Year End

I can't believe the year is almost at an end. Christmas went by way too fast. With the new house under way, I felt like we just skipped over alot of December. Things didn't get done, but I think we will survive. Here's some pictures from the last week or so.Our snow day. We actually had a sled.Cecil Family Christmas party. We have to have them in a church, we are so big.


Construction under way at at the new house. It's going to look great.

Change is in the Air

Besides the inches of snow and school cancellations, we are excited about more changes in our life. I mentioned those "changes" in a previous post and how they were going to make Brandon and I very busy. I thought it was funny how many of you thought I was pregnant. That would only make me busy :)HA!.... We aren't expanding our family, but we are expanding our living space. We bought a new home. Well, it was built in 1975 and it looks like this. Yep, it was a foreclosure that was gutted by the previous owners. So, have no fear, we won't be moving any time soon. We have quite a bit of renovation to do. We are hoping to be moved in by March 1st. And sadly, it is out of the ward. It's only a few miles away, but in another ward. Today, Brandon's talented crew did this.

That is the hole in the roof where a hideous fireplace used to be. It was more like a mountain in the middle of the kitchen/family room. I'm a little nervous about the snow that was dripping into the house, but Brandon reassured me that it would be fine. Cabinets have been ordered, floors are on their way, so...stay tuned for more pictures of the remodel.

I'm pretty sure we seem crazy for doing this, but we love it. As previous recipients of the Henderson Beautification Commision Award (for our last house remodel), we are excited to have this fun project to work on for the next few months.

Merry "Disco" Christmas to all

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Press Release

I'm famous!!!! Not really. A friend from our old ward writes for the Henderson Home News Blog. It's called Hometown Henderson. She approached me a few weeks ago wanting to feature me (and my handbags) on the blog. SURE!!

Here's the link:

http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/home-sweet-henderson/2008/dec/10/homemade-handbags-make-excellent-addition-your-war/

Hide n Seek

Cody and Mason are on track break. They are so good about keeping themselves occupied. They could play all day, watch no TV, and make many messes. Oh well, they usually clean up without complaining. The other day, they talked me into playing hide and seek with them. I didn't know how creative they were.

Can you spot Cody's hiding spot?

He is in his closet, sitting on the shelf. He hung his shirt on a hangar and buried his legs under pillow. I looked for him, but didnt' see him.

Christmas Sweater

I can't believe I got Wilson a sweater. He recently got a major haircut (he was matted) and I thought he might need some warmth. I never thought I would have a dog with a sweater.

Family Game Night

Tonight we had nothing better to do than play Yatzee. It's one of our favorite family games. It never fails that Cody always is the only one to get a Yatzee. Then, the only score left that he needed was Full House, and guess what, he rolled a Full House. He has all the luck.