I don't write about Zach too much on here, especially after Declan was born so I thought I would do a post all about my favorite man. Be warned, this will be a bunch of random thoughts and even more random pictures.
This is the first picture I showed to my mom of Zach...thank you BYU-I stalker net. :)
The next two pictures are the first pictures that I ever took of him. I think we had been dating a couple weeks and we went to Mesa Falls since he had never been! Can you believe that? The kid grew up in Idaho his whole life and had never seen Mesa Falls. On our way to the Falls a rock or something (not sure what it was because we never found it) flew through Zach's windshield on the highway. Luckily it came right down the middle and didn't hit either of us but wow it damaged his windshield pretty bad! On the way home Zach hinted to me that he wanted to meet my parents. I decided it would only be fair since I had already met his parents...very briefly.
My dad took us fishing while we were dating and I think Zach was a little nervous since he had only been fly fishing a few times. Little did he know then that my dad can see every fish in the water and he isn't afraid to yell, "SET!" Anyone who has been fishing with my dad understands what I am talking about exactly. :)
One month after we started dating Zach celebrated his 22nd birthday. My parents and I took him out to lunch at Gringos. Of course we had to embarrass him. Oh, I forgot to mention that the first time Zach had dinner with my parents the night ended with Zach driving my dad to the E.R! My dad gets kidney stones often and we finished dinner and he went upstairs for a minute, came back down and said, "Zach can you drive me to the hospital?" Zach's face was priceless, he had no idea what was going on until I said, "Oh dad are you serious?! Again?"
One of the funnest dates we went on while dating was 4-wheeling and then off roading in his Jeep in the Idaho Falls foothills. Unfortunately, we popped a tire. Zach just happens to be wearing his younger brother's clothes in this picture because his clothes got really muddy from 4-wheeling earlier.
I love this picture of him. I'm not sure why - maybe because he's wearing some great "just got my eyes dilated shades." Don't worry, he wasn't driving when I took this.
The summer we started dating Zach worked at the Idaho Falls temple on the grounds crew during the day. Yes, our first date ended with him taking me to the temple to show me what he did at work. The Idaho Falls temple ground is the first place we held hands, where he first gave me a rose, and he proposed in the Presidential Gardens. Zach was able to clean Moroni while working there. How sweet is that?
This picture was taken long before I knew him...okay, not really but before we dated. Zach definitely has a silly side to him that he doesn't let too many people see but this picture captures it perfectly.
We went to Park City to celebrate our one year wedding anniversary. On the way there or back (I can't remember which) we stopped in Provo to meet our first niece, Bella. This is the first time Zach held her.
Our first Valentine's Day was a few days before we got married and we were both working crazy schedules. I worked 7-4 and then went to night school and Zach went to school during the day and worked from 4-9. We got to spend our lunch breaks together but we only had an hour so Zach surprised me with a hot and ready pizza and root beer at our soon to be apt. (He lived in it for a few weeks before we got married.) Later that night he surprised me again with dessert and a rose. The next Valentine's day almost one year after we were married we still had crazy schedules, actually, even crazier and I decided to do the same thing. Tradition ever since!
This is one of the first pictures we have of Zach holding Declan. This is by far my favorite picture of them. Zach is a wonderful father. He always spends time with Declan and is way more patient than I am. Zach is always trying to teach him new things. It's really cute how much Declan loves him. Every morning when I get him up he goes searching for Zach and says "dadadaddaada" over and over again and throws his hands up in the air when he can't find him. He's always sad when Zach isn't there when he wakes up. The mornings Zach is home he rushes into get Declan and Declan always squeals with delight!
I love this man! Even when he looks a little scary. Halloween 2006...witch doctor. Yes, that is his real hair spray painted red. He scared quite a few kids that day.
Zach is the best man I know. He is always willing to help me and others. He is so patient, kind, and loving. One of the first things I noticed about him was how honest he is. He has always treated me with respect. Zach makes me want to be a better person. He is always challenging me to make changes in my life and attitude for the better. He can always make me laugh no matter how mad or sad I am. He is my rock and I'm so glad he chose me.
