Gorgeous

Ella's been wanting some new hairstyles lately. This one looks so pretty with her curly hair. We looked some styles up on the internet and had fun experimenting. Mostly she comes up with them on her own and they turn out really pretty! She is a beautiful girl.

Happy Birthday Alex!

Alex turned 4 years old today! Woohoo! He was so excited for his party. He wanted Austin to come, so Lauren's family and Uncle Adam and Grandma Bobbi and even Aunt Breanne came over for the big shindig.

He got a cool car structure from Austin and fam . . .


A new Wii game . . .


A Cars toy that blows bubbles . . .


A Color Wonder book and some playdogh!



Alex wanted blue "pupcakes"(I hope he says that for the rest of his life, it's so cute) and his favorite dinner, spaghetti and meatballs for his birthday. Grandma got pretty close on the cupcakes and everyone loved the yummy spaghetti. Good choice Alex!

I just love Alex's joy. He is one that lives in the moment. Anytime you need a little pick-me-up, he's the one to go to. He had a great party and loved every minute of it.

Our New House

Can you tell how excited everyone is about our new place??? Well, truth is it's been a lot of work. We discovered a few surprises as far as kitchen cabinets and bathroom cabinets and toilets, etc. We also spent a week of late nights painting away a plum bedroom, a torquoise bedroom, a black and grey bedroom and a yucky brown living room and hallway. It was a ton of work. Not to mention selling our old appliances and buying new ones, ripping out stinky baseboards, replacing some carpet and replacing a bunch of windows. Fortunately, we had a ton of help from our families and neighbors. I guess it's handy that we moved just down the street from our old house and managed to stay in the ward. The house is a third bigger than our last place and right now we can't quite tell the difference, but I think it will be really nice once we get everything put away. For now, we just have to enjoy what we can!

It may have been an unexpected surprise but we love our new kitchen cabinets and appliances. Sometimes a disappointment can turn into something great! Our amazing neighbor behind our house spent hours putting in our kitchen faucets and disposal, our dishwasher and toilets! I'm not sure we could have even moved in without his help. Kimball's brother also risked his life helping us install the microwave, something funky with our electrical setup...

I love all the light that comes into the kitchen and that it's big enough for people to hang out since it's where we spend most of our time!

This little rascal sure slows things down. I've got my hands full when he's awake. Such a monkey!