th floor because Aubrey moved in with us! What a roller-coaster that was thanks to job & car drama. I loved having my sister there with us, and under different circumstances I think it would have been a lot less stressful for all of us. 
• October 2012, my older brother Seth tied the knot to his gorgeous wife Sonomi in the Bountiful Temple. She is such a great sister-in-law and addition to our family. I feel like we are more complete with her as part of the family. They are living in Seattle, WA where Seth works for Boeing. 
• November 2012, we found out we were pregnant with our first baby! Yay!
• December 2012, Josh graduated with his BS in marketing and HR management from PSU. Way to go Josh!!!
• January 2013, Josh started working full time as a product manager at  Dunder Mifflin Graphic Products. We were incredibly blessed that he had more than one job offer & was able to be hired right out of school.
• January 2013, I took a trip to Cancun, Mexico with my Dad...thanks to Paparazzi! What a blast that trip was. I was lucky to have an awesome travel buddy and someone who loves tropical vacays as much as I do. I have lots of stories about morning sickness while on that trip!
• January 2013, I was hit by a car while crossing the street near my school campus. Obviously, I'm ok as was my 11 week old baby in my belly. But uh, yeah. ouch! I'm still dealing with this one.
• February 2013, Aubrey moved back to UT and we found out we were having a BOY!
• March 2013, we bought  OUR FIRST HOUSE! 
• April 2013, I quit working at my beloved WPPTC to focus on completing my Interior Design Degree, recovering from above stated pedestrian vs vehicle incident, and to continue growing our little bean. What a huge relief it was to no longer juggle full time work & school + pregnancy!!! First time in nearly 10 years that I didn't have to work. Thank you Josh!!!
• June 2013, was my last quarter of school! My last day of school was also on our 5 year wedding anniversary (June 14th).
• June 19th 2013, my brother Daniel left for his LDS mission to Phoenix AZ. I miss him every day.
• July/August 2013, I covered vacations at WPPTC and loved being back at work for a few weeks.
• August 23rd 2013, little Griffin was born & our life really began.
• October 20th 2013, Josh blessed Griffin at our church & my family (minus Seth, Sonomi, and Daniel) were able to attend. 
• November 2013, we enjoyed Thanksgiving in Maui with Josh's family and our adorable 3 month old. Twelve of us were able to enjoy ten sunny days in Hawaii, and we really enjoyed the whole island. I must say, if I had my way (and lots of money), we would do this every year!
• Christmas 2013, was spent in Oregon. My Dad, Aubrey, Seth, and Sonomi came to stay with us over New Year's and we had a blast together. I've really missed my family and we ate great food and spent late nights playing dominos and watching movies. There is a certain level of silliness that can only be reached when my siblings get together, and I sincerely hope spending New Year's together becomes a tradition. 

I think that is a fair amount of updates, and gives you a good idea of what our life has been like the past few years. I'll do my best to keep things updated without overloading the blog with pictures of Griffin. No promises though ;)