all things florida

Last week was spent in Florida. Every few years we head out there for Michael's family reunion. Endless beach, pool, and windsurfing, plus good food and company. Banks was obsessed with the beach and tried to drown himself about a dozen times. 

We'll be back sunny Florida...thanks for a good time!

remember when this happened?

I call this one, torpedo.

We're expecting another little Oogie in March!

 Hopefully I won't get that big with this one cause the Doc promised me he'd induce me 1 week before my due date since Banks was so big and rattled my cages to say the least. 

We are thrilled and the morning sickness has already set in... so that's when ya know we ain't messin around.

more walks

first steps!!!

wild man in the bath

This went on for about 15 minutes...no joke.

before...

When we bought our house, we were lucky enough to be spared major fix ups. Minor keep ups here and there but nothing big. However, our deck is in some serious need of a face lift as you can see. I'm not sure why someone chose to stain it a burnt orange. So, we've decided to paint it and then stripe the floor boards. I can't wait for the finished product. We just got started on the painting last night and realized quickly how big a project it truly is. Stay tuned for pics of the final product which will blow your mind... I hope.

oogie man

 

 

 

 

 

Estefan

My super talented cousin Lauren produced this animated film for her BYU Animation Final.

 It is pretty much the best thing, and will put a smile on your face.

Banks & Daddy

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Banks had his first Birthday yesterday. 

What?

I cannot believe we've had this little oogie for a year. It's crazy to think about all that's gone done in a year. We've had so much fun with him and I don't think the fun will be stoppin any time soon. 

So bring on another year... we're totally game!

10 days well spent

I recently spent 10 days up at our family cabin in Woodland, UT. I had so much fun being with sisties and my new niece , Hero. Banks loved crawling around in his overalls aka cabinalls. Just a nice break from life is what we all needed.

mini house tour

We've been moved in for a little over a month now. My sofas and dining room chairs came this last week so I have finally felt like I could put the whole thing together. There is still quite a few projects to start/finish but here is what we got so far.

 upstairs guest bedroom

 upstairs computer hallway

 2nd upstairs guest bedroom

 upstairs family room

 main floor family room

 kitchen/dining area

 Master bedroom

 Master Bath/Closet

 Nursery and Oogie

 View from the back yard

So there ya go. We could not be more happy with our neighbors and the area. We feel pretty lucky to have snagged this gem.