BEFORE, AFTER, and the things in BETWEEN

For the last month we have been working on our yard.. I am so excited to have it done. We have had so much help from family and friends raking rocks, Trenching, placing sprinklers, re-leveling and LAYING SOD here are a few ok alot of pictures of all the work that went into it.. It will be so great to be able to go outside and play without having to pack up the gear to go to the park... Which is nice sometimes but not when you want a quick outside play time..


Ella riding the tractor with dad doing the first rake


The back yard before picture

The front yard before pictures





The next couple pictures are the family over on memorial day raking raking digging digging






Having a little fun riding on the tractor to push the rake down so it will level out the dirt





The cement pad out back (to put a shed someday when we save our money back up.
This was an attempt to put Ella hand prints. It did not turn out to good.

Drew's friend sage pouring our concrete what a pal



Trenching... Sprinklers
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Laying the sod it took them about 21/2 hours not too bad we had a lot of help






The party after it was all done.. PIzza and some lounging on the GRASS! It is so fabulous





Jason, Ken, Michelle, Kevin, Krew, Suzi, Drew, Jess, Thanks Everyone for all your help and hard work

Ella playing on the grass with her penguin


Kamryn and Mycah playing baseball
The After pictures. Doesn't it look so great


My first plants to put in my flower bed-this is a new expierience for me hope I can grow something


It took lots of man hours to get his done. And tons of help from a lot of great family and friends We are so excited to finally have it done. Now we just need to bring all the rock in for park strip, out back, and the south side of the house.
THANKS AGAIN to everyone that helped we love you all and owe you big time!

Shout out to Kamryn

Here is a story to make you laugh out loud:

Ok so I am so dumb. . . I am brigham tonight at kamryns gymnastics receital, I have to stop for fuel and I am talking on my phone and I set my wallet on top of the car ( which I never do) and of course I drive away with out getting it off. As I drive down the road I hear a loud thunk while wondering what it was I realize my wallet is no where to be found so I turn around and see it laying in the middle of the road broken but the cash I had was gone I drive up and down that 1/2 mile stretch about five times at 5 miles/ hr looking for it and I can not find it, so I gave up and headed home. I text my sister in law to tell her my crazy story, and when my awesome niece( who is 4) heard the story she really wanted to look for it for me mind you it was like 930 so she dragged my brother out the door with a flashlight and they walked up the road on a hunt. Wouldn't you know THEY FOUND IT!! Thanks Kamryn for wanting look you are great! I just LOVE you!!!

Loving those SUNNY days

We at our house have been sick for 3 weeks Ella of course the worst.... So now that she is finally better we had to get out of the house... I took her to the park for the first time and she absolutely loved it. She was so brave going down the slide all by herself and would just giggle and giggle.. We also learned what a doggie says(since that is all we heard teh whole time was one barking) It was just Ella and I there so it was kind of hard to get some good pictures she is not to stable on her own yet for me to walk away to far



A few weeks ago it was very very warm out so we decided to grill up some hamburgers and play outside Ella just enjoyed riding and walking behind this new toy she got for her birthday!!


Thanks Laci for the big picture idea I did not realize I had them going up small.

Happy Birthday to You!....

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday dear ELLA,

Happy Birthday to you...

(this is a long one with lots of pictures)

We have had a great (2 day) birthday. On her actual birthday (saturday) I took her to the zoo it was so fun she rode a carousel for the 1st time and half the time was giggling and half the time did not know what to think...Then we shopped a bit to pick out a few new birthday outfits.. Drew had to work all day so we waited until he got home to give her her presents.

This is her new banana  chair it is so small she just loves it!

This is Ella with her new Kitchen doing the dishes

Just getting to the zoo and excited to see some animals


The train ride at the Zoo
Up close just for fun

Riding the carousel not she could not decide if she liked it or not



Just riding in the stroller

Measuring up against the giant Gorilla.. Getting up there  lol



Here we are by the Giraffes

PRETTY IN PINK

Today was the big party day... We invited both our families over for a BBQ and cake and ice cream... It was way fun.. We had quit a crowd Almost 30 people if I counted right(we really missed g campbell he had to stay home he is very sick :() We ate dinner then Drew helped her open her presents and then it was on to dig into her very own cake. She did not like doing this at all she loved to eat the cake but hated the way it felt on her hands she would not just dig in  I wanted her to make a huge mess all over her face but it just did not happen.....

First all the preparations for the big party

THE INVITE-it had pink beads dangling from the bottom


Party Favors-Pink lemonade with a picture of Ella attatched

The decor

The outside of house

And... The CAKE  This little one is Ella's
Arent these cakes amazing (courtesy of Michelle London (my sister))


They turned out just how I wanted she is amazing Thank Again

EATING THE CAKE.....

Eating her cake not to sure about it

after the cake with lots of sugar in her belly

OPENING PRESENTS...

Sporting the new sunglasses  SO CUTE!

Daddy helping open presents what a sport..

THE GUESTS....

Brooke (we missed Justin)


Chase and Jess 
Grandpa Pete, Grandma Donna,(they drove all the way home from St george to be here thanks)

Great Grandma Peterson, Alisha

Brynn(we also missed Carson)

Grandma Suzi-no grandpa he is sick:(


Chelsie, Jordane, Allie, Jorden and Sam
Great Grandpa Campbell---so so glad he could make it

Caleb, Tristan, Nikki


Grandpa Wayne, Grandma Deb

Michelle, Mycah, Jason

Kevin, Krew, Kamryn, Jess (thanks for bringing Krew out in this germy world at 1 week old) glad we got to see you for a min

We can not believe our little baby is already one it has just gone by so fast but we LOVE her so much and have really enjoyed watching her grow, learn and discover new things each and every day.. Here is to another year of the same thing with new discoveries

THANKS to everyone that came and THANKS for all the great stuff she got. We really appreciate the support from all our family

We LOVE you all!!

Grandpa and babysitting

Now I know you are all surprised that I am updating so soon it has only been 2 weeks.....

So Usually every Tuesday night Drew's dad comes over to play with Ella a couple hours before bedtime hence the Pjs. It is so fun, she really has a lot of fun with him.. I love that he takes time out of his busy schedule to try and spend time with her at least once a week it means a lot to us.. The pictures I tried to get are of him chasing her around her toy. She really wore him out lol


She was having nothing to do with sitting still to get a picture she just wanted to run/ crawl away


On Mondays I watch my friends little girl London she is 1 month younger that Ella so I have my hands full that day... They are very good and play really well together except that they always try and steal each others soothies. GROSS!!

This one they are helping me do the dishes aren't they such a great help..

Here they are tearing everything out of her diaper bag it is their favorite game to play!!

London 10 months old

This is a picture of what happens when daddy babysits with out fail 9 times out of 10 that I get home they are asleep on the couch. Precious