3 years!

August 23rd is our 3 year anniversary! Can you believe I am on here, posting early ;)

Nate and I got our photos taken when we went back to MT by the amazing Cali Sparing. I went to design school with her. She is so talented, energetic, sweet, and I am HUGE fan of her photography!

Nate and I wanted to update the photos in our house so I contacted Cali. We love the mountains in the background. I also wanted photos with our furry kids ;) She captured their personalities so well!

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This was to make up for the lack of me wanting to kiss him on the altar 

{I wasn't cued by, 'you may kiss the bride' ;) }

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This is the place where Nate would be all smooth while we ate Popsicles getting to know each other at work this first summer we met. 

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The photo we were looking for! Perfect!

and a goofy one. Check out my hair! But I love how much Nate is enjoying it ;)

©CaliSparingPhotography

Check out the rest of her amazing work here. And hire her...she loves to travel!

Happy Anniversary, Nate! I love you!

Before/after shots

Thank goodness for Google maps! I was able to get the before photos of our house when we first moved in. Wow. The blue spruce was huge and covered the house! What a transformation. We love it--- updated and more inviting. Who wants to come over and stare at it with us?!

Front yard transformation

Here are the long awaited photos of our hard work. Let me tell you; the work is tough but worth it! Especially shoveling, wheeling and raking 15 yards of soil!! If you don't know how much that is, look at the giant pile below. Luckily, we were able to get the driver to dump it in the middle of the yard!

Big Dirt Pile

Smoothing

Seeding

June 11, 2011

Plants

{didn't get any photos of them actually being planted. Mom was rocking it during the day while we were at work}

First Sprouts 6 days later!

June 17, 2011

The next are June 19th, 2011

{Peat moss helps keep the seeds moist. Important for growing grass from seed.}

This transformation wouldn't have gotten done if I didn't have Nate's muscles or my mom's sweet planting skills. Both were a huge help! Thank you mom for coming out and helping us! 

Next post...the before & after shots of our front yard...gasp!! 

It was a sign

In case all of you were wondering or even read my post about my naughty dog-- my totally rad, super cute husband found out at 5:28 AM {he couldn't sleep} last Tuesday that he passed his CPA tests!!! YAHOOOOOOO.

Next time I see a photo like this...

{Nate's CPA study DVD's}

I am going to believe it is a sign.

Maybe I should leave a box of feminine products within reach of him?! ;)

Going Camping

Today was a really productive day at work...

I create 4 of these puppies 

{pop-up paper thingamagigs}

while sitting in my new chair!

{of course, after my important work was done}

I came across this sweet paper camping set. The creative geniuses at Curiosity Group created a calendar of the month. You bet I signed up for the email notice to print a new one every month! I might even go back a few months for some extra fun! :)

My mom and I found this beauty of a chair at a gently used executive store. She wiped out the slip cover in no time. 

Everyone is jealous-- 

all FOUR of my co-workers ;)

Arcade Fun

Some nights Nate and I like to cut loose. By "cutting loose" I mean taking our friends and relatives to dinner in Bellevue and maybe popping over to Lucky Strike.

Nate's aunt Bonnie and uncle Gregg came out to celebrate her birthday and run a marathon in April. It was a successful weekend for her-- won the marathon for her age group and beat her personal best! She is a beast! We ended the successful day with a little trip to Lucky Strike.

We also took our new friends, Eric and Korrin, a different night. 

{This game is the pretty much the only fun game...don't tell Nate ;)}

Dressed Up

Last weekend we cleaned up after a day in the yard to attend Nate's co-workers wedding. It was a BEAUTIFUL day out! The wedding was a the Museum of Glass in Tacoma. Wonderful view. Awesome glass! Of course I didn't take very many photos. Here are the only ones I snapped.

Mt. Rainier

The happy couple!