The roof, the roof, the roof is....new....

That's right peeps we got a new roof! I realize this is something a little ridiculous to get excited about but when you are a homeowner weird things get you excitable!!!! We've been planning and saving for this day for sometime, so we are glad to finally cross this project off our list. A few years ago we had a leak in our roof during the winter which caused a good amount of damage to the house. We got it patched fixed everything up and prayed that it would hold up for a few more years. We aren't ashamed one bit to say we have put a tarp on our roof in that particular spot for a couple of winters just to be on the safe side. See we are firm believers in not doing things unless we have the money to do so...we enjoy our debt free lifestyle a little to much.we knew this year would be the year that we could make it happen!

So we got estimates picked out shingles which is harder than you would think. We finally decided what would look best and set the date for into happen!

So this was us Monday morning! Up bright and early watching a truck load of shingles get lifted up to the roof! It was pretty cool! The other great thing was that our neighbors are also getting their roof done by the same guy so we got to watch their shingles go up to their roof to...double the fun! Jack had an obsession with this parachute that morning and he was bound and determined it was going to fly off the roof! I told him to ask the roofer if he would take it up with and throw it down to him! 

He was more than happy to and it made jacks whole day! He probably would have played with him all day if he didn't have work to do! It was noisy day at this house. That afternoon after taking jack to the bus Harper walked into the kitchen to get a drink. She had just barely stepped out of the kitchen when the light figure above the sink came crashing down and shattered glass went everywhere! Talk about scary! That girl has a serious guardian angle watching out for her! We got all that cleaned up and finished off that day with no more craziness thank goodness! 

Today was another loud day of hammering, hammering and more hammering! They also took off the old unused swam cooler! Glad that eye sore is gone! He worked hard all day and finished our roof!!!

Here it is say goodbye to that ugly red roof and hello to our new beautiful black one! It seriously looks like a brand new house! We are so excited to be able to finally start crossing big projects like thisoff our list now that our house is paid off! The best thing about it is that since they sealed off the swam cooler and put new vents in it no longer sounds like you're in the middle of a tornado when your up stairs and the wind is blowing! Couldn't be more happy with the results!!

The start of soccer season....

Soccer season is my favorite season!!! I'm so glad it's soccer time and so are the boys. They are in different age groups this year which has been a little challenging but we are figuring it out and making it work. Richard is coaching jacks team this year and has been proclaimed as the best coach ever. He must be pretty great because he was totally maxed out for requests of people wanting to be on his team! 

We started out soccer season with practice at the worst park of all time!!! Treys coach chose Jens johanson park as his place to practice. I decided me and the other two could just hangout at the park (I use the term park loosely). It was cool for about 5 seconds that was went jack fell down the stairs ripped up his whole leg and then heaven forbid and bug landed in Harper. It was a big paradise there and she was not having it! There were tears and screaming about why would I take them to this place it's the worst park ever!!!! That practice couldn't end soon enough!

We also had to stock up on some new gear. Trey needed new cleats and he somehow talked richard into a new headband! 

Jack had the first game of the season! He was doing awesome! Sadly I had to leave to take trey to his game about half way through and I missed him scoring his first goal ever!!!!! I mean it's really not fair!

Luckily we have tons of great friends on our team and they all cheered and snagged this picture for me! 

Trey is in the older group this year so it's a little more technical than follow the ball, which is great! He's learning a lot but honestly he's kind of a natural when it comes to soccer. He scored his first goal of the season and I couldn't have been prouder! He's a little soccer star!

We had games again today and trey got to be the team captain!!! He played goalie and  totally rocked it! He want letting anything get past him! He also scored a goal today so he is on a pretty good streak so far! It was a pretty eventful game full of tears, sweat, and blood it was awesome! Thankfully no tears or blood were shed by trey!

Jack also played today but I didn't get to see any of his game! And of coarse he scored a goal again!!! I'm so glad I have such great friends on the team that snag me great pictures like this one! Otherwise I would never know!

These two are just amazing! Soccer season is off to a great start can't wait for the rest of the season!!!

Our first pet....

Over the weekend the kids really wanted to go to pet smart. This is something that they always ask to do so we went. We checked out all pet smart had to offer. We saw fish, birds, rats and hamsters, snakes, turtles, frogs. It was like going to the zoo. They were so entertained for an hour. After we left they were all about getting a pet. 

We decided that we would let them get a fish. Nothing crazy just a betta in a bowl. First we had to have a  few talks about taking care of it and about the dreadful day of when it dies. Today was the big day!! We headed to the store and got our fish! It was a big ordeal at the store because no one could agree on a color so I just picked the prettiest one. We got our bowl some pretty rocks, food and a pink tree and we were off to bring home our new addition.

Meet "Shark Bait ooo, haha"!! We got him all set up and they kids are loving him. It's just the kind of low key pet that we need! Now let's just hope he doesn't fly out of the bowl and die!

The dirty 30....

Well the big three oh came whether I wanted it to or not. I've been dreading turning thirty for as long as I can remember. I remember my dad turning thirty when I was little and thinking oh man he's so old and now here I am. At least I don't look as old as I think 30 use to look so I have that going for me! 

A few days before my birthday my sister in law surprised me by dropping off this fab 30 emergency kit! She knows me so well! It had everything I would need to face the big day! Chocolate, coke, make up and more!!! It definitely lifted my spirits! If I am going to turn 30 at least I can look good doing it right?!!

When the actual big day came these guys couldn't wait to give me my present! I had been hearing about it for weeks and how it was going to be the best present of all time! I have to say getting a brand new iPad air totally made my day! I'm so excited about it and the kids are even more excited!

Richard and the kids made the day extra special we went out to lunch went shopping, trey even scored a basket for me at his basketball game and had a wonderful dinner!

We finished the night off with the amazing temptation cupcakes! Richard and the kids picked out all my favorites! It was a really great day!

I thought my birthday fun was over but there was one more surprise in store for me! My neighbor one of my bestest friends invited me out to lunch for my birthday! So I met her at Fredricos with Harper On Tuesday after I dropped jack off at the bus for school. I thought she was crazy because she wanted to go find a seat before we got our food. We walked to the back because she said it would be quieter back there and.....

Surprise!!!! All my favorite neighbor friends were there! They really surprised me with balloons, cake the whole deal!!! I really do live in the best little neighborhood! They all knew how much I have been dreading this and they just made it so special! 

There was enough candles on this cake to start a small fire but hey at least it look like I'm glowing! Here is to a great year but I will still continue to say I'm 29...ish ;)

Home free....

Today is a special day! After a little more than eight years in this house we made our final payment! We are so excited to be mortgage free! We have been looking forward to this day for so long and it feels so amazing that it is finally here! There is really I other feeling like knowing that your home is all yours! Here is to being debt free!!!!!

New appliances...

So the time finally came for us to buy new appliances. We just aren't cool enough anymore to have our old ugly off white, duck taped together ones anymore. We have been looking forward to this day for so very long!

We decided to hit up hooker appliance so we could get more for our money and let me tell you it is the place to go! Not only because the stores name is hooker but also because we saved a ton of money! We took this little diva with us! I think she forgot we were in cache valley because the jersey girl was totally coming out in her that day! I'm pretty certain by the time we left they were ready to get us out the door! So we picked what we could with our tiny space and were on our way!

The day of the appliance arrival couldn't get here fast enough! We were all excited!!! The whole process went fairly fast and before we knew it we had a brand new stainless Steele kitchen!!!

This kid was most excited about this!!! We hadn't planned on getting a fridge with a water line but after how much we saved we decided hey why not make our kids dreams come true!! This came with its own set of problems including a small flood in our basement but thanks to the most wonderful plumber on the planet it was all fixed and we are happier and more hydrated that ever!

Here is my beautiful dishwasher! It's a beauty and my favorite thing about it is it tells you when your dishes are clean so there is no more of "are these dishes clean or dirty?" Business.

The kids love the oven. We were a little nervous about it since the nobs are on the front. You never know when Harper is going to start the house on fire. So far she hasn't even touched them. The only thing she cares about is the light and being able to watch the food cook! She can sit like this and watch her food cook all night! We feels so classy in our new and improved kitchen I still can't believe how pretty it is when I look in there!

35

Richard turned 35 a few weeks ago but since I strongly dislike blogging I have forgot to blog about it. 

He had a great day! I think I hit it out of the park with his gifts this year! We got him all kinds of electronics every mans dream!

He requested temptation cupcakes for his cake. I can't blame him they were delicious!

We went to dinner at the Hu Hot, hooked up all his presents and made a wish! Here's to being almost 40!!!