OUR NEW PUPPY!

This is our new puppy! I think in this picture our little puppy is only about 5 or 6 weeks old, but we were'nt able to take her home until she was 8 weeks old. Shane was way more excited than I because I knew it would be more work than I wanted... We already have a one year old black lab that we rescued last spring in a field behind our home- Her name is Daisy Duke, and is actually a really good dog! Our dogs are OUTDOOR dogs, but in the winter we put them in a kennel inside so they don't freeze their little arses off... As soon as it gets warm enough, they will both be outside full time!

KONA

It took us about a week to finally settle on a name for this cute pup! We decided on KONA. In this picture Kona is 8 weeks old. SO CUTE!

Kona's first bath!

She actually did pretty good. We have bathed her 3 times already so I think she is staring to like her bath time now :)

Yes, I blow dried her hair! I wanted her to dry fast so that I could hold her without getting wet! She was ready for a nap after her bath, it was so cute!

REMODELING

We’ve decided to get serious about remodeling the house! We refinished the kitchen cabinets last spring and just had all the interior painted last month- We chose warmer colors to make the house a little more comfy! The kitchen is a rust color while the rest of the house is a yellowish-gold color. WE LOVE IT! We recently put up a cute pot rack and decided our style has a Tuscan feel; so we topped it off with a Travertine backsplash- Now we really like the kitchen! Shane measured and placed the stone while I cut it- It was fun but a lot of work. The next thing on the list is to finish our stair railing- Shane and a friend put up a new hand rail and box newels but we still don’t have balusters- We’ve decided on a wrought iron that we both like. It’s been scary to have kids (especially the rowdy scouts) play on the stairs without the balusters installed! So, if we can find some cute couches and furniture for the living room we’ll be set (for now!).

Shane tore off the old backsplash- We're getting serious!
OUR NEW BACKSPLASH! (ALMOST DONE)
WE HAD TO COMPLETELY STRIP THE WHOLE FIREPLACE...MORE THAN WE WERE EXPECTING! IT WILL BE WORTH IT THOUGH!
WE ARE PUTING NEW STONE ON THE FIREPLACE NOW. WE JUST CAN'T STOP WITH THE PROJECTS! :)
PICTURES OF THE COMPLETED PROJECTS TO COME....

WE DISCOVERED "ROCK BAND" IT'S SO MUCH FUN!!!

NIGHT WITH THE COUSINS!

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Check out my Slide Show!

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Shane's Christmas work party in Denver Crazy how when trying to find a "Formal Dress" for this corporate work party, I couldn't find anything that would work so I went a little less formal!
Shane, Tiff, Michelle, and Rick.
That was my Formal attire.