Birthday Dinner

Chris felt bummed that he we didn't get to do anything for his birthday. Little did he know that I had something planned!

Saturday afternoon we went and saw New Moon. It was amazing and we both can't wait until the next one comes out! I've read all the books and love them! Just from watching the movies, Chris keeps asking me questions about what happens next and what's going to happen. But I'm a good girl and I won't tell him, I couldn't ruin it! You know how it is... So his latest comment is "I just need to read the book!" Ha ha, we all know how he is and if this happens I won't just be blogging, I'll be calling!!!

So for dinner we took him to Red Robin. It was a joint decision and a great place that EVERYONE could afford. We had lots of fun.

Here is Curt (dad), Ron (grandpa) and Rosie (grandma). It was Chris's first time meeting them and my second. :D We just love them and have a blast getting to know them.

Paige, me, and Chris. Not much to say about this one!
Chris - with his gifts, Ashton (my brother) and Brandon (Ashton's older brother, not related to me but we claim him!!!) I love all the different expressions here!!! LOL

WE LOVE THE DUCKS! And now they are turning us into DUCK FANS! Gear and all! Chris loves his new beer mug. It has gel inside the mug that freezes in the freezer! Great way to keep your game beers cold!

He also received a leather coat from me and a 'Snuggie' from the aunt and uncle.

From right side clockwise. Kevin (uncle, Curts brother) , Rhonda (Kevin's friend), Sierra (Carla's niece), Carla (aunt), and Mike (uncle, Curts brother).
Chris talking to grandma, being his sweet self and telling her thanks for the gift!
I wasn't aloud to bring the cake and he made sure there weren't balloons. So there was nothing he could do about getting sung to! We all clapped along and LOVED watching him turn fire-engine red! :D
This is the family.
We sung our own version of 'Happy Birthday' and THEN got to eat the cake.

There wasn't a single complaint about the cake. EVERYONE LOVED IT! It made me so happy and if I do say so myself, it was AMAZING. So much better than a store bought cake and well worth it!

All in all, to sum up the night, I just love him and he knows it! He also knows how spoiled he is! ;)

X O X O I LOVE YOU BABE! I hope you had a

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

~Kristin

My Cake Making Skills!!!

Chris's 25th birthday was 11/20/2009 and we both had to work, I felt horrible. But I had made plans!!! I promised him I didn't forget. So what better way to make a birthday great by making a great cake. Or atleast trying to make a great cake :D

So this was the plan! Who wants to buy a cake when an hour or two in the kitchen is so much more fun?!

.....Chocolate? definately! What else should I do? OOOOO, strawberries and butter cream! Now that's a cake! But how do I do this?!.... Let me show you what I did!
EVERYBODY (I know) loves fresh strawberries! BONUS: They always look good.
Butter cream and strawberry filling. Nobody said it had to LOOK GOOD! LOL...

All the layers put together.....I'm definately not a professional...

I had to laugh when I stood back and saw this. What a mess! How did I fix this you may be thinking? ...I'll put it in the freezer, thank you Cake Boss!!! And who said T.V. isn't informational?!

Nobody makes it better than Betty! ...I just hope it covers up the mess...
A little bit of TLC and some help from Betty, I was pretty impressed, if I say so myself!

Let's not get too excited! Why have a pretty cake when you can have a FUN cake!? Nothing like a touch of blue sprinkles and some fun frosting!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY babe!!!

I just can't wait to see his face when he sees this tomorrow!

~Kristin

A Night Of Fun!

Casino Night Fundraiser and a WHOLE lot of fun....

Look how round my little face looks here?! ODD...Couldn't be because I'm standing next to two really cute boys! So SO LUCKY!

Playing '21'

We had so much fun. The best part was that you never lost any money!!! :D

This is Ken, he is one of my beloved clients I help take care of.

We are holding our woppin' 20 dollars to go play with! ;) ALOT of fun.... ha ha

Chris, Myself, Ken, and Diane....
Just all playing!

Despite being unsure if he wanted to go or if it would even be fun... he loved every minute of it! "What a trooper!" I knew he'd like it! ;) He always does.

As tradition....

Whatever we win, we gather and take to the Russian Rullet table. "Black or Red?" he always askes... Of course it's always black. :) We won and double our profit, we took our winnings and bet again. It goes in the black and right before the wheel stops it just had to 'jump' right out and go in the green! "DRAW"... no body wins. BLAH! :D Atleast we still had our 'original' winnings!

Paige and I just before the night is almost over.

....The best table no matter where you are!!!! Fundraiser, Vegas, Mesquite!!!

Our after hours adventure was very exciting and definately a new experience. It brought a whole new meaning to "talented" and the action of "dancing"! It was a blast none the less.

Thanks for the great night everyone! It was alot of fun.

~Kristin

HALLOWEEN!!!

What do you do when you don't anyone or know where anything is?!

SIMPLE!

You stay at home, hang a NO-CANDY HAPPY HALLOWEEN sign, light the candles in your uniquely carved pumpkins, and watch a football game. U of O vs. USC baby! You better know who won... Rosebowl here we come!

~Chris and Kristin

Carving Pumpkins!

It's that time of year!!!Since I was a little girl I have always looked forward to the fall. The leaves change color, the air chills, the trees get an autumn smell to them, and of course it means that it is time to carve pumpkins!!!

And of course, who wouldn't be jealous of a pre-carve fashion show!!!

Curt and I got a good head start on Chris and Ashton. LOL. We were the excited ones!!!

Ashton concentrating hard on tracing out his picture.

Chris was very disgusted. Prevouis to carving pumpkins he was trying to bribe me to "de-gut" his. Thanks in part to the dad, Chris was a big boy! :D

Ashton and Chris "de-gutting" their pumpkins. They did such a great job. So PROUD of you boys!!!

Once your pumpkins are clean then the hard part comes. *Getting to decide what you want to carve* For Chris and I we decided simply out of our heads. Curt and Ashton, our little cheaters! ;) Chose from things around the house like a Rootbeer box and sculptures!!! I'm kidding guys, they turned out great.

See, there he is! Getting caught cheating off the box!!! :D

I liked the idea of stars. So I just added different things as I went.

We considered carving my sweet Chris like a little pumpkin too! ;)

The stars were cut out perfect! Curt actually put one on the back of his pumpkin! What a sport.

All-in-all, our pumpkins turned out so cool and all so unique! We took pictures of all them except Ashton's (he wasn't done yet)! In order... Mine, Chris's cool eye, and Curt's Rootbeer puppy!

Thanks for such a great night!

We had a blast.

It's Where We Call HOME!

OUR NEW HOME!!

On a daily basis we found ourselves on the computer looking for a place, two states away. After all the problems with fraud, high prices, super-low prices, and icky places, we landed somewhere in between! After looking for almost a whole month we found this cute place with an amazing landlord!

















This is the back yard and patio... It needs a little TLC. :D Give me some feedback or good ideas of what to do with it. I was thinking of a garden. (or just leaving it!) ha ha

For all of you who ever saw my "empty" picture frames. I finally finished them! (Jessica will be so so proud!) The dried flowers are from my hike to Naomi Peak this last summer. They turned out great!

After much deliberation on how to arrange the living room it turned out pretty cute. I have learned that sometimes it's just easier to say yes to the man! LOL.... (depending on the topic) :D

Across the stairs in the hallway is our half bath, it's cute and decorated! I didn't want to take a picture of it. :)

In the kitchen we have access to the patio. The only wish I had.... was ALOT more cupboard space. So we just made the best of what we had.

I was so so proud of myself! :D We have some big windows in our new home, So the first week we were here I made new curtains! The black ones in the living room are made from a really nice bedskirt and the red and brown ones in the stairwell are made from a fabric curtain. Waste not, want not!!! LOL

I didn't take a picture of second bedroom, it is clean just nothing to see! It is our BIG BIG walk-in closet! :D Thank you Jamie D!

The master bathroom doesn't have much counter space, due to the oversized shower!!! LOL It's nice though.

~Kristin