I Haven't Been There For The Longest Time

Wow. Almost two months (give or take) since I've posted on here. Of course there were the postings on our travel blog here. That took up a week. But, I'm starting to get the blogging bug again and am going to start working on this blog again. So here it goes. As I sit here listening to a random mix on my iPod, I'm trying to look back on the past couple of months. A lot of things have happened. The major events are...is mainly our vacation to Idaho. Like the picture? I took that in Idaho. It's a wonderful state. We met family, took in the sights, relaxed, and Savannah got to meet her Great Grandparents. That was really the main reason for the trip. I'll post the link to my Picasa album with those pictures. They will only be available for a short time though. I need to add pictures to facebook. This trip made me realize the true need for a DSLR camera. I mean our camera is nice, but the pictures could be so much better! But I digress... We spent a week up in Idaho just having fun.

As I mentioned before, one of the highlights was Savannah meeting her Great Grandparents. I know my Grandfather was rally excited to meet her. Family members have been saying that every time someone comes over, he's showing them the book of pictures we sent. I know too that he has also wanted to have a girl. But they really enjoyed seeing her. Kyle also rode up from Salt Lake City to see her for the first time. Too bad that His motorcycle tire wasn't doing too well. He ended up spending the night in Filer, ID and taking a U-Haul back down the next day. But it all worked out in the end. Although Savannah still doesn't seem to trust him... Oh well. Hopefully she'll get to know him better over Christmas. Continuing on with our story.

The next big thing that happened is...we got a pool (as you can see)! Granted it's not an in-ground pool (those cost way too much), but we're pretty happy with it. It's 16' x 3'6" and holds about 4,000 gallons of water. It took a day to fill it up. The only down side to the inflatable pool that we have is that the ground needs to be perfectly level. No joke. If there is any tilt at all, the whole pool has the chance of...not working out... Plus, check the ground for rocks. It really stinks when the pool is full an you discover that there are a couple of rocks underneath. That and expect any grass under the pool to be dead. But for the most part, it's pretty fun! We've already had a party and Savannah loves it. I promise that although the picture is of the pool being filled, it is much bigger. Sadly we don't have any other pictures of the pool. But still, if you're in the neighborhood, stop on by and take a dunk!

Lets see, what else has happened? Oh, Cait and I built this headboard that you see on the right. It was pretty easy. Just a piece of fiberboard, some 2" foam, batting, fabric and decorative buttons hiding the nail holes. Not to shabby if I do say so myself. We're going for a luxury hotel feel (that is subject to change depending on what Cait says after reading this...) and I think we're getting there.

We also updated the lamps to some fancier ones that don't look like the Eiffel Tower and we found some nice tall (and blue!) candlestick holders. Of course we found the required tall candles to go with them. They look and smell pretty good. We're slowly transforming the bedroom into the relaxing retreat that we need. I'm looking forward for when its done. There's still quite a bit needed though. I know Cait still wants curtains, a sconce, and more art. We'll keep you informed of updates and such. But lets keep moving. We've still got some more stuff to cover!

Keeping with the whole "decorating" theme... On a recent trip to Jo-Ann Fabric to pick up the table for Savannah, we managed to find ourselves in a clearance section. Of course we had to stop and peruse. And we found some vinyl wall decals. Cait's creative brain went into overdrive and soon we had some decals to apply to the wall of Savannah's new craft area. I picked out the little purple guy. I'm proud of that. The stickers went up really quick and look really good. The table and chair were originally plain wood (unpainted) with some missing part. Thankfully I had some extra screws lying around and we were able to get it put together. Surprisingly, it took 6 cans of white matte spray paint to cover everything. While it took a little bit, we were able to get everything set up the day we bought it. Savannah was really surprised the next morning. Cait said that she wanted to eat breakfast at her new table and wouldn't sit in her high chair. Only a couple more things to go, I promise.

Bring on Uncle Kyle! Kyle was kind enough to buy Savannah a Dora tricycle. We've been wanting to get her a tricycle for some time, but one without lights and noise makers. Kyle managed to get her a tricycle...with all of the lights and sounds... I'm pretty sure that he is still laughing about it. Sadly, thought it's still too big for Savannah to reach the pedals even with the seat up as high as it will go. After lowering the seat, she can now "walk" her way around the house on her trike. She's still not to good with the steering part though. Kyle came down for a visit a couple weeks ago and (I would like to think) had a lot of fun. There was spending time with the family, playing video games, going to the beach, playing video games, and just having fun. I know Cait and I enjoyed having him visit and look forward to seeing him at Christmas (hint hint).

One thing that I do miss about Idaho, thought is Moxie Java. They need to become the next Starbucks. They make coffee, but it's wwwwaaaayyyyyy better than Starbucks. Each cup is lovingly made by people who care about you. I think. Either that or they care about your money... But that's just business. But, still, they need to expand beyond the Treasure Valley. And with that, this blog is complete. For our final image, I leave you with this.

-Brent