Ryan's New Ride

Since we've been married (7 years is May) we have owned 8 vehicles. I have no idea why we've had so many! Ryan just made it 9 by buying his first truck. The Tahoe was so run down between Ryan using it for his business and all the miles it had on it. We're excited to also use it for camping and hopefully some boating trips this summer.

Getting to Work

With all the nice weather we had last week I've been anxious to go out to work on my yard. During Hayden's naps, Hailey and I have been out getting my sad looking garden ready to plant. This year I'm going to plant the usual stuff'; tomato plants, zucchini, peppers, peas, strawberries, etc. Yummy! This year my goal is to learn how to jar my tomatoes. I can't tell you how many went to waste last year. So if anyone is an expert at this please let me know! I will give you free tomatoes.

Hailey's New Room

Adding a new addition to our family also meant sheetrock, nails and paint. It was time to kick Hayden out of our room, which unfortunately meant we had to move Hailey to a new room. I put Ryan to work and he finished a new office for us in the basement. So last Saturday with a lot of hard work and a babysitter Ryan and I transformed the old office into a little furly princess room. Hailey absolutely loves it! She spends most of her time now playing in her new bedroom.

We spent under $50 for the whole room. I bought the little wall shelf and her dresser at the DI. They both need a little paint, but they are in great condition. One thing I love about Ryan is I can tell him what I want, and he can build it. The wall with the window had a boring little ledge going across it. I thought it would be cute to build a little shelf with some crown molding to put her books on.

Now that it's all painted, we've decided that we hate the pink and should have done a light purple instead. Oh well. I'll save that for another day.

All the work on this room was well worth it to see this little girl's happy face, and to get a little more sleep at night. :) Next project...Hayden's room.

Our Chubby Little Man

Our growing boy has not only out grown the bathroom sink, but he's almost outgrown the kitchen sink as well! I can't believe Hayden is 4 months old already. It seems like everyday he's learning something new. My little man is such a good happy baby too, and for a good reason. Just look at him. He is well taken care of. Yesterday I had to put away all of his 3 to 6 month clothes. Can you believe it? 4 months, and he's in 6 to 9 month clothes already!

Why I did it...

I know...I know.... I look better with long hair. However, there finally came the day that I just couldn't take it anymore. I get up every morning at 5am to go to the gym. Then I go to work or go back home to take care of the kids. I just don't have time for long hair anymore. Plus, Hayden was either getting his hands stuck in it, or he was eating it. It's so much easier and faster to do now, and it will be fun for the summer. I would have left it long if it was Ryan's request, but he didn't care either way. I'm sure I'll grow it back out eventually, but it was time for a change.

The Perfect Loaf

My first attempt at making bread early in our marriage was a complete disaster. So when I told Ryan I was going to make bread to save money, all he could do was laugh. Well, after one bread making class, asking advice from everyone I know, a great recipe from my Grandma Joyce, a lot of help from Hailey, not to mention the hours and hours of kneading, raising and baking I finally figured it out! Ryan was so proud of me he even got me a wheat grinder for Valentines Day (way to go Ry)! I love to make my own bread now. Homemade bread tastes so much better than store bought, and you can put all sorts of healthy things in it. Plus, it's a good mother-daughter activity. :)

When enough is enough

For the last 3 years Ryan has been flipping houses, and doing a great job at it. Luckily we sold the last one we had right before the market went south. We decided it was a good time for Ryan to try something else. That's when the granite business came along. However, when Ryan finds a good deal it's hard for him to pass it up. In March we found a great home in South Jordan. The homes in the area were selling within 30 days, so we thought it wouldn't be a problem. Plus, we would just move into it if we couldn't sell it. Well, the market got worse in the 3 months we fixed it up, and we just couldn't sell it. When we tried to get a loan we found that it was really tricky since Ryan has only had his granite business for a year. Well, after alot of stress, headaches and countless prayers we finally sold it in December. Ryan said that he wouldn't mind flipping a house again in the future. I told him not as long as he's married to me. :)