10 Years

I know I have written about our first date before but I just wanted to recognize the day. 12/8/11. I can't believe that it has been 10 years since then. We had such a good time and even though I wasn't sure about Kade I am so glad he was for sure about me. I thought I would tell you about our dating since 2001.

2001: Our first date to Christmas dance where we went paint balling, ate dutch oven, went to the dance and watched a movie, hung out on New Years Eve too.
2002: We went to see a performance at the Conference center for the Olympics, then we were together in April and went out every weekend after that, we went to concerts, movies, mini golfing, went to Bear Lake took 4 wheeler rides, went to the temple, carving pumpkins, etc.
2003: We went on a special date for Kade's birthday because he was going on a mission, we went to Melting Pot and fell in love, went to see movies, went to see Rascal Flatts for the first time together, and then Kade left on his mission.
2004: We found new ways of "dating" through letters, packages, and talking on Mother's Day and Christmas.
2005: We were still writing letters, a surprise call in January :) then Kade finally came home and we went on some really fun dates, Disney on Ice, concerts, movies, Jazz games (one on the 12th row!), dinner at Panda I think that was our new found love that year, Bear Lake, carving pumpkins, we played a lot of soccer that year, we went on tons of double dates, and got married at the end.
2006: We went on a lot of dates with Mona this year haha (we love you Mona), we would go to the movies every Friday night, I think we saw every movie that we wanted to that came out that year, concerts of course, we saw Kenny Chesney and Rascal Flatts and more I am sure, we played soccer that year too until I tore my ACL, during the summer we didn't go out as much, Kade was working 7 12's for the entire summer that year it was long.
2007: We kind of got over our movie kick and started doing more productive things, however we still saw movies, went mini golfing, Bear Lake, went on a lot of double dates with Richard :) we were trying to find him someone, concerts, Jazz games, Disneyland, and we went shooting a lot that year.
2008: We started going on dates to find houses like every weekend that was fun let me tell you what :), concerts, some movies, fireworks all summer, cook outs, Jazz games, dates with Sarah and Richard, finally we found him someone :) (we love you both) Disneyland, and then Kade started working in Wyoming so our dates went to going out to dinner because I was pregnant and never felt like cooking the first trimester, Abby would hang with us too because we love her, then the end of the year dating was buying and looking at baby stuff.
2009: We were still buying and looking at a lot of baby stuff, temple, Bear Lake, and lots of dates with Miss Mia Mia, we took her to movies, rented a lot of Red Box movies, Jazz games, played games, I started to be a much better cook and would cook for dates, making cookies together, going on a few dates alone.
2010: We started to feel like we could leave Mia a little more we went to the temple, concerts, movies, dinner, still a lot of Red Box, and towards the end of the year Kade started working out of town again and I was not feeling great from being pregnant (notice a pattern, Kade leaves and I am pregnant, perfect timing right?), we then started looking to move again but decided to stay a couple of years, we went to some baseball and Jazz games too. We did lots of play dates with Mia, especially with Weston and Christa and Paisley.
2011: We started getting things ready for Mr. Brooks, we went to some movies, a few concerts, the temple, mostly we have had time with our kids and being a family and it was been amazing, I wouldn't change it for the world.

It is crazy to look at what we used to do compared to what we do now and how life changes. I am so grateful to be married to Kade, he is amazing and I am so glad he asked me on a date all those years ago. Love you baby!