Our prayers were answered faster than we thought!

We received a full price off on our condo today and they want to close on March 26th! We couldn't be any happier! We listed our house a week ago today and are now under contract! What a blessing! Bryan had the day off today so he was able to go house hunting with me and our agent. We found two gorgeous homes that we love and are going to put in offers tonight. They are both short sales that already have offers on them, but we are going to give it a shot. Here are a few pictures of our top choice. It is up on Traverse Mountain with outstanding views from all three (finished) levels of the home. It has a walkout basement and awesome deck on the main floor.

Good News

I got a phone call from my agent today and a girl that looked at my condo yesterday wants to bring her mom through on Sunday and then will most likely be making an offer!! I am so excited! Hopefully it will all work out and we will be officially on a new home search.

I wish a light would shine down from Heaven onto the house we should buy...

Monday, my agent took me to Thanksgiving Meadows and we checked out options to build a home. I loved them, but am worried that I would want too many upgrades and not be able to afford them. Today, my agent took be on the east side of I-15 to look at pre-existing homes. My husband had said that I would not like them because I just want a new home. Well, come to find out, he was wrong. I loved every house I looked at. My poor agent doesn't know what she got herself into by volunteering to help us. I am so glad she did though, because she is awesome and fun to be with. It is nice to drive back and forth to Lehi with a classy, fun lady who is patient and set on finding us a good home. Before today I thought that I would be putting money down on buying/building a new home, but now I can't after what I saw today. The homes were only a couple years old and looked brand new and had all the upgrades done already for cheaper that it would be for me to build a home and have only a few upgrades. Also the neighborhood is on a hill and has incredible views of Utah County! A new elementary school is almost completed too that maybe my mom will work at, who knows? First things first though, we need to sell our condo. It is now listed and on the market. We need a miracle though in this market. Please pray for us to sell our condo and find a great home in a safe neighborhood to raise Dylan and his siblings to come.

Dylan drove us to our potential new home/neighborhood

Ok, so maybe Dylan didn't drive us there, but today the family drove down to Lehi to explore housing options for us. Why Lehi you ask? Close to family, good neighborhoods, good schools, out of the Salt Lake Valley pollution, more home for the money, longer commute but worth it, Thanksgiving point, shopping, restaurants. My parents just bought a home in Lehi, my brother Darrin lives in Lehi, and my brother Scott lives nearby in Draper. In-laws live in Sandy which is not too far away either.

Mcathur homes being built 3 minutes off the freeway and close to Thanksgiving Point.

This is one of many styles to choose from. Homes are currently being built so we could help customize one the way we want to. I am excited to go through the model home on Monday with my agent and discuss options. At the base price, these homes are affordable to us, but that doesn't include air conditioning, upgrades, etc. So we will just have to wait and see if this is something we can truly afford.

We also drove around to look at pre-existing homes and found a few that we like that I hope to go through on Monday as well. Wish us luck on selling our Condo fast and getting into a great home that we can raise our family in!

I'm stuck!

Dylan loves to get himself stuck in small places. This is where I found him today! He is such a funny child!

Weekend trip to Moose Hollow Condo in Eden, Utah

We just got home from a fun little trip with two other couples. We had a ton of fun and here are a few pictures to spotlight the weekend starting off with Dylan's favorite part of the trip. This was our balcony this morning and he loved romping in, rolling in, and eating the snow.





On Saturday we went snowboarding and the first picture is of our friend Danny after he crashed and landed on the fence. So funny!!

Beautiful view from the ski lift!



The next pictures are of the condo we stayed in and the awesome views from the balcony.





We went to this same place last winter with the same group of people and look forward to this hopefully continued yearly tradition! Thank you to Veronica and Lori for watching Dylan so Bryan and I could board:)

Preparing for Valentines!

I have never made successful sugar cookies and I wanted to make good ones for Valentines, so I started practicing early thinking that it would take me awhile to find just the right recipe. I was surprised when the first recipe I found turned out just right. They were fairly easy, soft, and tasty. Here is the link where the recipe came from www.ourbestbites.com/2008/12/sugar-cookies.html
I have recently became a food blog junky and now for the first time ever my husband calls me a 'good cook'. I guess when you start off with tried and trued recipes from other successful cooks anything can happen. My favorite food blogs are: www.ourbestbites.com, mykitchencafe.blogspot.com, and sisterscafe.blogspot.com.


My sweet husband had these flowers delivered to me at home randomly last week! I do not give him the credit he deserves, so this is why I love him so much! He works so hard at his job to provide for us. I complain a lot that he works too much, but if he didn't he wouldn't be as successful and probably wouldn't have gotten the steady raises he has had even in a declining market. He is smart and so far has a 4.0 in his Master's program. He is a wonderful dad. He spends his every Saturday with Dylan while I work. My mom is constantly telling me that not many guys would do that and never complain. Dylan is constantly yelling "da da, da da" and will go and knock on the office door at our house hoping that his dad is there. Besides the word no, dada is the word most commonly spoken by Dylan. Bryan tickles my back almost every night before I go to sleep because he knows how much I love it and it helps me get to sleep. Bryan loves my parents and family just as much as I do and that means a lot. He is always sincere and kind to everyone and that is an attribute that is hard to find. I sure do not have it. Bryan has a great sense of humor and loves to make people laugh. Bryan married me in the temple and honors his Priesthood. I love knowing that our family is Eternal and that I will always have this man to brighten my day and light up my world. Thanks Bryan for all that you do for me and our little boy! I love you so much and wish I were better at telling you these things on a daily basis. I love you!