Update on the Dog House

They knew something was going on and they were so excited to go outside and see what we were doing. It was cute!

We got the girls' dog house finished and outside. It only took 5 of us to get it from the garage out to the kennel. That sucker's HEAVY! But it's adorable and I love it! They're weren't too impressed with the slick floors, so we got them some carpets/pillows/blankets etc. to keep out there. They've been sleeping inside mostly lately anyway, but when it gets warmer...It'll be put to some good use!!
We still need to get some flaps to cover the doors.
However, I am very impressed with myself. I put screws through the bottom of their food bowls because Sophie loves to carry them off and chew them up. So I got some super thick bowls and screwed them down and she hasn't ran off with them yet!
SCORE! No more digging through the snow to find bits and pieces of yet another food dish.
Anyways! There it is! i know they're spoiled, but we love them!

New Years Eve

Holding Budweiser

They love to help me cook!

I had New Years Eve off work, so the girls came and played with me for a while. When it was time for them to go home, Hailey really didn't want to go, so we decided she could have a sleep over- so she stayed with me. She helped me make the bruschetta and fondue for our New Years Eve party in Jensen. We packed everything up and headed to Melanie's house. My family and Mammy and Pappy all met us there, and we had dinner and visited. Hailey started getting tired around 10 so we came home and she watched about 30 minutes of Toy Story and she was out! And so were we! haha. We had fun- but we are obviously getting old, lol.
Love these girls!!!
Happy New Year! (About 13 days late)

Christmas...

I know it's late but, better late than never right? For Christmas this year Justin's family was all out of town, so we spent Christmas morning together opening our presents at our house, then we all went up to my sister's house to open presents with them and the girls. We all got so many good presents! But watching Hailey and Natalie open presents this year, by far reminded me what this is all about. The girls loved it and they were so excited after every teeny tiny present, that they just wanted to stop and play with that one. They didn't care that they had more- which is the way we should all be.
Just be grateful for what we have instead of wishing we had more!

Our Christmas Tree

Opening my clothes

New place mats

New Tie tacks for Justin

Natalie Loves dolls!

We bought the girls matching sweaters. They were adorable!

Pappa and Natalie- Nap time!

Wadsworth Christmas Party...

Every year my Wadsworth side of the family has a Christmas Party. We didn't get to go last year, but I got to go this year. Justin had to work so I just rode up with my sister and neiced the morning of the party. When we got there, we got ready, got some lunch, went shopping to the Rock Springs mall, then went to the party. We ate dinner, played games, Santa came, then played the game, then played guitars and sang songs.
Same as always
But it never gets old!!

Natalie is quite the photographer. Notice the finger in the left side of the picture

That is a laugh- not a cry. She loved this horse!

Natalie kept looking at Santa (aka- my dad) like she knew him. I think she recognized his voice and got confused, but she didn't cry!

Hailey wasn't super sure about Santa Clause, but she smiled for 1 picture- then she was outta there!Hailey got a purse and these new pink sunglasses from Santa!My Cousin Amanda and her son Arden. Arden was a pro at this whole 'Santa thing'

Words can not describe

How much I love these three! Tiffany and Jason had a Christmas party to go to for Jason's job, so the girls came over to my house to play! We had a pizza picnic, and played with the birds. Then Natalie decided she was tired and wanted to read a story so Hailey and I made Christmas cookies while Justin read Natalie a book and she fell asleep.
I love it that Natalie likes Justin enough to interact with him. He is so sweet with the girls and it just makes me excited for when he can read our own little girls/boys to sleep.

Rewind to Thanksgiving.

I never did post pictures from Thanksgiving, so while I'm going through these pictures, I figured I would share :D

Justin at my parents house

Natalie eating at her Princess table

Eating with my family

Hailey

Natalie again. She's so fun! Love this girl.
After we ate at my parents house, we went over to Justin's parents house and ate again. It was super yummy though and we had enough down time between meals that we didn't explode.
As soon as we got home the girls went and laid on their rug and fell right to sleep. They played so hard on the farms while were with the family- they wore themselves out.

Start new...well at least fresh and clean...

With the New Year approaching I feel a huge need to Deep Clean. Not just my home, but my habits, thoughts, and relationships. I must say I can not express what a wonderful year this has been for us. As the first year Justin and I have had to actually spend with just each other in our own home- it has been wonderful. We have cooked together, played together, dreamt up crazy things together and mostly worked together.
We have accomplished so many things!!!
We got the front and back yards fenced and 90% landscaped
We built the back deck
We installed our back sprinkling system

We got a Shed in the back yard
Justin installed a countertop and shelf for me in the laundry room

We refinished the kitchen cabinets and painted a backsplashBEFOREAFTERWITH PULLS

I redecorated the Guest Bedroom!
We painted my green accent wall in the living room

BEFORE AFTER

We got a fireplace (YAY!)
I started back at College to work towards my bachelors degree
And as of Tuesday- we’ve 95% framed in all the walls in the basement!
As well as so many other things…

It has definitely been a busy and expensive year, but it has been well worth it!
For the coming year I would like to:

• Finish the basement (YAY!- We’ll have a big entertaining room, a nice little office nook, an enclosed food storage area, more closets, a third bathroom and two more bedrooms- to be used as a gun room and guest/craft room to make extra space for the babies when they come :D)
• Clear up our finances. {This is always a goal for me- I’m a bit fanatic about where our money is going and why- but I consider it a good thing}
• Continue going to college to keep working towards my bachelors degree
• Get rid of my soda drinking habit and try to eat healthier and exercise regularly.
• We want to try to get a litter of puppies out of Liddy this year {which is terrifying to me considering how her last set of puppies went! Including a C-Section, 10-puppies, Liddy didn’t want anything to do with them for the first 3 days so Justin and I had to bottle feed all 10 puppies every 3 hours for those 3 days. Not to mention how scared and skinny Liddy got. It hurts my heart to remember! I felt so bad for her!} Anyways….
• Do better at my temple attendance. Justin and I averaged about once a month this year, which is better than nothing but pathetic considering we live 3 minutes from a temple. We are so spoiled!
  
  So…In the mean time- aka- my day off of work tomorrow. I will be cleaning out. De-cluttering, giving away/throwing away my extra junk of every kind :D
  Emotional, Spiritual, Habitual and Physical!
  
  Plus we’re having a Fondue Party with both our families tomorrow night and it’s going to be so yummy!
  
  Have a Safe and Happy New Year!