Sunday, September 11, 2011

White and Blue

What do you think? A few months ago we had some friends come over and I told them that I was thinking about painting my table either white or black. She said that she saw a blue and white table in a magazine, I thought this would be perfect especially since I love the color blue. This table belonged to my parents and when Aaron and I moved to Lubbock they said we could have it. You can't tell but its rustic looking, we didn't paint lots of layers but only one to make it look old and rustic, we also sanded off some of the parts to make it look rustic as well. This week I put on the top coat (which was a clear coat to give it some protection from spills and such). At first I didn't know how this was going to turn out, but I actually love how it looks in our new kitchen!

Putting in the Yard: Phase #1 cont.

Putting in the sprinklers in the backyard.

POW:this stands for peace of work, I normally would use this to describe a student in my class who is having a hard day. In this situation, I am refering to putting in the sprinkler system and yes it is a POW !
Doesn't Aaron look like he is having tons of fun! Putting in the pipes and sprinkler heads was the easiest part especially since I was the "primer" girl (the funny thing is this was my job when I was a little girl helping my dad put in the sprinkler system). Aaron is working on hooking the wires to the main pipes and then hooking it to the control box. I am so greatful for a wonderful husband to do all of these things. That was another headache, trying to screw the box into our brick house, after about four holes in our brick that are very visible Aaron was able to hang the box. We plugged everything in and ran a few systems, the sprinklers seemed to be working fine but then on one of the front systems the valve was making a really strange noise. We adjusted things trying to see if things were loose and we decided to unplug the system and try again. We try to plug the system into the socket and it will not go in, we have tried everything, reseting the sockets, we tried plugging in other cords to see if they will go in, NOTHING!!! So we are going to call our builders and have them come check the problem out. That is why putting in the sprinklers is a POW!!!

We are very greatful that we have this oppurtunity to learn and grow about putting in the yard. Next Saturday, we are supposed to put in the sod, hopefully that will go alot smoother than everything else has been going. I will keep you posted!

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Putting in the Yard: Phase #1

Aaron and I thought digging trenches would take only two hours using a trencher. Poor Aaron and Brad worked on the trenches all day and had to dig most of them by hand becuase the dirt was so hard due to that fact there has been no rain. I am very proud and thankful for the hard work they did this weekend. On Saturday we (well Debbie and I put the glue on the pipes) put the sprinklers together in the front yard. Aaron and Brad filled in the trenches and even tested the pipes to make sure they all worked. Aaron and I have a project to do this week, putting the sprinklers in the backyard.



Debbie, Aaron and Brad working really hard! A special thanks to Brad and Debbie for all their wonderful help. I absolutely love my in-laws they are AMAZAING!


Aaron and I will be glad when we can put the grass in and start working on the plants and trees. It will be nice when the front and backyard are completely done. I will keep you posted on the next phase :)

Sunday, August 21, 2011

A little about Aaron


I absolutely love Aaron he is the perfect match for me. He just likes to do funny, crazy things all the time and then he always asks me to take a picture especially when it involves his body.




For those of you who know Aaron, know he loves growing his hair out and he likes to shave his beard in wierd styles. This is a constant battle between the two of us. I am one who loves clean shaven or a little scuff. That is why this "Franz Joseph" only lasted for a day just long enough so he could show his family on Sunday dinner. I will keep you posted on his next crazy facial hair stunt.

Aaron and I went swimming a few weeks ago with some friends. I put sunscreen on and so did Aaron but he was planning on wearing his shirt while we were swimming. Then last minute he decided to not wear his shirt so as you can see if got fried! He looks like a lobster! The good thing was it gave him a great base for Lake Powell. I also got sunburt but not as bad :) Poor Aaron he really was in alot of pain!

Aaron went paint balling one day and got 43 welts all over his body. First off he went paint balling in the middle of summer so he did not have much on to protect himself. Second he decided to be a hero and run out in the open to shoot four guys thinking they would run away and they shot him all over his body. Even though he was hurting pretty bad he came home and was so proud that he got shot the most and so of course he asked me to take a picture. Needless to say that is all everyone heard about for two weeks.



I love my pooky he always makes me laugh!

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Little Molly!

We love Molly she is such a sweet, beautiful little baby. She was born on June 17 and we are so blessed to be her aunt and uncle. It was a great experience to go to her baby blessing two weeks ago.
Molly in her cute little dress sitting on her daddy's lap.


This is so sweet, big sister Avery is giving Molly a little kiss!


Uncle Aaron holding Molly.



Big cousin Jack taking a look at his new baby cousin. This is a really precious picture!


Little Molly only 3 days old.

Baby Stockton!

We just love this little guy. He always has a smile on this face and is so cute!! We feel very blessed to be his aunt and uncle.

All ready to go swimming! He loved the pool!


Stockton 6 months old just drinking some water.



Cool Stockton!!



Cute little Stockton with Grandma!



Stockton sleeping on grandpa's arm.


Stockton and his cute little froggie bib. Stockton is 3 months old.




Uncle Aaron holding little Stockton for the first time. Stockton is 1 month old in this picture.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Our New House!!!!!

front view of house



living room





back porch



backyard



guest bathroom



office




guest room





front door/coat closet




living room



dining room


kitchen


kitchen


master bedroom


master bathroom/ walk-in closet/ shower


master bathroom



master bath/walk-in closet/tub



We will be moving into our new house on June 8th. We are so excited for this new adventure in our lives.