Finally pictures of our Yard!

It has taken me forever to get these pictures posted but I wanted to post them all the same. Steve and I, mostly Steve have been working very hard over the summer to put in a yard. We started out with a lot of weeds and a very sloped yard. Now we have a very open yard with lots more space and yard that does not slope as much. We still have work to do but we like how things are coming along and have already been able to enjoy the changes.


Front Yard left side Before




Front Yard After


Front Yard right side Before



Front Yard right side after. At least part of it. We added the gate and then removed all the trees and added rocks to the side.



Back Yard Before






Back Yard After. We hired some people to put in the retaining wall and remove the dirt. We had quite a few problems with the company we hired but it all worked out in the end. We are very pleased with how things are coming along. We decided to seed the lawn because of cost and we have time. Sabrinna calls the grass 'baby grass' since the blades are so small. We still have patches that will hopefully fill in next summer. We love going out and kicking a ball around or throwing the freebie. It has been a major project and transformation. All of our hard work is slowly paying off.

Congratulations Eric and Julie!!

We had the great privilege to go to Utah and then Idaho a week ago to attend our good friend Eric's wedding. We flew to Salt Lake and spent a couple of days with family and then drove up to Boise to go to the wedding.


We are just getting to the airport and checking our bags. It was so nice to fly from the Springs, it was a 10 minute drive to the airport instead of 2 hours to Denver.


On the drive up to Boise we stopped for a few minutes to see the canyon by Twin Falls. It was beautiful!


While in Idaho we went to this museum. My Dad and Steve are big history buffs so it was neat to see a lot of memorabilia from the WWII era.


Tanner got a hold of my straw from my smoothie and it was too cute not to take a picture.


A picture of the happy couple outside the temple.


Eric and Julie at the reception. I think Eric and Julie look so sharp/beautiful in their uniform and dress. We are supper excited for you guys and were so glad to be able to be part of your happy day!

Happy Halloween

We had a wonderful Halloween! We went to our wards trunk or treat the week before Halloween and then Steve's work put on a party. They had carnival games, face painting, a haunted house, and costume competitions. It was a lot of fun and the kids had a great time. Then on Halloween Steve took Sabrinna and a neighbor girl out to a couple of houses in the neighborhood. It was fun for Sabrinna this year since she really got the idea of the holiday. I had fun passing out candy with Tanner and seeing everyone's costume.


Tanner and I looking through Sabrinna's candy!


Tanner in his teddy bear costume!


Sabrinna and Alaina (a friend that lives next door) at the ward trunk or treat.

Birthday Update!

I realized the other day that I never posted about Sabrinna's third birthday...okay there is a lot I have not posted about lately. SLACKER! Anyways, since then we have celebrated Tanner's first birthday and mine. Even though my birthday is not for a week.


We had a fun family get together for Sabrinna. She ate it up!


We also had her friends come over for a party. They had fun playing games and running around. Grandma Michelle came out from Utah to celebrate with us.


This was the cake I made for her. I asked her if she wanted a princess crown or a caterpillar and thats what she picked. I think it had to do with the fact that "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" is one of her most favorite books.



This was the birthday couch. We recently went to Utah and while we were there we celebrated 5 birthdays in the family. It was my sister Theora, Cortney my sister-in-law, Tanners, Grandpa Fotheringham, and myselfs birthday party. All of our birthdays are within a 3 week time period.


This is a picture of my grandparents! Happy Birthday Grandpa!


Steve and Kellie made us the most spectacular cake. There was a layer for each one of us celebrating a birthday. The youngest member of the family starting at the top down to the oldest. They put sparklers on it for candles. It awesome!!! The best birthday cake ever!!!

I made a pumpkin cake for Tanner and we had a party for him at our home on his birthday. However, I can't find those pictures. I hope they have not been deleted.

Anyways it has been a most wonderful birthday season. We have many more to celebrate before the year is up and I look forward to it!

Dance

I have gotten really bad about posting things out of order but I figure its better out of order then not at all.

We put Sabrinna in a dance class a couple of months ago. She goes once a week and has had a lot of fun with it. She is so small compared to the other girls in the class but she has loved being part of something. They let the parents come and watch a couple of weeks ago. It was so fun for Steve and I to watch what Sabrinna has been working on. She was distracted with all the parents there taking pictures, but or course we thought she was adorable.

She will now dance around the house with her hands on her hips and try to do toe leads. The girls are little fairies about to get there wings. Children are so precious!!