Our New Home

So as we may have told many people we were planning on buying a town home in Roosevelt. Well the week we were planning on signing the papers we found out a few things we didnt know and had the feeling we shouldn't go through with it. So within two days we had told everyone no, found out we still had to move out of our apartment, decided we should move to Vernal and found a great new town home that we would be paying cheaper rent for. It all worked out so well and our new home is bigger then the last and a better situation than what we were headed into. Were very happy in vernal and so relieved we didn't go through with the original plans. So here is our new home and our old. The new has three bedrooms and 1 1/2 baths. Old one had 2 bedrooms and one bath.

Here is our bedroom with vaulted ceilings, makes such a difference and we have a great walk in closet. Now both our clothes and fit together in one closet again.

One of our spare rooms. This is the guest room and thanks to Kelly Nielson my cousin we have a futon for single guys at least for now. The other room is a office and storage room. It was still a mess when I took these pictures.

We now have two sets of stairs. It was rough moving things up them but we did it thanks to the wonderful skills of the men in our family. Thanks Boys!

Our big dinning room were things normally in the living room get put. Notice the christmas tree in the corner. One day well have not only a real size one but a live one too.

Is he doing dishes? He is such a good boy! I love that all my food and dishes now fit in cupboards. The fridge is funny, it's so short even I can look on top of it.

This is our tiny living room but we love it. We had to strategically place our furniture to fit but all is well. Two couches with double recliners and a tv what more do you need in here right?

This is the old place. It was a very nice apartment too just not enough room for all our stuff.

The Spacious living room one thing i do miss.

Our bedroom and into the bathroom.

Great double sinks, a little down grade on size of bathroom, but hey all you need is somewhere to go to the bathroom and shower right?

Here is our spare room slash storage room. We were running out of places to pill things and still be able to have people visit us. Now we can totally have visitors, so visitors welcome come visit Vernal!

Thanksgiving in the Sun

This year for Thanksgiving we headed south to be with my mom's whole family in Gilbert Arizona, in the Phoenix valley. Our trip began on Tuesday after work. Started in Roosevelt stopped in Orem to pick up bailey and his dog cooper then 6 hours later were in Hurricane to see my dad and Deanne for the first night. Wed we got up and went to my mom's were we left for our 8 hour drive to Gilbert. We had a great thanksgiving day with about 40 people for dinner and over 100 people show up from the rest of the family to hang out, ride horses, and play some basketball. My mom's family is very big and very fun. There is always someone to play sports with and have a great time. My aunt and uncle are in the Philippines on a mission and their house is the one to have the parties, it is plenty big to fit as many people as we had there. We had a great time being around so many family members. Colton and Chris our brother in law met a lot of new people. As we were making our drive home a few days later as the temperature was dropping more and more as we got closer to Roosevelt all Colton and I could think was, lets move south! Maybe after we go their during the summer we can decide if it could really be the place to live. When we got home to St George saturday night Starley was there waiting to open her mission call. That was fun all of us together to open that. First missionary in the fam! Of our family Starley and Trevor were the only ones who didn't make it with us. It was sad not to have them along. Even though there are ten of us we always notice when someone isn't with us.

She is headed to Independence Missouri to serve in the visitors center speaking spanish!

Reading the call

This is my cousin Brad McLaws. Notice the giant camera, he rode around the arena at full speed while caring this huge camera. We all were very concerned for the camera.

A few hanging out waiting for rides. From the left Uncle Tim, Melanie, Mckenna, Shaun, Chris, Dale and Bailey.

Mckenna, Dale and Chris riding together. I believe this was Chris first time on a horse, rid'em cowboy!

Brad thought he would have fun impersonating my mom and how she says hi to those she hasn't seen in awhile. In his words she makes them feel very special and like you are her favorite relative. He would get big eyes and open his arms wide and say their name really loud and excitedly and huge them. Here he is going after Dale.

Jenna, Colton, Me, Sterling, and Kim. Oh we are such cute cousins. These two are just a year younger than me. We were all really close growing up with a few more around our age too.

We love Kim! She lived with me for about a month and a half before we got married so I wouldnt be by myself. I wish we could have always lived together in college.

A few of the cowgirls around the place. Courtnie and Brooke. Brooke jumped on a little horse and took off on a dead sprint around the arena coming to a hault just in front of where she is sitting now. She did this at least 5 times. She couldnt reach the stirrups so we all thought for sure she would go flying off.

John and his girl friend Katy who just got engaged two nights ago. We are very excited for him. The family has been waiting for this day for John for many moons.

A few of the girls around the house. Melanie, Aunt Emily, Maria, Sheri and Drew, Sandi, Darla, and my mom.

On wed before Thanksgiving we watched Jenna play in her powderpuff footbball game. She as a ninth grader beat the eighth grades. Actually they killed them. it was fun to watch.

We were he number one fans, me, Colton, Mckenna, Chris, Star, and Trev. Mom was taking the picture.