Home Sweet Home!

It's official - We found a new home! After three months of searching - we found the Perfect House to call HOME!


We've been emptying dozens of boxes during the past week, but we're starting to get settled.


Our new home has room to grow, and sits in a neighborhood full of little kids ready to become playmates with Gracie. Little Gracie loves our new place. She's spent the past week checking out every inch of the house from every angle.


Really...I mean EVERY ANGLE!


We feel very blessed to make this Home "Ours". It is double the square footage of our Missoula Home with an unfinished basement. We have three bedrooms upstairs and two and a half bathrooms. It's fun to look back over the past four years of our marriage. From a one-bedroom apartment in Murray...to a quaint 700 square foot home in Butte...to our bright red house in Missoula...to THIS...our new Lehi Home - We're grateful...and sick of moving. I think we will stay put for awhile! :)

Master Bathroom.


Living Room & Kitchen Area.


Gracie running laps around the Kitchen Island.


There is a five-acre park behind our house. It's really nice to not have homes built directly behind us. I'm sure the park will be hopping with kids come summertime! And now we need visitors - so let's get together!

Winter Needs the White Stuff...

Winter just wouldn't be the same without that fluffy, slushy, cold, wet and white stuff we call SNOW! So far this winter we have found good use of the Snow. To bring in the New Year, we celebrated at Papa and Gwama's Cabin in Fish Haven, Idaho. Gracie went on her first sledding ride there!


Papa Tait was in the driver's seat - pulling the sled.


Also while at the Cabin, we decided to venture up the canyon with Greg and Kylene for some more intense sledding! Cuffy even went for a ride.


We love a good Winter Wonderland.


And what would Winter be without a Frosty to sit in the yard until Spring comes!?! We named him Clarence...Clyde....Leon...Okay...we couldn't decide on a name. But he still looks so good.


Thanks dad for letting us borrow the sprinkler tube and heads for our snowman's mouth. And he's wearing safety glasses - It's dangerous out there!

Christmas Just Wouldn't Be The Same Without...

That energetic feeling that makes you just want to explode with excitement. Or in Gracie's case...what appears to be a "Christmas Coma"!

Matching Pajamas for Christmas Eve. And yes...Gracie - take some lessons from your Mom. I realize I look REALLY lively in this picture. We'll blame that on the egg nog!


Our Family!!


This year for Christmas, we gave a piece of Montana to both mine and Jody's parents. The log bench we are sitting on, in this picture, is from some of our Pine Trees that dotted our yard from our home in Butte!


The Perfect Winter Wedding! Jody and I were able to attend the Salt Lake Temple and see my former college roommate Amelia sealed to her husband Christopher.


Yummy Christmas Dinner!


A Trip to "Christmas Street" to see all of the Lights! Temple Square at Christmas Time is also a MUST. We did go this year - but have no pictures. Nothing is quite as beautiful as viewing the Nativity in front of the Temple!


And Stopping with Kylene and Greg for Scones and Hot Cocoa at Winder Farms after seeing the Lights!


Christmas Parties with Good Friends. Here I am with Ashley, Annika, and Emilee at a festive dinner Emilee planned. She even crafted these amazing homemade decorations and name tags. (Even the babies had name tags in front of their assigned highchairs...so cute!)



Dressing Up Like Elves!


Our Own Little Elf!


We had a beautiful Holiday Season. It was a blessing this year not having to drive away from family after Christmas was over.