4 Full & Fantastic Years

I am so honored to be married to Mr. Luke Hukee. He is a wonderful Man. I am so thankful for his leadership of our family and that he fears God. I love being his wife. I love watching him love our kids.

Happy Anniversary and thanks for a fantastic and full 4 years!
4 Big Accomplishments:

1. Having Leighton

2. Having McCabe

3. Having Brooks

4. Luke becoming a Pastor

4 Things we are most likely to do after putting the kids to bed:

1. Watch the O'Reilly Factor on Fox News

2. Pray for our Kids

3. Talk

4. Sleep

Luke's 4 Least Favorite Questions that I ask Him:

1. What are you thinking right now?

2. How many kids would you ideally like to have?

3. Can we have someone take a picture of us?

4. Can I buy this item from Craigslist?

4 Pictures to Smile At:
1. Our First Photo Together

2. Our Engagement Morning at Sunrise3. Our First Trip to MN 4. Our Wedding Day

4 Stories to Remember:
1. Sleeping. About once a week (I do it less and less now ... you'll see why!) I ask my husband, "What are you thinking about?" And guees what he says? Your wrong! He always always always answers, "Sleep," in the most dull and monotone voice you can image. Seriously. He did it the first couple times in complete honesty, and now he does it just to get a reactionn out of me. He isn't much an emotion communicator! After I continue to ask, he does give his actual answer. In addition, while typing this post, Luke was sitting across from me so I asked him, "Hey Babe, what is your favorite memory or story from the last 4 years of being married?" He looked at me and said with a soft smirk, "Sleeping." In all seriousness, this is just a special joke he and I enjoy. I guess that is how boring flirting is when you are married?!?! And for the record, he isn't depressed, Luke loves his life and consideres it a life of abundance blessing from the Lord.

2. Our 1st Pregnancy Test. We took our first pregnancy test before church one morning. It was posivite - as most of mine are - and we were thrilled. I couldn't wipe the smile off of my face. It was excited to know that a baby was inside of me and extra thrilling that Luke and I both new, but no one else did. It is fun to know a secret, especailly one that great!

3. Honeymoon in Fort Meyers Florida. I hardly remember what it is like to fly, pack, eat out, or lay at the beach without kids. I hardly remember what is it like to sleep in. But Luke and I did all of these on our honeymoon and took them all for granted. Little did we know that 9 months later we would welcome home Leighton, then 15 months later McCabe, and another 15 months later, Brooks. Little did we know that these kids, with all the changes they brought, would be more joyful, exciting, precious, and enjoyable than sleeping in, lazy vacations, easy living, and yes even laying out on the beach. We love that our vacations are forever changed but every once and a while, it is fun to reflect on the lazy, carefree, and indulgent days of our sunny honeymoon.

4. Insulating our House 24 Hours Straight. My wonderful & hard working husband bought me a house. I love this house and I love making it our home. After buying it, we realized that it was not insulated. So Luke drilled a whole in between evert post of every single outer wall, rented an insualtion machine (free for 24 hours if you bought a lot of insulation) and went to work. Since it was on;y free for 24 hours, he rounded up a friend or two (who took shifts) and proceeded to insulate our whole house in 23.5 hours to return it just in time! He literally worked 23.5 hours straight nd went a night whithout sleep. So the first time I saw him after this, I asked him how much the machine would have cost if he would have needed to rent it for another day. He answered, "$30". It is a funny story! But it is also a character revealing story. My husband, works long and hard to provide for me and the kids and to physically and spiritually insulate and protect our home.

4 States we have been to together:

1. Minnesota to see my Parents (12 - this is a total guess)

2. Fort Meyers, FL (1) & Marco Island, FL (1)

3. Branson, MO (1) & Osage Beach, MO (2)

4. Omaha, NE (2)

* We have also vacationed in Clear Lake, IA, but since we live in IA it doesn't count!

4 Favorite Date Spots:

1. Cheesecake Factory - where we celebrated this year!

2. Centro

3. On the Border - only because they have free chips and we get gift cards to go there

4. Coffee (anywhere)

3rd Anniversary

Yesterday Luke and I got to have a date for our 3rd Anniversary. I LOVE getting to spend time with my husband. He is the best guy in the world!

We had an enjoyable evening at the Cheesecake Factory followed by walking, and driving around! He was so generous letting me pick out the restaurant AND the kind of cheesecake that we got (carrotcake cheesecake)!