Highlight pictures of Sabrina It is pretty cute, and just a 10 foils on the top. Great for summer time!

Here are a several pictures of what we've been up too! Jalaine is growing so wonderfully...she is such a healthy little baby. Abram is playing and thriving! We take every chance we get to go to the park, or walk around the Greenbelt, or dance and play. We went to a new place called iJump here in IF. It is basically a building filled with trampolines and foam block pits. Very fun! I can cross a triathalon off my bucket-list (things you do before you kick the bucket) It was a riot. I improved a lot in all three areas that I trained for...half mile swim, 13 mile bike ride, 5k run...in 1 hour and 18 minutes! Nate watched the kids at my sisters house 5 minutes away(talk about convenient) and then they met me at the end and we partied! There is also a picture of Nate with several of his buddies. It is kind of hard to see...but they are in the garage. He was dutch-oven cooking and grilling and I had to snap a pic because it was truly a "man-cave"! There were a couple hours of talk about guns, knives, four-wheeling, camping, their jobs, shooting, and all things man! Cute Joslyn(n?) and Jalaine with Mamas. Then, there are a couple pics of darling Marcy and her cute baby bump! Also threw in a pic of both of the kids on her lap(or lack of lap). She is going to be a pro!! (This is my FIRST blog post EVER! I am very happy that I did it!! I picked some photos that I thought little Ben would especially enjoy. Boy, do we miss you guys!! ) *Oh and the pic of Abram with his beautiful hillbilly teeth...well what can we say that boy is always making us laugh!! Hope you got a laugh(or a scare) too! ;)

Sabrina Got Highlights, How Fun!

While enjoying the sunshine with our neighbors we decided to give Sabrina a fun summer time look, she really wanted to have it done, and I am so glad we did. that night I made this outfit for her out of my shirt, and a ruined pair of jeans.

Albuquerque Temple

I was so pleased to go to the Temple, I left Rick with Ben, while Sabrina, and Logan were at school.
It is a smaller temple like Rexburg, but so beautiful! and just what I needed.
The drive to Albuquerque is around 2 hours, and so I kick myself for not taking advantage of the Idaho Falls Temple when I was so near to it. 

Welcome Jack!

Thanks to Rick and Steph for giving us permission to have a dog in their house.  Stan has been DYING to have a dog ever since we got married, and after he got permission from Rick, I just couldn't say no to him anymore!  So, off we went to McKee's pet store to find us "a puppy, a puppy!" as Sammy says for a be-lated birthday present for Stan.

We got to the store and Jack was the first pup we looked at.  He got out of his crate and trotted right over to us!  He was very calm and gentle.  He won us over right away!  I mean, how can you not love this little face???

Jack is a purebred Cocker Spaniel, and he's four months old.  He's really smart.  He is really good about coming when you call and walking on his leash.  He's also really gentle with Sammy.  He doesn't bite at all and doesn't lick too much!  :)  We are working on not jumping up and on potty training, which he is really getting the hang of pretty quick!

The little back/side yard with the tall fence is just perfect for him.  He loves it out there!  We call it Jack's room.

Welcome to the family, little Jack puppy!

Kitchen Makeover and More!

Most of you here in Idaho have seen the kitchen "makeover" here on Walnut Street, so this is for our dear family in New Mexico!  We are taking really good care of your house!

Didn't the cabinets turn out awesome?  Stan did the painting.  I did the glaze and varnish!  Oh, and the purple cabinet . . . isn't it divine???  It inspired the accent color for the kitchen, and it fits in the fridge nook so perfectly!  Thank you Ikea!

Look!  The stove just blends right in!

Here's a close up of the wallpaper that we painted to match everything!

We still have some work to do on the kitchen, but it's all coming together!  Here are the kitchen knobs we are going to order, just as soon as they come in stock:  http://www.dlawlesshardware.com/crysacdiamcu1.html  I picked these because the brass base will match the hinges and the acrylic knobs will match the Victorian feel of the back splash!


Here's the dining room . . . paint compliments of Walmart's mismatched paint shelf--Stan picked it out and it looks so good!  No more ugly red wall!!!

We just barely finished painting the living room . . . I don't know if you can tell from the pictures, but the color is a shade darker and a little more blue than the dining room.

No more icky guacamole green!

More to come!

Happy Birthday John Jagielski!