Saturday, July 24, 2010

Happy Birthday Izzy!!

Izzy is officially one year old today!! Time sure does fly when you're having fun!! Here's a look back over the first year of Izzy's life and some of our favorite moments.




Happy Birthday Izzy! Thanks for giving us a wonderful year full of new experiences, lots of laughter and unconditional love!

Love, 
Mom & Dad





Happy Birthday Sis.. You sure are a pill, and I still can't figure out where you get all that energy. Still love ya though!

Love, Zeus

PS I hope Mom and Dad buy you your own big-dog bed soon.. so you quit stealing mine...


Friday, July 23, 2010

Engagement Pictures

We were fortunate enough to have the lovely Whitney Summers take our engagement pictures on July 11, 2010. She did a fantastic job, and we could not be more thrilled with how they turned out! These are memories we will both cherish for the rest of our lives.

Thanks again Whitney! 
Be sure to check our her other work at Whitney Summers Photography  <----click the link!

Monday, July 19, 2010

Loooong Days & Sleepless Nights...


make for one tired couple. 

Update:

One wall of siding is officially complete! 

Kitchen is completely torn apart, cabinets are still being painted, but LOTS of progress is being made! 
** When I look at our kitchen this way... food everywhere on the dining table, counters and floor from cupboards being cleared out, I often have to stop and think that some people choose to live this way...I however DO NOT!



Friday, July 16, 2010

Home Improvement

Lately, Steve and I have taken on some much needed home improvement tasks.. Needless to say we think they are slowly killing us. 

Kidding... but really, it has been a lot of hard work, sleepless nights, sweat and even a few... adult beverages. I don't want to post pictures until I complete a room, but here is a quick update:

Kitchen: (the first-and hardest- room I've decided to tackle)

Closet is finished. Where there once was a washer and dryer, there is now a nice closet that will be used for storing cleaning supplies, the vacuum, broom etc.

Walls are finally painted! 
Next step...Cupboards!

**Sometimes I don't know what I was thinking when I started this project... Whew!

Siding: 

A while back, Steve came to an unfortunate realization that we HAD to replace our siding.. and it wasn't something that could wait. We had mold growing in our house, and the outside had begun rotting away. Well after finally figuring out a time to get supplies, the neighbor (who we would not be able to do most things without) and Steve started one wall of siding. They worked late into the night and will continue this weekend.

Needless to say.. there is a lot more "To-Do" items on our list... therefore that means, a lot more hard work, sweat, sleepless nights and adult beverages are in the future. Cheers!

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Sneak Peak!!

This past Sunday a friend of ours who is starting her own photography business took our engagement photos for us. It was such a blast!! Well today, she graced us with a nice surprise.. a sneak peak of one of the pictures from our session.

Check it out! Click here ---->  Whitney Summers Photography


She is such a tease! We can't wait to see more!!!

Monday, July 12, 2010

After a brief hiatus....

...we are ready to get back to the swing of things! We recently took a vacation to Mexico where we spent a lot of time enjoying sun, family, margaritas, World Cup games, the ocean and many other things.Visit here to see our amazing adventures Mexico Photos

Now back to the real world. When we returned, we simply got right back into the swing of things. We were excited to see our dogs! They missed us, but it took all of us a bit to get adjusted back on to our routine. I took care of things around the house while Steve returned to work, and business was back to usual. Busy Busy Busy! 

Once the week headed to an end, Steve and I took time to celebrate our One Year Anniversary. It's hard to believe that it has been only a year, seems like we've been together for much, much longer! 

Here's a peak at how we spent our anniversary..

This time, next year, we will be Mr. and Mrs. Thornton! Cheers to another year, and a lifetime of love!

Now back to the home remodeling... stay tuned!