Blogging is not my forte

I've never claimed to be great at blogging


I look at all these amazing blogs and think, I wish I could be that good.  Well, I really wish I could be that consistent first and then make it an amazing blog that people want to read everyday.


So, as the new year starts, I have set a goal for myself.  and since it is on here, I guess I better try really hard to do it.


Actually, I have set several goals for myself:
1) attend the temple more
2) read the Book of Mormon again
3) be better prepared for my lessons in YW
4)spend less time on the computer (mindless time)
5)be a better blogger - I have a plan for 1-2 blogs each week
6)be more consistent with taking and updating/filing photos of our life!
7)have a more organized home


I think a lot of these go together.  By reading by scriptures more, and better, I can be more prepared for my lessons and my goal to attend the temple more will be easier to make a priority.  I plan on doing at least 2 blog posts each week.  The first being the Home Organization Challenge I am taking.  It is 52 weeks to organize your home.  I will post each week the challenge and how I am doing.  I also will be blogging something about what is going on in our family that week.  These will help me complete goals 5, 6 and 7!  And all of the goals will help me complete goal 4!!


If I am focused on all of the other things, I won't have much time for the mindless time on the computer! Haha


Here's to a better 2012!

Front Door "makeover"

I have been on a diy kick lately!

I am itching to cross things off the "fridge list"

Trevis went out of town for work the other day...

I started painting the front door

This is what the ugly front door used to look like

This is what the pretty front door looks like now!!!

I HEART it!!!
yes, I know it's not V-day anymore,
 but it looked really good on the white door
I'm working on a summer wreath!

Happy 4th of July

As always, I seem to be a little behind on updating the blog

I love celebrating the 4th of July!

I love the RED, WHITE, and BLUE

I have wanted a flag on our house for a really long time

And this year, I found one
And Trevis put it up!!

I also made cute little hair bows for the girls!

Even if they are a little crazy!
(front view Alexis)

I think they turned out cute!
(back view Alexis)

top view Abby

Crazy cheese!!
Abby

back view
Abby

Backyard Makeover

Owning a home means a lot of things

 one of which seems to be the never ending projects 

either decorating (some, I'm not very good at this)

...repairs (lots of those and that is T's job)

...home improvements (also T's job)

...so we have a "refrigerator list"

You may have heard of these

It's the list on our fridge of all those things we would like to do with the house 

when we have time...

when we have money...

when we finally agree on what to do...

One of the things on our "list" is the backyard makeover

I really like lists, so I break everything down 

trying to make it a little easier to think about

a little easier to cross off the list!!!

So far we have added grass, trees and the kids playset

Then we wanted to make our patio bigger and add some outdoor furniture.

First we Trevis had to clean out the area around the existing patio

That included breaking up some bricks that were cemented together

He is such a hard worker
 (and it was super sweet of him to let me
take pictures of him working so hard)

Trevis was hard at work unloading concrete bags,
mixing concrete, and then smoothing it out
He unloaded 26 - 80lb bags of concrete!
good thing he wasn't expecting me to help with that!

He completed the first two sections on day 1
 before he had to pack up and go to work
Then he got up really early on day 2 and finished it up!

My sister and  I put the table together one day when Trevis had to work

I think it looks so good!
I am so excited to have some backyard dinners!
I also have some fun pillows to go on the chairs...
I just need to sew some pieces on the back to keep them on the chairs.

It's like Christmas all over again!

Our Christmas holidays have been very special.

We have had one baby born just 2 days before Christmas.

Let me tell you, that was a pretty special Christmas present!!!

We have then had a baby born 2 weeks after Christmas.

Just a special!

So, needless to say

December and January are very special months for us,

but also very busy months.

my birthday is also in December

and Trevis's birthday is in January

Alexis turned 6 this year!

She wanted a barbie/mermaid cake

fyi: brown sugar as sand, makes a cake super sweet!

Christmas is always fun with the kids!

this year we made a gingerbread house!

Then in January

Abby celebrated her 2nd birthday!

After Christmas, she knew just what to do with all those presents!