Halloweeny 2009

This year we were invited to a Halloween party at the Zebes! We had a lot of fun and Mike and Bre were great hosts!




This is just a taste of the AWESOME food we had! Bre made the most amazing things like the sushi pictured above made of rice crispy treats, vanilla frosting, fruit roll ups and swedish fish, with green vanilla frosting to imitate wasabi! Also pictured is my pumpkin shaped cheese ball-- SO YUMMY! We also had fruit complete with chocolate and caramel dipping sauce, 7 layer dip and chips!!! Needless to say that both Tay and my tummy hurt SOOOOOOO BAD when we left...




I didn't get a chance to get a picture of the Woodard family and realized at the end of the night that I am nowhere to be seen... WHOOPS! The Woodards were strawberry farmers and Paisley was a strawberry; she looked SOOOO CUTE!!! She is pictured here with her Mama's wig on. The Zebes were each other (Mike as Bre, Bre as Mike) and little Ande was a Who, The Flakes were Osama Bin Ladin and a U.S. soilder who caught him and Taylor was Obama and I was a flapper.



Look!!! It's Osama and Obama forming an ALLIANCE! OH THE IRONY!!!!

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Little Barlow

It's official! I'm 11 weeks pregnant with Baby Barlow, due May 14th.

Little one,

Mommy took 3 pregnancy tests just to make sure you were really there and to prove it to Daddy. I would never know that you're even there if you didn't like making me really sick all day long, but the doctor gave me some nausea pills and they have SAVED Mommy's life! You are letting me eat whatever now with a few cravings(sandwiches, stouffer's mac n cheese, fruit and really spicy food). You've given Mommy REALLY bad acne, but you're totally worth it and I know it'll go away once you're here with us.
When Mommy saw you on an ultrasound, I teared up a little when I saw your heartbeat and Daddy took your picture around to show all of his friends. We can't wait to meet you. I'll write again soon.

My 24th Birhday

Taylor could NOT wait for me to open my gift until Friday, so I opened my gift Thursday night and I got...



I am SOOOO excited, it was exactly what I wanted!!

FRIDAY I had to work, but I ended the night in an AWESOME way with a FREE entree at Warbirds cafe in Driggs with Taylor and the Woodards. Thanks for coming guys! We had a GREAT time!



SATURDAY was even MORE FABULOUS!! Taylor and the Flakes took me to Salmon to Gold bug Hot Springs!! It was so much fun and we ended the night with an AMAZING dinner at the local pub. I had a Philly Cheese steak sandwich that was HUGE AND SOOOOO DELICIOUS!!!









What's a Birthday without SHOES??? My Mom and Dad sent me two adorable pairs of shoes! Thanks Mama and daddy! Thanks everyone for the best Birthday EVER!!! Thanks for all the phone calls, cards and texts! LOVE YOU ALL!! Especially my HUB, who is the BEST EVER!!!!

Conference Weekend

Mike and Bre's little girl Ande!! We LOVE HER!!





The Zebes invited us all over to hang for conference weekend. The EXTRAVAGANZA begun Saturday night with a fabulous potato bar (potatoes courtesy of the truck that gave them away for FREE) and then we played rockband well into the night. We had SUPER SLUMBER PARTY and watched conference on Sunday and Bre made us some yummy HOMEMADE ROLLS and CREAMY WHITE CHILLI!!! All in all, it was a SUPER weekend! Thanks ZEBERS!!!!

Bless this home...

As promised, here are some photos of our new home that we are remodeling, we've torn it to bits of course, but when it's done it will be BEAUTIFUL and it will be OURS.

The Exterior: it's to be completely re-done, so excited about the materials we like, it's going to turn out AWESOME!!



The bathroom



Here is another photo of the bathroom, but you can kind of see our bedroom to the left with the remnants of the AWESOME FUCHSIA SHAG CARPET!



The kitchen





The living room



Here is the GORGEOUS oak floor that was covered by this truly UGLY carpet and is throughout the living room, bedrooms and hallway! We are so excited to refinish it, it's going to look so RUSTIC when we're done!



Rooms missing: there is a second bedroom, and a HUGE utility room with which we are going to make the kitchen larger and there is an unfinished basement that we will renovate in the next two or three years.

I will keep you all posted on how things are going and take photos as the addition goes up and the new exterior. We are adding to the back of the house to make our room larger, so it'll be AWESOME!!!! I even get a walk-in closet!! YAY SHOES!! We are also adding a garage and connecting it to the house.

“A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.”

Family is the BEST EVER continued...

Alrighty then, sorry I got a little impatient after sitting at the computer for two hours waiting for photos to upload. Now we can continue with the FUNNESS!!!

Funny faces with my BESTEST COUSIN and FRIEND Covina AKA Beaners







Park + fun bouncy toy = DANCE PARTY



Tire swing = SUPER ULTRA FUN and a little Nausea... I hate being a grown up.



Here's Beaners being brought back to her childhood, swinging so fast that she could possibly VOMIT!



Family Randomness, we're all over the place. I LOVE it!!!



Little chubs passed out on Grandma's lap. Little did he know that his Mama, his Sister and his Aunty were TEARIN IT UP ON THE WATER SLIDE!!!



Tourism: It's what we do!





Wouldn't be a trip to Jackson without going to YIPI-I-O CANDY CO.!!



Luca V Boutique in Jackson + two dresses purchased = FABULOUS!!



We also HIKE MOUNTAINS







This is "Earthchild," ain't she GORGEOUS!?



Pretty Tree



WE MADE IT TO THE TOP!!! IT'S JUST A LITTLE PRETTY... Jason and Addy are little specks to the right.





Wienie Roastin





Who knew this could be SO ENTERTAINING!!? Leave it to RY.



Fishin







Jellystone

Cute Mom and Dad







That's MY NAME ON A PAINT POT IN JELLYSTONE... Sort of.







"I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich." ~Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford, "Identity Crisis," M*A*S*H