Light at the end of the Tunnel

Well the remodel continues but we are getting close to the end! Josie and I had a good time playing in our new tub before Joe and my dad installed it. The bathroom has been the biggest headache of this whole project, so getting a tub in, is a BIG deal!

Don't you love the gray and pink tile? Unfortunately it covers almost the entire bathroom so we decided to let it stay. We took the original tub out because the side had been cut down to a step so the older woman who used to live here could get in and out safely. Josie loved it, but I was not going to try bathing her in it so it had to go. Turns out there was a cast iron tub with an acrylic liner surrounding (basically two tubs one inside the other). The liner took a few days to pry out, and to remove the cast iron I spent a week chipping at the tile that lined so we could get it loose and then out came the sawzall! We took it out in pieces. I left putting the new tub in up to the men and they did a great job!

They do Love us! (or at least Josie)

My mom misses Josie so much she came down two days in a row and for no reason other than to see us! We loved it. The first time she brought my sis Robin, and this time she brought my sister Kate and my neice Sarah.We all just wanted to be outside enjoying one of the last days of sunshine for the year. So we ate more grapes, fished, and I even made them go on a walk which led directly to Baskin Robbins, hehe.Me and the princess

Baby Sarah was born on Joe's birthday August 11th, so she's about 2 1/2 months. She is precious.Josie is a true Curtis girl! She loves her ice cream! (and everyone elses)

Visitors, HOORAY!

My mom and sister came to say hi the other day. Josie was SO HAPPY!

and even though it's November, it has been gorgeous outside,

so we decided to color the driveways.

Halloween Quack Quack

We were too busy this year to even think about halloween. So, Josie got to be a duck cause Grandma Elaine gave her the outfit, and it was totally easy. She didn't want to wear it until she realized that being a duck means you get candy, now she wants to wear the duck all the time!

We had a simple Halloween, went to the ward dinner and trunk-or-treat then went to my Curtis Grandparents to Trick-or-treat and ended up staying for hours playing Pinnochle. It was very fun! We love being so close to them.

Excuses, Excuses

So I realize its been over a year since I've posted, but I promise I'll start doing it more often. (Joe and I finally broke down and decided to pay for the internet!) Basically here is what's happened since last July, at least as far as I can remember...

August 2009 - Joe turned 25!
December - spent Christmas juggling both families, and had a great holiday season
May 2010 - Joe graduated with his Masters in Engineering, WAHOO
June - We went to San Diego with my brother Rem and his family.
July - I turned 24 & Josie turned 2!
Joe started his new Job in Midvale, so we started renting an apartment in West Jordan while we house hunted.
Had a little Hawkes family vacation up Deer Valley for a weekend. The boys biked and the girls shopped!
August - Joe turned 26.
September - We signed the next 30 years away on a home that we LOVE!
October - Living in the basement of our home while we remodel the upstairs. When we finish that (hopefully in about 2-3 weeks) we will move up and rent the basement out.

I know there's alot more and I'll add as i think of things. Basically we are doing great. Joe likes his job, and Josie and I really enjoy living in Bountiful. We've made some friends and have kept busy. We walk to the library a couple times a week for storytime, and every Friday the mom's in the ward have a park day. We even get to play pinnochle with Grandma & Grandpa Curtis every once in a while. I've been doing lots of photos and graphics, which fills in my spare time - Josie helps with that too. Her favorite thing to do lately is fish in our backward, and sing Hi-Ho as she carries tools around helping me on the house. We are very blessed, and only wish we had more visitors. So whoever you are stop by and see us! We even offer free lodging and rides to the airport!

Birthdays for All

Our birthdays this year were fun. After all the Independance Day celebrations we had a little birthday party at my parents. Josie loved her cake and she got way to many presents! Her favorite was the 6 pairs of princess shoes from Grandma Leslie! She didn't hardly even care about the kitchen I'd spent so much time picking out. Oh well, sometimes we forget that kids are happy with just the little things. Plus she always gets so much from family so for Christmas I'm not getting her anything! For Joe's birthday his family came down for dinner one evening which made Joe so happy. It really was all he wanted. Joe started work in Midvale July 15th so we are living in an apartment in West Jordan while we house hunt. It's a long drive for family, and Joe really appreciated them all coming. We went to Big 5 for burgers and then played at a park that Joe and I enjoy, before the family headed home. Joe's cake wasn't as pretty as Josie's until you got the candles lit!

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