Our First Anniversary!

Well we hit our first year of being married and I'll tell you what...the time has flown by. We've had so much fun and I'm happier than I've ever been. In the spirit of the event, these are some things I love about Dustin:

* He always makes sure I know he loves me
* He thinks of everyone before himself
* He loves people and they love him
* He never complains ... really!
* He lets me put my feet under his legs to keep them warm
* He works hard
* He puts up with my silly endeavors
* He is handsome ... I sure got lucky
* He can always make me laugh
* His dumb jokes and fake laugh
* He is so humble and so grateful
* He's all I could ever ask for ... I could go on...

One activity of the day was going to Dustin's cousin's wedding (they're the "Angie and Dan") and they had a photo booth for a favor, so this is us exactly one year later. Here's to many more years!

April 7, 2010 - A new addition

Baby Jacob Christopher Bateman was born to my brother Chris and his wife Michelle. Man, is he adorable! I hope our kids are that cute.

I got the call from Michelle while I was teaching a class at BYU and I knew she was probably in labor, and it killed me to not be able to answer the phone. Sure enough, she left me a message and she said, "Well I'm lying in a hospital bed with a huge needle in my back and feeling much better...haha ... So we should have a baby in our arms by noon". We were so excited making phone calls and making plans. Unfortunately, Dad was out of town at the Masters (too bad for him ... Dustin felt bad anyway). So I brought my laptop to the hospital and we Skype-ed him in to meet his first grandchild. It was kind of a funny sight to see me holding a laptop above the baby, but it was sure fun for us all to actually see the actual baby.

This is the first grandson for my parents so they are in heaven, especially my Mom. He's also my first nephew...on this side of the family, so I feel like I have some possession ;) I love the wrinkles he gets above his forehead when he's awake and his button-chin. It's such a fun thing to watch your family expand and grow! Congratulations Chris and Michelle!