Neighborhood BBQ

Tonight was our neighbor Steve's 40th birthday. His wife Lisa threw a big suprise BBQ party for him and it was so much fun. I love our neighborhood. The kids ran around from house to house playing and coming back over to eat. We played water balloon toss, had a pinata, and ate and ate. To me this is how life should be. Friends talking story all night long, kids playing with the whole neighborhood to watch them. Doesn't get much better than this:)

I love my dogs

I always wanted a dog. Growing up we had one named Muffy and she was great. When I was in Jr. High we had to get rid of her. She was sleeping under the couch, I stuck my hand under to pet her and she bit me. That was it. My dad got rid of her. I was so sad after that! So throughout my marriage I have made my husband get us dogs. Yes it is plural. We have had a few. We made a few mistakes with a couple. One I bought and thought it was a small dog. (We lived in a condo)

I took it home and my husband said "Look at it's paws! They are Huge!!" So that dog was gone. Anyways I think I have it right this time. We have Lily who is a Pekingese and Bella who is a shiffon. They are so much fun! Here is a pic with them sleeping together. Lily has come along way to let Bella in her bed. Also notice the things Bella has collected: My daughter's underwear, a naked Barbie, and my other daughter's p.j. bottoms. Crazy dog!!

The joys of Home Ownership!!

So as most of you know, we bought a house in June. We moved in the week of The 4th Of July. We stripped out the pink, orange, red, and green carpet throughout the house. The upstairs had nice hardwood floors underneath. We took off the wallpaper, painted the walls. Matt did can lights throughout. It still is a major construction zone. We plan on never moving again, so this house we will take our time and do it how we want to live in it forever. Here are some joys I am finding out....

-I never knew how excited I would be to have a fence put up! It's almost as exciting as getting a new purse!

-I value the dollar alot more. I wish it would stretch alot more. How can you spend $120.00 on fence supplies and that isn't including the wood, and all I had was two small bags of parts?

-My blue counter top in the kitchen has started to blend in. I am afraid I will start to like it! J/K

-Carpet costs alot! Especially when you need it for your addition, and your whole downstairs!
And why am I thinking about using my carpet savings to get a 4-wheeler?

-I love being able to walk in my underwear around the house! I forgot how great it is to move out of the relatives and be able to do that!

-I love being able to hang anything I want on the walls!

- I love Swiss Days and finding such fun stuff to decorate with!

-I love having a great neighborhood where my kids have so many friends to play with, where we feel safe, and where we can take nightly walks with the kids and dogs.

-Mostly I love sitting on our porch in a chair with my husband and watching the sunset over the Great Salt Lake. The view is almost as good as the Hawaii one's we used to watch.

It really doesn't get much better that this! Thanks Matt for the house! I love everything about it!

First Day of school!

So I was nervous. I couldn't sleep all night. I was so excited for my kids to start school.

They are at a new one, so I was hoping they would make friends easily. I was hoping

they would have friends to play with at recess. My daughter came home with a new

boyfriend, my son loved recess! My cross walking was great! All in all this day

couldn't get much better!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Antelope Island

Parker skateboarding on the road!

The buffalo.. so close yet so far away!

My baby girl!
Looks just like the ocean!
The kids and their friends.
She loves her dad.
I had no idea where he went until I looked and saw him on top of the car! Nice one bud! Real safe!!