Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Farm Country



Last friday Eric had the day of being "Good Friday". So the boys wanted to go to Farm Country at Thanksgiving Point. They had all the baby animals out and they even got to pet a baby lamb. I couldn't believe it though, they raised the price from 3.50 to 5.00 we went there a lot in summer, but I think we won't be visiting as often anymore.

our builder


A couple of weeks ago, Kaden wanted so badly to build something. We had gone to my parents house that weekend, and Kaden collected a bunch of sticks. One night Eric got home and Kaden being so excited asked him to help build a Fort. So they nailed a piece of bead board to a box. Kaden would get frustrated at times when it wasn't working his way, or looking like he had pictured in his mind. It was fun for Eric and I to see how consistent he was and not giving up on something he wanted to accomplish.

Monday, April 11, 2011

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.

Monday, March 28, 2011

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.

Monday, March 21, 2011

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:

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Little moments



I peeked in on this....