Valentines Day Boxes

Oh Valentines Day is here again- can't believe it has been a year since the last "Boxes"!

This year Cayden wanted a Minecraft animal of some sort and ended up with a sheep as white was the easiest color to wrap. Mia looked all over the Internet with mom and decided on a Minion but the one eyed variety instead of two!

House Update

-End of January... Move in date passed by two weeks-

 Our beautiful tile arrives

 Case and Base and Shelving

 Our doors and banister stuff- Very Nice!

 The kids holding up some Master Bath tile

 Cayden and the Hardy Board exterior- very excited- NO STUCCO!

 We decided that we wanted the Washer and Dryer on the opposite wall and what a mess!

 Laddie comes for a visit!

 Once again, Cayden is always my go to guy for a quick visit to the house!

Playing in a large pile of Sawdust on the Kitchen Floor!

 Tile work in Master Bath- 

Did we make the right choice? Ya never know until it is up!

I think it is wonderful!!!

 Yeah- we have "real" stairs!

 Case and Base and doors hung- even shelves in the Pantry!

Slow down for crying out loud... Right!

A picture of aunt Alisa out front-

LOOKING GOOD!

A Quick Trip to

-TEXAS-

 Nikki and the kids had airline tickets to use before February and just so happened that aunt Natalie had a baby girl this month so they all hopped on a plane and went "on down to Texas"!

As you can see, Mia loves baby girls! Her name is Caroline and she is very cute.

 A picture with Mimi and Granddaddy!

It was a quick trip as the kids did not have any time off school in January but all had fun. And now the kids can cross the great state of Texas of their lists! YE HAW!

New Years

Winter fun at the "Cabin"

 We all walked in as the keys to the snow machines were left in the cabin. 

Mush Mush little doggies! We went up on Friday and would have six days of snowy fun!

 Snow Angel Brenner!

 Zoom Zoom- the machines were lots of fun!

 Cayden and one of the Huge ice sickles form the cabin roof.

 Cort and his family joined us on Sunday and we played from morning till night- after Mandy helped Nikki on her puzzle till very late. Lots of great food, good company and Fun!!!

On Monday Grams and Pa joined us and on Tuesday Alisa and her family came up for the bonfire and lunch- Fun fun fun!

 Cort pulling Mia- she had a blast!

 Alisa the kids and Pa at the association lunch- we did not win much at the raffle this year- =(

 The Bonn fire! 

 Grams and Pa

Grams bringing sexy back in that hat!

 The kids and a big fire!

 Grams and the Little's and a craft

 The big kids and a game of "Clue".

Nikki's puzzle wrapped up in the Green puzzle wrap!

Many things seemed not to work this trip and the pellet burning fireplace was one of them the last day. Pa -and Gent tried in vain to fix it the last day- again- =( 

All in all we had a great six days and a wonderful new years!!!

Christmas Time

 Mia- our last believer (we think) sitting on Santa's lap- what did she ask for?

Lego Friends, a kitty condo (for the cats), several "surprises"?, a dress and lots of candy.

 The kids in front of the Macy's Christmas "candy windows"- very cool and lots of fun!

 Temple Square Picture- Very cold- the hot chocolate helped a bit. Cayden and Austin got lost this night for about 15 min- can't take the kids anywhere!!!

Christmas stories at grams house

It was so very nice as all the kids are getting old enough to all sit and listen!

Thanks Grams and Pa for a great Christmas this year!

Sledding Fun 

The kids and the best sledding hill around! 

 Cayden after a "wipe out"!

 Mia after a successful run.

 Brenner and Cayden speeding down the hill.

And Brenner with snow everywhere after a large crash and roll!

December is here- and I can't believe it!

I can't even wrap my head around the fact that it is the first of December and almost the end of the year! What better to kick ya in the back of the head than the fact that it is years end and your blog is stuck in July! I will go back over the last five or so months and fill in as so much has happened and we have been so very busy- crazy really- but what is new?

The above picture is of our booth at one of the several Christmas Shows we did this year. Club FHE has been keeping me (and anyone else crazy enough to help) very busy. Swiss Days in Midway was truly INCREDIBLE and we are looking forward to next year already.

I wish the month of December was tame and quiet but lets go- bring on the craziness!

House Update

This is where it all began several months back- just a line in the brown dirt- over the next several months it will become the "SMITH HOME". And we can't wait!

The day the "Hole" was dug, Daddy decided to get pizza and have dinner in our "HOLE". Brenner looks so very excited!

All dug, the foundation rocks a water line and a sewer pipe.

Every great home needs thick and strong footings.

The basement walls go up.

A happy Daddy!

The kids in "Trenches"!

Included for Mimi and Granddaddy- Wow- look at that Bathroom! Nice!

All the "Poop" pipes.

Before the basement floor was poured- we drew up some "Future Goals" and set them into the cement that would be set the next day. That is some serious "Goal Setting"!

The daylight basement rock walls go in.

The finished product- beautiful!

Just imagine it with trees, bushes, vines and all- WOW!

Mia gets a ride with the rock guy in his "Cat".

The first "wood drop" of so many more to come.

Daddy standing on the future fire place area.

Pa comes for another visit.

The garage and main floor walls- it is going up!

It rains- Cayden in the pool of water.

The Herren's pay a visit.

The back of our House- I think it is beautiful! Looks like the "great and spacious building" from some dream I have heard about- yikes!

Cayden and the new Heater.

Cayden is my #2 man- he loves to check up on every and all new improvements almost as much as I do. Brenner on the other hand does not- I can't understand him. Come on Cayden- lets go look again!

Well, this is the front for now and where it sits currently. Next up are doors and windows, the electric guy is there (white truck), the shingle guys are half done and the HVAC guys truck is around back. Sheet rock will be soon I think and then it all goes very quick- Check Back Soon!!!