Finishing Touches

Ben is just about done finishing staining the doors.  They look so good!  It better look good after staining, sanding, staining, sanding a thousand times!  Great job honey!

My Best Friend!

My sister is my very best friend!  I Love you sister!

Beautiful Film Side Table

Another neat "concoction" of Ben's...Movie Reel Side Table.  Made from a movie reel case, movie reel film and coat hangers!

Candy Display Case

Ben has always loved the candy displays they have at the theater so he figured he could build one too!

Do you see those awesome lights coming down and the mirror behind it?!  So cool!  The case opens up so people can choose just the right candy!

Parental Visit

My wonderful parents came to visit a few weekends back for a couple of days.  I love when they come!!  Hiking was definantly on the agenda for the weekend so we went to Cheyenne Mountain and Green Mountain Falls.  What amazing views!!!  They would have been more aggressive hikers if it wasn't for there oxygen depleted daughter!  The hiking and spending time together was great!  Love you mom and dad!!!

And after a hard day of hiking, this is the best part!!

Fishing in March

Can I just begin by saying March is not the best weather to be sitting in, reading a book and watching your husband fish in.  I am sure most intelligent people know this but the loving wife that I am decided honey needed some "outdoorsy" fun so I lovingly said, "Why dont we go fishing."  In CO Springs that day the weather was beautiful, approximately, 60 degrees.  The weather in the Rocky Mountains, at a high elevation, with open priarie, winds gusting, it was approximately 32 degrees and windchill I have no clue, but COLD.  Obviously, big difference!  So freezing Cassie proudly watched as Ben caught a minnow (ok, maybe a little bigger, but I swear, not much) and the minnows brother.  So needless to say the long johns, long sleeve shirt, sweatshirt, winter jacket, thin gloves, thick gloves, neck warmer, hood from the sweatshirt, hat, hood from the winter jacket and jeans were not keeping this girl warm.....

We lasted about 2 hour and even Ben said, "wow, it is really cold out here."

Yeah, I noticed!!  Haha!!

Kitchen Sink

We updated our kitchen sink to this beautiful composite granite with an arched (I wanted this so bad) kitchen faucet.

Here is the new sink with an attachment for the cutting board:

What is so great is it is one big sink, no middle divider!  I would highly recommend this because all your skillets and pots can fit in it without a problem.  LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!

Florida Trip 2010

What: A much needed vacation

Where:  Cocoa Beach, FL
~ Beach House

When: January 23-30, 2010

Who: Ben's parents, our brother and sister-in-law and our beautiful nephews

Activities: Kennedy Space Center, Disney World, Beach, Boat ride in the ocean

Ryan Surfing (on the fake wave =)

Playing at the beach!

Building sand castles

Riding our bikes to the Pier (much more difficult than I thought)

Disney World ~ Magic Kingdom

Look at Minnie and Mickey behind us

Ryan and Aunt Cassie being excited for Disney!

Sitting on the toasty warm bench!

Day at the zoo feeding the animals!  Love the giraffes look!

Ryan and I talking about life

Feeding the birds.  After Nick found out that mommy wasn't getting hurt he was so excited!

Fishing in the ocean and catching a few too!

We took a boat tour to see the dolphins in their enviroment.  This one came so close...it was amazing.  I love dolphins so much!  I got all choked up about =)

SCARY!!!

I was trying not to get attacked while Ben took this picture!

Beautiful sunset

Kennedy Space Center

Watching an AWESOME 3-D Movie

The beach house

Ryan and Ben in front of Ron Jon Surf Shop

A wonderful trip with a wonderful family!

New Workout Regimen

Ben and I have decided to be pro active and get healthy (before the baby's start coming, hopefully sooner than later).  The DVD program we are doing is P90X.  It is almost like a personal trainer at home that kicks your butt.  We have completed two days and are both suffering, our legs, arms, chest, back, places we didnt believe could hurt...HURT!!!!  Lean and tone is our goal...Wish us luck, we only have 88 more days =)