4 Years ago today....

...we were married in Littleton, Colorado. Steve was on crutches because he broke his knee about 8 weeks before the wedding and had surgery on it 6 weeks before the wedding.

Our engagement picture

Wedding day...his and her ringsThe whole family Marisa's attendants. Renee, Terri, and Mandy.

Steve's attendants. Mike, Kevin, and Denny. Ringbearers Aidan and Zion.Marisa and the flower girls/candle lighter. Rachel, Palen, Kaylea, and Zoe. The Hsieh family came from California to help celebrate. We had Marisa's dad perform the ceremony. It was awesome!It's official!

The happy couple at the reception.

Smooches!

24 weeks...

I had my 24 week appointment today. Everything looks great. Baby girl is about 1 pound 9 ounces and very active. My blood pressure is great as is everything else. We had an ultrasound to make sure she is growing well and she passed with flying colors. Here are some pictures from today.

3D/4D profile (she is looking to the right with her chin tucked down to her chest)

Profile

The girl parts...still 100% sure it is a girl. LOL!

Homemade Salsa is YUMMY!

I decided to make a batch of my salsa to can. It is so simple and so delicious! Emilia was my little helper. She did a great job!

All the ingredients

The salsa is ready to put in the jars

Into the water canner they go

Tristan says "I want a taste test mama!"

My apron to keep all the tomato off my clothes...my sister gave it to me for a wedding present

Emilia taste testing

The salsa is all done

Can't wait to have some!

The Recipe:

2 large cans petite diced tomatoes

4 cans fire roasted diced tomatoes

2 cans Rotel

6 large cans diced green chilies

1/2 tube of garlic paste

1/3 tube of cilantro paste

4 tablespoons vinegar

2 tablespoons liquid smoke

2 onions cut into chunks

splash of lemon juice

dash of salt

Drain liquid from tomatoes, chilies, and Rotel. Put all ingredients in food processor and puree leaving some chunks. Heat through before putting in hot glass canning jars. Process in water canner. Makes 10 pint jars.

Let's build a fence!

We are building a fence around our yard so we can all play out there without the worry that the kids or dogs are going to run into the street. It is going to be a 4 foot cedar fence. We are getting there...slowly but surely.

The front yard fence.

Steve bringing more 2x4s to work on the gate.

The side of the yard.

What did you find Emilia?
Oh fun a grasshopper! (She called it a ya-yopter.)

Tristan is a great supervisor!

Emilia was telling us how to build the gate.

It's Fair Time!

We went to the Lewis and Clark county fair. It was small but we had a lot of fun! There were goats, sheep, ducks, chickens, and rabbits on exhibit. Tristan wanted to pet them all and Emilia wanted to kiss them all. Emilia is now trying to talk us into getting a rabbit! (She says "My rabbit go mama?") After we saw the animals, we went and checked out the carnival. The kids both loved watching the rides! They can't wait until they are big enough to ride.

They had cool quilts on display.

Cowboy/girl quilt

Emilia thought this was lamby. :)

"Mama, can I pet him?!"

Emilia thought it was funny that this goat got up on the cage to see her.

Tristan trying to pet the bunny.

Emilia trying to call the bunny over to her.

So close to reaching the bunny.

Checking the bunny out.

This clown made Emilia's day....

...with a very simple balloon puppy!

A perfect end to a wonderful night! The sky looked amazing!

Cute kids, a sandbox, and a new truck...oh my!

I love my kids! They are awesome and amaze me everyday with the stuff they do.

Isn't he handsome?!

Such a beautiful girl!

We have a turtle sandbox and got some sand for the kids as well as some sand toys. They love it!

Emilia "gigging in the yand mama."

Tristan having fun in the sand.
Playing well together. :)

So, we discovered that three car seats do not fit in the backseat of our Jeep Grand Cherokee and with a baby on the way, we needed a new vehicle to fit everyone in. We also needed something that could tow a trailer since my parents are letting us store/use their trailer while they live in Panama. We started looking and decided that a Chevrolet Silverado 1500 was the right truck for us. It is a nice comfortable ride!

Pretty Ruby Red Truck

Side view

Emilia peeking out...she was checking out the front seat for mommy.

So nice!