~ aNd wE'rE baCk tO pReSenT tiMe! ~

So, I'm pretty much caught up with blogging! Yay for me!

The most exciting thing I have going on right now is a tomato.. Yes, a tomato! Caleb's mom got me a couple Purple Cherokee Heirloom Tomato plants(my absolute favorite)for mother's day to put in my whiskey barrell..

Our whiskey barrell used to have a pine tree in it. However, I killed it. :( I kill pretty much any plant I put my hands on. That, my friends, is why it's so freaking exciting that I actually have a tomato!!!

See it???

Caleb and I also invested $3 on a cat nip plant for Pepper at Walmart last night. Pepper is slightly addicted to it. We have to keep putting it up on really high places so he can't get to it because I'm afraid he's going to overdose.. 

 Caleb didn't believe me when I said Pepper would eat it. He thought he would just "smell it." Haha.. silly Caleb!

Lastly, Caleb has been pretty slow at work the past few days, so he made this for me while he was bored...

It's kind of hard to see with all our grass, but it's a flower made out of horse shoes. How cute is that??

We are enjoying our summer so much! We have a lot of fun stuff planned and can't wait to go camping and start enjoing our warm (finally!) weather! :)

~bAtHrOom MaKeOvEr~

Over my spring break, Caleb and my dad did some work on our half bathroom. We painted and tiled. I absolutely LOVE how it turned out!

Before...

(I didn't get too many before pictures because Caleb was pretty excited to get demo-ing! He LoVeS destroying things, what a boy...)

Demolition...

Painting...

Tile...

And the moment you've all been waiting for!

After...

I'm super excited about how it turned out! We have the tile to do the upstairs bathroom, and I can't wait to start working on it! 





~ ZeKe tUrNs TwO ~

Our nephew, Zeke, turned two this May. For his birthday, they had a family birthday party at Riverton Park.

Our niece and all our nephews were there enjoying the park...

Hennessy

Riley, Albert's baby

Scott

And Zeke, the birthday boy! 

It was looking like it was going to be a beautiful day...

(my FaVoRiTe part of spring is seeing the trees in bloom!)

But then the weather started taking a turn for the worst...

And it started to rain. Bad.

So the party was moved to Caleb's parents house. Where Zeke opened his presents...

And had birthday cake...

Happy birthday Zekey, we love you so much! :)

~ cAn We gEt a LiFt? ~

My parents opened the cabin at Bear Lake on Memorial Day weekend. It was cold. Like snowing, freezing cold. Don't believe me? Here's proof...

For a breif period of time on Saturday morning it wasn't raining or snowing, so my dad and Caleb decided to fill that time replacing the side facia that had fallen off during the winter. They had to rent a lift out of Montpellier, Idaho to do it because it was too high to reach off a ladder. Plus it gave them an excuse to play around on a big piece of construction equipment, which I'm convinced is the reason boys become contractors in the first place...



At this point in the operation, I was freezing my butt off, so I went inside. Therefore there are no pictures of the finished product, but you get the idea, it's fixed.

The rest of the weekend we sat huddled up inside trying to stay warm and entertaining ourselves playing games, watching movies, and doing crafts. It was a lot of fun, but we can't wait until it warms up so we can play outside!

~ JaKe CoMeS tO viSiT ~

Caleb has been friends with Jake since grade school. He now lives in Rupert, Idaho. About once a year he shows up for a few days and  stays with us. This was a pretty quick trip for him. He came on Thursday, June 16th and headed home early Saturday, June 18th. The reason for this trip was for his youngest brother's wedding in Lehi. Here are some pics from his stay...

(On a side note, can I just say that I have hands down the world's most handsome husband! SeRiOuSLy!! Look at him, isn't he a stud muffin?! )

Anyway..

We enjoyed Jake's company and can't wait to see him again! :)