So Not Martha...

So for most of you I know that you would be posting a picture of a beautiful finished baked goodie...Well my friends, this morning I attemped to make made from scratch cupcakes and this was the end result.

I thought it was pretty funny, in fact 15 min. into the baking process I carefully opened my oven door to check on these little sweeties and the next thing I knew my jaw dropped and I just laughed out loud! I could not believe my eyes, flat as pancakes!! And as I continued to watch the rest of the cupcakes they just kept falling in one by one....I have to admit, it made me laugh!

So~for the most part I can bake but this time.....It was SO NOT MARTHA!

Hard work is his Middle Name.

Yes, Hardwork is the name. I just wanted to let my husband know how very much I appreciate ALL of the hard work he has done for our family. With the purchase of our new home, along came a large yard to put in as well. Brady has been extremely diligent coming home from a very long hot work day, helping customers, solving problems, driving around in traffic for hours, landing a HUGE account at work. All to come home, to work in the sweltering heat, digging, laying pipe for sprinklers, tilling, and making sure everything works properly. And as if he didn't have enough to deal with, the car he drives to work is currently on the fritz. So in between the yard, work, being a hubby and daddy, he gets to play mechanic on the car!

Oh yeah and I forgot to mention he is building a "hotel" for our chickens too..Every single night he has a project lined up for him. He does not complain, or procrastinate, he just DOES.

I am forever grateful for him and that he is willing to work so very hard to provide the very best for our family. Lately I have been amazed at Brady and his focus of getting all of these things in order. Love you babe!

Up, up, up..

While I was blog hopping I came across these great pictures of some darling staircases...Would be so happy climbing these EVERYDAY...This one is my favorite! Dontcha love it?!

Up, up, up and away...

Good Laugh.

So the gals at work showed me this HILARIOUS website...

Of course I think it is so funny because it makes fun of everything that I LOVE!!!!!

The statements are so creative, now I will think of this everytime I pick up a Pottery Barn catalog. If you love design and good fun comedy check out this site...It is a good laugh!

Keep your hobbies to yourself…

Gary, we were having such a lovely afternoon with the Andersons until you decided you just had to show off your string ball.

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GORGE-ous!

Well, we are back from our yearly tradition of family fun at Flaming Gorge. It was GORGEOUS!! We had such a blast, and Brayden had SO much fun. I think it is more fun every year with him, he is ALL boy. Just loves camping and boating. I am a little disappointed this year with myself, I did not take that many pictures. But~we will be heading back in August so hopefully I will be a little more camera friendly :)...Thank you to our sweet family, Gordon and Kelly for the great time that we had!!

Half asleep still wanting to drive the boat!Stunning cliffs in Horseshoe Canyon

Sisters..

We stopped in Evanston and bought fireworks :) They were SO much fun to see!!

Gordon shooting a rocket off of a shovel into the lake... ha, love it

Hunting for "crabs" with Uncle Curtis..

Finally crashed after many busy days!!! Can't wait to go back....

Big News...

Read the sign....B-A-B-Y...We are expecting and

are super excited!!

January 28th is the big day....

Can I Stay??

Brady and I just returned home from yet another incredible weekend. I feel so very fortunate to be able to experience these sort of things. We spent the past few days in Island Park, ID...Awhhh...so breathtaking!! I did NOT want to come home, I felt like I was in a dream. We had a memorable, good old fashioned fun together as a family. Loved every moment of it. We stayed a a BEAUTIFUL "cabin", complete with all the luxuries, lakeside view, private boat dock, fire pit, wrap around deck, warm sunny mornings and cool fireside nights.

Did I mention I did not want to come home?

Brayden had a wonderful time, there were 4 other boys his age and they played until they couldn't stand up anymore. We all had a ball!

This was a fantastic past few days.....

This was the "playground" for the kiddos...If Brayden was not around, this is where he was...

This was called the Springs...It was the CLEAREST water I have ever seen, and the neatest part of it, the water just bubbles up from the ground...no stream! It as so amazing, and the wildlife was really neat to see...huge fish and this little muskrat swimming around.