Enjoying Nature

Last night we went on a little hike up above Alpine to Horsetail Falls. We took Brody with us and got to see his hackles like I've never seen them before!

We were sitting down eating our dinner when I spotted a dog coming down the trail.We got him back on his leash, and I figured he knew the dog (and owner) were coming around the corner.

Nope.

He went a little crazy - barking and growling and acting like he was going to tear the other dog to pieces. I was glad we had him on the leash and that Kristen was able to hold him!

At the risk of sounding heartless, it was actually pretty funny to see him get so worked up. I think he was just surprised and had to act tough to cover it up...

The best part is that he's really the biggest cuddle-bug of a soft-hearted dog you'll EVER meet... :)

One GIANT Pile of Dirt... :)

This should be every (prior) little boy's dream - a gigantic pile of dirt to play in delivered straight to your front door... well, almost.

We decided that it was time to level out (and hopefully improve) our lawn after finishing the fence project.  If you looked closely at the fence pictures, you might have noticed that the gap on the north end was quite a bit bigger than the south end next to the house.  Those are the remains of the previous owner's RV pad.  It had been covered and planted when we moved in, but they didn't exactly finish the job and left quite a dip in the yard...


I called a landscaping company and got a quote for topsoil - surprisingly cheap, if you ask me... don't ask Kristen :)

So on Wednesday, the ten-wheel dumptruck showed up with 14 cubic yards of topsoil for me to push around for the last few days.

This is the pile it made.  It was originally just as high as the newly finished fence that I wish we'd built after the dirt got delivered...  I've lost track of how many trips I've made with a wheelbarrow almost all the way around our house.

I still have another day or two of playing in the dirt before it'll be ready for grass seed. I can't wait to see what it looks like with grass on it!

More pictures to come when it's not just a photo of dirt... :)

And it's a....

Ha ..ha.. so I start this blog and then disappear from the blogging world for practically FOREVER:)  Good thing I have an amazing husband who can take over and cover for me!  Initially I stopped because a good nap sounded so much more exciting than creating a blog post.. then I just got out of the habit.  We do have some exciting news though, we had our Ultrasound and we are having.....

A GIRL!!  Nate and I were both pretty confident it was a boy..actually I think most people were. (So much for my motherly instinct)  When the Tech went through the Ultrasound and said it was a girl, I made her check twice, but sure enough we are having a girl on July 22.  We're excited! Nate comes from a family of all hard core camping, hunting, manly boys so I've slowly had to start introducing him to the color pink, tea parties and the need for girls to have many pairs of shoes.  He'll do great:)   Here's some of the other pictures, I know it's tricky to see but there is a leg and foot. (I'm not sure what the other random shapes are, but I'm sure they are important)

My dad says it looks like she's wearing Nike's in this picture, but I'm pretty sure they are Sauconys.

If anyone has any cute girl names, send them our way!

New Fence

So we've been needing to finish our fence since we moved in.  A few months ago, we found a crazy deal on KSL for (supposedly) 40 linear feet of white vinyl fence.  We paid for it and the guy was nice enough to deliver it for us on his way to Richfield.  As we started unloading, I realized there was way more than 40 feet.  The package included a gate, which can go for as much as $250.  It's just been sitting behind our shed all winter waiting for the weather to warm up enough for concrete pouring.

Well it finally happened!

 Jon came over and helped me install the entire north side (two people definitely make fence installation easier).

 Prep work on the "hot-tub work bench"...

 One up, three to go...

 It may not be perfectly white, but we're hoping maybe some bleach combined with UV rays will do the trick.    We also have to figure out what to do with the huge pile of leftover fencing.  Any takers? :)

 
Now we can dog-sit without having to worry about escapees...

Updated cupboards!

We recently painted our outdated oak cabinets white and added new hardware. I think it looks great - credit Kristen with the idea to paint instead of stain... Much better look in my opinion (but maybe not any easier).  We are going to stain the trim dark to match the kitchen table. We've decided we like contrast! Kristen also sewed these curtains for the kitchen window. How amazing is she?! :)

p.s. Baby updates are on their way courtesy of Kristen - keep posted... :)