New pictures

I finally got some new pictures of Paxton's trains and also pictures of the cabinets. I will be finishing up Paxton's room this week so once it is fully completed I will post the finished pictures. The cabinets are a spiced Hickory. Chad and I both really love the look of them and can not wait to see them with the counter tops. Here is a picture looking from the dining room into the kitchen.

Big number 1

Tessa just turned 1 on Oct 17th. We all had a great time. Grandma, Auntie Kris, Uncle Kevin and Auntie Jess, Grammy and Papa, and Rick, Sari, Harlee, and Trayton were all here to help us celebrate. Tessa's cake was fairies. Thanks everyone for coming and enjoying the time with us.
Yesterday Tessa had her one year appointment with the doctor. She is 22 lbs and is 29 1/2 inches long. She also had to get three shots, poor thing.
She is getting so big. She walks every where she can, jabbers all the time and just loves life.

House Update

I know it has been a while since I updated the pictures of the house. Sorry. It is coming along great. Yesterday the installers started to put the cabinets in and they look great. They will be finishing them today. The house is finally painted and I am still working on Paxton's room. My friend Amanda came up on Wednesday last week and helped me sponge the bottom part of his wall and then my mom came and helped me stamp the train all around his room. All I need to do know is fill in and outline the train and install a chair rail for the tracks. Sorry no picture of the train yet, but thanks Aunt Deb for the stamp. I don't know how you manage to find or make them. Here are pictures for all the paint colors.
Paxton's room is a pale gray sponged with polished silver and then the train is stamped in red. I will post an updated picture of his room later once I get a picture.
Most of the house is a mesa tumbleweed/light tan brown. This is a picture from the dining room looking into the living room.
This is Tessa's room and it is a light sage valley fog. Her room won't have anything stamped on the walls. I am just going to use decor.

Life in the Mitchell House

Well, life is going pretty good here, busy but good. We are starting to slow down a little bit on the house. The drywallers finally got all the sheetrock hung and it got inspected today so tomorrow the drywallers will be back to start taping, mudding and texturing. Yeah!! We can not wait for this job to be finish entirely so that we can move in and start to relax.
Yesterday was my birthday. I turned 26 and really enjoyed the day. It started out with Chad making breakfast and then headed out to the new house to pick things up and fix a hole in the plywood floor boards. Then we all came home and started getting ready for church and then we headed to Pocatello were we met up with my family for a birthday dinner at Texas Roadhouse. Thanks everyone for all the great gifts and a great time at dinner. It was really great to see you all and especially you Kevin, and thanks for Paxtons new dump truck, he really loves it.
Hope all is well with everyone and I will try to get some new pictures of the house and get them posted.

Casey

It has been six years today since Uncle Casey passed. We miss him very much. Its still hard to be with out him. Some day we hope to be with him again. I will never forget Casey's love for life big smile and hart warming laugh.
Love you bud!!!

Tessa's walking

Well Tessa has started to walk more on her own. She can take about 15 steps when she wants to before falling down. I think she could walk all the time if she really wanted to. There are times during the day I will look up and see her stand up in the middle of the room and start to take off walking. She is the type of girl that she will do it when she wants to and only when she wants to. I will post video of it soon once Chad gets home from Chicago.
Chad left yesterday for Chicago so he and another own of the business Rick could go look at a press break to purchase for the company. Chad will be back home tonight around midnight. I am surviving as best as I can without my better half with me to help with the kids and for comfort during the night. It will be a great relief once he is home.
Hope all is well with everyone and know that you are all in our prayers.

Fun at the Fair

Well it has been that time of year already for Blackfoot, thats right the fair. The fair started last saturday and we kicked it off by going to the one and only parade here in Blackfoot with my mom, sister and her kids, and my dad and Teresa. We all went to the fair afterwards and enjoyed some really delicious food and some great fun. Mom put some of her pictures in the fair this year but since there is always some many people entering that she did not accuire any ribbons, but it was still fun to go and she her pictures hanging there.
Chad and I went back to the fair on Tuesday evening with Chad and Angela, and Josh and Amanda and their kids. It was really a great evening since Chad and Angela had never been before. Amanda also put in some professional pictures this year and has been able to get her name out there for any one who is looking to get their pictures taken. Amanda is the one who has taken the kids pictures this year and I will be sending some to everyone just as soon as they come in. We let Paxton and Amanda's daughter Tyra ride on a couple of rides and they both had a blast as you can tell from the pictures.Mommy and Paxton on Dumbo.Amanda and Tyra on Dumbo.Paxton, Amanda, and Tyra on a jumping kangaroo.
Hope everyone is doing well. Kisses to all. xoxo