Five Fabulous Years.

Willie said to me one night, ‘do you remember asking this question five years ago; where will we be in five years?’ We did not EVER expect to be out of the country. In five years we have accomplished much. Willie and I have moved, on average, two times a year. We have met dozens of wonderful people along the way. We try to keep up communications. We have been blessed with two outstanding little boys that bring so much happiness to our lives. For five years our love has grown stronger and stronger. For nearly three years we were never apart from one another. Willie started visiting schools and we made the decision to move to Atlanta. Who knew so much would come from that decision. I stayed in Utah while Willie moved everything to Georgia, we were apart for three weeks. We hope that will never happen again. Three weeks is such a long time. We thank the soldiers who sacrifice their time with family to protect us. I am so grateful for Willie and I know for a fact that I wouldn’t be where I am today if I didn’t have him by my side. I am grateful that we are sealed for eternity. The temple is an important part of our lives and because it is, so is Jesus Christ. I know that we have been watched over and protected in our adventures. We are having an adventure. With every step we take it will become more cherished. Being out of the country I don't have any wedding pictures on hand, perhaps I will post that another time.

For our anniversary we decided to go downtown. We visited the river and went out to eat. With kids we try to eat early, Porto likes to eat later than 7:00. We didn't make it to a restaurant that was suggested to us because they didn't open their doors until 7:00 (bedtime). We tried out the cuisine somewhere else. Here is a traditional Portugese dish, it's called Francheshina (or something close to that). It's meaty and packs a punch. Good to try one time.
Willie ordered some sausage. I didn't like the taste of this too much, but the lettuce and fries were good.
Parker's meal was easy; hot dog. I did like what they did to it though; they added ham and cheese. Parker loved it, I wish I could have had a bite but he ate the whole thing.
Yes and we did take a picture of the two of us on our anniversary. We did spend it with the kids but it was nice to have a couple of minutes together.

Here is Parker in front of the Ponte Luis I Bridge.
And now Lincoln.
Here are some parts of Porto that we enjoyed. The weather was wet and cold, but we still had fun.