Our First Christmas Tree

Our first Christmas tree turned out pretty good. I like it a lot and I love the Christmas spirit it brings into our home. It has also been fun to decorate for Christmas. We don't have a lot but it's enough to make our home feel more like Christmas. My mom bought me most of our Christmas decorations because she had my name this year and that is what I asked for. So thanks mom for the great gift. Also Careen helped me make the bow that is on our Christmas tree and it's my favorite part. So here are some pictures for you to enjoy.

I went on the tour of homes that the woman’s club does and they had a drawing to win something. Well my name was drawn and I won this nice Nativity set!

Richard and I wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

Two down, two to go

I made it through the 09/fall semester. I had my last final on Tuesday and now have a break until January 19th. This last semester I took all online classes and it went pretty well. It took some getting used to but I think I caught on fast and I came out with one B for sure and I think the rest will be A's. Next semester I will be taking all traditional classes and will be driving to Powell Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I thought I was going to graduate in the spring but my planes changed and I will hopefully be graduating in the fall of 2010. I switched my major to business, so I will be able to use that knowledge someday for my own massage business. I plan on becoming a massage therapist once I graduate from Northwest. I found this great distance program out of Salt Lake City that I am going to obtain my certification from. I was thinking about going to Billings but I would have to be gone three to four days out of the week and that didn't sound very fun. This way I can stay home and be with Richard. I'm excited that I finally figured out what I want to do and thought I would let everyone know about it. For right now I'm looking forward to Christmas and a break from school.

Happy Birthday Richard!

This is really late, but I still wanted to post it. Also I did have pictures to go with it, but I accidentally erased them off of my camera. Anyway here is the post. It was Richard's Birthday on November, Friday the 13th. We had a little family get together at his parents house Friday night. We celebrated his dad's birthday also because it was on Wednesday the 12th. Friday morning I went over to Careen's to learn how to make Richard's favorite birthday cake, which is Devils Food Cake with white home made frosting. That night we had his parents, my parents, his sister Becky's family, his brother Eric's family, and his brother Shane's family come to celebrate. We just ate cake and ice cream and visited. It was nice and we want to tell everyone thanks for coming. Richard didn't get anything too exciting for his birthday and nothing was a surprise, but that is okay. He got some 22 bullets, three new t-shirts, and a floating frame with a couple of scriptures that he likes. My sister Lindi made it for him and we also want to thank her for taking the time to do that. Happy Birthday Richarch! I love you!

More Pictures of Addie!

Addie Adele's Arrival

Addie Adele Weber was born on Wednesday, October 14th 2009, at 11:46. She weighs 6lbs 4oz and is 19 1/2 inches long.

Addie's Room... Complete

(note: This post is copied from my moms blog)
Hi!! This is a shout out from Dani's house in Lingle, Wyoming. Katie and I headed down to Lingle yesterday and picked Lindi up at the Casper Airport as she flew in from Vegas for the week. It only took us 2 hours longer to get to Dani's house from Casper because of the WONDERFUL roads, which were covered in ice... BLACK ice that is... did you know that black ice is like the devil?... It's true, you can't see it but the evil is always there! Anyways... back to the story... we made it to Lingle SAFELY around 12 am. :)

As you can see, my daughters and I are having a good time creating this post together and you will see the same one on all of their blogs as well. NOW... the reason why we're posting...

INTRODUCING... (the FINISHING touches)... ADDIE'S ROOM!!!!!!!
Note: The colors in the following pictures don't show their true hue.

I picked out fabric for pillows to be made for the nursery and was hoping to find someone to make them. I hit the jackpot when I thought of Brenda, she did an AMAZING job!! The pictures don't do them justice, they are adorable and we all LOVE them!!!!...




















































The above pillow turns to the other side and it is pictured in the second picture in the rocking chair...they are all so cute and absolutely perfect!!!! THANKS Brenda!!!!!

The following items were made by Michelle and the ribbons were added by Lindi today. The ribbons are the same ones that were used on the pillows and we wanted to tie them into the room...



































(I couldn't edit any of the pictures, because I don't have my computer...hence not soooo good...)

The following decor was provided by the talented Lindi...


















Lindi made the name...addie...








































Lindi helping...























The expectant mother, anxiously awaiting the big day which is this Wednesday!! In this picture, one can see that she is carrying Addie on the left side and in real life she looks a little funny!!! But she's always been a little special and we still LOVE her!!!























I'll keep you posted on the excitement from Lingle!!!

Transforming our House

I know my mom already blogged about Richard and I painting our house, but I'm still going to blog about it anyway. I knew she would beat me to it. She is just WAY to fast for me to keep up with. Anyhow, on Saturday we painted our house and both of our parents helped us. We are so spoiled with all the help we get, but truly we are blessed and we are grateful for that. So technically this house isn't "ours" but we are renting it from Eric and Becca. Part of the deal is that we fix it up while we live here so we picked a color pallet and started working. I was so happy because we got two coats on the house in one day. I really didn't want to have to get the mess back out to finish, so it's good we did it all in one day. We love the color and how good the house looks with just a point job. The next step is to bend white aluminum around all the window and door frames. Then we will be getting black shutters, door knobs, and step railing. We are also going to get the doors spray painted white with car paint. So it is a work in progress and we are excited to see the finished look.

Here are some before and after pictures of the house:

Now here are some pictures of us painting the house:

My dad, got to love 'em

Labor Day Weekend

For Labor Day weekend Richard and I went camping up on the Big Horns. We camped with Craig and Careen, Becky and Greg and their kids, and David and Jenny Rael. We went up Friday night, ate a great dinner and sat around the camp fire and talked until bed time. On Saturday we had some breakfast and took all the kids on a four wheeler ride. Richard and I took a nap and then we all ate smoked ribs for dinner that David made. They were really good along with potatoes and corn on the cob. We went down that night to go to church in the morning. After church we all went back onto the mountain and stayed until Monday night. We had another good dinner on Sunday night and stayed up talking around the camp fire. On Monday the girls went with David and Jenny so the rest of us went on a four wheeler ride without the kids. In the middle of our ride Richard and I stopped and hiked down to see the Porky Pine falls. The falls are really pretty and we found some raspberry bushes so we had a little snack. The hike back up was a lot harder then going down. I'm really out of shape and it pretty much kicked my butt. Richard was very patient and waited for me every time I had to stop. After we finished our ride we went back to camp and had a sandwich and cleaned everything up and come down off the mountain. Richard and I just want to thank his family for letting us tag along and also letting us stay in his parents camper. It was a fun time and a nice little break.
( I don't have the best pictures because my camera kept dying)

Everyone around the camp fire

The kids waiting to go on a four wheeler ride.

End of Summer

I know, how weird, I haven't posted in forever. Anyhow I thought I would let you all know about the end of our summer. The end of our summer consisted of traveling, being away from each other for the first time, spending time with family, and working. Around the middle of July Becky asked me to go to Idaho and Utah with her and her kids. I wasn't sure about going at first because it would be the first time that Richard and I would be apart since we got married. I decided to go anyway and we left on a Friday morning and came back on a Tuesday. We drove through Yellowstone Park and went to Swan Lake first to see Stephanie. I stayed with them for one night and then met up with Bob and Dani and stayed with them for the rest of the time. It was fun to spend time with them both and Dani alone. On Monday I went shopping with Becky, Stephanie, and Celeste. I enjoyed spending time with my sister in-laws and also my nieces and nephews. The ride home got kind of long because I was missing Richard and wanted to home. Once we finally got home being with Richard was great and I really missed him.

Me and Dani taking pictures together before we went went shopping for baby stuff. I wish I would have taken more pictures, but I forget to.

After we got home I was only there until the next Thursday because we went to Idaho. Richard and I, his parents, and his brother Shane and his wife Shara all went to Idaho because they got a job replacing a deck for some people that Stephanie works for. While we were there I was able to spend a day with Bob, Dani, Lindi, and Nick while helping Bob and Dani pack. I got to spend the day with them and then Richard showed up around seven and we went to dinner at the Copper Mill and then played a couple rounds of Tripoly . It was so fun to spend time with both of my sisters and it was great having everyone together. We stayed for and week and then headed back home only to leave after one day. The one day we were home we spent with Richard's family at the Cody museum and watched the new Harry Potter movie.

Richard working on the deck

Old deck and new deck

The house that Stephanie takes care of and that was getting the new deck

Stephanie and Dave's house


All of us playing Tripoly
Richard and I after dinner on our way back to Bob and Dani's House

The next day we headed to Lingle, WY to help unpack Bob and Dani. My parents had already been to Logan and packed them up and drove to Lingle. We stayed for the weekend helping them settle and exploring their new home. We came home on Sunday and on Tuesday Richard left again for four days to go finish the job in Idaho and I stayed home. It was a long four days and I kept scaring myself at night time, so I was very excited when Richard came home. Once he came home we have stayed home. Once all of that was over I had a week until school started. So I got everything ready for school and have been doing online classes for two weeks now. Everything is just great and we are loving life right now!