Before & After

A couple of weeks ago we were driving to Brandon's parents house and Brandon saw this desk. So we pull over and ask this guy how much he wants to for. He said FREE! So we took and did a little makeover on it. It definatley needed it!

Before



After



Im not sure who Jacob is. But thank you for the desk. Its a great addition to our house!

FALL

In honor of fall I thought I would make some crafts to spice up the home. They took many hours but I think it was all worth it.



My mom did this many years ago in an enrichment activity. I have always loved it so I thought I would copy it. Brandon being the good sport he is cut out the wood! And I did the rest.



I thought this wreath was simple but very cute!

Holy Moly

I cant believe it's been almost 3 months since the last post! Holy cow time flies! Well its almost fall and our summer was a blast and very busy. We were able to go to Utah and California with my family. Then go to Brandon's families cabin for his brothers last trip before his mission! We finally were able to finish our front yard as well. Which looks awesome! Thank you to everyone for your help!

Welcome Home

It's been a busy month. We are finally in our house! We have had so much help moving boxes, unpacking, taping (for paint), painting, hanging up pictures, expanding our pantry, adding more storage, and putting final touches on our home. Thank you everyone for help we couldnt of done it without you! Here are some pictures of new home. It's not quite finished but we think its looking pretty cute so far.



























(thank you brittney for letting me borrow this cute idea)

1 Year

I cant believe it has already been 1 year!! Time flies! Last night Brandon surprised me with dinner and a hotel. It was so cute! He arranged for his sisters to set up a little candlelight dinner in our house... that is still under construction, he's so creative. He got me one of my favorite dinners from Joe's Farm Grill. It was delicious, Brandon and his sister's did an amazing job it was so much fun! Brandon is a sweet and thoughtful husband and I am so excited for the rest of our lives together!

Crafts

Lately I have been blog stalking craft blogs and i am now addicted to crafts! I am trying to come up with some cute ideas for my new house. So far these are just a few items. I still have to make 2 more pillows for our couch. Im not looking forward to that since this pillow was a pain in the butt making each flower then connecting them. Never again will I make this pillow. As I was looking through this blog tatertotsandjello I found these cute topiaries that looked pretty easy and fun! So this is my version of them! I thought they turned out pretty cute. To change the suject, our house is making a ton of progess. They painted and put cabinets and doors in. We are so excited and hope to be in it by May!!!!

Update

I am a horrible blogger. I really have no desire to blog right now! But I am forcing myself since this is my journal! It has a been a busy couple of months of traveling and building! At the end of January my sister Jill had her little baby boy. And I had the pleasure of going back to New York to help her with her two boys! It was hard work but it was definatley worth it! I had a blast! A couple weeks after that we went to Brandons family cabin for the weekend. Its so relaxing up there. Another week or so after that we went to Disneyland with my sister-in-law Heidi and her two little kids and that was so much fun! We were not ready to come home! Now its back to reality of work, school, and building our house! Which is coming along quite nicely!