Monday, May 28, 2012

The "So Many Pic's I Don't Know What To Call This Post" Post

Ok...LOT'S and LOT'S of pics! Lemme tell ya, these were a pain to upload...so hopefully they all work and show up ok.
First off...Azuree! She is going to be one in less than a month! I can't believe how fast this last year went by!
I love this pic because if you look at the water around her you can see that she stopped splashing and playing just for a second to allow Mommy to get a picture.
Here's Monkey playing with her monkey :)
This is one of the reasons why I call her Monkey! Because she loves banana's! Here her mouth is stuffed full of banana :)
A few weeks ago we went to Christian and Melanie's wedding! It was so amazing to be able to be there when my big brother was sealed to his beautiful wife forever. There is nothing more beautiful in this world than when two people get married in the temple. I was so happy I could be there!
Anyways, Christian and Melanie are married!!!! Kiley and I are so happy for them! They are such an amazing couple and we wish them luck with everything!
I must say that I have the *coolest siblings in the whole world! THE. COOLEST.
Awww! My handsome hubby and my beautiful little girl :) I just love them!

Azuree and Aunt Symony. What beautiful girls!
We were able to get a little family pic too :)
I'm kinda sad that hand is covering up most of Azuree in this pic, but you can still see how cute all these little girls looked in their matching purple dresses!

The other day while Kiley and I were working in the yard we got caught in a crazy hailstorm! This was the biggest hail I have ever seen so I just thought I'd share :)
Azuree and Daddy watching the storm from the front porch.
Watching the storm from inside.

Kiley, Azuree and I were able to watch the eclipse with family here in Cedar and it was way fun.
That box thing in the background is one of the homemade devises that Travis and Chip made to see the eclipse. They worked really well!
This was the neatest thing ever! Did anyone else know that an eclipse did this?! Apparently when the light shines through something (like the leaves on a tree) it makes these cool circles! I had no idea it did that and was very much amazed!
There's those circle things again on Kiley's shirt.

Ok...here are some during the move/before/after pics of our house!! (It's not too hard to tell which ones are the "during the move" pic's :)

Before...

AFTER! 
The yard is going to be a big project for us, but I think the new siding and roof make it look much better :)
This is the comforter set I found at a yard sale! (I love yard sale's in Cedar City)
Azuree's room so far...
My sister-in-law told me about this piano that was being sold on Craig's list for $100! I was pretty excited! I LOVE having a piano to play again!
Living room...
Remember that bathroom we started to update? Well here it is so far! My sister-in-law came and painted it for me! And I think she did an amazing job! I picked out the color and this color was a big step for me! It makes me nervous picking bold colors like this, but I thought a good place to "practice" would be in a bathroom :)
Family room...
 My decorations so far in the kitchen...
A while ago Kiley and I bought some bar stools at a yard sale and I decided to paint them red to match the colors I want to do in our kitchen.
That's it for the house pic's! I didn't take pic's of all of the house because not all of the house is clean and organized yet, but I'm sure I will be posting a lot more pic's in the future!

I have to end this post with some more pic's of Azuree. I just can't help it! :)
I always find Azuree asleep in some funny positions!
The Stink Bug is her favorite position :)
 
Oh ya, I guess I should explain why her mattress is on the ground. While we were moving her crib the wood board that holds the mattress up broke. Hopefully we can get it fixed soon.

To end, here's a quote that made me smile :)
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” Thomas Edison

Friday, May 25, 2012

Easter, Graduation, and Our Newest Adventure!

Ok, I know these are WAY overdue, but here they are anyways!
This year was our first Easter with Azuree  and we were able to spend it in Hurricane with Kiley's family. It was so much fun and Azuree was even able to participate in the Easter egg hunt! :)
 
GRADUATION!!!
I am officially an SUU graduate! I graduated with my Bachelors degree in Psychology and it feels so good to finally be done!...for now. :)
These are only a few of the amazing people I was able to get to know at SUU. I will always cherish the things I learned from these wonderful people! A part of me already misses college and the things I can learn there, but the bigger part of me is loving the time I have to spend with Kiley and Azuree. It's been so nice to not have to worry about assignments and tests and yada-yada. Now I feel like I can devote all my time to being a better wife and mother!

 And.....OUR NEWEST ADVENTURE!!! We bought a house! We closed and moved in the week before finals...ya, it was kinda' crazy! Anyways, these are only a few of the pics. (iPhoto and I still are not on the best of terms so I'll have to try to upload more later...)
 Our new house! We love living here! It's been so fun being in our own place!
This is the back of our new house! The new roof and siding were just finished so pic's of that are coming soon! (That grey section is the new siding...)
The downstairs bathroom needed some updating, so that's what we are working on right now. Here are a few of the before pics.
Old sink...
New sink!
I think this sink looks so much better.
This is my new kitchen! I will post more pics of the house soon!