Summer Update

We have had a fun summer. In May we visited Minnesota. We spent time at Nana and Papas and with Leah, Bryan and there 4 kids. It was fun to see family and for Carter to play with his cousins. June was spent playing and doing home improvement projects. Then in July we went to Washington and got to see most of my family there. We were so busy and were having so much fun we forgot to take pics.

Lilly is 9 months now and Carter will be 2 1/2 soon they are so cute and so happy.

April photo shoot

In March my mom came to visit for a week and a half for my birthday. Some of the highlights were our sewing projects and her taking me on a shopping spree for my birthday. It was so much fun to have her around and can't wait for her next visit. She was also very helpful with helping me to be a better parent. I used to cave into Carter too much and he was getting into the habit of whining all the time till he got his way. Anyways with her support and encouragement I can tell him know no or later now without any breakdowns. She is the best mom and grandma.


April has been so nice here. The weather has been perfect. Everything is so green right now. I have planted some tomatoe plants, green peppers, and herbs in an upside down patio garden Tim got me for my birthday. We have also been planting other flowers around and fixing things up. Tim is building a new deck railing right now and we continue to scrape ceilings and paint. I have really been enjoying having these projects I always have something to do. But at the same time nothing is broken or unbearable that we have to get it done as quick as possible.


Lilly is 6 months now. She has 2 teeth, can sit up by herself (as long as she isn't too excited or too tired), can turn in a circle and roll which gets her wherever she wants to go, falls alseep by herself with no crying, loves to play with toys or whatever she can reach, loves to watch Carter and loves attention.
As you can see we are happy and just enjoying life. Enjoy all the pics!

Carter's 2!!!

Carter turned 2 on Saturday which was also Valentine's day. We had a fun and exciting day which ended with an exhausted 2 year old that didn't take a nap and had too many sweets.

Lilly Rose

Sorry that this one is so blurry, but her smile was so big I had to post it.

All is well in Bella Vista

Here is an update of what we have been up to:

We have begun to scrape the popcorn texture off our ceiling. It looks awesome due to Tims hard work. We have finished the living room, dining area, and the entry way. And have begun to prime and paint.

We got 13 trees cut done around the house and in the backyard. We did this to protect our house from falling branches and to allow for a bigger backyard, which we will be working on in a couple months.

We had an ice storm that kept Tim home from work for 2 days and left over 500 thousand people without electricity for over a week. Our electricity went out once for an hour and then again the next day for 3 hours. About 30 mins away in Fayettville, Ar is where most of the damage was done.

We have been enjoying the WalMart fitness center here. We have been trying to go swimming weekly. Carter and Lilly both love it and Carter is getting very good at swimming "like a fish".


This week has been warmer and I have taken the kids to the park a couple times. I love that we live only a block away from a large playground, basketball court, tennis court, miniature golf course, and swimming pool. Carter just loves to go and play at the playground especially when there are other kids there. One day some older kids even took him down the tall slide, pushed him on the swing, taught him how to play tether ball and shared their lunch with Carter. He loved every minute of it. Sometimes we just go and roam around and throw a ball at the b-ball court and tennis court and visit Yogi the bear at the mini golf course. And Lilly does great just sitting in the stroller of being held and enjoying the outdoors.

The ward has been great here. We have made many friends and it has helped that there were so many friends that we already had in Idaho that moved here as well.

Lilly is over 3 months old now. She is so smiley and alert now. Carter has been much more fond of her of late because of it.

Well we are loving it here and will be sure to keep you updated.

I think they look alike

Here are the drapes I have been sewing, I'm only half finished (and need to iron)

Our new bedroom furniture.

Lilly is smiling now.