Home improvements!

Over the last couple of weeks we had some home improvements done with some money that Paul inherited. We added landscaping to the front yard and continued the hard wood floors into the kitchen and breakfast nook. :)

Before landscaping (the weeds were ridiculous and I was pulling them every week):



and after:


The floors before:




and after:

Marisah is SIX!!!

My sweet girl turned SIX on 11/11. I can't believe how fast these last 6 years have gone by.

Marisah is such a loving, cheerful, spunky and smart girl. Paul and I are both extremely proud of the wonderful person she is and continues to blossom into.

We started a new thing this year for celebrating birthdays in our family. In addition to having a party with friends we have started going on family trips to celebrate. Family time is very important to us and is a top priority.

Our most recent trip was to Glen Rose, TX. It's just an hour from our house, but almost seemed like we were back in Utah. It was gorgeous. I had no idea that only an hour from our house there were so many giant hills. I have too many pics to post here, so I'll attach a link :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/goonielinz/