Happy 27th Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jordan's birthday was yesterday, and it was really fun. We spent the day with just the two of us and tonight we wrapped up Jordan's Birthday week with another party. Yes you read correctly, birthday week. We decided our first year of marriage that we should celebrate a whole week for our birthdays, just because we could. This year Jourdan's was almost like two weeks but the first party was actually for our nephew Corbin's first birthday and my Dad's 55th. Their birthdays are really a day a part but since we had so many members of my family together we celebrated both. Then he had another combined birthday party (this time for Jordan) last Friday when we celebrated Grandma Miles and Jordan's birthday (her's was on Friday). We had a big party with G&G Miles, aunts, uncles, and cousins. I love getting together with family and it was fun that we got together with both sides of our families in such a short amount of time and it wasn't even Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Corbin



Dad and niece Emmie



Amazing Birthday Cakes My Sister Gretta Made



Then every day we did something special for Jordan's birthday week. On Saturday we went to our ward temple day for our first counselor of our bishopric (he has stage 4 melanoma). It was amazing and we had so many ward members there that some people couldn't be at the session and had to do sealings instead. Then Jordan had a boys day out with his cousin Catherine's husband Navarre while Catherine and I spent some time with Jordan's aunt Brenda and his other cousin Marie and we had girl time. Jordan really had fun I think he watched 2 football games or maybe it was 3 who knows. Then we went to the movies for a double date, it was great spending so much time with them they are a really cool couple.

Then on Sunday after church we drove the Alpine Loop. It was amazing with all of the wonderful fall colors. We recommend it next fall for anyone who happens to be in Utah county next fall.

Then every day after work we bought a small gift for Jordan (and one really expensive bride's maid dress of me because my best friend Megan is getting married in Arizona in Dec. And yes, for anyone who has seen my bride's maid dresses in the past, it is GREEN.)

Then on Jordan's birthday we went out to eat at a stake place that I picked out and I wouldn't tell him where we were going and I drove so that he wouldn't guess. He had written down his guess on a piece of paper before we got there and he was actually really close (he can almost read me like a book, I just have to get more creative).

Then tonight we had dinner at our house with Jordan's cousins Kohleen, Kurt and his wife Candy, Catherine and her husband Navarre. It was so much fun. I love spending time with family and just hanging out.

(I didn't take pictures of any Jordan's Birthday week, yes I know I'm lame but at least I'm finally updating my blog, right?)

And here is a family picture we took during conference weekend. Jordan has sadly had to shave off is beard because he has been excepted back into BYU and will be attending classes in January. I am actually surprised by how many men in our ward got upset that Jordan shaved. They all had beard envy and they almost seem to miss it more then we do (and we miss it a lot!!!!!)

The Two of Us and Our Cute Puppies Echo and Brindle



Jordan and Brindle being cute