Sunday, March 30, 2008

THE HOUSE!




Just a few pictures of our house under construction. It is fun to see each new phase, and on Saturday they finished up the basement walls. They should pour the concrete on Monday or Tuesday. Dustin also dug the sewer line and didn't hit a single utility--HOORAY! Next is underground plumbing and flatwork. If all goes smoothly, we'll be framing in a week. Can I get another HOORAY!?

NINJA JASE



Jase is a ninja fighting machine. I think it's the whole "boy" thing, but he loves action! He insisted I take his picture as he ran into the living room and did karate moves. And then I had to take some shots as he jumped off my furniture like Spiderman. Where did this kid come from?

I'M TOO SEXY FOR MY SUNGLASSES



Okay, so isn't Jaxon about as cute as babies get? I'm not partial or anything, but his smile just melts my heart. I'm so grateful for my beautiful family :)

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

EASTER OUTFITS



We surprised the boys with Easter outfits. Jase was more excited about a present to unwrap than an outfit, but they both looked so darn cute. We visited Great-Grandma Whitt while in Milford, and both the boys loved her.

EASTER



Easter was a much needed vacation. Because the mini-ex broke down on Thursday, Dustin couldn't do anymore work on the house until Monday. I'm certain it was a gift from Heavenly Father as we were able to pack up the trailer and go camping for Easter. Jase was ecstatic as he loves camping, and Dustin needed a break from the "black hole." The weather was great and the boys loved our family outing. Crystal & Nick & Kendra, Russell & Steph & the kids, and my mom & dad all came out for some adventurous horn hunting and a delicious dinner. Then, to my surprise, Dustin woke up on Saturday and made an awesome breakfast. He even served me. Boy, do I know how to pick 'em! The Easter Bunny even had an Easter egg hunt for all the kids. Jase had been worried all week because Grandpa Holm had been shooting bunnies, which were the Easter Bunny's brothers and cousins. Kids are so funny :) Anyway, we had a great time. We enjoyed Easter morning at the house and then traveled back to Milford to church with the fam and a gourmet meal with the Whittakers!

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

SORRY, MRS. MILLER :(

I must have been tired when I posted about our excavating experience as I stated, "This made sound crazy." I also referred to a whole in the ground. Let's just say it had been a long day. So this is my shout out for Mrs. Miller, super English and business teacher...she would have caught that mistake in about a millisecond!

Thursday, March 20, 2008

GLAMOUR SHOTS


As you can tell from the picture, Crystal was in desperate need of a makeover. After giving birth to her beautiful daughter, she had just let herself go. She was frequently found at the town market wearing sweats and slippers, snacking from the potato chip bag, and cussing at the butcher for trimming too much fat from her steaks. Of course, the extra protein from the meat had created an out of control hair growth, and her family feared she would eventually loose her eyesight to the untamed locks. Thus, they called in renowned beauty expert, Lynette Whittaker, from the ultra popular TV series Come Hair & Look Fair for an emergency makeover. The results were incredible, and Crystal is now getting offers from every major magazine (including Playboy, Vanity Fair, and Vogue) for million dollar photo shoots. She's the new it girl, full of style and smile.

Okay, so we took a break from the kids and played dress up. I think Crystal looks great. She said she was going to post these pics herself, but since she didn't, I jumped at the chance. It's probably the only time in her life that she's worn eyeliner and lipstick at the same time :)

Well, hope everyone enjoyed the makeover session. Perhaps I'll be back next week with Crystal's six page spread from Vanity Fair :) By the way, doesn't she have pretty eyes?

LET THE DIGGING BEGIN




We finally signed papers on Thursday, March 13, 2008. It was a very exciting day as our house is now officially under construction. Dustin decided to save us some money and do the excavating. Since that decision, we have had more than our fair share of setbacks. For starters, he hit a gas line. This took hours to fix, but when Questar finished repairing the lines, Dustin had the basement dug in a day. I wish the bad luck ended there, but then we found out we couldn't meet compaction with our dirt. So we ordered 400 ton of road base. Who knew dirt could be so expensive? With all this behind us, Dustin thought he could finish most everything up today...that was until the backhoe died and the rental place said it wouldn't be fixed until Monday. On the bright side of things, we get an Easter vacation! Anyway, I really am grateful for a husband who works so dang hard. It may sound crazy, but this big hole in the ground has been quite exciting. Jase always wants to go to that "dirt place." And when we're looking at the plans, he shows us where his potty and bedroom will be. I just feel so blessed and so lucky so have such a great family and a soon-to-be, beautiful home :)