Miles of Smiles

Some more pics of Voge's... it was such a fun week, we never wanted it to end. Thanks for visiting Fort Wayne!

Above: Hallie was in heaven when all of her aunt's and uncles took her to the park.

Above: You have to understand something about the Voge's: they are very laid back people. So now you understand why Jon flew to Indiana for a baby blessing and forgot church clothes, lol. Luckily, Cam and Jon are roughly the same size, so thanks to Cam, he saved the day...although, it looks like Jon is saving the world as he busts out of his clothes and into his... SUPERMAN SUIT!?!?!?

Above: We went to a nearby beach (more like a big pond of water and dirt) and the boys got a little carried away with the mud and fish guts at the bottom of the lake. Now you know what lurks below the water when you go swimming!

Above: Cam loves playing disc golf at a course near our house so he introduced his siblings to the fun game.

Happy Anniversary Cam!

Four years ago today, Cameron and I got married for time and all eternity! Marrying Cameron was the best decision I ever made. He is the better half of me and makes me want to be a better wife every day.

Cam, there are too many reasons why I love you, but here a few to start:
~I love that you make me laugh (sometimes at my expense! but that's okay),
~I love that you are patient with me and with the girls when sometimes I'm not,
~I love that you have taken care of me and the girls financially and lovingly and have given us a great life where we can live comfortably and happily,
~I love that you are strong in the gospel,
~I love that you play with my hair which is your way of telling me you love me,
~I love that you love to play with Hallie and spend time with her
~I love that you are the best dad I could ask for for my girls
~I love that our marriage is better today than it was four years ago
~I love that you appreciate what I do for you
~I love that you worry about my happiness
~I love that you listen when I need you most, even if it's in the middle of night
~I love that you surprise me flowers and Blizzards and chocolate sometimes just because
~I love that your silly enough to play jokes like blowing up empty Capri Sun juice boxes and putting them back in the box for me to find them later
~I love that you get embarrassed when I bring balloons to you at work but are still happy to see me
~I just love that you are the best decision I ever made
~I love that all my memories from here to forever will have you in them

I love you Cam, Happy Anniversary!!

The Best Aunt's in the World

Below: Hallie had fun blowing bubbles with Aunt Nicole.

Below: Hallie loves to talk about her aunts and looks up to them more than they know. Hallie still talks about when she slept in Stacey's room "for hours" (that's what she says) with Stacey two weeks ago... that must have ranked high on her "fun" list. Here's Hallie having fun with Aunt Stacey and Aunt Kath.

The Voge's Strike a Pose

We've been having a blast with Cam's family being here. Thank goodness Nicole is in the family or we would probably never get around to taking family portraits! Even though they aren't the most formal pictures, that's what makes it fun! It wouldn't be a Voge family picture without everyone doing something funny.

Below: Katherine, Nicole, Hallie, me and Sydnee

Sydnee's Blessing Day

This past weekend was such a special one in our family because we blessed Sydnee yesterday; and not only that, but all of the Drake's (except Ryan who's on his mission) and the Voge's (except Sandy who was missed) were able to make the trip to Fort Wayne to meet Sydnee and be here for her baby blessing.

Our family traveled from Texas, Utah and Michigan to be here. What a special (and emotional) day it was! After Sydnee's blessing, we went home for some yummy food (thanks for your hard work mom!) and some tournament's in Shrek Party and Cornhole. We feel so blessed to have Sydnee in our family and can't imagine life without her. I'm so proud of Cam for being so worthy and happy to give Sydnee her baby blessing. It was a memorable day!

Below: Sydnee is wearing the same blessing dress that Hallie and I wore on our blessing day! Aunt Nicole gave her the pretty bracelet she is wearing and Grandma Voge sent her the beautiful blanket she is laying on. Isn't she a doll?

Below: the Voge's and the Drake's