Our House...

This post is for our moms and those of you who are curious! After attempting over multiple days to get pictures of our house, I have a new appreciation for realtors and the pictures they get! No matter what, the pics just don't give you a real feel for the house. Keep in mind, we have only been in the house for three days and there isn't anything on any of the walls (except the nursery), and some unpacked boxes scattered around. So, here goes, there are lots, so get comfy! :) Here is the house from the road as you drive in:And one from the front:This is the view of the mountains to our right:And the view of the mountains to the left:Here is the entry way:View of the living room from the entry way:Living room from the kitchen (stairs go to the unfinished basement):View from the dining room:Kitchen from the living room:Dining room:If you look on the entry pic, these are the two rooms thru the archway, the bathroom and Hannah's room:If from the entryway you look to your right, you see the door to the nursery and the garage:Here is the nursery:Then down the hall is the laundry room and our Master bedroom. View from the hall:From the bathroom:Other side of the room:The master bathroom:Stairs to the backyard:The main area of the yard:We have two side yards that look like this, but I didn't want to walk in the snow to photograph the other side! :)
Hope you enjoyed the tour!

Goodbye...

Yesterday we had a very hard day. We had to say goodbye to our beloved dog, Lizzie. We got her when she was just 8 weeks old and we have had her for almost eight years. She was our first baby. She was with us through all of our moves, through the miscarriages, through the birth of both of our girls, basically almost all of our married life. She got really sick on Friday night around midnight, but by the morning she was doing better. We went by the vet and they said just to make sure she got lots of fluids and ate some bland food to help her tummy. A few hours later, she was so weak she couldn't even stand and so we took her to the vet. They said her body temp was pretty low for a dog and that her organs could be shutting down. They said they could try to admit her to the animal hospital and save her, but there was no guarantee. We didn't want her to have to suffer, so we had to make the call to have her put down. It was a hard decision, but it was what was best for her. We will miss you Lizzie, you were the best dog!

Halloween- Part 2

Here are the Halloween pics from my camera. Hannah the cat:The ears didn't make it past picture time. She didn't want to wear them and even fought having them on for pictures...However, the MK Eyeliner I used on her face didn't smudge all night! :) Rachel, our little mouse:Then came the pics together. As you can tell, the best one is the one I already posted from my phone. It is so hard to keep Hannah from "over loving" her sister and to get her to look at the camera...

Happy Halloween!

A picture from my phone of our little cat and mouse! :)

Pumpkins become Jack-o-lanterns!

Our "family" of pumpkins:Hannah digging in:Look mom! I am touching it!Daddy's pumpkin:Mommy's pumpkin:

Pumpkin Patches

This year we ended up going to two pumpkin patches. We wanted to take some cute pics of the girls and decided to try somewhere closer than Avila. The place we went had great pumpkins, but not a lot of photo op areas. So, we picked a pumpkin from the patch and got a few pics and then ended up at Avila Barn the next day! Here are the pics from the first patch. Shopping with dad to find the perfect one:Is this the one mom?What about that one over there?This BIG one is it!Helping hold it in the wagon:Rachel with the pumpkin:The owner gave Hannah one her size!

So the next day we went to Avila and got some more pictures! It is so hard to get pumpkin pics of a newborn, so we did the best we could together:

Then we worked on individual pics. Hannah was WAY more interested in climbing and looking at the pumpkins instead of smiling at mom! Rachel just didn't care:Dangling on a pumpkin...

Matching...

For church last Sunday the girls wore, what I hope is just the first of many, matching outfits! I bought them this summer and couldn't wait to put them on the girls. Both are still a little too big, but I was afraid they wouldn't get to wear them in Utah much since they are lightweight.