December 09

We've been up to a lot of things lately. December is a busy month for most, and for Jake and I, we can agree that the holidays are nice, but it's great to have our lives back.

We have adjusted to all the cold and snow up here on the mountain. Living on the bench brings more snow than usual. But that hasn't slowed Jake down.

 

Jake and I made these little baby doll cradles for twin girls in our old ward for Christmas.

We went to an Ugly Sweater Party at the Pratts' and Jake found this at the D.I. to wear. Silly boy.

We had an adventure when we found that we had a bad laundry fixture that had been leaking for a month or more. The sheet rock and insulation had to be replaced. No cost to us but quite the hassle.

Jake, Tiffany, Jaren, Mindy, Jentry, Myrik and I all had a blast one weekend at Myrik's cabin in Bear Lake. We went sledding at the sink holes for the afternoon.

 

And finally we DID have a merry Christmas this year. We spent the holiday in Highland at the Nelson's. We had so much fun with his family. When we got home Jake had this last surprise gift on display in the living room for me. I dropped all our stuff and started crying. I saw this exact picture this summer and fell in love. I'd never seen a picture quite like it anywhere. It's the Manti temple, significant because we were married and sealed there. I looked for it or something similar ever since then but failed to find one as beautiful. Jake told me it was too expensive that day but apparently he has a soft spot for me cause he bought it the next day and has been hiding it all this time! It is more sephia colored and has a beautiful antique look to it. The frame is also gorgeous with some scuffs and knots in it to match the rest of our home. I know I say this every post but.... ISN'T HE WONDERFUL!!!

Our New Home

We're in... we finally have our new home, it's official! Jake and I just LOVE our new home. It's hard to believe we have our own house. We talk about how blessed we are to have everything we do every day! We're very fortunate to have such nice things so early in our life. I can't wait to fill it up with crazy little ones. Jake jumped right into a full time job so we can pay for this baby every month. I appreciate him and all his hard work so much! The very end of the building process was a nightmare. The appraisal and the loan closing part! Watch out... it's a stressful beast. But once it was over we got to relax and appreciate all we worked for. We moved October 29.

 

Jake and I finished the tile and added this cool design in the entry. It was Jake's creative idea to put some of the wood around the tile! It looks awesome.

Jake and a few helpful hands layed the wood floor in the kitchen one night (simpers and Jimmy) I love LOVE our wood floor. It's called hand scraped walnut.

Jake's great friend Tyrell came one day to do all our carpet. He and Jake did all the carpet in half a day. We appreciated his help soooo much!

 

 

 

 

Jake designed and installed all our closets. They are very organized and efficient with our space.

After we settled in Jake had a lot of hunting to catch up on. He went pheasant hunting almost every day. We kept Jake's dog Polly with us for about two weeks so he could get the most out of the season. He bragged about that dog every second. She is such a great hunter!

Jake had a bunch of his friends come up that helped us with the house. They had a pheasant hunting extravaganza. They had a blast! See all the birds they got.

Jake and I cut down a tree the other night out to cub river. We wanted a big one and we got one! The night before Thanksgiving I had to work. But when I came home from the hospital I had a wonderful suprise! Jake put up Christmas lights!! I was so suprised. He did such a great job and made me very happy. I have the most wonderful husband.