BESTEST LITTLE SISTER

Just a picture of the two of us for fun. Love ya babe!

Happy Birthday to me....we got a puppy!

Ask my mom...I have always loved dogs. I remember writing a Christmas list one year that said dog, dog, dog, dog in lots of different sizes and writing. Well, we decided that it was part of the american dream and broke down and got a dog! Oh my goodness we love her to death. She can be a little turd and acts a little like a toddler right now, but we love her. These first pictures are her as a puppy. Notice there isn't a lot....it wasn't easy to get her to hold still for a photo.

Family Pictures

All thanks go to Bethany @

http://setintimephotography.blogspot.com/ for taking pictures of my entire family! It was a lot of fun and we have some super cute shots! Thanks again!

Fall colors!!!

I was so excited to see how our trees would turn. We picked flowering trees and grasses that would also change various colors in the fall. Our back yard has been so beautiful! Hard work paid off!

Halloween Trunk or Treat

Our ward was having their annual trunk or treat and Halloween chili cook-off so we decided to take Brooke and Phil's kids for the night and let them go out on a date! The kids don't look too stoked in the pictures,  but they had a total blast! They were so cute!

Campfire Nights

They family came to visit to help work on installing new wood floor for Brooke and Phil, so we decided to relax at night with a fire, smores, and amazing cobbler (made by Ben). Mmm! It was so much fun and the kids were adorable!

Home Coming Week @ Murtaugh 2011

Makayla was out of school for spud harvest so she decided to stay with us for the homecoming festivities. We had such a blast and were pooped by the end of the week! Festivities included: mud volleyball, a scavenger hunt, pep assembly, bonfire, community dinner, winning our footbll game 48-0 ( I think...or more!)

Decorating Pumkins with the Burmese Kids

Thursday when I decided to decorate pumkins with the kids while their parents had english class at the church. Usually we have 8-10 kids, so I bought 12 pumkins to be safe. We got there, set up, and the kids started to come.....and come....and come! We had 23 kids total! It was so much fun! We threw in a movie to entertain while we helped the kids decorate two at a time! They had so much fun and were so cute with  their pumkins, but wouldn't hold still to get a picture!

Landscaping

Well, some of the landscaping we worked on earlier this summer wasn't finished, and some didn't fill in like we had hoped so after a nice vacation, we decided that it was time to get to work and get things looking good before we both had to go back to school and work! We moved stuff around our flower beds, removed the dead tree (to be replaced next year), put wood chips around the trees, AND FINISHED THE PATIO!

Oregon Coast Trip

Sorry....per my laziness of switching it, you have to see the trip starting at the end!

Day 5: Well as all good things, the trip had to come to an end! We woke up and said our goodbyes and headed home. On the way we were instructed to stop at the waterfall....which turned out to be a collection of 3 amazing waterfalls! We took some really fun pictures! We took a break in Boise by visiting the fam' and having dinner and made it home about 11pm. 

Wahkeena Falls

Multnomah Falls

Day 5: This morning we got up and went to the Portland Temple. Unfortunately we didn't think to bring temple clothes....it was going to be closed while we were there and then we stayed an extra day! After taking some pictures there, we visited the Rose Test Gardens, stopped at The Cypress for a little arabian style type lunch (or so we think) and headed back to Dennis and Marsha's. It didn't take us long before we were out the door to our next adventure Street of Dreams, where we got to see some amazing new homes. The night was finished off with some wave running on the river and chillin' at the park. 

Day 4: As I often say, Ben is all boy! Therefore, it was no surprise when he wanted to go fishing on the trip. We checked it out and going out on a charter boat wasn't too horribly priced, so he scheduled to go out and I decided to hang back at the beach house and take a stroll around the streets of Rockaway Beach. Ben's excursion didn't turn out as well as he hope...he got a little sea sick; however, he did bring home some fish to fry!  After he got back, we relaxed a little and drove to Portland/ Oregon City. Dennis took us to an amazing restaurant called Gustauv's. It's german cuisine and the Jagershnizel was amazing!(spelling...who knows?) Oh, not to mention the swiss fondue....mmmm! Definitely a place to go back to! These are the best pictures from the fishing trip....

 

Had to throw this in there....just cause it was cool!

Day 3: We decided to take it easy, since it was Sunday. Slept in, went to church with the little Rockaway Beach Branch, and drove back to Seaside. I left out that we did that on day 2 as well! They have a boardwalk and tons of shops with fudge, ice cream, taffy, souvenirs, etc. We decided to take a few nicer pictures of us to put in the house and had a great relaxing day!