{my new home!!!}

So in order for Hank to live with us we had to find somewhere that allowed dogs...since the student housing doesnt allow it and sneaking him in and out (really hard to do with a brand new puppy... who goes potty a lot!!) was a huge pain in the butt, we moved! i love our new home so much and its right down town so we can walk to just about anywhere you wanna go!! we will miss our first home, just not the painted make believe carpet and cinderblock walls! ha

{HANKY PANKY}

For valentines day i received the greatest gift i have ever gotten from my amazing husband!! i was very puppy hungry and been wanting a buddy to hang out with me while Justin was in class and at the library late at night! a couple of Saturdays while i was at work i kept asking Justin what he was up to that day and he was being kinda secretive but i just let it go and thought my he was telling the truth that he was infact cleaning the car and at the gym, since those are his normal Saturday's while i am working. then it was time for me to go home from work, Justin had the car so he came and got me. i sat down and some little brown furball was bouncing around in the back seat!!! i almost cried i was so excited!!! so now that we have owned him for 4 months and have been told i am a horrible mother for not posting pictures of him here ya go!! we love him so freakin much!!!Me with my cute little man, this was the day we got him... he was and is still super little!! not so much a fan of the cuddling tho, kinda really depressing!!

we love him as you can see... also as you can see not a cuddler!!

super big stud!!

hank with his best bud scamper!!

{breakfast (crepes) 4 dinner}

today was fully of experiments!!! crepes and chocolate pudding dessert!!! and justin loved it all!!! so we had a very successful experimental sunday of treats and meals!!! i am gonna attempt corn bread tomorrow so we will see how that one goes... probably not that bad!!!

{MY GRANDMA WILL BE SO PROUD..... HOPEFULLY!!!!}

oh my cute little grandma kearns will be so proud!!!! i was looking through one of my cook books and found this dessert!!! it is probably one of my favorite things my grandma makes, that and tapioca pudding!!!! i was so excited to find the recipe and make it!!!! it even tasted just like hers!!! quite the little homemaker i am!!!

{ ValEnTiNeS cUpcAkEs }

this wonderful friday night, cassie and i decided to do some baking!!! AND THEY WERE NOT EVEN FROM A BOX!!!! homemade all the way!!!! cake batter and frosting!!! so great! HAPPY SINGLES AWARENESS DAY!!! for those with a someone specail HAPPY V-DAY!!!!

p.s. photos done by john luke photography (iphone ha ha) the wonderful things an iphone can do!!

{ our cute little christmas tree!! }

our cute first christmas tree... and i love it so much!! its the perfect size for our little happy home!!

the whole christmas tree

J... for justin

M... for mckinsey

just one of our christmas ornaments

the whole tree... again

we bought a star for on top of the tree but it was not the right size so for now we will just use a bow... plus i think it kinda goes with the theme of the tree much better then a star would have!!

{ gingerbread houses!! }

every year for thanksgiving, justins family decorates gingerbread houses... for the many years past justin has had a not so great looking gingerbread house so this year everyone was quite impressed with what we came up with... probably because in years past it looked like throw up!! ha

front

side view

back

walk way...

justins special job was cutting the pretzels evenly... also finding the wreath.. i think he did an awesome job!!