So Sunni Lyman tagged me but this time it is questions about my hubby, kind of fun! Many of you already know all this but for those of you who don't this will be great! It might be long, bear with me!
1.Where did you meet your husband?
Well I actually met Ryan when I was 10 years old. He was on Geoff (my brother's) baseball team that my dad coached. Then Geoff and Ryan were friends in Jr. High and best friends in high school. And to answer the burning question everyone asks, no we did not date in high school or have a "thing" for each other until after the mission.
2. What was the first thing you said to your husband?
I have no idea to be honest. I was too young. But after his mission I think I said, "Welcome home Elder McGiven!" That was the first time I noticed him in a romantic sort of way.
3. Where was your first date?
Stadium of Fire on the 4th of July! We went with Ryan's family and Justin Wilde came and brought a girl he was working with at the time.
4. Where was your first kiss?
Next to my car on my parents driveway...and yes,
I made the move and it was also
before our first date.
5. Did you have a long or short engagement/courtship?
We had a VERY LONG courtship. As many of you know, Ryan and I dated for about a year and then he broke up with me because he needed to make sure that there were no other fish in the sea for him. That lasted almost 1 year and then we FINALLY got back together. From there it was quick...after 1 week we were engaged and we were married 2 months after that.
6. Where did you get engaged?
At a lake in Idaho, I am drawing a blank right now on the name. It was so cool though. I had gone ring shopping with my mom and picked out a ring but Ryan and I had never gone together. Little did I know the sneaky jewlery shop knew my dad and put the ring aside for me. Ryan and his mom went and got it. It was not going to be ready in time for the family trip we were taking so they agreed to mail it to my sister-n-law Michelle's parents in Boise and then they drove it up to us. Oh my gosh, they went to a lot of trouble to make this work which was so cool! Everyone kept the secret so good and I had no idea. Ryan was going to propose on the boat but the morning the ring was coming the boat broke down. Abbey, my mom and Kelsey went and scoped out a new spot. Later that day I went to the bathroom and when I came out Ryan was gone. They told me this big lie about how we were having a fireside and he went to see the spot and he could take me later with Geoff and Aleena. Well later came and Aleena was all of the sudden not feeling well (she was a good faker too) So Ryan and I left but first we had to go get a drink. (I later found out this was so that Geoff and Aleena could go up and hide in the bushes with the camera and video camera) It was on the top of this mountain overlooking the lake and the sun was setting. We were talking and all of the sudden Ryan pulled out a watch that he had bought me for my birthday the first time we were dating (I gave it back when we broke up, so mature I know) He said, "this is for TIME" and then he got down on one knee and said "and this is for ETERNITY." He pulled out my ring and I started to cry. Then he said some cute stuff and asked me to marry him! Of course I said YES...how could I not after that?!? It was the best!
7. Where did you get married?
We got married in the Timpanogos Temple...it was beautiful!
8. How did the reception go?
The reception was perfect! I loved everything about it. It was in my parents backyard and was so fun! We had ordered 1 tent and then a couple of days before the wedding my dad ordered a second one to be safe and then the day of the wedding ordered a third because it had poured down rain the night before. It ended up being a beautiful day with no rain but the tents made my reception...they were the icing on the cake and it all turned out fabulous!
9. How was the honeymoon?
It was great! We went to Midway the night we got married and then to the Anniversary Inn for a night. Ryan was in the middle of school so we came home after that and went on with normal life. Then in October we went to Disneyworld! It was over Halloween which made even more fun! We loved it!
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This is River Max Jensen. His mommy Whitney and I have been best friends since birth. The other night they came over to see us and when they walked in we noticed that our kids had on the exact same outfit. It makes me think of the two of us growing up and our mom's making us match every single day for years! It was so cute so of course I took a picture. We love the Jensen's and are so lucky that we have our kids so close in age. They are such good friends!
This was taken in front of Geoff and Aleena's old townhome in Provo, Utah! Laila got lost with all the boxes. She was a good girl and slept a lot! She is so cute!
Brady and Easton were on garbage duty, putting everything in their mouths! Aria loves when I come over because I always have puffs. She sits on the ground and eats them and feeds them to the "BUDDIES!" We tricked her and put cherrios in the puff can and she was still thrilled, she just likes the can!
The day started at 7:00 a.m. when I had to start working. For my job we always have to have someone typing so we rotate through the holidays. I personally think I have the worst holiday schedule ever this year...4th of July, Labor Day and Christmas Morning! 
Being the good wife that I am I decided that I would just put the kids upstairs with me and lock them in the bedroom and let them play while I worked. Easton was kind of fussing and I was being a great mom and kind of ignoring him. I would type for a minute and then turn around to check on them. Well at one point I checked on them, typed for a minute and when I turned around again Easton was gone. My first thought was the stairs but I had shut the door so I knew he did not fall down the stairs. Then I thought my bathroom because they love our tile floor and always find it. I checked but he was not in there. I could hear him but I could not see him. Well, after a minute I figured it out. The little stinker had rolled under our bed. 
I made them some macaroni and cheese for dinner and Brady grabbed the spoon twice and got macaroni in his eye and in his hair. (I couldn't find my camera at the moment) If you look close in the picture his eye is kind of red still. 
Brady, Easton and I went to be there at the finish line. Ryan was confused and told me to go to the start which was 1.5 miles away from the finish line. I had already had to park far away and decided it was not worth it to walk back to where I started, get my stroller back in the car (which is a big task), get my kids back in their car seats and drive to the end. Instead I decided to walk all the way. Okay it might not sound like that big of a deal but it was so hot, my poor kids were covered in sweat, they had rubbed their sunscreen into their eyes so they were all red and we were walking on the running trail so towards the end my huge stroller was totally in the way. Then at the end when Ryan was all worn out and tired he was so nice and walked back to my car and came and picked us up. So in conclusion my idea to walk was not such a brilliant idea afterall...I should have just put my kids back into the car and driven to the finish line! 
