LANDON BRUCE FOWLER

Today is my sweet husband's 22nd Birthday!! I wanted to share some pictures of him that just melt my heart! For anyone that knows Landon, they know that he is the happiest, most optomistic person that you'll ever meet. He makes me so happy and I am so lucky that he picked me to spend the rest of eternity with!

Such a sweet face!... I hope my little boys are just like their Dad!

Landon love sports. He's grown up in a football family and has a passion for it that is hard to find! He'll do anything to play the game. One of the things that I love most about him is his work-ethic and drive. When he sets his mind to it, there is no stopping him. He amazes me every day with his perserverance. Whether it be in sports, work, school or anything else, he always does his best and never settles for less than GREAT. What a great quality to have!

Even with no front teeth, this boy refuses to stop smiling!!! haha I love him so much!

Even during the awkward junior high retainer days, Landon has melted the hearts of everyone! He's so embarassed that he took this picture with his retainer in! haha I read one of his 6th grade year books and his teacher told him not to break too many hearts! She knew he'd be trouble even in his young age!

Landon has been everything I could have dreamt of in a husband. These last 4 1/2 months of marriage have been so much fun. His laugh keeps on going and I can never get mad at him because he'll just smile at me or laugh and I can't be upset.For those of you who don't know, Landon got accepted into the Accounting Program at BYU. He's so smart and organized and has the perfect mind for this program. It is a great achievement because it's so competitive to get in to. This is the number 1 accounting program in the world, and my babe is gonna be a part of it! I am so proud of him for working so hard to get the grades he needed. He's got a long road ahead but I know that no matter what he does, hes going to be successful because that's just who he is.

Another thing I love about Landon, is the way he loves me! He is so loyal and such a sweetheart! He loves to show me how much he cares by giving me all the kisses and hugs that I want! He tells me every day how much he loves me. I have never felt so wanted or loved in my whole life and I am so blessed to have a person who would do anything for me! I know he's gonna be the best dad in the world when the time comes. He's always been so non-judgemental. He gives everyone the benefit of the doubt and loves everyone for who they are! Another quality that I envy!

Landon is such a helper. He never lets me do the dishes after i've just cooked a meal and he is so tidy and organized that I don't have to worry about straightening or cleaning things. Life with him is so easy! I don't know what I did to deserve such an amazing man! He is my best friend in the whole world and it is so crazy to me that we never get sick of each other. We are together about 22 out of the 24 hours a day! haha the only time we're apart is during his football practice. We are lucky enough to work together and then come home together. Life is bliss and although there are the stresses of life, my babe is always there for me and I couldn't ask for anyone I'd rather be with!

So here's to you babe, I love you so much! Happy Birthday! I hope you know how much you mean to me and how grateful I am to have you in my life!

***Leave a post with a memory you have of Landon as a Birthday present to him, I'd love to hear what you think of when you think about Landon no matter how long or short of a time you've known him

A little catching up...

Well I have a lot of catching up to do. Landon and I have been extremely busy this summer but have been able to spend some time relaxing and doing the things that we love most!
These pictures are opposite of chronological order, but forgive my laziness because I don't want to spend the time to rearrange them. We were able to get some time off work to go to lake powell and because we were already halfway to AZ we figured we never get the chance to be down there because of landon's football obligations so we jumped at the chance to spend time at my home with my family. Here are some pictures of what we've been up to...



Landon always hated when I said Utah doesn't have good mexican restaurants. He didn't believe me when I told him there was something better out there than Costa Vida or Cafe Rio. When I took him to Rosa's his mind was opened and he knew he'd never tasted Mexican food in the same way. So of COURSE you can't travel 10 hours to Arizona and not eat at Rosa's! mmm... my mouth is craving it now!

Our favorite thing to do while in AZ is see family that we don't get to see very often. Cole is growing up so quickly and I want him to know who his aunt and uncle are! Kasey's boys are so darling and Landon and I loved getting to play with them for 3 days straight! (sorry about Cooper's imodesty in the background, I think it's adorable though)

Cooper absolutely LOVES Landon. They are such buds and it's so cute to see them together. Coop would not leave Landon alone, he moved from swimming to reading to wrestling and back. What a trooper. But it was nice, because Kasey and I got time to hang around. Landon also got to go golfing with Danny. I got to see some friends Chaney and Cory, Dani and Ty, and Angie. I miss them so much! We played games, had a family temple night and we loved every minute of it! I wish Utah were closer to Az.

Before AZ, we were in Lake Powell with Landon's family. They do a powell trip every year and his neighbors the Mitchells who are like family have an incredible houseboat. I've never been to Lake Powell which is shocking I know. But it was so fun and I'm sure my first time there was spoiled because the Mitchell's know how to do it right! The food was ridiculous, the company was fantastic, and the view was uh-mazing! We had a fourth of July tribute and did our own parade with the boats and jet-ski's and waverunners that they had. We all dressed up in silly outfits and paraded through the canyon waving at people. It was so much fun! I love this country!

There were so many fun activities to do! We were only there for 3 days, but never had a dull moment trying to get as many things in as possible. We went kayaking into the deep canyons that go on forever, rode wave-runners, went wakeboarding, tried the air-chair for the first time, broke my neck tubing...

relaxed on the boat, caught some sun, played a "hangy balls" tournament and much more! What a trip!

Rewind some more... I never did get to praise my amazing husband for the triathalon that he ran the week after we got home from the cruise. BYU football holds an ECO Challenge every year and the football players are all supposed to do this, however, by the end over half of the boys back out. I was so proud of Landon for participating! It was completely insane what these boys were required to do. I've never seen so many tough and in shape boys look like they were going honestly die. Boys legs were cramping to the point that they couldn't even bend their legs. The goal is to finish, if they finish, they've done something to be proud of.
Here's what they had to do... (starting at 5am)

1. swim one mile

2. bike to Y mountain

3. Hike Y Mountain

4. Bike to BYU stadium

5. Run (or manage to walk) ALL the stairs in all four sides of the stadium, up and down the same set of stairs.

6. Bike from stadium to Squaw Peak(35miles uphill I might add)

7. Bike back to BYU campus.

8. Complete a "strong man" obstacle course

He finished and got an "ECO WARRIOR" shirt for completing it!

Pulling a sled...

There he is at the top of the stairs...

Landon's mother and I followed the course in her car. Many people were so lucky to have us there. She had a backseat full of gatorade, water, powerbars and energy shots. And by the end we were all out. As we drove by boys who were collapsed on the side of the road we'd hand out some food and try to motivate them to keep going. Landon did so good! He didn't ever stop and finished in a good time of 6 hours! It was an accomplishment to be proud of, but he said he's never doing it again! haha