Our house

Here is the latest picture of our house. We have almost all of the windows in and some of the wiring done.

Costumes

Here are some pictures of our pirate and our fireman. They looked so cute! Peyton had just woke up from a nap so he wasn't too happy about taking pictures. Brayden was very exctied about halloween! We had a fun day!

Halloween

We had a fun halloween this year. We were in Salt Lake the weekend before halloween and so we were able to spend time with my family. We had fun carving the pumpkins and going to a halloween party. Brayden was so excited to go trick or treating. Peyton wasn't too sure what this was all about. Since most of the houses around here are so far away from each other we have a trunk or treat at the grocery store parking lot. The kids get to walk around and get candy there. The grocery store gives out hot cider and doughnuts and the fire department gives out hot chocolate. It is a fun time. Then at the church there was a halloween carnival. So we had a great time. Peyton was so funny when we were trick or treating. He was trying to figure out what was going on. He just stared at all the people dressed up. He did like the candy though!

Kittens

A few days ago there were 3 kittens out in the road. So we went and got them off the road and tried to find their mother. But there was not mother to be found. So we took them home and fed them with a dropper. Brayden and Peyton loved the cats. They were so cute. We kept them over night and tried to find the mother the next day but had no luck. As much as the boys wanted to keep them it was just not something that we could do. So we called the Humane Society and they took the cats. We has fun with them while they were here.

All wrapped up

We finally got the house wrap on and the water and ice shield on the house. We got it done just in time for a big snow storm to hit. We woke up to about 12 inches of snow! Amazing. It is just starting to melt away after a week. Justin and my dad worked hard all last week to get the house closed in. The windows arrived the other day and they got most of them put in. The house looks really nice. I will post more pictures soon.

Update

I haven't blogged for a while so I thought I would add a few pictures and tell you what our family has been up to the last few weeks. The fall colors have been beautiful but it has been getting cold and we have had snow in the mountains but this last weekend we had about 4 inches of snow in our yard. Justin got excited and got the snomobile out and took a little ride around the yard. The boys loved it. But the sun came out today and it was beautiful! Brayden has been working hard learning how to tie his shoes. He is doing great! Peyton is getting potty trained. He is doing well when he wants to. So slow and easy does it! He loves the treats he gets after he goes potty! It is fun to see them get so excited when they have learned something new. We have been working hard on the house. We are getting ready to put the roof on, windows in and the house wrap on. We are praying the weather holds out for the next few weeks until we get that done. Our dog Sam went to the vet last week and got fixed so he got some TLC from all of us. I couldn't pass up the cute picture of Sam and the kids. So that is what we have been up to. We hope to hear from all of you soon!

Fall in Star Valley

Well fall is here even if I am not ready for it. It is very pretty around here durning fall. The colors are so beautiful everywhere you look. On Sunday we went up Willow canyon which is about 15 minutes from our house. We took some pictures of our family in the pretty trees. We had a fun time and got some good pictures too.

Brayden's riding a 2 wheeler!!!!!!

Look at him go!! Tonight we went to the church and took off Brayden's training wheels. He was a little scared at first but then he took off and is doing great. It helped that his friend was there riding his two wheeler. Brayden saw him riding and decided that he could do it too. He was cruising around all night. When we finally got him to come inside he said, "Mom tomorrow we are going to go ride bikes again!" It is so fun to see them learn and grow.

Raising the roof

On Saturday we were able to get the roof sheeted. We are getting so close to getting it closed in. It is exciting. The house looks really nice. The garage is next.

Trusses

Here we go. We are starting to get the trusses up. Yes that is Justin on the top.

Almost done!

The finished project.

Our two big helpers!

Saturday was a big day. We put all the trusses up on our house. It was a big job but it all went well. It was a long day but it was good to get that job done. We had some great friends come and help us. We are so thankful for their help.

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Our house

Peyton watching us work.

Brayden helping dad with the cement.

Brayden, Peyton and Grandpa Ross

We spent the day working on our house. We were able to pour cement in our garage today. That is a big job and we are so happy to have it done. Last Saturday we were able to get all of the outside walls on the house up. Hopefully we can put the trusses on this weekend. It is exciting to see it all come together.

Up we go!

We have finally started on the second story of our house. It was quite a sight to see me and Justin try to stand those walls by ourselves. I wasn't strong enough so we had to call in some help. We are so thankful for everyone who has helped us. We are hoping to get everything ready so by Labor Day weekend we can put the trusses on and get the house enclosed.

We have a house!

Our house is finally starting to look like a house. We have the main floor all framed and they are starting on the second floor and the garage. I am so excited. It is fun to see the house start to take shape.

New bed for Peyton

Peyton got a new bed this weekend. He was so excited to sleep in a big boy bed. He did really well sleeping in his bed. He loves his bed and Brayden is so excited for his brother to have a bed just like him.

Bear Lake

We were able to go to Bear Lake a few weeks ago and play in the sand and the water. The kids had so much fun. The wate was shallow so the kids were able to touch for a long ways. It was a fun and relaxing day.

Soccer

Brayden is playing soccer this summer for the first time. He is having lots of fun and is doing quite well. He loves running around and meeting new friends. He found a girlfriend on the team too. The two love birds found time for a quick love during a time out. Too funny!

Mutton Bustin

Brayden decided to be brave again this year and ride a sheep at the Little Buckaroo Rodeo. He did so good. He didn't want to wear his helmet he wanted to wear his cowboy hat so that as he fell off he could throw it in the air. So we had to compromise. Dad held the cowboy hat and as soon as he fell off he ran over and got the hat from his dad and threw it in the air. It was so funny! He is quite the cowboy!

Cement Work

Our Basement

Grandma and Grandpa working hard on the basement cement.

We finally got all the cement poured in the basement of our house. YEA!! We were so thankful for everyone that came to help us. Now we will get ready to put the floor on.

Waterskiing

Abby and Peyton.

Abby, Brayden and Catherine riding the tube!

Brayden is driving the boat with Uncle Rob.

Look Catherine still knows how to ski!

Justin showing us his stuff.

This past weekend my brother and his family came to visit us. We had lots of fun together. On Saturday the boys worked on the house for half the day and then we went waterskiing at the lake by our house. We had lots of fun riding the tube, playing in the water and skiing.

Lagoon

Me, Brayden and Peyton were able to go to Lagoon with my brother Rob, sister in law MaryAnn and my niece Abby. We had lots of fun. Brayden loved riding the rides. We went to the water park and played in the water and got cooled off and then went to ride all the rides. We had so much fun. Peyton enjoyed watching all the rides and he was even brave enough to go on a few rides. We had lots of fun!

Our Basement

Here is our basement. Next they will backfill and then pour cement in the basement floor. Then hopefully we will be able to start framing!