OUR HOUSE

FINALLY summer school is over and I actually have time to blog. It feels like we have been so busy this summer. We've been to Richfield a couple of times for the 4th of July, 24th of July and a softball tournament. We love going there on weekends and getting out of the St. George heat. But, we are enjoying St. George and we LOVE our house! It has taken us forever to decorate and buy everything we need. In fact, we only have like two rooms done. ha ha! Here are some pictures of our house.

LIVING ROOM: KITCHEN:

DINING ROOM:

THIS IS THE UPSTAIRS T.V. ROOM: (We haven't decorated it yet)

I will post more pictures of the house when I finish decorating. :)

I think we are both ready for summer to be over and for fall to come! We have a lot to look forward to and we are excited for the weather to cool down.

MAY

I know, I am a terrible blogger. It's mainly because my camera has broken but I have a NEW one now so I have no excuses. May has been a big month for us. We are officially living in St. George now in our new house. I got a new job. Cadie graduated from Richfield High. Austin turned 23. We celebrated our 2 year anniversary. Jerrica and sweet Addy came and stayed with us. Also, at home my brother in law is running for Sevier County Sheriff. Go NATE!

NEW HOUSE:
We bought a new house about a month ago and we LOVE it. I don't have very many pictures yet because I want to wait until everything is organized and decorated. :)

CADIE'S GRAD:

Cadie graduated last Tuesday. We traveled home to Richfield for the day and the family had a BBQ afterwards. We had such a good time and we are so proud of Cadie. Congrats Cad!!

AUSTIN'S BIRTHDAY:

Austin turned 23 this month. Unfortunately I had to work all day but his family came down for the day and we went to Texas Road House. Afterwards Aus and I went and got ice cream and went up to Dixie Rock. Also, the night before we went to Iggy's with a couple friends. :) He got some new golf clubs and shoes!

OUR ANNIVERSARY:

We celebrated 2 years together. Crazy huh? Time has gone by so fast. I had to work again on our anniversary so we celebrated it the night before by going to dinner. I got a new camera which I LOVE!! I am so happy to be married to Aus. He's such a hard worker and I just love him!

JERR & ADDY's VISIT:

Jerr and Addy stayed two nights with us. I had to work again ha ha but I am so glad they came. We had a blast playing with sweet Addy and I hope they visit again!!

Baum Wedding!

This weekend was Shauntae and Cory's wedding! It turned out sooo pretty and was such a wonderful day. We are so happy for the two of them and Shauntae was beautiful bride. Too bad I didn't get any pictures of her or any of the line but I'm sure they we'll get posted soon... It was a perfect day and we loved seeing old friends. :) Congrats Shaun and Cory! We LOVE you!

Krysa, Ann, Jerr, and SWEET Addy:

Austin and I:We just love little Addy:
Heidi, Jerr, Me: Heidi and I:

EASTER

My last post was Feb. 3rd! Wow, I am a terrible blogger.. ha! Not only has my blog been neglected but so has my husband, my house, my car, my life... and this list could go on forever. To top it all off, my camera is BROKEN. Anyways, Easter weekend was such a great weekend minus the fact that Austin and I were both sick. On Friday night we headed up to Mt. Carmel to go hike Zion Saturday morning.. Well just my luck.. I was sick all night long. Austin and I ended up driving to Richfield Saturday morning. During our stay in Richfield we celebrated my cute little nephews 3rd birthday, colored Easter eggs, went bowling with Austin's family & had a picnic with my family. We headed home Sunday and we are finally starting to feel better. :)

AT THE CABIN:

ROLLING EGGS:CUTE NEPHEW JACKSON:BOWLING:

JANUARY

I have been avoiding blogging because I have no pictures to post, but I gave in. I figured I better post something so everyone knows we are still alive. I can't believe January has already come and gone, it flew by. We are both back in school and working. It seems like all we ever do at our house is homework, study and wake up early... which is all NO FUN! However, we love the weekends and we are very excited for spring. We have so many fun things to look forward to this spring and summer... warm weather, the lake, Shauntae's wedding, finishing school (finally), vacations, Cadie's graduation, Richfield's 4th of July, and spring break! Now if it would just stop being cold and warm up everything would be great! :)

CHRISTMAS

We had such a wonderful, relaxing Christmas day! We spent Christmas Eve with Austin's family at the Duffin's. We had a good turkey and ham dinner. Then, we went to my house to unwrap pajamas and await for Santa. The kids were soo hyper and out of control, ha ha but it was a lot of fun. We all got up about 7 and let the kids see what Santa brought. They loved everything they got and were so happy. I'm so glad we have such good families to be with during these times. After having breakfast at my parents, we headed to Austin's and had a second Christmas! We unwrapped gifts and had a good lunch. Sadly, later that day my grandma had to be rushed up north to the hospital. She also had an emergency surgery Christmas night, which scared all of us. Luckily, she is strong and the surgery went well. She is still up there and recovering quickly. Overall, we had a wonderful day and got to spend the whole rest of the weekend in Richfield. We enjoyed our time home and the break! :) Kaylen got a bike! He loved it :)
Austin, Kamie, and I unwrapping presents.

Jess and Jackson checking out what they got.

Santa brought little Jess man pistols, ha!

He also brought him this little red car.

Jackson got a lot of gifts including this cute Jazz hoodie.

The babies running to see what Santa brought them.

Christmas Eve presents

HA HA, Kaylen was a little excited for Santa to come... he loves chocolate!

4 families = a lot of presents!

We had a great Christmas and we are so glad that Santa found the little ones!

*2009

I cannot believe this year is already over! It was our second year together and it was definitely a good one. We have gotten to see and do a lot of cool things so I want to recap and write down everything we've done so I never forget :) Sorry, this will be a long boring post with no pictures.
*JAN: We went on a cruise to Cabo San Lucas, Ensenada & San Diego. Started spring semester of school at SUU.
*FEB: I got a new job at SUU which let me spend more time at home and focus more on school.
*MARCH: Spent spring break in Mesquite with our friends. Went to a Jazz game with Brandi and Ty.
*APRIL: We packed up as much stuff possible, used a million space bags, and moved across the country. It took us 2 full days and nights until we finally arrived in Devon, PA (Philadelphia)
*MAY: Austin started selling door to door in the Philadelphia area. We celebrated our first anniversary by going to a Philly's vs. Nationals baseball game. I ate my first original Philly cheese steak sandwich from a VENDOR! We celebrated Austin's birthday by going to Champs with our friends. We visited the Historic District in downtown Philadelphia and got to see the Liberty Bell. We met Landon and Che! :) I got a job at Buckle. Krysta came to visit and we went to Love Park. Went to Atlantic City, NJ and walked the board walk.
*JUNE: Tricia and my mom came to Philadelphia to visit. We went to New York, Washington D.C., Valley Forge, Lancaster, PA and Gettysburg. We saw a real Amish buggy and people. We went to Gettysburg. I rode on my first Amtrak train. We layed by the pool every Sunday. We ate at Five Guys for the first time and LOVED it.
*JULY: Che and I went to the 4th of July parade in the Historic District. All our friends went to a Sheryl Crow concert and watched fireworks off the Rocky Balboa stairs. Realized traffic in Philadelphia sucks. (15 miles = 2 hrs.) Dropped off Austin in downtown Philly to sale and cried, ha! We went to Ocean City, NJ twice to play in the beach. Austin, Ty, and Trav went to the U.S. Open in New York. They brushed shoulders with Tiger Woods and were very proud about it. Didn't celebrate the 24th of July, quit my job at buckle and we moved to Arlington, VA.
*AUG: Lived in a house with Brandi and Ty, Amy and Shaun and sometimes Skye and Adam. Went to the Washington D.C. Zoo and saw pandas. Went to the Washington D.C. temple which was beautiful. Went to the Arlington Cemetery, the white house, the Washington Monument, Abraham Lincoln Memorial, Holocaust Museum, and many other museums. Fell in love with Noodles and Co. I flew to Las Vegas where my mom and Tricia picked me up. We went to the Jersey Boys play and then drove home to UTAH! Austin moved to Virginia Beach, VA and continued selling alarm systems. I moved back to Cedar City and started school while Austin took online classes. I started working at SUU again.
*SEP: Brandi and I flew to Virginia Beach to visit our husbands. I stayed for 3 days and went to the beach two of those days. Cried the hardest I've ever cried when I left Aus to go back home.
*OCT: Aus finally came home. He drove 38 hours with little sleep. We went to Caliente, NV for the high school reunion. We went to the UNLV vs. UTAH football game in Las Vegas. We celebrated my 23rd birthday. We went to a Halloween party at Josh and Sunny's. Austin got a job at a bank in St. George!
*NOV: We celebrated Thanksgiving in Richfield and had two turkey dinners. Austin played with some friends in the Richfield annual turkey bowl. Got iphones :)
*DEC: Austin's great grandma Christy died. We went to the funeral in Pioche, NV. Went to Salt Lake city for Braden's wedding. Went to the Salt Lake temple and the Richfield lights parade. Celebrated Christmas in Richfield with our families.
We had a wonderful year and we are excited to see what 2010 has in store!! :) Sorry I didn't post about Christmas, I will when I get pictures from Tricia. Hope everyone has a great New Year!