our sweet rosie

Back in January Eric called me from work and told me that there was a little Shiz Tzu puppy on KSL and he thought we should look at the add. Well BIG mistake, Kaden and Tige and I looked at the add and fell deeply in love. So after a couple of hours, and making a very long list for what we would need for our dog, we headed up to Bountiful to pick the puppy up. She was so cute and her coloring was Red with some black. We named her Rosie. We then found ourselves at Pet Smart getting her first puppy haircut and bath. She smelt like Raspberries. We brought her home and we were in heaven until night time. That night she cried all night long for her mommy, it was heartbreaking. Every morning Kaden would wake up and go straight to her kennel. She would kiss him all over and get so excited. We potty trained her on the bell on our back door. She did great she was potty trained in two weeks.

Now the sad part. After two weeks, it was getting to be a lot of work. I was realizing how much work it was to have a dog and two wild boys around the house. After many tears and talking with Eric, we decided to sell her. We posted her on KSL. Kaden was so devastated, and I am sure you all are wondering why in the world did we get a dog! Well now that we've learned how much work it is we talked to the boys and let them know we will be getting another dog just like Rosie, after all our brothers and sisters are born. It was so hard for me to make a decision that would break my boy's hearts, but I knew for my own sanity I needed to sell Rosie.

To this day our sweet Kaden and Tige are still talking about her and begging for a dog this summer. We miss our little Rosie and someday we will get another Roise.

Big 29

Today was Eric's Birthday he turned 29. The boys and I started the day by making some cupcakes to take to Eric at work and packed a lunch from home to eat. The boys love going to Eric's office. Only 4 people work there so we shared our cupcakes and off we went. We got home and decorated the Kitchen and put up the birthday sign. The boys wanted to put a sign on the garage, so we wrote Happy Birthday Dad! We ended the night with Papa Murphy's pizza Eric's favorite, cake with strawberry ice cream, and presents.

We LOVE you so much! We are so grateful for you and we think you are the most wonderful father. I couldn't ask for a more loving, kind, faithful, hard working, and good looking husband. I could go on forever. Thank you for picking me to share this wonderful journey of Life together. I love you so much.

Re-Finishing Cabinets

So a couple of weeks ago I decided that I wanted to re-finish our Cabinets...with much anticipation and watching many Lowes and Home Depot videos, I decided to go for it! Let me say I am so glad I pushed my fears aside, because I LOVE how it turned out! It brightens our whole kitchen and feels like a breath of fresh air. Eric and I started a week ago last Sat. We took off all the doors and sanded them out on the back deck. Then I went to town on sanding all the frames and then we put on the Oil Based Primer. After about two coats we then started on the fun part....painting. After a week of hard work and staying up many nights til midnight, we're so happy with how it's turning out! We now have the bottom half and the island to complete. More pictures to come in the next few weeks. We'll be attempting some fun ideas. Until now I LOVE being in our New Kitchen.

Here are the Befores, and Afters:

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Little moments

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Christmas 2010

Christmas 2011 was so fun; our boys are getting older and they understand things much more this year than they did last Christmas. For Christmas Eve this year we went to my parent’s home and had a fabulous meal which included yams with marshmallows, vegetables on a cloud, homemade rolls, and honey baked ham. Let’s just say "yummy"! My grandparents came from California and it was so fun to have them here this year.

We woke up Christmas morning and had our own family time opening presents and making a wonderful hot breakfast. Kaden requested homemade muffins, which were Lemon Poppy seed, eggs, and juice. It was so funny when Kaden realized that he gets to have Christmas every year, until he is as big as daddy! He was so excited he couldn't believe it.

This year I was so excited to give my family and Eric a special gift. I gave “Hand Impressions” of our boys holding each others hand; it was so special to see how everyone loved them. I had three very different pieces done and the boys did so good; since they did so well afterwards we got a In-N-Out shake. The picture doesn't really do justice, but they turned out amazing.

Christmas afternoon we went to Eric's parents where we exchanged gifts and the boys got a Geo Trax. It's our first with Geo Trax, and so far it's been a big hit. They also received Toy Story 3; Kaden was so excited. After a couple of hours of good company and some yummy food, we headed over to my parents for a gift exchange. This year my parents gave us a Vintage Popcorn maker which sits on wheels. So we’ll definitely been having some parties!

For Christmas dinner we headed over to my Aunt Becky's house for a delicious dinner and good conversation. After a long day and lots of treats our boys about had it; we headed home in order to get to bed at a descent hour.

It was a great Christmas this year. We loved every minute of it. Thanks to the amazing food, I think we gained about 10 extra pounds last week.

Our Snow Angels

Last week when we had a lot of snow; we only had a couple days with sun shine so the boys got all geared up and ready to play in the backyard. They loved playing in the snow and Kaden was so proud that he could make snow angels. Tige would follow Kaden wherever he went around the yard, just trying to keep up. We LOVE our boys.