What's been keeping me busy....?

Cakes!!! As most of you know, I took cake decorating classes a couple of years ago before I was married because I thought it would be a fun thing to know for when I had a family of my own. Well, the word got out and the past couple of weeks I've been cake cRaZy! Here are the ones that I've finished...

Baby Shower for a baby girl...I thought this turned out cute...just a fun pink cake for a new baby girl!


Cookie Monster...this one was so fun! I made this for a co-worker for her husband who loves cookie monster! It was fun to use frosting again where I do the majority of my cakes in fondant.

This is a John Deere tractor cake that I made for another co-worker of mine...I thought I better add a few animals to this fun little farm! I made all of the animals out of fondant and it was actually really fun to do!

Here is the cute cow...

and the messy little pigs!

a sheep and a chicken with her little chicks...

a duck in a little pond, and of course the TRACTOR!


Here is a fun baby shower cake for a little baby boy...



Even though you can't eat it, here is a diaper cake that I made for my sister-in-law's baby shower...I've never made one before, but it was so fun figuring it out!

Brendan's Home!

Even more exciting than Christmas this year was welcoming my baby bro back from Brazil! We got to talk to him on Christmas as usual, but it was different knowing that we would be able to see him in person in less than a month...well here's how it went!
Everyone waiting...and waiting...and waiting!

Phoebe showing off...Look what I can do!

Gwen's pouty face...

Mama waiting...patiently????

The poster - anyone who knows my dad knows that with every BIG event, a poster MUST be made!

He's here!

Mom not wanting to share (typical) :)

The fam...but it looks like Nate and Rebecca are missing...hmmmm...where did they go?

Freezing weather (not quite what he's used to)

First request - Reed's Dairy- Of coarse!

Welcome Home Brother!

Christmas 2009

A little late as normal, but I got some super cute pictures of Christmas this year that I HAD to post!

Christmas was A*W*E*S*O*M*E! My husband spoiled me with my gift...custom gift tag and everying...



..I was so excited, it will take me a while to learn about all of the cool features, but photography has been something that has interested me for a while and I am anxious to start learning! I got Ronnie this affects pedal thing for his guitar, for anyone that knows anything about guitars (me not included) it has like 4 pedals on it and it allows him to distort sounds and record etc...that's about the extent of my knowledge. He can do some crazy stuff on it though! It was so nice to spend some quality time with the family, everyone was able to come this year (except for Brendan who was on his mission...at the time). The little girls were as entertaining as ever! Phoebe still loves her mama the most...actually I think she loves her mama ONLY - we still have a hard time getting her to come to us, but it's sure a treat when she does! Here she is giving her kissy face - I know my mom put this on her blog already, but it is now one of my favorite picture and I had to post it too


Gwen was as also entertaining as ever! I'm afraid that I might not be the best influence on her...she kept stealing my Diet Coke, so I decided to give her her very own cup-I'm sure that didn't help to keep her calm...

CrAzY gIrL!

All in all it was an awesome Christmas - I love any chance I get to sneak away from work for a couple of days and relax with everyone that I love!

Our new arrivals...and a new FIRST!

I hope nobody got too excited...we don't have any kind of a BIG announcement to make, but looky what arrived at our house last week...

So may high tech buttons...

We got the best deal on these! They were normally $750 each, but were on sale for $900 for the set. We didn't really need a washer and dryer, so we were doing the usual debating back and forth, but then we noticed that there was a $100 rebate to our local power company, we thought...what the heck? So they ended up around $400 each - I thought it was a steal! They are so quiet and a lot more gentle on our clothes...not to mention "energy efficient".

Also this last week Ronnie and I had our first taste of...

DEER! Ronnie (the crazy boy) actually stood out in the snow and barbequed these deer tenderloins for us (I think they are technically called venison tenderloins, but it's not as easy to say), and I must admit that they were really not that bad! I was expecting much worst, but I think that I will actually be able to stomach it...yeah for me! I just have to try and not think about that poor little guy hanging in my garage...:(

November in a nutshell

The last couple of years Ronnie has really been into hunting and gets excited every year when the season comes around...he never has a lot of time to squeeze it in, and up until this year has never actually shot anything, so I would tease him and say that he wasn't a "hunter" he was more of an "armed hiker" Well, I can't say that anymore! He finally got his first deer! He shot it right through the lungs with his bow and arrow (that's got to be hard, I can't even pull the dang thing back!)
Here a picture of him with...wait...were'd he go???????????

and here's the poor little guy...it was dark when he shot it, so he had to go back the next morning for it. He originally thought it was a doe, but when they found it the next day, it was a little buck! He's a little thing, but when you're nearing the last days of hunting season and you still haven't shot anything, you start to be a little less picky...he'll be just fine for our little family.


~New Moon~
Ok, I'll be the first to admit that I have never read the Twilight books - I know! I'll get around to it someday, but I'm not going to be a party pooper when all of the girls decide to go and see it...I mean, who wouldn't want to stand in line outside for an hour in the FREAKIN' freezing Idaho weather?

I actually really enjoyed it, I just love these girlies...they are so fun to hang with!



Thanks Ashley, Stacy, Ingrid, & Angie for an awesome time!

Let's see, what am I missing...oh yes...some yummy grubbin'!

Most people would think that I'm not a big Thanksgiving person - I don't really like Turkey or Pumpkin Pie...I know, a little crazy! But I really do love Thanksgiving, I love the family time, playing games, catching up, reflecting on all of the things that are really important. Each Thanksgiving I'm reminded a little more of how much my Heavenly Father has blessed me in this life, I am so thankful for every little thing that I've been given and hope that I will never take anything for granted. Here is my awesome family...I am thankful for every single one of them - Love you guys!

Little Gwenie just melts my heart! Ronnie and I always say "I love you more" to each other, so a little while ago I told Gwen that I love her "more" and now every time I say it she tell me "I love you...more" she thinks it's really funny. What a dolly!

Here's a picture of little Phoebe, she's growing up so fast, and actually kinda likes me a little now!

After we ate lunch at my parent's in Soda Springs, we drove back to Idaho Falls to spend some time with Ronnie's family...it looks like someone had a long day...sweet Amarrah was just pooped!

I hope everyone had an AWESOME November!

Here goes...

*WARNING* Put on your seatbelts, it's gonna be a wild ride!

Here goes what may end up being a very sad attempt to update you on our goings on the past several months. Sometimes I feel like I get soooo far behind that I can't post recent events until I've properly noted past ones...sigh...life is so difficult that way, it never seems to slow down for ONE second! So let's take a shot at this...

~JULY~
Ronnie and I moved into our very first house, it was kind of a stressful process (hopefully it gets easier each time...mom?) Anyway, we looked at several houses and finally came to an agreement (kindof) on the one we wanted. Ronnie was pretty set on the one we ended up getting, but I was a little concerned about the pet odors - no kidding it smelled like cat pee and I wanted to throw up everytime we went inside, but we were able to work some new carpet into the contract and now It's better than new! Ronnie actually got permission to go inside the house before it was ours so that he could rip the carpet out and seal the floors before closing...here is a picture of us getting the floor ready for carpet...it looked pretty disgusting, huh?


Here we are on closing day - I was really freaking out, not just pretending!

Since then we have beautiful new carpet (more house pics to come on a later post) and have been working on the next phase...PAINT! We started painting 2 months ago and still can't say its done! However, like a good husband, Ronnie is in the living room right now putting on another coat - gotta love him!

I really hope he stays focused this time...

And doesn't get distracted again...


July is also when little Gwenie was born! This year they came to our house for the celebration. With everything so hectic, I wasn't able to make the cake that I wanted, so I made (with the help of my mom and the girls) some ice cream cone cupcakes...I think Gwenie liked them, what do you think?


I was glad that everyone was able to come down to my house for it! It worked out really well...

Happy Birthday Princess!


~August~
Happy Birthday to me! I had an awesome birthday this year, although every year Ronnie and I say that we're gonna starting taking each other's birthdays off from work so that we have the whole day together, we never end up doing it...so, it was short, but sweet! Ronnie sent me roses at work and bought me my first sets of Fiesta dishes (this may be the start of an addiction)...I just love all of the fun colors, I'm already planning my next Fiesta purchase! Ronnie also took me out for sushi - one of my absolute FAVORITES-yum!



After dinner I got a surprise from some of my bestest friends ever! Ashley, Janell, & Stacy came over to Ronnie's parent's house to drop me off a "sweet" surprise...so thoughful! Love you guys!



~September~
Happy 2nd Anniversary Baby! This year Ronnie and I said that we were going to do something WAY fun for our anniversary, but as things go we ended up spending our WHOLE summer...literally...working on a tile job for some friends (we could only work on it at nights and it was a very large job and Ronnie was pretty much doing all of the work himself, although I did hand him tiles and was by his side EVERY night for months!) Anyway, we had to do a makeshift anniversary trip which ended up being really fun. We went to...

Isn't it beautiful?

We had a lucky day, we ended up running into someone VERY famous...and if I remember right, I don't think that anyone has ever actually photographed him before, but we talked him into one picture...check out this SEXY beast...(and yes, I'm talking about the one on the left!)



Check me out...and I'm not afraid to admit it...that wasn't the only bear I was caught kissing that day!



We ended the day with a really fun dinner show that started with a covered wagon ride through the mountains, it was pretty authentic (indian attack and everything!)


These were our trusty horses, Chic and Clay, I couldn't believe how HUGE they were!

Here we were after the show was over, it was so fun getting away together!

We love Jackson! It ended up being JUST what we needed - a really low-key getaway!

PS...gotta LOVE these antler arches, they are really amazing! It's crazy to get up close to them and see how they've inter-twined them-true talent!

~October~
Happy Birthday Ronnie! So, I'm the worst wifey ever! I didn't really take many pictures of Ronnie's 25th! All I got was this random picture of him shooting his birthday balloons with his new competition BB gun (I know, don't ask me - that's what he wanted!) Is this an "anything is better than nothing" moment or did I just totally blow it? I can't believe I didn't take more pics! Anyway, here it is!


Halloween this year at Mela was way fun! Our dept decided to go with Dr. Seuss as the theme and we focused on The Grinch, Horton and Cat in the Hat. I'm sure I don't have to tell you who won (sorry I get a little cocky, but we totally rocked this year!) I decided to be a Who from Whoville from the Grinch, it turned out way fun! I especially liked it when I had some special visitors...Tennessa brought the kids down from Rexburg, they were adorable!
Here's the whole group...

Here's a closer look at some of the Who's...including The Grinch and CindyLou Who herself!



Aren't these guys awesome!?!

And here are my little cuties! I'm lucky to have the best nieces and nephews-they are sooo adorable!


Now, I'm setting a New Year's resolution for 2009 - to blog during the months of November AND December! I know, I know...it sounds impossible, but I really really think I can do it! I hope that I didn't just put everyone to sleep with the last 6 months of my life!