Out with the old...

Well, the Blazer is gone. We were able to use it to get the government's cash for clunker incentive. We had been talking about a new car for a while but didn't want to jump into anything. The best car we had was the Jetta and it has over 126,000 miles on it. When we found that the blazer would qualify we decided to look a little closer. We knew that we could never sell it for anything and it needed to be registered so it was a good time to look.

We ended up getting a brand new 2009 Hyundai Elantra. We really like it. I never thought I would be able to have a brand new car but the price was right and it has an awesome warranty so I feel like it was the best buy.

We have a lawn ! !

I am so excited. Our house now feels complete. We have a lawn. Well, I'm a little slow with blogging, we have had it for a few weeks now but Duren was able to mow the lawn last week! It was great. I know mowing the lawn will become a chore but it was fun to mow our lawn for the first time. IT LOOKS GREAT!!

4th of July

OK, so I really am trying to be better at blogging. I like to have pictures for my posts but I am even worse at taking pictures. I didn't even have my camera with me for the 4th of July weekend but I will tell you about it anyways.
Duren and I drove down to Oak City near Delta to spend the weekend with our friends. We drove down after Duren got off work on Friday. It was a nice drive. Traffic wasn't too bad however there were so many sections of I-15 that had "road construction" so we had to go 55 MPH. That was really frustrating because there was no work going on. I realize that they wanted the weekend off too and they didn't want to disrupt traffic but I wanted to go FASTER!! Oh well. We made it there just before 6 pm and we went on a tour of the city. It is a cute little town where everyone waves and everyone knows you.
After the tour we grilled some hamburgers and we had some fresh fruit. DELICIOUS!! After dinner we went up the canyon for a drive. It was so pretty up there, but very busy with campers.
When we got back we played Uno Attack. I have never played it but I liked it. I don't think Duren liked it but that may have had something to do with him not winning. :)
Then we got ready for bed. Duren and I are usually on the ball with packing but we must have been super excited because we forgot almost everything. All we brought were snacks and clothes. We forgot a lot of things but the most important thing we forgot was our air mattress and sleeping bags and pillows!!! I cant believe we forgot that. Oh well, our friends were able to equip us with the necessary things.
The next morning was the parade in Delta. We all got up and got ready and then drove to Delta. We pulled up and the parade had already started!! We had been told the wrong time. Oh well. We decided to just park and go watch the rest. We were walking up to the road and there were some people already there. The closer I got to them the more they looked familiar. I hurried ahead of our group to get a better look. Wouldn't you know it, it was my Grandma from Nephi and my aunt and uncle from delta and their kids and grandkids!!! You should have seen their faces when they saw me there!! It was great! It brought back a lot of childhood memories. I remember when I was a kid we would go to Delta for the 4th with my family. The first Demo Derby I ever saw was on the 4th in Delta. Good times.

Anyways, back to our weekend. After the parade we went back to Oak City. We were invited over to a family friend's house for a BBQ. It was great. We had ribs. DELICIOUS. Duren and I didn't even know these people but they sure made us feel welcome.
After lunch settled we noticed that it was super HOT. We decided it wasn't the 4th of July without some sort of water fun so we decided to run through the sprinklers. I held the baby while Duren and our friends set up the sprinklers. I was really impressed. We only found one sprinkler and one sprayer for watering flowers. We set the sprinkler on the ground and draped the hose with the flower sprayer over the basketball hoop. It was great. I loved seeing everyone playing, running around and of course, sitting on the sprinkler. I'm sure the neighbors thought we were insane but that's OK.
After that we decided to go inside and play some more uno attack. We were trying to give Duren a chance to win. After one hand (which he didn't win) he decided to change games. We played Phase 10. Amazingly we actually finished all 10 phases. I have never seen this done before. It was great. Guess who won... DUREN!! It was great
Then it was dinner time. We were going to have a big breakfast that morning with blueberry waffles with strawberries on top for red, white and blue but we were running late so we just had cereal so we decided to make our breakfast for dinner. It was perfect. I love breakfast foods.
After dinner we drove back to Delta to watch the fireworks. First we wanted Ice Cream so we had to track some of that down. The Fireworks were great. I love fireworks.
Sunday morning, Duren and I drove back home. On the way we were able to stop and see my family. Such a great weekend.

Worst Blogger Ever

OK, so I didn't want to start a blog because I didn't think that I had enough to blog about. Apparently, I was correct. I am the worst blogger ever. It may have something to do with the fact that I am still behind the times, I'm still trying to use dial up. Maybe someday we will modernize. Oh well. So whats new with us. We are trying to get a yard in. A couple weeks ago finished one flower bed by the porch. Duren is such a sweetheart he bought me a rose bush to plant there and also lilies. They are my favorite. Then we bought a tree and 2 bushes and put them by the driveway. Things are looking good.
Duren has worked hard and he has all of the weeds gone. It looks really nice. We are getting bids for a sprinkler system so if anyone knows anyone good, let us know!
Well that's all for now. I will try to be better but I'm sure it will be a few months before I write again.

~*~ Happy Birthday Brighton ~*~

I know that I am a little late but in honor of Brighton's birthday (2 days ago) I wanted to share my picture with her as a baby. I love you Brighton !! XOXO

She gets cuter every day. I love spending time with her and I love when she gives me hugs and kisses.

She is so smart and is constantly learning. I love that she knows me and I cant wait until she can talk!! Ok, I guess I can wait.

House Pictures!!!

My Beautiful House

So I am really new at this blogging thing and so I wasn't able to blog about my house. It is April so we have now been in our house for a year. I cant believe it!!! I love my husband so much. He is so amazing. I also really appreciate all of the help from our friends and family. Special thanks to Moose and Natty. Moose for all of his help and Natty for letting us steal her husband while she was pregnant.

I thought about posting some pictures of the house because Duren has been hard at work on the basement. I love it!! We just got the electrical work done. All of the lights are in and it is almost ready to go. We need to finish the bathroom and get carpet but then we will be ready to PARTY!! I don't have pictures of the basement at this point but I will put on some pictures of the house.

I hope that we can get some better weather so we can get working on the yard. These can be the before pictures because I hope to have a lawn and some gardens soon.

Hair Cut

So I got bored and called up Nicki and 2 years of growing my hair out is all gone now. A 12 inch braid has now been hacked off of my head. Nicki cleaned it up a little. I think its a lot better!!

Before

After

What do you think ??