The End of a Year Long Project...

So Steve and I have lived in our house for almost two years now- and we are finally almost complete with all of the landscaping! When we moved in the builder only put in the front yard and even there it was the bare minimum. Basically, just grass. Last year we hired a landscaper to finish the entire yard, including cutting out a bunch of new beds for us. So last year that was the main project- we planted plants in all of the beds in the front.

This year we have done so so much work to finally complete the yard! We had a patio put in, planted the rest of the beds, put in trees, and hauled so so many rocks to all of the beds. Steve is so proud of all of the work he has done and we think it looks pretty good! It's not quite finished but almost...

Our new trees in our backyard!

View from the front...

The bed in the front corner.

One of the side beds- with our favorite flowering pear tree!!

Our new patio! We love it- it's stamped concrete!!

Now all that's left is to get a patio set and our french door going out onto the patio!!

Annual Campout!

On Saturday Steve and I headed with Becca & Jesse and kids for our annual camping trip. We headed up Spanish Fork canyon, it took about 45 minutes to get up into the mountains and pick our spot (which was gorgeous- off the road, lots of trees, right on the river). Steve and Jesse unloaded the truck and Becca and I played with the kids. We rested a bit, went on a short hike, and began cooking dinner... the most delicious steak and potato tin foil dinners ever!

For the remainder of the night we roasted hot dogs and marshmallows, the boys played football in the river, talked around the fire, and Livi did lots of singing performances and knock knock jokes for us!

The night was pure heaven compared to last year! Steve and I bought a much bigger tent and an air mattress, which both saved my life! I never got cold and I actually slept good! In the morning we drank hot chocolate, made pancakes and sausage and got ready to go home. I can only hand one night of not great sleep without my bed and Becca can only do one night with the two kiddos!


We came home only to remember that Steve had locked his keys in his car (in the ignition). So first we stopped off at our house to see if we could break in somehow- we left unlucky to see if we could now break into the car down at Becca's house! After about an hour of trying, Steve and Jesse finally called the police to see if they could get in. The first officer had no idea what she was doing so they had to call another! How embarrassing- Steve outside with two cop cars and the whole neighborhood watching! Finally, they got in and we got ready to return home. Oh, but not quite... Steve's battery was dead! Finally, we got home to rest and of course I got sick! Well it was a great weekend- even with a few hiccups!