The Newest Shareholders at SD Deacon

Jarrod and I took a BIG step this year becoming shareholders in his company. Jarrod and I were so excited to be offered this opportunity. I didn't realize that it was such a privilege to become shareholders in his company. They only have a limited number of shareholders and only offer 3 or 4 employees a year to own a part of the company. Jarrod and I are the youngest shareholders and we felt so grown up going to our first meeting. The meeting was at the Portland Golf Club, it was gorgeous and has so much history and is a very classy place... The owner of Jarrod's company (Steve Deacon) happens to be the President of the Golf Club as well and he pulled out all the stops. Dinner was so yummy, we dined on parmesan crusted halibut and filet mignon, had amazing wine and delicious dessert. Our meeting ran 2 hours over, but we didn't mind because we learned so much about the financials of the company and all the cool buildings we own a little piece of around Portland. I'm excited about this adventure and am so proud of Jarrod for all the hard work he puts in at this amazing company. 

I would have taken more pictures of the night, but the country club doesn't allow cell phones so I snuck in just a few :) You can learn more about Jarrod's company here. On that website there are a lot of projects Jarrod has worked on too! 

I can't finish this post without a BIG shout out to Anna and the Belcher girls for coming in and hanging out with Brayden while we were gone. You girls are the BEST! 

Celebrating the BIG 28

For an early birthday present my wonderful boys surprised me with a beach weekend getaway. I must say it truly was a birthday gift to have such a beautiful day on the Oregon coast (in JANUARY)! Not a cloud in the sky and not one drop of rain, it was a picture perfect weekend in every way. I love spending time with my little family and I couldn't have thought of anything else I would have rather done. There were absolutely STUNNING sunsets and beautiful beach days. Here is a little taste of that amazing weekend...

My actual birthday (which fell in the middle of the week) was amazing as well. My super, terrific, awesome friends surprised me with an early morning wake up call, breakfast and shopping! I can't believe how blessed I am to have such amazing friends and family in my life. My birthday wish is to make this year one of the best yet. To be a better friend and to focus on my relationships just a little bit more. Enjoy the small things in life and to savor my ever growing little boy. I must say I'm truly blessed and I'm so thankful for where I am in life! 

Arts and Crafts (shapes & colors)

Keeping a 2 1/2 year old occupied for more then 2 minutes at time is a challenge. So we worked on shapes and colors the other day. He's already got them down pretty well, but I thought this would be a fun way to hammer them home. We are still trying to figure out if he's left or right handed... he uses both all the time (ambidextrous maybe?) but it seems like this day he was a lefty!