Chris and Hannah

6 months old!

2011-12-05T20:50:00.001-07:00

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Lights at Temple Square

2011-12-05T16:47:00.005-07:00

The day after Thanksgiving we met up with some of my family to see the lights at Temple Square. It was so nice to go early cause although it was cold, it wasn't as cold as it usually is! Noah loved the lights but was getting pretty tired after a fun and crazy holiday!

Turkey Day

2011-12-05T16:06:00.004-07:00

We spent Thanksgiving at my parents house in Birdseye, UT (Spanish Fork canyon on the way to Fairview) And Noah tried sweet potatoes for the first time! Not a big fan, but I think they're growing on him now! His sweater was knitted by a good friend of my sisters and is obviously very adorable on him!

Toys

2011-12-05T15:09:00.004-07:00

Its amazing how fast babies start liking toys. Noah loves his toys, especially his drums. He also loves his books (I'm very happy about this!) and will open them up and 'read' them!

Bedtime Book with Daddy 11.20.11

1st Snow

2011-12-05T15:01:00.004-07:00

Noah got his first experience of snow on November 19! He didn't really know what to think of it, except it was weird to taste. I think he was a little confused as to why we'd stuff him in a snowsuit and set him down outside on the ground in the midst of it.

1st Cereal

2011-12-05T14:21:00.005-07:00

Well, Noah has hit another milestone! He had his first rice cereal on November 13. He wasn't too sure of it at first, but since he has decided he loves cereal but is still a little unsure of sweet potatoes, peas, and bananas, I think sweet potatoes are growing on him though!

Thumb Sucker

2011-12-05T14:12:00.004-07:00

11.03.11

Well, we have a thumb sucker! It's always his right thumb and usually only if he's tired/hungry. Of course, he doesn't want us to have evidence of it so every time we go to take a picture of him sucking it, he takes it out. But here's one I caught. Pretty naughty, but pretty cute, unfortunately this pic doesn't do it justice!

Halloween

2011-12-05T09:35:00.005-07:00

Gosh, I need to be more on top of blogging! But either way, Noah was a skeleton for Halloween! We didn't go out and his costume was actually skeleton jammies, but I have to say he was probably the cutest skeleton ever!

Carving Pumpkins

6 Months Old!

2011-12-01T11:33:00.008-07:00

Time, of course, has sped up since Noah was born. On Thursday he turned SIX MONTHS OLD! I can't believe it, I just hope we're savouring every minute of him before he gets even bigger! I'm really excited for him to be growing and learning, but at the same time I wish he could stay just as he is forever and that our little family could be just like this forever! Here are some pics I took a couple of days ago (November 28, 2011), which you'll probably see on our Christmas card too!

Rolling, Sitting and some Bubbles

2011-09-27T09:08:00.004-06:00

In an earlier post I mentioned Noah loving his feet... here he is hanging onto his feet during a diaper change, I guess he's just trying to be helpful! (09.26.11)

Noah has started to be interested in the washcloth and not just splashing in the tub, so I gave him a bath ball, which he decided was just fun to chew on (09.20.11)

Noah blows bubbles ALL the time. He blows them so excessively when he does it that his shirt could be wrung out, it's so full of saliva. (09.19.11)

Asleep in the jogger before we made it home - it is always so bright for him, he seems to like the shades 09.24.11

One thing is for sure, Noah wants to be sitting or standing pretty much all the time. If he lays down when he's not napping or sleeping at night he tries to do situps to get up. So although I feel like it's a little early for him to be sitting, but he wants it so bad, I guess I can't be too surprised. He's still working on balance and sitting up straight, but he can now sit like this for a few moments and he thinks he is hot stuff doing it! (09.24.11)

Noah loves to sleep on his side and has pretty much loved it since day one. But now he can roll over onto his side whenever he wants to! I went in to get him in the morning yesterday and he had rolled onto his side and was just chattin' it up with his puppy and Peter Rabbit on his bumper (09.26.11).

September 2011

2011-09-26T15:20:00.006-06:00

With September comes football season. Its funny, I don't watch TV with Noah, but Chris does and out of everything Chris watches, football is Noah's favorite! Was he destined to be Chris' son or what!? I wasn't feeling well last week and tried to put a movie on for Noah even though I know he's a little young for it. He wasn't interested at all. But football, is another story. These two pics were from 09.01.11... watching the game...

Uh, oh, things are looking a little serious...
09.07.11 Fun in the jungle gym, start with some tummy time...

Then roll over...

Wait, what's that camera?

Who cares?! The jungle gym is great!

...And done.

09.08.11 Bath time fingers - Noah has started chewing on his fingers. I think he's starting to teeth a bit. There are no teeth coming through and he's not fussy, but he just wants to chew.

First Haircut

2011-09-26T15:06:00.004-06:00

Noah was born with a decent amount of hair, but then it all fell out except for what was left in the back. I had a really hard time parting with it, but we finally decided it was time to buzz the skullet! (08.21.11)

Before

Noah was wondering what we were doing, but he didn't seem to care too much, or at least he didn't cry! I do have to give hair dressers props, his hair is really fine it was harder than I thought it'd be to buzz it!

Was there ever a cuter baby?

2011-09-26T15:00:00.007-06:00

Sure, I'm biased, but here are a couple of pics of the cutest baby ever!

Bath time fun 08.09.11 (10 weeks)

Loving the bouncy seat 08.15.11

08.23.11

For the love of... feet!

2011-09-26T14:21:00.005-06:00

Noah has decided that feet are the best thing in the world. When he gets up in the morning I often find him talking to himself and to his feet. He'll hold onto his piggies and thinks its the greatest thing ever. Below he's trying to figure out how he can reach his feet while in the bumbo (08.29.11).

He also loves his feet when he has his jammies on... these puppies seem to be his favorite! (08.31.11)

Noah's first time at the pool

2011-09-26T13:18:00.008-06:00

August 8th we took Noah to the pool for the first time! He thought the water was a little chilly and didn't splash like he does in the tub at first. Sorry for my recording skills on this, I thought I could turn it, but it looks like without messing with it too much, you'll have to watch it sideways!

Justin and Shannon's Wedding

2011-09-21T16:41:00.006-06:00

On July 30th, my brother Justin got married to my wonderful sister in law, Shannon in the LA temple! Here they are coming out of the temple...

The reception was at Loews Santa Monica and was really pretty, the pic does do it justice!

And here's Noah at the end of the night! He slept a total of about 45 minutes that day and by the end was BEAT! But he was a trooper and only cried during pictures! He was 8 weeks old!

Noah's first boating experience!

2011-09-20T12:05:00.004-06:00

Well, this was a while ago, but here's a pic of Noah from his first time on a boat (07.16.11)! The life jacket fit but Noah doesn't have much of a neck so he was just stuck in it wondering what was going on. But he loved our friend's boat and stayed awake almost the whole time enjoying himself!

Noah Christopher Thiel

2011-07-26T17:49:00.015-06:00

I can't believe Noah will be 8 weeks tomorrow! He was born at 9:59pm on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 via emergency c-section. He was 9 lbs 15 oz and 22.25" long. It's so little time and also so much, we already can barely remember life without him in it! There's so much to catch up on, so I'm going to start from today and try to fill in the holes as I get a chance. I've written most of his birth story and will post that in another post, but I'll warn you, it's pretty lengthy!

A few things we know about Noah are:

-He loves music. Baby Beluga is sure to get him smiling, laughing and trying to sing along. He also is starting to really like the Wheels on the Bus, although last time I sung it to him, he got a frowny face when I got to the babies go wah, wah, wah - maybe a coincidence, but still pretty stinkin' cute if you ask me.

-He was a little unsure of the bath at first, but then he just started today splashing a little bit and seems really proud of himself.

-Is a night owl, which is great for Chris and I since we're night people too.

-He loves to snuggle and loves his tummy time on Chris' tummy.

-Likes to talk to us, but is really shy about it. He often tells Chris all about his day, but does so very quietly, like he's unsure of his words.

-Has discovered himself in the mirror, who, by his smiles, he thinks is pretty cute.

-Has had a really hard time napping, but sleeps great at night, only to wake up to eat. Although, yesterday and today he's done well on his naps, maybe a new trend? Do I dare hope?

-He likes to sleep inclined a little bit, making the lounger (Thanks Jess!) one of his favorite spots for a nap, and inspiring us to elevate the head of his bed a little.

-He is in some 3-6 mos clothes and is stretching his 0-3 mos clothes as far as they go. I love that he's solid, but I will miss those little clothes so much, I can't believe how much he's already grown!

-Full on laughs out loud in his sleep!

-He may be more loved than any baby ever by his parents! I know I'm a little biased, but he is seriously the best baby ever!

-The list goes on, so I'll save more for next post!

07.24.11

07.21.11

07.21.11 Baby Beluga

07.21.11 Baby Beluga

07.17.11 Getting ready for Bath Time

07.13.11 Morning View

07.12.11 Smiling During Impromptu Nap on Daddy's Pillow

07.11.11 Clean Diaper

07.08.11 Favorite way to nap, on his side, hands up, and with Mama (I had to escape to take the pic, he loves napping with his Daddy too)

07.03.11 Napping with Daddy and his lounger

06.29.11 First Bath at home other than spounge baths, he since decided he like baths!

06.28.11

06.27.11 Taking out the infant insert from the car seat, Noah thinkin' he's pretty cool with out it!

06.26.11 Noah's Baby Blessing

06.21.11

06.18.11

06.17.11

06.16.11 Evening View

06.10.11

06.06.11

06.05.11

06.02.11 Chris' First Diaper Change

05.22.11 Night View

05.19.11 Eight days before due date

2011-05-04T11:00:00.002-06:00

It's been awhile since I've put pics of the monsters on here! I guess I've been a little preoccupied with all things baby, but the dogs are still a very big part of our lives. Before I was put on bedrest, Chris' schedule switched for a minute and it made more sense for him to take care of the boys in the morning. Well the dogs used to hear my alarm and start crying, ready to eat and go out. On weekends, they woke up at about the same time every morning, same story. Well when Chris took care of them, they stopped that habit the second day! I had tried everything and they just stopped for fun for him! But I get them in the mornings again, and I'm happy to say that they haven't returned to bad habits, so thanks babe!

Moose, looking up at me on the deck wondering why I wasn't down playing with him.

Moose would play all day if he could. Cash is a stick in the mud and doesn't play a whole lot, he just wants to sit by me. So here's Moose trying to play with himself, poor puppy. He picks up a stick or whatever toy and throws it to himself as he runs around getting ready to attack it! (Don't mind our unplanted beds that desperately need weeding!)
Cash on the deck with me, unwilling to go play with Moose.

And of course I have to mention baby stuff!

Here I am a week ago on April 25 (35 weeks 3 days). So not a cute pic, but c'est la vie! The sad thing is that my belly is even bigger now!

We got an ultrasound yesterday because I've been measuring about two weeks ahead and our doc wanted to see what we're dealing with! So here's a profile of Noah. At this point the ultrasound can only focus on one part of the body at a time because baby is too big! But as of yesterday, he weighs 7 lbs 6 oz! So we may have a big baby depending on when he makes his appearance. Our doc thinks I'll make it to 38 or 39 weeks (only a couple more weeks!), but let's be honest, the high risk docs thought I'd have him almost ten weeks ago, so we'll see what really happens! I'm currently "an easy 2cm" dilated and 80% effaced! Hopefully we can just hurry and get our projects done!

I get to leave the house!!!!

2011-04-28T11:01:00.003-06:00

I'm not posting pictures again on this post mainly because I'm lazy and I'll be posting some after my doc appointment on Tuesday. But, I had a doc appointment this last Monday and I don't think I could've asked for a better appointment! As some of you know, I've been measuring big (about two weeks ahead every week) and since it's been a long time (by my standards) since I had an ultrasound to measure how big baby is, my doc is having us do an ultrasound next Tuesday to "see exactly what we're dealing with". But from his guestimation from this last appointment he guessed baby to be about 6.5 lbs (at 35 weeks 3 days), so big for his age, but sorry Dad, not the hulk!

The best news: My bedrest has been modified to an incredible extent. I get to leave the house! I am now allowed to go to a movie or out to dinner if I want to. I also get to do some cleaning! It sounds funny that I would be excited about cleaning, and I am so so lucky to have my Mom come every week to clean for me and for Tiffany to help me out as well, but now I can let my suppressed nesting instincts take over and clean everything that bugs me when it bugs me! So basically, I am not allowed to work or do things every other pregnant woman shouldn't do, and if I start doing something and get contractions I have to lay down (which I'm realizing is more often than I had expected), but I actually have some freedom to do things! This is a transitional bedrest to put me back into normal life soon!

Now I just have to transition back from being a lazy bum into doing everything I want to do!

32.5 Weeks and Counting!

2011-04-04T19:18:00.005-06:00

Good news! I am now past the 32 week milestone and baby is staying put so far! He is pretty well developed but breathing and eating could be hard for him still and the longer he stays in there the stronger his brain will be, although everything should be firing at this point! It's still early, but every week that goes by just means that he'll have less time he'll have to spend in the NICU. I'm still on bedrest, but as long as baby is okay, I don't really mind, it's not forever!

The stats: My cervix is still short but has been holding at about 1.4 cm. I recently asked my doc the difference between a short cervix and effacing and they are essentially the same thing, without boring you with the details. The shorter the cervix, the easier it is for your body to dilate for labor. So basically the 1.4 cm length means I'm about 65-70% effaced, depending on the doc that is measuring. That's partly why this has been scary since my cervix dropped to that length at 28 weeks and they were'nt sure how fast it would drop the rest of the way. And for some unknown reason, I'm higher risk for preterm labor since this is an IVF baby. I am also now 1 cm dilated, but I could stay that way for endless amounts of time!

Other good news is that I no longer have to go see the high risk docs! It'll be really nice to just see my ob weekly rather than a different high risk doc every week. The bad news is that my ob will be doing a physical clinical check on my cervix every week now instead of using an ultrasound. The bad news is that I won't get to see baby again until he enters this world when I haven't been able to see his weight or anything for a month already! Am I spoiled or what?!

Honestly, this whole experience has been scary, but more so, it has really allowed me to see so clearly how blessed we are. I don't usually get super mushy but I feel so lucky to have such great friends and family that have supported us so much through all of this. I can't say thank you enough. We are so excited to have this little boy in our lives and can only hope that we can teach him the sort of love and compassion that everyone has shown us. And it goes without saying that none of this could be possible without Gods help. He really does have a million pieces to a puzzle for each of us that only he knows the big picture of.

Oh, and we decided to name him Noah! We're still working on the middle name!

Cutest Cake Ever!

2011-03-21T13:44:00.003-06:00

On Friday, some friends threw me the cutest shower! They heard that I may have to go on hospital bedrest and that our sweet baby may be born early so they quickly put together a shower before my possible doomsday today where my high risk could've told me that I'd have to stay in the hospital. So they quickly put it together, but it was impossible to tell, everything was so perfect! Tamara and Lindsey put together this darling diaper cake!

Thanks so much to all my cute friends that made my shower so fantabulous!

Not in the Hospital!

2011-03-21T12:53:00.002-06:00

As you may know, my high risk docs threatened that they may put me on hospital bedrest rather than the home bedrest I'm on right now. Well luckily, today was not the day for that threat to be realized! They checked my cervix via ultrasound and it has gotten just a little bit longer! Of course, it was at 1.4 cm last week and today it was 1.8 cm and then I had a contraction and it shortened almost down to 1.4 again, but either way it hasn't gotten any shorter! So, good news!

Also, they don't check weight and measurements at every appointment, but they will check the heartbeat and a couple of things everytime. So 10 days ago, baby was 3 lbs 3 oz - a little big for his age, but totally in the normal range, and from what I've read, they typically gain about 1/2 pound every week, so I can only guess how big he was today. With the threat of a preterm birth I've been hoping he'll grow fast so that life will start out easier for him!

But I was excited when the sonographer or whatever her official title is turned on the 3D imaging and we got to see our baby look a little more like a baby! My placenta is in the front so it's always hard to get really clear ultrasounds, but this is a peak as to what he'll look like! The mass in front of him is the placenta. I know it's just the 3D image, but I can't help myself already trying to figure out what he got from Chris and what he got from me!

A couple of belly pics

2011-03-20T17:54:00.003-06:00

Okay, so I'm finally posting a couple of belly pictures! And they're already a little outdated! But you get the general idea - I haven't had Chris take any pics lately since I've been in my pjs most of the time!

This one was when I was 26 weeks and 5 days...

And this was when I still had a belly button at 21 weeks 5 days. This was when it started looking like I was pregnant and not just getting chubby. Chris put the sticker on my belly that says 'Hi cutie' from a clementine! (I don't think he really wanted me to post about that, but let's be honest, this pic of me is way more embarassing and the sticker thing was cute!)

And so it goes...

2011-03-05T22:33:00.003-07:00

Well, I may start getting on top of blogging and stuff in the next short while! Chris had been taking pics of my belly with the new camera I got him for Christmas, so maybe I'll borrow it from him to get pictures off it and onto the blog!

So, we've been seeing a high risk doc in addition to our regular ob since about 20 weeks after they discovered my cervix was shortening. The good news is that they never had to do a stitch to keep it closed and they were just watching me closer. The bad news is that their threat finally came true and they put me on bedrest after my appointment on Friday. As you know, I am AWFUL at being on bedrest, especially when I feel fine, so I may be bugging everyone out of boredom in the next little while. I mostly feel bad for Chris who already had a lot on his plate and now has even more. And naturally, we're both the most worried about our sweet baby. I was given a couple of steroid shots to help his lungs and brain development as I was told I will be having him early, but of course, no one really knows when that is. Hopefully the bedrest helps and he stays in there at least until 32 weeks (although preferably longer)! I go back in next Friday so hopefully my cervix chills out on its shortening!

I wasn't able to get his weight and measurements on Friday, but two weeks ago when I was 26 weeks, he weighed 2 lbs 3 oz, up from an even 1 pound at 24 weeks! He definitely looked bigger on Friday at 28 weeks, but I guess I'll have to wait until next week to find out his weight, I'm just hoping he gets bigger fast for his sake!

But I promise to post pics soon for you out-of-staters as soon as I play with Chris' camera!

Baby's first Valentine!

2011-03-05T22:28:00.003-07:00

Ava, our cute two-year old neice sent our baby his first Valentine! So stinkin' cute! She signed it with a scribble!

Our Sweet Baby at 20 Weeks 3 Days

2011-03-05T22:19:00.003-07:00

So obviously I'm a little belated. And my scanner is acting up, so I took a picture of the ultrasound picture so it's pretty blurry, but here's a pic of our baby two months ago! We've been fortunate and unfortunate, depending on how you look at it, to see him via ultrasound every two weeks since, but the pictures we've gotten from those are rarely profiles and rather measurements of legs, arms, heart, etc. All things we're glad we have, but the profile is what tells us what he might look like! Maybe when my scanner starts working properly, I switch this for a clearer one!

Maybe Boy Clothes Are Cuter Than I Thought!

2011-01-05T11:42:00.003-07:00

So, I have been excited about having a boy all along, but I was bummed that I couldn't buy all the accessories that are so stinkin' cute for girls. But... I'm learning that there are really cute outfits for boys too! I bought this last night for next winter and am way too excited about it! And yes, I admit, my heart belongs to the preppy style!

We're Thinking Blue!

2011-01-02T17:10:00.003-07:00

I am totally belated in posting this, but, it's a boy!!!

The pic is a little blurry, but also pretty obvious! This is essentially looking up/underneath his bum. We're so excited! I've already bought lots of clothes and we're stocking up on diapers. I admit, hair bows and girly clothes are probably more fun to buy, but we couldn't be happier about our little boy! I just hope I get a girl in the future!

Our ultrasound was done on December 22, 2010 when I was 17 weeks 5 days pregnant. So, a little early, but it was such a great Christmas present to know that our little boy was measuring exactly to date!

The above pic was taken towards the end after I was asked to empty my bladder to get him to move so the tech could better check his heart. He moved one arm which was enough for her, but before he moved he tucked both his arms in front of him with his hands by his face. This is something I do while I sleep, so it's cool to see that traits like that can carry even at such early development!

So after a wonderful Christmas with my whole family (except Joey since he's on his mission, but at least we got to talk to him for a minute!), we were walking into a movie when I got a call from my Doctor's nurse. They want me to repeat the ultrasound on January 10 because my cervix is a little short. The rollercoaster continues! It's possible I may just have a short cervix and there's nothing to worry about, but they don't know because I don't have any other kids. So if it is getting shorter they may have to stitch it closed or put me on bedrest again! If there's no change, there're no worries. Of course, after that call I started analyzing all the little twinges that are probably normal. I went into the office to get checked out and doc gave me a clean bill of health, he just wants a repeated ultrasound to double check. So on the bright side, I'm so glad he's proactive and dotting his I's and crossing his T's, and I'm always happy to see baby again soon! I'm trying not to worry, baby is still moving and growing exactly as he's supposed to, which is a greater blessing than I ever could've hoped for. Just another week to wait. I think I'm definitely putting in my time on practicing patience!

Definitely My Favorite Project and Oh So Thankful!

2010-11-23T19:31:00.005-07:00

So, we decided to start a new project! This is one that I and we have been wanting to begin for way too long, literally years. This project is not related to the house this time. This time, I finally get to actually say, I'm Pregnant! I don't think I've ever been as thankful for anything in my entire life!

It has been a huge rollercoaster so far, but now, at 14 weeks (baby is about the size of lemon!), things seem to be good and I am no longer considered high risk!

Our success came from a frozen in vitro cycle. I respond too well to the fresh IVF cycles, so the frozen ones seem a much better option for us (obviously)! Below is a picture of our baby at 5 days after conception (after sperm met egg). They say the most symmetrical are usually the most successful, so I'm guessing the one in the middle is our baby, but we can't be absolutely sure!

When we found out the cycle had been successful, we of course were ecstatic. But since we lost our last pregnancy we were extra worried. So at 5 1/2 weeks (about the size of a sesame seed), when I started cramping and bleeding, we were devastated, thinking that was it. We went into the doc the next day and luckily, the bleeding had clotted. I had experienced a subchorionic hemmorage which is where when the embryo implants, it tears a little bit. The doc gave us a fifty-fifty chance that the pregnancy would continue (I didn't get a pic from that ultrasound just cause I was too emotional...). He put me on bedrest for a few days and then I wasn't allowed to do any walking, jogging, lifting, or anything after that. Well, at our 7 week appointment we got to see and hear the heartbeat! Although the blood clot wasn't gone, the baby had grown which made the blood clot a smaller threat, but still a concern. Below is our ultrasound pic from exactly 7 weeks (about the size of a blueberry)!

As in vitro goes, I was still needing daily injections of progesterone. Progesterone comes in an oil, in this case, sesame oil and is injected into the upper bum. Well, I had been doing the injections for many weeks by then and occasionally I would feel a little short of breath but didn't think too much of it since I could still breath, my chest just felt a little tight, but really not bad. So one night Chris gives me my injection just like always and I had a real allergic reaction. That cheek swelled up twice its rightful size and I started getting hives, my skin was burning and crawling and for some reason, I kept having muscle spasms! I also went partially numb and haven't gotten all the feeling back yet, although it is coming back! They switched the oil the progesterone was in and I was fine after that, but I had to have every shot in the not swolen cheek which just made walking around look funny I'm sure! You know, I knew my bum would probably get bigger when I got pregnant, but I wasn't anticipating just one cheek getting bigger! Luckily the swelling has gone down, but I have a weird star shaped scar/stretch mark at the damage site now! I thought about taking a picture but decided not to post a pic of my butt online!

I started getting morning sickness after that. Not so fun and the bathroom at work seemed way too far away, but it really didn't last as long as many people so I count myself lucky! I still get waves of nausea, but it's usually when I need to eat and lessens every day!

Finally, our ten week appointment came with a regular OB. I am still really sad to not be using my RE any more, but their purpose is really to get you pregnant and then the OB takes care of the pregnancy. But I still miss him-best doc ever! But luckily, the OB we went to can do ultrasounds in his office as well, so my spoiling of getting ultrasounds didn't stop. We saw our little gummy bear at 9 weeks 5 days and it was wiggling all over and the heart was still beating! We felt so much relief even though we weren't out of the woods yet. But the baby looked so much like a gummy bear, I actually started craving gummy bears. I was mortified that I would want gummy bears since that's what my baby looked like, so I never got them - it was just too morbid! Below is a pic of our baby at 9 weeks 5 days (between the size of a grape and kumquat)!

As we had been deciding between two OBs, the second OB didn't see me until 13 weeks and when he didn't do an ultrasound, my spoiled self decided to keep the first OB (which actually makes sense for distance for appts and the hospital, etc). But the second OB did tell me the heart rate was 155 beats per minute! According to old wives tales that means baby is a girl, but I think it's a boy, so we'll see what it is in a few weeks - and we honestly don't care girl or boy, we just want a baby, so whatver it is will be perfect!

Yesterday, we had another appointment with the doc we're gonna use at the Intermountain Medical Center and got to hear the heartbeat again! 157, so maybe it is a girl?! We'll find out December 22, the best Christmas present ever whatever gender the baby is!

So, Happy Thanksgiving! Mine has definitely been wonderful!

Simple Things

2010-06-04T22:24:00.004-06:00

Lately I've been thinking about the simple things that I love in my life...

I love that Moose lays square on his back on the floor next to Chris and stretches his legs above his head if we let lay him in our living room

I love that Chris wakes up with all his hair sticking straight up (not out, but up) and I love when I'm being a dork and he smiles like he loves me but also doesn't want me to know that he actually likes my dorky antics and of course, I love the links he sends me at work like 'the swagger wagon', cheeseandburger.com, and random articles he thinks I'll like (which I always do, babe)

I love that Cash is always so excited to see me when I get home -his excitement wipes any and all my frustration away - life is so simple for dogs and I think I'm happier when I stop and appreciate the simple things that are so great in my life.

Although I am in no way a morning person, there are certainly perks to waking up with the sun...

My favorite part of my day is when I'm on my way home from work and I drive past Camp Williams and see the green fields and lake and Saratoga ahead of me, it's such a gorgeous gateway to home (I just wish these pics did the view justice - I guess that's what I get when I take pics while driving!)...

Signs of Spring...

For work, we had to take a week of furlough that we could take here and there in blocks of at least five hours. I have to say, I loved being able to take time off whenever I wanted for no apparent reason. One afternoon, I left work at noon and came home. I spent the afternoon cooking. I love to cook anyway, but to take my time and really just cook because I felt like it and love doing it was wonderful and fulfilling. But first, I made myself lunch. This may sound funny, but it was the best lunch ever. I'll admit, I've always loved veggies and as a kid my friend's mom made us english muffins with a poached egg, fresh tomatoes, broccoli, and hollandaise sauce. I got full and couldn't eat it all but I've never forgotten how incredible it was and I've been looking to have it again for years without ever finding it's match. So, this still wasn't a perfect match, but it was a piece of heaven in another way. I toasted honey whole wheat bread and spread a bit of mayo on it. I then put fresh sliced tomatoes on, topping it with avocado, an overeasy egg, and steamed broccoli with a bit of salt and pepper. You seriously need to try it, I'm starting to salivate just thinking about it again! I later made it for Chris and added cheese which was a good addition. Can you tell we're foodies? Food is such a simple thing, but one of my greatest joys is creating food and of course eating it!

Yummy Dirt and a Very Scary Rock

2010-04-04T15:12:00.002-06:00

We are redoing our backyard. I am excited as much as I am questioning our sanity. Our backyard had a pretty decent slope, so we are having a few rockwalls put in. This will make our backyard much prettier and will be better for everyday use, especially if we ever have kids. So, since we don't have kids now, we figured it's probably the best time to rip up all the grass that we hydroseeded a couple years ago and redo everything. I wish we had thought of this earlier!

But either way, the dogs love the dirt and I am trying desperately to keep it out of the house. Moose, the Great Dane, especially loves the dirt and likes to take mouthfuls and eat it. He seriously walks around the back yard grazing on dirt and clumps of grass and snow if there's any out there! So the other night I let them out before I went to bed. Moose came in and wouldn't take his treat that he always looks forward too. I offered it again and he dodged away from me. I opened up his mouth to find a clump of dirt he snuck in the house! He would rather eat dirt than a treat!

Since the fence is down, we have to watch the dogs more closely outside, to make sure they don't go exploring. Moose is a lot like Scooby-Do and although he's very curious and likes to explore, he's the biggest chicken and is afraid of everything. So I went outside with the dogs, in the mud, and Moose starts growling and barking at something. I didn't know what he was barking at and I looked at our other dog, Cash, and it didn't look like he knew what the problem was either! Moose was looking down and stealthily began approaching the sewer drain that had been cut and had a rock sitting on top of it. As he approached it, he got scared, jumped, and ran away, only to turn around and try to stealthily approach the rock again. He did this about four times before he got up enough courage to stand over the rock and smell it. So he smelled the rock, realized it was a rock and turned around and ran off and attacked Cash, as if he was pretending that he was never afraid of a rock! I only wish I had been recording it, it was way more funny in real life than I could possible explain it!

Very Spoiled

2010-04-04T14:55:00.003-06:00

We do not allow the dogs in our room or any of the carpeted rooms of the house. However, once in a while, on laundry and cleaning day, Chris will let them in the office to lay on the floor next to him or he'll let them in our room and on our bed! That's why it's only allowed when I'm about to do laundry and vacuum anyway! But here are a few pics of the very spoiled puppies on my bed!

They get hankerchiefs everytime they go to Camp Bark A Lot and get a bath. So we send them about once a month and they are in heaven. It gets all their energy out so they sleep for about two days straight afterwards and the bath is worth it anyways. I'd love to have them bath everyday, but I'm not about to put them in the bathtub everyday!

My Birthday

2010-04-04T14:45:00.003-06:00

It seems like my birthday was forever ago! I had a great day and was able to go to a couple of lunches with friends and luckily my hubby and I had the day off for my birthday so it was so nice to get breakfast even if our favorite breakfast places have now caught the recession bug and had to close. Also, the secretaries in my office are so cute and decorate everyone's office's for birthdays, here are a couple of pics on their cute decorating skills (just ignore my messy desk, I wish I could say that I could keep it cleaner, but unfortunately its probably as clean as it gets in this pic)! They were seriously so cute to come into work over the weekend to decorate!

Our own Christmas before we left for WI

2010-01-29T13:46:00.004-07:00

Chris and I opened gifts for each other before we left for Wisconsin for Christmas. We had already dropped the dogs off at Camp Bark a Lot and it was very weird not having them around...

Spanish Fork Canyon Christmas

2010-01-29T13:38:00.002-07:00

This was our second Christmas with my family in Spanish Fork Canyon at my parent's house!

My Dad, Joey, Mandi, Effie and Ava

Silas, Justin and Chris

Effie, Ava, Elijah, Kiyah, Silas and Pat

My Mom and Dad

Little Tea Party

2010-01-29T13:27:00.003-07:00

I guess my Mom had tea when she lived in England and so she set up a tea party for the girls in my fam at the beehive house in SLC. I've been to the Grand America for a tea party before and I think it's so fun! They served lunch and of course tea, but much better herbal tea than I've ever had before... mine was a chocolate mint and very yummy. We had such a blast and my nieces got all dressed up for the occasion!

Miriah, Gracie, Kiyah, my Mom, and Mandi's hand - sorry I don't have any pics of you Mandi - Effie and whoever else took pics, I'll have to get them from you!

Cumorah and Layla

Cumorah and Layla - Layla very excited at how much whipped cream came in her hot cocoa

Effie, Miriah, Gracie, Kiyah, my Mom

Cumorah and Layla

Christmas in WI

2010-01-29T13:04:00.004-07:00

A few pics from our Christmas with Chris' fam in Wisconsin!

Cynthia and Brad

Gail opening her gift that she picked out!

Brad and Olivia

Dan, Laura, Katelyn and Andrew

Katelyn and Andrew

Olivia and Grandpa, I mean 'momma', Dan and Katelyn

Christmas on New Year's

2010-01-29T12:42:00.004-07:00

Chris and I went to Wisconsin to spend Christmas with his family and had a wonderful holiday! When we got back, we stayed down in Spanish Fork Canyon with my family for our second Christmas on New Year's! We were really lucky that we got to see everyone in our family this holiday season! When we were in Wisconsin the dogs stayed at Camp Bark a Lot but we brought them with usto my parents house. They were in heaven for both stays but they love going to my parents house because my family has two dogs to play with and my little brother Elijah loves playing with them! Here's a clip of the dogs who were very worn out after a long day of play, but Cash wasn't ready to quit and enjoyed Elijah throwing snow in his face! I was standing inside and recorded this through the window, so you don't need sound unless you want to hear what my Dad's voice sounds like!

And Cash meets Kiyah's new Ferret, Farrah... I guess this is kindof a Cash post, I'll get more of Moose next time I post!

Turducken!

2009-12-09T20:56:00.004-07:00

This year for Thanksgiving, Chris mentioned the turducken idea and my Mom, being an amazing cook anyway, thought that she should try it. Chris was very surprised! A turducken is a Chicken, inside a Duck, inside a Turkey. My Mom had to debone all the participating players through the underside. She stuffed the chicken sans bones and put it in the duck with some stuffing. Then, she put the ducken inside the Turkey with more stuffing. To keep all components inside the 25 lb turkey, I helped my mom sew the turkey closed with skewers, and into the oven it went! The nice thing was that carving was easy because you simply slice it. It was way yummy, but I admit it was hard to tell which meat you were eating and if it was dark meat or light. Mmmm, I wish I could have Thanksgiving everyday!

The Carnage:

Gracie, my sis, a little worried to be the first!

Gorgeous Lake Mountain Views

2009-11-15T17:36:00.002-07:00

So I haven't posted in awhile, but I am now bombarding our blog, trying to catch up! I'll try to stay on top of things what with the holidays here! Fertility/Infertility stuff has kept me very preoccupied, so I'm trying to stay positive and we hope to give you good news soon! Anyway, enjoy some gorgeous pics from our deck!

Our Monsters!

2009-11-15T17:24:00.002-07:00

Cash

Moose, eyeing the groceries

Cash and his bone and security blanket

Moose eating grass or sticks or something

Moose

Scouts Camping

2009-11-15T17:21:00.002-07:00

Chris went with a few of the scouts camping and took this pic up Spanish Fork canyon...

The Killers

2009-11-15T17:17:00.001-07:00

September 27, 2009, The Killers came to the E Center! I got free tix through work and I have to say, I haven't seen such an amazing concert since U2!

Montreal

2009-11-15T17:06:00.002-07:00

Before heading back to Vermont, we went to Montreal. I remembered Montreal as a clean, gorgeous city. I don't know if it's changed, or if I just don't remember clearly, but between seeing a few guys bare it all and pee in the street and more sex shops I could count, my view of it has changed. I think the shopping is still good, but all the shops were closed when we were walking around...

Notre Dame Cathedral - Canadian Style - I still love this church, it has beautiful architecture

Walkin' around Old Montreal

Cool fountains on our way back to our hotel by McGill, right before we saw the little dog we wanted to get our dogs as a present

Portsmouth NH and Maine

2009-11-15T16:44:00.005-07:00

After Boston and Salem, we continued up the coast to Portsmouth, New Hampshire and then up to Maine...

The Drive to Portsmouth

Portsmouth, where maybe we'll retire or live someday!

Maine lighthouse

Chris and the Indian at the little store by the lighthouse

Gorgeous landscapes and sunset!

We didn't want to leave Maine without getting lobster, but with temperatures in the 40s and only lobster stands open, we had to get our lobster and eat it in the car! Luckily it was a rental car, but I never thought I'd eat lobster by breaking the shell on the steering wheel!

Boston

2009-11-15T16:06:00.008-07:00

After Vermont, we drove down to Boston...

Old buildings meet New

Northend (Charlestown) near the Bunker Hill Monument - where I'd like to live!

Chris and Samuel Adams in front of historic Quincy Market

North End/Little Italy = my fav!

Chris standing by the Paul Revere Statue

Chris at the Bunker Hill Monument that we climbed all the way to the top of - I was way dizzy!

Our Hotel and View/Boston skyline

Onboard the USS Constitution

After Boston, we drove up to Salem, MA and I am disrespectfully pretending to be hung!

Vermont

2009-11-15T15:09:00.005-07:00

After the wedding, I was to give Chris a quick New England tour. Since I'm from VT, and the wedding was there, we started in Vermont!

My old house on Stevensville Road that my parents built - and we CAMPED for an entire summer while building it!

Lake Champlain @ Burlington Waterfront

Chris standing on a super old bridge at the Joseph Smith Memorial/Birthplace

Cabot Cheese factory

The Conant Farm - typical Vermont farm

Lake Champlain from the plane

Wedding

2009-11-15T14:23:00.003-07:00

On September 5, one of my best friends from Vermont got married! It was a gorgeous wedding and reception and it seemed like everything went unbelievably smoothly (except of course I was frazzled because Chris' plane was delayed by a day and he couldn't make it in until right before the ceremony, walking in right after Jess walked down the aisle!) But seriously gorgeous wedding!

Jess and Andy at the reception

Two more of my best friends from Vermont (and bridesmaids as well), Erica and Molly

Freezing Cold Baja!

2009-07-23T20:38:00.008-06:00

In June we were lucky to go on a Baja cruise with some friends! Here's the evidence! It was freezing, but still fun. Chris and I figured it probably would not have been as fun with any less people!

Chris' Funny Pic #1 below:

Chris' funny pic #2:

MMMmmm, tacos!

Check out facebook for more pics!

Dogs!

2009-05-31T15:10:00.005-06:00

We have a fence! We are so excited, but I think Cash and Moose are even more excited. Of course, our dogs are a bit spoiled and expect our attention at every moment so while we were in the front Yard, Cash thought he would try to sneak under the fence to see us! I guess we need to hurry up and landscape that area of our yard!

The Monsters trying to sneak out of the kitchen... sorry, I got lazy and didn't turn the picture...

Chris snuggling with Moose

Chris napping with Moose while Moose chews a bone!

Baby Andrew

2009-05-31T15:02:00.003-06:00

Chris' Sister, Laura had her second baby and first son! He was born on April 20th and was 5 lbs 6 oz? He was super little! We went to see him in Logan a couple of days after he was home. I didn't get many pictures, so hopefully we'll get more when we see Laura, Dan, Katelyn, Andrew, and Chris' parents in a couple of weeks!

Motorcross

2009-05-31T14:43:00.005-06:00

We went to the motorcross race at Rice Eccles Stadium. Other than being absolutely freezing, there were actually some pretty good races. Too bad we didn't get on TV like the Larsons! They had a really hot flame thing that we could feel in the stands. I loved it and wanted them to keep using it because I seriously couldn't feel my feet! But it left weird smoke rings in the sky... as you can probably tell, as much as I appreciate motorcycles, I notice smoke rings in the sky more than I remember which racer rides for what sponsor and such!

Chris' Birthday

2009-05-31T14:10:00.005-06:00

Chris turned 32 on April 5! I figure we can average our ages, so he would really be 29 with that logic! But anyway, we had my Sister, Miriah and her family, and my Sister, Gracie, and my Brother Joey over for dinner and cake for his birthday! Chris had to wait a little while for his birthday present because it stormed so much, but finally he got to fly a helicopter! We went up to Ogden and he got to fly a helicopter with an instructor's help. I sat in the back and took pictures! I've never been in a helicopter before and it wasn't scary at all!

Baby Ava

2009-05-31T13:42:00.006-06:00

So, on March 11 my niece was born! She weighed 7 lbs and 11 oz and I can't remember how long she was. I can't believe that I am only just now blogging about her becasue she is the cutest! I went to visit my sister, Effie and her husband Pat and it was so good to see Si and Mandi and of course my Mom who I haven't seen in forever! I got home and missed my Sis and Fam and of course Ava! Ahe is such a doll and I love that she talks to herself in her sleep!

Ava and Sampson!

My Mom and Granddaughter Ava

Ava and her doll

Effie, Pat and Ava over Memorial Day - We miss you!

Snow!

2009-03-05T10:54:00.002-07:00

This morning or last night it snowed… I wasn't super excited especially because the snow makes Moose act like a wind up psycho dog - which is funny, but a little annoying to have a 140 lb dog jumping into the air above my head (since he jumps high and I'm short) - especially when I first wake up in the morning (seriously, picture that battery powered Tigger that Cubby is afraid of on a leash the size of Moose jumping extra high when you're still trying to figure out who you are, what year it is and why you would ever be awake so early in the morning! - No wonder Cubby is afraid of it!). Not to mention him running and sliding in the snow after he freezes in stance, looks around, and runs and slides in the snow again, and repeats. May I add that he (140 lb dog who has more energy than I can understand) is on a leash and I (a 105 lb girl who is still sleeping) am on the other end of the leash and I am forced to accompany him on his running and sliding since I am somehow never prepared for his outbursts and I would rather be pulled along than risk planting myself in the snow which may or may not have a doggie landmine!

I say the dogs are annoying, which is true, but seriously, how great is it to have an animal that is soooo excited to see you no matter how much you yell at them , take away their bed, and only feed them in the morning and at night (unless the sink drain basket or multiple rolls of paper towels count as food)! I think I'm pretty lucky to have a husband that is excited to see me AND two monsters that are like "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, she's here! she's really here!"

But the snow is so pretty! I didn't take this snow pic, but you've seen this type of thing happen - where the snow is stuck to the tree branches and then the sun comes out and makes the tree twinkle…

Monsters!

2009-02-16T20:48:00.004-07:00

Of course, I have to post something about my dogs! Here's Cash.... It's so funny how he sits all the time... he has one leg out in this pic, but a lot of the time he has both legs out! He can sit normal, but when he's relaxed, he sits like this! It's funnier if you see him sitting like this across the room, but you get the picture...

And here's Moose standing on the gate. The gate can be seen easily from the front door and Moose always stands up like that when people come to the door... he won't bark, he just stands up and wags his tail, but a lot of people do a double take because he's so big!

Birthday!

2009-02-16T20:38:00.006-07:00

So, I got super lucky for my birthday this year... Chris got me a pearl necklace! I am so super excited!

Here I am wearing my necklace... I had to post this because I make this face in pictures all the time, like something is really sour and I close one eye! It's ridiculous! I don't know if I do it all the time and I only know about it in pictures, but I have no idea why I always close an eye! This is actually not as bad as it can be... It's really humiliating!

Also, today I got my ring serviced! I don't know why I don't do it all the time, I get it done for free with the Shane Company since that's where Chris bought my ring... Look how pretty it is when it's clean!

Kitchen

2009-02-16T20:26:00.004-07:00

So as you know we've been updating our house... Here's a pic of the kitchen... I'll post more of the rest of the house soon, but for now, you get the kitchen! Also, I will try to make 'soon' sooner than a month since that's the last time I said I'd post pics of the house! The corner of the table is shown in this pic, and it actually matches the stools at the counter. As you can also see, dog treats and dog stuff have invaded the shelf for cookbooks and on top of the toaster oven... we still need to switch the white outlets for black ones too!

What we did: 1. moved the fridge from next to the stove to the left side of the cabinets 2. had the lower cabinets custom made for where the fridge had been 3. built a shelf for cookbooks (and dog treats) 4. Got new granite counter tops 5. put trim an dbase boards on existing cabinets after sanding and stripping them (if you're thinking of doing this - at least the sanding and stripping part, it's sooo no worth it!) 6. Stained everything 7. Got new sink and faucet 8. Got new hardware for cabinets 9. put in tin copper panels for backsplash.... and I think that's all - not including installing the new hardwood floors when we first moved in....

Valentines Day!

2009-02-16T20:21:00.003-07:00

For Valentine's Day, Chris got me these flowers... Aren't they pretty? They smell more than amazing... Chris is disappointed because he said he did the worst job ever picking these out because they didn't have as much selection as they usually have this year... but I think they're gorgeous! He's always so good at picking out flowers!

A couple weeks ago...

2009-02-16T20:14:00.004-07:00

A couple weeks ago, we went snowboarding at Park City with a friend of Chris' from Texas... we haven't been in a while and can I just say that I was so sore after since we did some hiking to get some better snow as well...

Cash and Moose Video!

2009-01-16T09:48:00.003-07:00

Okay! I finally figured out how to get a video to work on this for Cash and Moose! Scroll to the very bottom to view it. I covered my hysterical heina laugh with Jingle Bells that doesn't last the entire video, but it's better than my heina laugh! Also, don't mind Cash getting in trouble in the middle... he got a little possessive and growled and barked at Moose...

Icky House

2009-01-16T08:28:00.007-07:00

As you probably are aware, we have been updating our house since we bought it. It's been really slow with us doing it ourselves and working full time and trying to have somewhat of a life besides the house and work. I did a video of myself walking through our house of what we've do so far (we are definitely not done), but again since I seem to be video uninclined, i don't know how to post it. I'll try to post some pics this week after I clean up a bit - the dogs thought it would be fun to not just destroy, but hunt and kill yet another roll of paper towels. But in the mean time, here are a couple pics from when we bought the house - sorry they're not fab pics, I didn't know I was going to ever want to look back at them!

The Original Front of the House

The Original Front Living Room

The Original Main Bathroom

The Original Kitchen

The Original Deck - We ran out of warm whether to totally finish our new deck, but I'll get a pic of the progress thus far...

So, some of the things with this house probably weren't that bad, but Chris and I seem to be two of the pickiest people when it comes to this kinda stuff (who knew?). Even with some of the upgrades we've done, I wonder how long it'll last before we have to upgrade again!

The Nutcracker

2009-01-16T08:09:00.004-07:00

So the Nutcracker Ballet is one of my favorite parts of Christmas! I just love to get dressed up and go, since I don't get the chance all the time. Due to time constraints and being sick, Chris and I didn't get to go until the day after Christmas. I wasn't sure how much I would love going after Christmas, but it was so nice to expand Christmas a little bit! Of course, Chris and I were sick for a few weeks around Christmas and the night we went was no different. Chris was the worst off. He was coughing and was just miserable. But he was such a good sport since he knew how much I wanted to go. We usually would have gone to dinner before, but didn't judge the time it would take to get there very well because we were in the middle of a storm. So we got take out from the Olive Garden across the street and we ate it in the car pretty fast. It was definitely a new experience and something to remember, but I don't think I want to eat in the car like that again! I of course loved the show and Chris was a really good sport. There was a guy behind us that was talking really loud in the beginning, but he stopped talking part way through, so it was fine. But it is so sad that Christmas is over! I can't believe it's the middle of January!

Before Christmas we went to A Christmas Carol at Hale Center Theatre. It was so good! I ended up getting free tickets from work and I'm so glad we went. The man playing scrooge was amazing! I guess he's been doing it for the last 25 years, and he really just made the show. But Hale Center Theatre is a pretty cool place. It's really small and old Shakespeare Theatre-esque. Everyone had a great view. A Christmas Carol may battle my priority to see the Nutcracker every year!

Christmas

2009-01-11T14:07:00.007-07:00

Okay, so I'm finally getting back on after the craziness of Christmas! Chris and I were supposed to have Christmas with my family this year, but they moved to Singapore, so we just couldn't justify spending $3-4k on tickets to get their! So this was our first Christmas together, just the two of us, and the monsters. I took a video of the dogs opening their presents, but I cannot seem to get it uploaded, I've been trying different things for, like, a week. So if I ever figure it out, I'll post it. It was of the last Christmas present the dogs opened, so there's already wrapping paper all over. They were in heaven so thanks for all the gifts from everyone!

Warm Weather Dreaming

2008-12-06T19:20:00.006-07:00

It's the beginning of Winter, but with the holiday season I've got to think about how lucky and thankful I am. This of course turned to my thinking about how happy I am to be married to Chris and how fortunate we were to be married in Hawaii with both of our immediate families! We were also lucky to get a few pictures on the beach that was right next to the temple we were married in (even though it was ridiculously windy!) I'll change our header pic in a while because it is sooo big, but for now, here's another picture from our wedding 2 1/2 years ago! I know, cheesy, but for those that don't know me all that well, I love cheesy, sappy stuff!

This is the most curl my hair will give me - this is with a ton of hairspray and mousse and after I slept with it in braids and then curled it... after the wind blew through it it was all gone :(

Impossible

2008-12-06T18:40:00.003-07:00

Here is a picture of my puppies! They are impossible to take pics of, but I thought this one was cute. Usually they see me crouch with the camera and think that that means they should run over and jump on me...

Thanksgiving

2008-12-06T17:26:00.021-07:00

So, for Thanksgiving, we had Chris' family here! It was crazy busy, but so fun to see everyone!

Here's Brad cleaning up after his daughter's bath! He is married to Chris' sister, Cynthia... we were sad we could only see them for acouple days - but its was so great to see them!

This is Brad and Cynthia's daughter Olivia (after her bath), she is always a super happy baby, but she was sick and kind of miserable while she was here :(

Cynthia - sorry for the blurry pic!

My brother, Justin, came to visit from California!

My Sister, Gracie (from BYU) and her Fiance, Tyler - Sorry for the shot Gracie - I tried to cover it for you... I hate pics like this of myself!

Chris and his Mom and her new tree!

Chris' sister, Laura, her cute daughter, Katelyn, and Chris' Dad

Chris, encouraging the dogs to be naughty

Dan, Laura's husband in our office/makeshift guest bedroom

Cute Katelyn - again, sorry so blurry, I think my camera needs to be cleaned or something!

Laura, Dan, Brad, Cynthia - yes, I know, I need to decorate already!

AAAAHHH!

2008-11-19T10:24:00.003-07:00

So house stuff is pretty crazy! We've been crazy with it for, well, since we bought the house, but I am almost done with refinishing the kitchen cabinets. Chris has been working on framing the basement and finishing the deck and we get our new countertops soon (Although we should have already gotten them installed by now!)! So check back soon and I'll have some before and after pics! Happy fall! It's almost Christmas!

Sunrise in Saratoga

2008-10-27T21:44:00.003-06:00

This was taken about a month ago. Pro or Con, I often get up before the sun, but on this day, I got up at just the right moment to see the cotton candy sky with the moon still out!

One Year Old

2008-10-27T21:40:00.003-06:00

Okay, I promise I won't always post so much about my dogs! But they just turned a year old and I haven't taken nearly enough pictures, so I'm bombarding the blog with them! This is Cash spooning Moose. They have eaten one too many beds, so we just give them cheap towels to sleep on until they don't feel inclined to eat their bed!

BLM

2008-10-27T21:29:00.004-06:00

We like to take the monsters to the BLM land behind our neighborhood so we can let them off their leashes. They are always in heaven! Also, they are so good, I can just whistle and they come back!

Pumpkin Carvers

2008-10-27T20:54:00.013-06:00

So, we decided to let the dogs carve their own pumpkins since they started licking the pumpkins as soon as we let them see them. It was hilarious to watch! I don't think the pics are as funny as it was to watch Moose get his stuck upside down and try to figure out how he could still fit his entire mouth around it! Can you guess who carved what pumpkin between Chris and I? (Yes, we still carve pumpkins even though we haven't gone trick or treat-ing since middle school!) - Oh and don't look too closely at our icky cabinets, we are in the process of refinishing them!

2008-09-11T13:03:00.001-06:00

OMG! I have a blog!