What we've been up to...

Well, as usual, I've let too long go by without updating the blog so here it goes! The last couple of months have been pretty busy. First of all, we moved into our house here 1 yr ago the end of May and have done quite a few projects to it to update it. Isaac had already painted almost every wall in the house and tiled the kitchen floor. Just recently, he tiled the entryway and laundry room to match the kitchen, we had new carpet laid in the entire house, granite countertops installed, and Isaac put in a tumbled marble backsplash..ya, lots of changes and we're loving it! It didn't come without a lot of work on Isaac's part and I appreciate all his hard work! He always teases me that I married him for the free construction labor..we'll just say it is a nice bonus in a husband! ;)

Isaac working hard..this was a VERY messy job! He had to use a chipping hammer to break up the old tile in the entryway before he could lay the new stuff. We had sharp tile pieces flying all the way across the house. Isaac's arms got all cut up and we found chips in our walls where the tile pieces hit them. Luckily a good friend watched our boys for us so they were out of harm's way!


Our floor after tearing up the old carpet..


The new entryway and carpet..


So, we are not completely done with our kitchen yet but very close! We just have to paint the base trim and finish grouting the backsplash but here are some before and after pics.

Kitchen Before..


Kitchen After..




And a close-up of the beautiful backsplash Isaac did!


Well, other than working on the house, we were busy last month with traveling. Isaac drove a moving truck to Montana for some good friends of ours and decided to turn the trip into a guys' weekend. He picked up our brother-in-law, Billy, in Childress and then my brother, Lehi, in Denver, on the way. They had a lot of fun but were definitely sleep-deprived and exhausted when they got back. I went up to Childress and just had fun visiting my family and playing while he was gone. Then this month, we decided it has been far too long since we attended the temple together and decided to make a trip to Dallas to do so and visit some good friends from college at the same time. We really enjoyed our time at the temple and loved getting to see Phill and Jenny again and meet their cute litte boy, Alex. The only damper of the whole day was our car getting broken into and burglarized!!! Our car was parked right outside our friends' apartment (a gated apartment complex) and it was broad daylight with people coming and going. Apparently, some ittle thug decided to bust out our driver side window and steal our GPS and Isaac's work phone then actually had the audacity to answer the phone when Isaac called it...what the..?!!! Initial reaction was totatl anger and just wanting to find the little jerk and shatter his teeth like he did our window (yes, I have a little meanness in me for those who don't know me well), but I am just grateful we are all safe and they really got away with minimal stuff. The most annoying part was having to drive the 2 hrs home without a window and having to pay to replace it. It's all good now, though, and I'm working on forgiveness! :)

Other than that, the only other significant event was Isaac and my 7th anniversary! We were married July 24, 2004 and can't believe it's been that long already! Some of our good friends here watched the boys for us so we could at least go out on a date and enjoy dinner. We went to Pignettis Italian Restaurant and it was delicious! Isaac's a really amazing man and I feel very blessed to have such a wonderful husband and father to my children. We are looking forward to many more anniversaries to come! Speaking of my children, here are just some random pics of the boys. They are both very rambunctious boys and keep us constantly entertained!