HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVE!

Happy Birthday! I hope you had a wonderful Birthday. 29 and still counting, I am so lucky to have you in my life. 

Cheers to many more Birthday's.

Loves

Mt. Baker, New Dishwasher & Leavenworth

As you can see we have had a busy couple of weeks. It all started Super bowl weekend we went up to Mt. Baker with one of Ben’s co-workers. We had a blast at their cabin. It was so fun to get away for the weekend. Ben & Justin went skiing for the day while Erin and I stayed back at the cabin with there cute little man. The skiing wasn’t very good but the boys still had a blast. 

Ben Stretching after a long day on the slopes

I can ski!

You know your cool when you keep you helmet & goggles on inside

That next week I went to turn on the dishwasher and wouldn’t start. Stupid dishwasher! I had to take all the dishes out and wash by hand, and if anyone knows me I hate dirty dishes I can’t sleep if I know that we have dirty dishes in the sink. I felt like I was always washing dishes. I never realized how many dishes we used in one day. Last week we went out and finally bought a new dishwasher to have delivered and installed, but when the installers came they informed me that they could not install the dishwasher because the new water hose we bought would not fit from the sink to the dishwasher. They said they could come back later when we purchased a longer hose.  Are you serious, I could not wait any longer so Ben and I decided that it wouldn’t be that hard and we would do it ourselves, boy were we wrong. After six hours, two trips to Home Depot and me getting my fingers smashed we finally had a new dishwasher. Note to self next time we will just pay to have them install it even if they have to come back. 

The old dishwasher

The finished product!

This year it was Ben's turn to plan Valentine’s weekend, we had a little wrench thrown in because of the dishwasher but still had so much fun. Friday night we went to a really great restaurant and had a romantic dinner. Then Sunday morning we got up early and headed to Leavenworth, it is a little Bavarian town. We had so much fun, looking in all the little shops and eating some yummy food. I loved that it was snowing it really made for a great time. I can’t wait to go back this summer, for white water rafting, biking and all the fun outdoor activities. 

Happy Valentine's Day

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." --Helen Keller

Great Husband!

I Just wanted to hurry and say I have the greatest husband in the world. Two weeks ago he came home from a business trip and informed me that he would be gone all the following week including the weekend. Knowing that I would be all by myself over the weekend, he called my sister and set up for her to come up and visit for the weekend so I wouldn't be by myself. I loved that he thought of me and I had a wonderful weekend with my sister. 

Love you babe

4th Photo

Okay so I was tagged by Kathy, here you go Kathy 

Miss you

Ok here are the Rules....

Go to your album where you store your photos post your 4th photo in that album. No exceptions!!!

Here is my 4th picture, it is the day Paige my beautiful niece was born. Paige has such a cute little personality I have loved watching her grow this past year. She is always excited to see me when I come to visit she always has open arms and plenty of kisses. Love you Paige!

Okay now I get to tag four people and they are Lauren, Annie, Brandy, and my mom

Making Sausage

So as many of you know Ben and I love to hunt. We decided last year that we would save up all of our duck and make sausage out of it. Yesterday Ben and I pulled out all of the duck and made homemade sausage. We had a blast grinding the meat and making the sausage, it was so nice spending the afternoon together learning something new. We decided that this is going to be a annual thing, can’t wait till next year… 

Clam digging!

I just have to start out and say I am one amazing clam digger. Ben, Jordan (Ben’s brother) and I went clam digging and although it was really cold and windy we still had a blast. I was amazing that night I dug up seven out of the nine we got. Ben thought he knew what he was doing and left me to do my own thing. Boy was Ben wrong I was pulling them up left and right. Jordan, you should have stayed with me. J I finally found something I can beat Ben at and have not let him forget it. Here are some pictures from that night.