SOLD

I knew this day would come. We have SOLD our 1st house :( I would have never guessed how much I would miss my house, neighborhood, friends and ward! When we moved into our first house in July of 2005 a few weeks before we had Ethan.....we knew this house was a 3-5 year plan. I wasn't in love with the house when we first moved in but......NOW......i LOVE my house!

We put A LOT of heart and soul into that house.......the backyard had a HUGE garden & lots of curbing, FULL of 6 foot high weeds. I wish I had taken pictures, then we could have seen what a long ways we have come.......We covered the garden with grass.....made garden boxes & planted LOTS of plants to make the yard look awesome......of coarse no pictures of how great our yard looked at it's finest :( Next house MORE pictures!

We tiled the kitchen & entry way.......you can see the pictures of what the house looked like before we moved in & after we did the tile work.....thanks to Kyle & Doug & all the others that helped !! It was done right we when we had Jackson...our kitchen was in the living room.

We painted the front door and railing.......re-shingled the roof.......Kevin spent TONS of time on the sprinkles.....if you look out the window in the top left picture you can kind of see what our backyard looked like when we moved in..... BEA-utiful!!!

painted the whole house.....

......................& for our last and final project.....we painted all the cabinets in the house & railings. Around the time we finished them we decided to move out....I didn't get to enjoy them very long & I miss them!!

Just random before & after pictures.......a few failed attempts on paint colors....some lasted just a day.......

.......like the crazy yellow wall & the band-aid wall........the living room wall went through a lot of changes.

What have I learned from this whole experience??? Take MORE pictures of the house inside & outside through the seasons and years. Not just when you are moving out....some of these are when we were staging our house. Also, any house you buy you can make it your own & LOVE it!! We are now living at my grandparents condo, who passed away a few years ago......thanks mom & dad.....until we find out next wonderful house & great adventure!! :)

Random pictures

 On Sunday April 10th.... Kevin was taking pictures of me & my belly....this is 4 days before I delivered .  Then the boys came in.  Don't you just love Ethan's hat....I swear he can find a use for anything.   

 I love my little family & am excited for the new change about to come.  I wore skirts a lot...they were a lot more comfortable then jeans or anything else.  Plus I love to dress up....so bonus for me.  

Our crazy family that I LOVE.......soon to be PARTY OF 5!!

Floor sleeper

 For some strange reason, Jackson has decided he likes to sleep on the floor better than his bed....I know crazy right? I think he thinks he is in a cave or something like that.  Good news is I guess we don't need to buy him anymore beds.......we have plenty of floor!

Grocery Boy

One day after grocery shopping.....I was putting the food away & then when I was done....this is what I found.  I know this may not be a good thing for me to post but I thought it was funny!! I want this in my book when I turn this into a book :) He is very inventive.  At least we know what to use if we have no clothing.  Yes we are in our temporary pink and blue condo....please ignore the background!

Goof off sunday

 One Sunday in March...the 27th to be exact.....we took lots of pictures & just goofed off.  

Mainly because I realized I don't have too many picture of me pregnant.  

 My cute boys......I love them....I'm glad that they have each other.  

 This is us in my grandparents condo.....we moved in around March to sell our home & find a new one.  It has been an interesting experience.  I wanted to move in before we had our baby boy.  

 There I am about a month away from delivering! 

 WOW...what a big bell you have!

 My crazy 3 boys.....soon to be crazy 4 boys......PARTY OF 5!!

 Our boys love to dress up  in our clothes & pretend they are us.  Silly. Don't you love the awesome pink carpet & furniture.....we are using all my grandparents furniture.....pink and blue rock :)

Valentine's Day '11

 My sweet husband gave me flowers this year for valentine's day.  I LOVED them...they were so pretty & lasted a long time.  They were a perfect mix....flowers make me happy!  Just so you know the balloon didn't come with it....I gave that to my boys & they put it in there....Just for my own remembering when I look back at this.  I LOVE MY KEVIN!!

Where you off too??

My grandparents have had a Cadillac forever & would never let any of us drive it.  Well.....look who is driving it now :)  My grandparents are rolling in their graves!!  We borrowed it for awhile because our Maxima was getting it's door fixed.  We had it for about a week & it was awesome crusin' it the Caddy.  It floated like you were driving on a cloud & we very roomy.  After we were done with it my uncle bought it from my dad.....thanks for the ride.  

New Year...ER

 What a way to start off the new year.  On the 10th of January we were over visiting with my parents & my dad was sitting backwards on a chair......Ethan was goofing off with my dad & climbing all over his back......just being his crazy monkey self.  All the sudden he climbs over the top of my dad & flips over the chair & his head either on the handle of the rocker or the tile floor.....the verdict is still out on that :)  

I went over to pick him up & there was blood on my hands.  The back of his head was bleeding a lot.  I took him to the wood floor....all I could think about is how my mom would freak if we got blood on her carpet.......my brain is crazy!  I got the bleeding to stop & then told Kevin we needed to go to the ED.....I figured they would need to suture it. Jackson stayed with my parents & we went to the ED.  

It was a slow night there ......so that was nice.  

Ethan did AWESOME! He was so brave & was asking a million questions & loved that he go juice & cookies......who wouldn't??  He let the doctor look at it with no problem.....I thought he would freak....but no.  Then we opted for the staple instead of a suture.....I prefer them.......just one quick SCREAM & you are done.....for us it was just one staple. He did great also when they took it out....no problems.  We love you E......glad it wasn't any worse!!

I hope this is not a preview of how the rest of  2011 will be.   

Sledding

 On the 30th of December we went sledding with our friends at Murray park.  It was fun!! I haven't been sledding forever.  My friend jenny was a little freaked out that I was coming because I was 5 months pregnant....but Marshall seemed to enjoy it!  

 The boys LOVED it....it was perfect.  

 We didn't have any real serious accidents.....if so the hospital wasn't too far away :) 

Thanks for the fun time.......we will have to do it again.  

Me & my boys!!

Christmas Friends

On the 28th of December some friends from out of state came to our house & had the most wonderful dinner.......no i didn't make it.....I supervised....so I can say it was awesome.  We had yummy breakfast burritos.  We all helped out making dinner & then just chit-chatted!!

 It was so much fun to see them all!! We love you guys.  

Thanks for the fun times.....same time same place???

Farmer Family Christmas

My whole family went to my parents house on Christmas night & had a big sleepover.......PARTY!  Kevin & I decided to sleepover at his mom & dad's house since they live a block away.  Then it wouldn't be so crowded & we would have a nice shower to ourselves.........we are party poopers!! 

The next day was Sunday ...so we all went to church at my parents ward.  Then we went back to my parents house & did something that we have never done before.  

This year we decided to give each other white elephant gifts.  Something you had around your house that was nice but you didn't need anymore.  Most of us decided that we have enough stuff & weren't interested in getting more.  It was fun & even though you weren't getting showered with gifts it still was a great Christmas.  The boys got some cool Imaginext dinosaurs.  They were pretty happy with that.   I always forget to take pictures at Christmas......I get so involved in all of it & don't think of it....duh!!   This is the only picture we have.  It was a great Christmas!!!

Christmas Morning

Christmas morning was great.  The boys came downstairs to a Rescue Hero set from Santa.  They were pretty excited about it.  

Then they got some Leapsters....which they have played with non-stop.  I love them for the fact it will keep them quite for awhile when I need them too & they learn things too.  

The boys & Kevin gave me an apron from flirty aprons. He was going to pick one out but it was out of stock....so he thought he would let me choose my own.....I picked the same one he picked!

Last year I spent time making cinnamon rolls which was dumb....I should have made them the night before & then they didn't turn out because the yeast I used was old.  Lovely!  This year I just made Rhodes into a Christmas tree.  I'm all ready for next year though......I have a recipe for overnight cinnamon rolls & will be better next time.  I think I am a pretty good cook I just need to improve my baking skills ! 

The boys & I gave Kevin some Ute stuff....a mug for work & a flag.  I didn't get a picture of them but took these cute pictures of Jackson giving him hugs & kisses!

The best present Ethan said he got was a Dolphin pillow pet.....which was from us! I was glad it was that instead of what Santa gave him :)  At the last minute on Christmas Eve I thought we should get something that was on their list.  We had gotten the other gifts long before the lists came out.......so.......I was one of those crazy people out on Christmas eve buying the last minute gifts.  I swore I would never do that.  Well....I am sure glad that I did!  Ethan LOVED it & Jackson not so much at that moment.  He had asked for a frog one but since it was the last minute I couldn't find one so I got him a Penguin.  He opened it & said

"hey I wanted a frog!" but it soon blew over & was not big deal!  I can't believe I gave into all the pillow pet hoop-la & the price for them was ridiculous......but the memories are priceless....right??? :)

Then we all got to open our stockings.  It was a great Christmas!  I love being lazy & spending time with the family.......when all you know you have to do is just be with each other.  

Christmas Eve

Yes! I'm finally to Christmas....we had an GREAT Christmas this year....but what Christmas isn't great?  I love Christmas time & everything about it.  We have an advent calendar we do during the month of December & each day they get to pick out of it & we do some sort of activity or a treat.  Go see the lights at temple square or make gingerbread boys or watch a Christmas movie......etc.  It has been really fun.  I love traditions & making new ones with my little family.  

On Christmas eve the boys wrote notes to Santa and the Reindeer & they left them some cookies and carrots.  I thought it was kind of weird leaving cookies out for Santa that were a replica of him!  We don't have a chimney so the boys told me to leave the door open & they would leave the notes on the door.  

The boys get to open a present on Christmas eve.....which is pj's every year.  I love that tradition.  

It was cute too.........Kevin's mom made all the grandkids a pillowcase for Christmas.  They LOVED it.  

They both got CARS Christmas pillowcases.  

I love these pictures of them......It's totally how they are ALL day every day.  They are very active & keep me going all day....which I love keeping busy!   I also love my Kevin in the background.  Thanks for the fun memories! They are growing way too fast.