How about a 4 month update... wow!

So, life with 2 little ones keeps me busier than I thought :o). We have done quite a few things in the past 4 months, so I will update them in some type of order...

We were looking for an investment property and found a super cute 3 story 2 bd, 2 ba condo in Gilbert, AZ (about 5 minutes from our place) and it has 3 community pools and tons of great playgrounds, so felt it was just the right fit for us. With costs so low and interest rates also excellent we went for it. Here are a few pics of the condo. My sister is currently renting from us and she has really decorated it nicely. It's just perfect for her and it's a win win situation, as we are giving her a good deal, but she is paying our mortgage on the place... thanks Renee!

We have been on a few trips. A while back we went up to Sedona for a night with my sister. We started with shopping at a great outlet mall in Anthem, AZ then drove the next hour to Sedona to get away for a night. I love going to the Talqueria (a little artsy shopping village in Sedona), and enjoying the awesome views of nature that surround every direction. Here are a few pics of that.

We went up to Spokane in early August to catch up with some of my high school friends and their kids. We went to a park called Riverfront where they have a bunch of kiddie rides and Kyson LOVED the roller coaster and train ride. We also spent one full day at Liberty Lake where my friend Gen lives and had a blast swimming, paddle-boating, catching up with each other and munching. I was also able to see my friend Aimee and we went to our typical Spokane meet up place- the bowl and pitcher on the Spokane river and had some yummy breakfast at Franks diner. I was craving huckleberries like no other and even tried to find some to pick for a half a day when we were there with no luck. But I did have huckleberry french toast, frozen yogurt, milkshake and even bought some huckleberry jam at Greenbluff. We did pick some yummy cherries at one of the farms there and that was fun as well. We stayed part of the time with my sister Rachel and enjoyed some time with her as well. She is in excellent shape and has been doing several marathons lately, in fact she has a chance to qualify for the Olympic trials this weekend at the Chicago marathon.
Over labor day we painted our kitchen cabinets. I was so tired of our ugly oak- so voila... our newly painted kitchen. We are still debating on if we want to add hardware to the doors, but we will likely start swapping out our black appliances for stainless (to match our fridge and look better with the black). It looks worlds better to me, and it only took us about 14 hours from start to finish (including stripping, cleaning, sanding, painting and putting them back together and on).

All in all... life is great, we are still enjoying Arizona (esp now that we have a pool to swim in anytime we want) and staying busy (as usual).

I will try to be better about updating my blog (I have probably lost all of my readers anyway)... if you're still reading feel free to leave a comment, so I know if anyone is still reading this :o)