3 years and counting

well in about 2 hrs we will have been married for offically 3 years. I have to work to night so yesterday we went out to dinner and did our anniversary shopping. We got a safe to put our important things in. On our way home from kurtis' parents we were talking about things that have changed since we got married.

1.We had kyler
2. i quit really working
3. we bought a house
4. kurtis switched jobs,
5. we have three pets ( goofy our fish, mander our salamander, and Ninja our puppy)
6. we've gotten life insurance
7. we've bought new furniture
8. we've made a few other big purchases ( piano, and laptop) both presents for me by the way.
9. we've both gained a lot of weight
10. we're both on a diet to loose it.

I feel so blessed and accomplished at 26 and having all that we need and a lot of our wants. Besides our house we have no debt and have been really lucky to not have many major expenses for medical or other reasons yet knock on wood.

We have a wonderful little boy who besides getting into everything right now and starting the terrible 2's early is really a great kid and really easy.

We live in a wonderful quiet nehbiorhood where i can take kyler on walks to the park and we can play in the backyard and feel like its just us.

We have a beautiful home that besides our leak last spring we've really not had to do much with.

We have a great support system of family so close that if we need anything they are all there and willing to help. they have been so great for us and are really our closest friends.

were so thankful for kurtis' new job he's been there now for just over a year. He loves the work and i think really has ever come home mad once since he has worked there as opposed to pretty much everyday before. he enjoys learning new things and loves working outside and in the dirt. Ke also loves who he works with. We're so happy for this job.

I'm so thankful for kurtis for his willingness to works so i can stay home with kyler i've loved getting to watch him grow up and to be able to take care of our home. Kurtis may not know it but he does help out around the house more than he thinks. I love him so much and am so thankful that through it al we've ended up together on this crazy road. We've shared so much in the last few years. When we first got married everyone told us we would argue like an old married couple, i think that has been a blessing to us we've always been comfortable with each other so we are absolutly able to enjoy each other and enjoy time by ourselves while being together aswell.

Kurtis i love more than anything 14349 13.

church Ball champs

Well thiss last weekend we had church womens basketball region. My stake has been playing together for a about a month. We actually have a pretty good team. we have one girl that played for weber all 4 yrs and was really really good. She's on most of there all time records. we also have another girl that played over seas on a pro team. and we have a few other girls that are pretty good too. and they are tall. The first time i walked in was a little in awe i think 4 of them are over 6 ft. Holly from my ward used to play in high school and then we have another girl that played highschool ball in cali which is basically like playing college ball in MT. Anyway most of our team was gone for the reagion games. We only had 6 girls to play most games with one exception we had 7 one game. This group of girls had never really played together but we had so much fun.

We actually ended up winning region. I think i've figured out why i always had random brusis in highscool. i made it through most of the games unscathed but our second to last game with a pretty hot headed team i jammed my thumb really bad and then it got bent back. I iced it when i got home and the next morning it was still huge and was starting to turn colors. I couldn't really move it so i thought i might have broken it but as you know me i played anyway. I actually think it have me a nice light touch on the ball because i think i scored like 12 points including a buzzer beater at half.

Anyway i'm so glad i got to play with these girls i had so much fun and can't wait till next year. Oh and my thumb isn't to bad i just have a bruise all around my palm and into my wrist. lol seriously i've never had a jammed finger hurt this bad but i think i only broke a blood vessel or something and thats why its brusied so bad. I'd take a picture but it just kinda looks like a shadow so i don't know if you could see it.

oh and a big thank you to kurtis who stayed home with kyler and ninja while i was out playing 4 games. he was stuck at home with them for 3 nights. thanks hun love you.

Poor Puppy

Well since Ninja didn't come with his shots and wasn't neutered the poor puppy gets both of those this morning. The poor thing cried the whole way to the Vets office because he didn't get to eat and didn't really get to get out of his kennel except to go to the bathroom this morning. I normally would just put him on a leash but kyler is constantly spilling food and since the dog couldn't eat anything becasue he's going into surgery i didn't want to chance him finding something in the car. We dropped him off in Clearfield (about 20 min. North of our house) at a vet clinic as they had the best price by about $100's. We're going to go pick him up at 11:00 and he'll probably have a pretty mellow couple of days I'm gonna have to try to make sure that kyler leaves him alone. anyway here are a few pics since he's been at our house.

Ninja

Ok so we decided to go with Ninja. He is a great little dog. I wasn't sure he was gonna calm down at first. Let me tell ya this dog is fast. I honestly think he did a lap around our living room on each couch and up the stairs around kylers room twice in like 30 seconds. anyway he finally did calm down. the only bad thing he's done is he tried to hump kyler once or twice. but good news for us he is getting his shots and getting neutered on friday.

We're so happy for our new addition. The only problem we have is that he hates hates hates being left alone but hopefully he'll get a little better. I mean i only leave for groceries and small arrends so its not a long time but he barks when i leave. anyway more later i'll get a few morre pics up too. thanks for those that weighed in on the subject.

Addition to the family!!!

Well we've been thinking for about a year now on this decision and i guess we've finally decided. We are going to be getting a DOG.

A few nights ago kyler woke up in the middle of the night and kurtis went and got him and took him downstairs. when he came back to bed he told me they had been looking at puppies. I said "oh really what brought that up" and then it all came out. Kurtis told me that he "kinda promised kyler he would get him a puppy if he would be a good boy". I guess earlier that day when i went to go get our babysitter they were outside playing with our neighbours dog and kurtis had to drag kyler inside and when he did he was in hysterics. kurtis couldn't calm him down and kyler just kept crying and saying puppy puppy. so Kurtis told him when he finally got him to stop crying that if he was a good boy he would get him a puppy.

We've gone through this a few times before looking for puppies i mean. this time we're really down to two. We have one "on hold" till tomorrow that is a chiuauah?, beagle, poodle mix and there is one we saw at the animal shelter we liked two who is a chiuauah, terrier mix.

We're going to see Ninja tomorrow he's the 1st one. he isn't neutered and doesn't have any shots but we would be paying $40 for him and he doesn't really shed. I think he's a little cuter that the other one and he is house trained already and comes with his bed, a collar, leash and some toys. he's really good with kids she says and does well in the car. He is 5months

The other one is named BUD. He isn't what i would call cute at first i guess but after you meet him he is a sweetheart. He played wonderfully with kyler. he gets neutered on wednesday and gets his final shots along with a microchip. He nuggles down into you when you hold him and he doens't really seem to shed much either. but we do have to house train him and we would have to get a kennel and food and toys ect... He is 1yr to 1.5 yr

I've said we'll go get ninja tomorrow from this lady but we want to play with him a bit before we acutally decide fully, but i'm now kinda feeling bad about poor little bud. I just need some opinions. Let me know what you think.

I"m trying to put a pic of each of them on here. Ninja is black and Bud is yellow/blonde. Give me some feed back.

The Year of 25.

Well i've been thinking about doing this post for a while and maybe i should have done it then because i can't remember all the thing i was going to say but here goes. the 25 things i've done or learned while being 25.

1. I acutally enjoy cleaning. After cleaning my parents house even though it wasn't so fun in the middle of the task i really enjoy seeing a finished result of cleaning and decorating a space.

2. Traveling on a plane with a 1 yr old is never easy or fun. especially by yourself and when they loose your luggage.

3. I acutally enjoy running when i finally make myself do it.

4. Craft projects really arent' that bad.

5. Cutting yourself bad enough to have to get stitches really isn't that hard and only takes a second.

6. Baking a cheesecake is really easy. If you haven't had it and you like cheese cake ask me to make you my dolce de leche cheesecake sometime

7. Loosing weight after you've had children or rather one child is not easy for everyone. I ran 1 to 2 miles for 3 months and only lost a pound. but now i'm down 10 so its alright.

8. Your family can be your friends. We don't really hang out with friends anymore probably because of schedules and kyler needing to get to bed, but we do hang out with our families all the time and play games and have fun. its actually really nice.

9. Disneyland really is a wonderful place even if the first time you go to it your 25.

10. I can kinda play soccer. i played indoor soccer this year on a family team and had a blast.

11. The almost terrible 2's are HORRIBLE.

12. i love Jane Austin

13. I got to Enjoy the ocean for the 1st time since kurtis and i got married.

14. Kyler doesn't like the ocean but likes seagulls and sand.

15. you can get a scratch on your eyeball but still be able to function well... for the most part anyway.

16. A rearranged living room can change your whole house.

17. I can acutally sew. Keep Checking out Bags for Bettys.

18. I got to go into a water resivore before it was filled.

19. Going to see my brothers graduation. even though i had to fly out before he actually graduated getting to spend the time with him right before he did.

20. I'm not very good at starting new blogs. I've tried to start two other blogs but they both only lasted about a week.

21. it is possible for a grown adult to enjoy cartoons better than her 1 yr old son. I love Jane and the Dragon and Jacob two two.

22. Getting to go see a childhood friend get married. My Friend Nick got married this summer.

23. i've learned how gratifying it is to be able to teach 17 and 18 year olds and to watch young men grow as they get ready to go on missions.

24. That it is possible to love a child more and more each year, and a husband.

25. that i have a wonderful support system of family , and friends that i love to talk to and hear from all the time.

Thanks to all of you that have been a part of my year of being 25.