Our New Home

Our Backyard (I meant to have this later in the post, but have had some technical difficulties, so here it is). We really like the patio and can't wait to have BBQ's this summer using the big grill they left behind. They also left the trampoline and swing that the kids have been enjoying.

Jason and I decided that since we have a puppy now, we should probably have somewhere for it to live. So, we decided to buy a house. Well, it didn't quite go like that, but we did buy a home. It is a home that has an up/down duplex. We bought it with Jannae and Victor (Jason's sister and brother in-law) and are very excited. It is in Orem and is in a great neighborhood about 10 minutes from where we live now in Provo. There are three bedrooms upstairs and two downstairs, so Jason and I will be living downstairs since we only have one baby (Maya) and Jannae and Victor now have 3 (their two kids and new puppy as well). It is an older home and needs a few updates, but is well built. (the home would look a lot better without that little old Corolla in front of it, but oh well.)
This is the upstairs living room. It has a beautiful wood floor that was just refinished.
One of the bedrooms upstairs...sorry, I thought it was flipped.

The Remodel

This is the basement kitchen where Jason and I will be living before we started. Where I am standing to take the picture is the living room. Both rooms are being redone. We ripped down the wood paneling, rewired it and added new outlets, framed several walls, and are now preparing to sheet rock, texture, and paint the two rooms. We will also be putting in new lenolium and carpet.
This is the same kitchen during the demolishing stage!! I will be sure to add the final product when we are done. We've been spending lots of time working on the basement!
This is looking from the kitchen into the living rom, and into one of the bedrooms at the end. What a mess!!
Yes, this is me. I was wiring the can lights that we are putting in. Don't worry, the wires I was working on were not "hot", the one hanging there is on a different circuit. :)
The man who taught me how to do the wiring. Jason's dad was kind enough to come help us this past weekend. We spent two very full days working on the basement and got a lot accomplished. We appreciate all of his help.

Our First Baby!!

Ok, so it's not a human, but she might as well be. This is our little baby puppy Maya. She was born February 4, 2008 and is a purebread yellow lab. She is so much fun and is a good little girl. She is doing really well at the whole potty training thing and has tons of energy. This was her on the day we picked her up. She was all bathed and pretty. She starts her first day of school (obedience training) this Saturday. We are sure she will graduate top in her class!
The proud parents.
Our little angel. She doesn't quite fit her bed yet, but we are sure she will grow into it rather quickly.