Let the demolition begin!

 The day after my birthday some major demolition started up! Carters room was formerly a mother in law apartment and had a door to the outside in his room. Not ideal for little boys who are curious! He also had a bathroom in his room. SO we took out both of those doors and moved the door to the bathroom to the hall.

 His closet was the length of his room so we cut it in half and added a storage closet on the hall side.

 Chad got a very good lesson in mudding and tapping from the best teacher. I even got in on the tapping!

 And he did a really incredible job!

This is the new door to Carters bathroom. Which a few days later would flood our basement! A hose under the sink popped off. The fitting wasnt even tight and it sprayed for quite a few hours. When we found it there was atleast 2 inches in the bathroom! Which then lead to more demolition of tearing up carpet and laminate flooring. What a mess!! A flood is not what you need when your house is already torn apart anyway!We were so grateful that the insurance came through on this one and we came out on top! We peeled up all the carpet and turned on lots of fans and left it to dry while we took off on our trip to idaho!

Last brithday in my 20's!

 Yep I turned 29 this year! It was a wonderful relaxing day. Clyde and Evelyn came to visit and Chad and the kids spoiled me very well!  I bought a sewing machine with some of my birthday money and then on my birthday one showed up on my door step from chad! Great minds thing alike. So I took the one I bought back to the store and got to spend almost a whole day shopping for me without kids! It was wonderful!

This was too precious to leave out. For my birthday Carter asked if he could make me a "birfday sandwich" So sweet!

 Like my candles?! This year was also the year that I learned my favorite frosting was discontinued. And I burned my cupcakes. So it was kind of a dissapointing dessert! But Chad ordered my favorite food in from Johnny Carinos and that almost made up for it!

 My mom always likes to do a birthday dinner and since me and Jordan share the same month we combined our party! Justin & Carrie got me some of my favorite rainbow chip frosting off of ebay and so for my second party I got to have un-burned cupcakes and yummy frosting!

 And as always my siblings are always so good to get me gifts. Here Is my shirt and lotion from jordan and here is Jordan with his cooler from me!

All in all it was a good birthday. Looking forward to the 30s! (I think!)

a new place to call home

We have been looking for a home to buy for a whole year here in Tooele. We have liked living here and it was time for a change. I didn't want to move with a newborn baby so it was on the back burner for me. Then Chad called one day and said there was a house we had to go see. We both fell in love and put an offer on it the day it came on the market. We felt great about it. And we got it! It was a flipped home so all the carpet, paint and appliances were new! March 20 we moved in to a beautiful new home. It's a 4 bed 3 bath home with 4 levels. It's 2600 square feet with a large kitchen and lots of light. I love my kitchen! There are several things we want to change throughout the home and with a little blood, sweat, and tears we have started those changes! Things are starting to come together and I will post more pictures when we aren't living in a construction zone anymore! Here's a few pics of the front living room, master bath and kitchen.

3 Months old!

 Time is going way too fast! Brielle turned 3 months old a few days before we moved! She is smiling so well now and evey now and then we can get a little giggle out of her.

 She is everybody's favorite "toy."  I keep waiting for the "newness" to wear off but it hasn't and most days I'm glad. Carter told me just the other day,  "Mom, I really really love Brielle!"

 She is not always amused with trying new things....like being stuffed in my old doll bed that I used to play with as a girl.

But she is by far our easiest baby and most mild tempered. She is usually pretty content to sit in her swing and just absorb what is going on around her. Car rides usually put her to sleep. She is still sleeping in our room because of all the construction going on in Carters room.Carter has been sleeping in her room. She is our chubbiest baby and I Love the shape of her belly. It goes out to the side instead of out in front of her. And she has rolls for DAYS! Rolls in her legs, wrists, neck, tummy and chin. Just how we like them!

7 years

March 1st marked 7 years of marriage for me and chad. I was sick with a sinus infection and so chad and the kids made me breakfast in bed. To celebrate we got Chads sister to watch the kiddos and rode the trax into SLC to see Brian regan. He is so hilarious. It was money well spent. Sure love this wonderful man who has stood by my side for 10 years. He brings out the best in me and makes me happy every day. Sure love you chad man!

Valentines Day 2014

I always love celebrating Valentine's Day and trying to plan fun things with my kids. Carter & Mollie had so much fun making their Valentines for their class mates. As a kid it was my favorite holiday at school. We waited until Chad got home and then we played a few Valentine's games and gave the kids a few treats. We had our regular heart shaped pizza for dinner. I sure love these sweet kiddos. They bless and enrich my life every day. And none of it would be possible without my sweetheart Chad who is so good to me every day no matter what. I'm lucky to have him in my life.

Mom Dates

Something new our family has incorporated is MOM DATES! Since we have added 3 to our family i have felt the overwhelming need to spend one on one time with each child individually. I've noticed that it changes every ones attitude when they are shown a little extra attention. Easy? NO! But well worth the effort. This month I took Carter for doughnuts one morning and a sugar cookie and I got to take mollie to a mom/daughter night at enrichment and then out for ice cream. I find that I appreciate each child more when I get uninterrupted time with them. I've also started doing what I call "Time In" where for 20 minutes each day the kids get my undivided attention. We set a timer and they know during that time they can choose to play whatever they want and I actually play WITH them. I haven't done it every day but the kids are always asking to do TIME IN. And I love that I have time set apart to just play with them with no distractions. It's helped in my relationships with each child. I'm so glad I have these 3 to teach me patience and lessons I would never be able to learn with out them. I love them so much!