The Nowlings

New Year's 2012!!!

2012-01-10T14:16:00.000-08:00

I hope this year brings great blessing for our family! Last year was amazing for us and I only hope this year is as great!! I hope 2012 brings much joy to you and your family :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Griffin Wedding Cake 12/30/2011

2011-12-31T20:00:00.000-08:00

I was asked to make a wedding cake for a girl that grew up with. She wanted a very simple two tiered cake. It is made of fondant, royal icing, and ribbon around the edges. The cake topper is made from a wooden G, scrapbook paper, and mod podge. Here is the finished product!

My Addiction...

2011-12-15T16:02:00.000-08:00

I have a new addiction. I'm sure most of you have heard of this website. It is amazing. They have so many great ideas! If you want ideas for recipes, crafts, style choices, good thoughts, etc. This is the place to go. You may know what I am talking about....that's right....it's pinterest. If you haven't visited the website, I definitely recommend it. It's amazing!!!!

Addalei's Blessing Day

2011-12-10T20:34:00.000-08:00

We were able to bless little Addie the day after Thanksgiving. On November 25th, loved ones gathered at my parents to help bless Addalei. Trenton did a wonderful job. Of course, I cried. It was a great evening shared with family and friends. I am so thankful for my sweet little family!

Little Cutie!

2011-12-06T14:45:00.001-08:00

Everyone always tells you how busy life gets when you have a child. I definitely agree. This little cutie keeps my days so busy right now, I never have time to blog anymore. But I would much rather hang out with her than the computer. Wouldn't you??

Yay!

2011-11-02T13:52:00.000-07:00

I've lost 22 lbs of the 30 lbs I gained from the pregnancy. Only 8 lbs to go until I'm back to my pre-pregnancy weight......YAY!!!!!!

Announcing...

2011-10-30T18:18:00.000-07:00

Addalei Emma Nowling

Addie joined our family on Friday, October 21,2011 at 8:59 a.m.

7 lbs 12 oz, 21 inches

We couldn't be happier!!

The basketball under the shirt photos.....

2011-10-16T13:22:00.001-07:00

Well I know it's a little late but Trent and I took maternity photos in September. My mom took them! I think they turned out great! Here are a few of my favorites :)

P.S. These are the unedited versions but I still think they look pretty good.

And last but not least......my favorite!

1 WEEK!!!!!

2011-10-15T08:12:00.000-07:00

Only 1 week until baby girl's arrival....well if not sooner!

30 DAYS!!!

2011-09-22T18:26:00.000-07:00

It's that time........one month until the baby girl's due date! That's 30 days, or 4 weeks, or 720 hours. However you count it, it's not very far away and we couldn't be more excited!

Tis' the Season for Babies....

2011-08-20T08:06:00.000-07:00

My friend asked me to make a baby shower cake for her cousin. Her cousin is expecting a boy so obviously I used baby boy colors. I thought that making a stork carrying the "bundle" of joy would be cute. But it just so happens my first time making a stork turned out more like a duck. Oh well, I still think it turned out great! Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure :)

The cake is made of fondant, royal icing, and buttercream frosting. The "stork" and bundle are made of rice krispie treats and fondant.

And the Countdown Begins....Again.

2011-08-13T20:42:00.001-07:00

I'm counting down the days.....I'm counting down the days when I can hold you in my arms for the first time, when I can see what you are going to look like, when Trent and I become parents for the first time! I can't wait for these 10 weeks to be up! That's right folks, I only have 10 weeks left. I am so excited and can not wait to meet our little one.

We recently registered at Target and Babies R' Us. I was in awe at all the things that a baby needs. We had no idea what to register for, but I know that everything will be fine and we will figure it out.

Monkeying Around....

2011-08-06T08:19:00.000-07:00

I feel as if I am always posting about either the baby or a cake I made. We just don't lead very exciting lives! Well anyways, here is another cake post. I made a monkey birthday cake for one of my good friend's daughters. She is turning 10! When my friend asked me to make a cake, I asked her what the theme was. Apparently, her daughter had originally wanted an Eminem cake. Yes, I am talking about the rapper Eminem. I thought ok....That's going to be a difficult one, but I can figure it out. Well the next day at work, my friend told me her daughter came to her the night before and said she came up with a better theme for her birthday. Her daughter said, "Let's Go Bananas!" and said she would like a monkey cake! Isn't that one of the cutest themes ever? Well I made the cake and I think it turned out awesome. We will see if she loves it! Here are a few pictures, enjoy :)

All the decorations on the cake are made of fondant!

Another Baby On Board!

2011-07-16T18:18:00.000-07:00

As most of you know my sister, Jenna, is also pregnant. She is expecting a little boy August 22nd. Today was her baby shower. I was lucky enough to make little onesie cookies to go with her theme! They turned out so cute!!

Here is a picture of Jenna and I...and yes, we are wearing the same shirt. Like they say, great minds think alike!!!

Jenna - 34 weeks Me - 26 weeks

Another Belly Update!

2011-07-09T20:58:00.001-07:00

Here's another belly update......25 weeks! Only 15 more to go and then we can meet our sweet baby!!

2011-07-04T18:43:00.000-07:00

Another Belly Update!

2011-06-18T08:21:00.000-07:00

Here is a belly update picture! It hasn't grown a ton since the last picture but trust me between all the kicking and jabbing, she's in there. This is at 22 weeks. Only 18 to go!

San Diego Zoo

2011-06-15T18:22:00.001-07:00

Trenton's birthday was June 13th. He turned 26 years old!! To celebrate, we decided to take a trip to the San Diego Zoo for a few days. It was so nice to get away from our day to day lives. We spent 3 days in San Diego and 2 of those days at the zoo looking at all the animals and enjoying each other's company. We stayed at the Holiday Inn on the Bay. It was so wonderful enjoying the 68 degree weather. The zoo was amazing. It is so large and located in the middle of Balboa Park which is a tropical getaway. I would definitely recommend going there, but if you do, wear good walking shoes! Here are a few pictures of our trip!

*Our Souvenirs! Mine is the red shirt and Trent's is obviously the black gorilla shirt!

Here are some of my pictures! There were so many animals, it was hard to choose which ones I liked the best!

Country Home Wedding

2011-06-12T05:25:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine from work got married yesterday. I was lucky enough to be able to make her cake! She had a country themed wedding, sunflowers and all, so naturally I had to make her a country themed cake. It's made of carrot cake, buttercream frosting, and fondant. Here are a few pictures!

*Before the sunflowers were added.

*The next few pics are of all sides of the cake with the real sunflowers.

*Tren and I

I'm doomed...

2011-06-11T10:52:00.000-07:00

I was shopping at Kohl's and couldn't resist buying this cute outfit for our baby girl! I guess my bank account is doomed....

And the Verdict Is...

2011-05-30T18:58:00.000-07:00

We had our anatomy ultrasound on Wednesday and the verdict is.....A GIRL!!!!!! We are so excited to meet our daughter in October! She's also a thumb sucker :)

* My growing belly so far! 18.5 weeks

Party Over Here....Woo Woo!!!

2011-05-22T20:49:00.000-07:00

I recently made a graduation cake for Emilee's High School Graduation. She is graduating from Verrado High School a whole year early! Go Emilee!!!!! Hope you enjoy the cake pictures :)

2011-05-08T08:40:00.000-07:00

Boy or Girl????!!!

2011-05-04T19:25:00.000-07:00

The time is coming! Only 20 days until we are able to find out if we're having a boy or girl! We find out on May 25th. Don't worry, everyone will know as soon as we find out! What's your guess?

Girl?

or Boy?

For My Brother

2011-04-03T09:35:00.000-07:00

As most of you know, Cody leaves on his mission on Wednesday April 6th! I am so sad but so excited for him. He will be a great missionary serving the people of Dallas, TX. He is also going Spanish speaking! My parents are having an Open House for him tonight and so I decided to make him a cake! It turned out looking great :) Enjoy!

p.s. Sorry the pictures are a little fuzzy, I had to use my camera phone because Trenton misplaced our actual camera :/

p.p.s. What do ya thing about the tye-dye tie??

Baby Nowling at 10 1/2 weeks!

2011-04-03T09:31:00.001-07:00

Here is the most recent picture of Baby Nowling. He/she is 1.50 inches long and weighs a quarter of an ounce. But even though it is so tiny, he/she is a kicker! Every time the nurse would press harder on my belly, the baby would kick and flail its arms! He/she did not like being messed with! My next appointment is April 11th, so their will definitely be more updates to come!

POSITIVELY ECSTATIC!!!

2011-03-22T20:36:00.001-07:00

As some of you may know, Trent and I are expecting! That's right....we are going to have a baby. The due date is October 22, 2011. As of right now, I am 9.5 weeks. It is the furthest that I have made it with any of my pregnancies! We are thrilled....and what better way to spend Valentine's Day 2011 then to find out your expecting! Updates to come :)

In the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, room...

2011-02-17T16:45:00.001-08:00

The weekend after Christmas, my aunt Elizabeth and uncle Kyle asked if I would teach my cousin Josie how to make a cake. She is in as much love as I am with the cake decorating shows! I happily agreed. We made a tiki cake with homemade buttercream icing and homemade fondant. I had so much fun showing her the "ropes." I haven't been making cakes long but absolutely love it! Here are some pictures of our special day! We made the cake a little bit simpler than other cakes I have made. ENJOY!

*Crumb coating the cakes.

*Covering the cakes with our homemade fondant.

*Making the tiki hut!

*Adding the sand aka brown sugar.

*The finished masterpiece!

2011-02-14T21:11:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Time for Crafts!

2011-02-13T13:37:00.002-08:00

I follow this blog called Just Another Hang Up. She designed these dang cute monthly plaques. One day, I decided to make them since I have a weakness for home decor. They are cheap and fun to make. It takes about $2.50 to make one plaque! Here are pictures of January & February but I have also made them for September, October, November, and December. She also made a plaque with the Young Women's Values on it. I made one for my little sister, Emilee, and Trent's little sister, Stacey. I hope they like them! If you think these plaques are as cute as I do, you can get the templates and instructions HERE.

*The pink values plaque is for Emilee and the purple values plaque is for Stacey!

It's a World of Technology!

2011-01-28T21:04:00.000-08:00

Trent and I were eligible for our 2 year upgrade on our cell phones! We decided to go big this time and got the.....drum roll please.....Samsung Fascinate!! I love the phone! It is so different compared to my other one. It has unlimited web/email, apps, text messaging, etc. We are very excited to continue learning how to use these new phones!

So Long 2010....

2010-12-31T16:45:00.000-08:00

2010 has flown by!! It's been a year of ups and downs. Trent and I both had the blessing of getting promotions with work thus helping us financially but had to experience the heartache of having three miscarriages. Hopefully 2011 will be a year of great outcomes. Bring it on!!

Happy New Year

Yummy, Yummy, In my Tummy!

2010-12-21T21:14:00.000-08:00

It's been a tradition for a very long time to go to our friend Michelle Kelly's house to decorate sugar cookies during the holidays! Well tonight after work we spent a few hours decorating 75 cookies or so! It was so fun!! I used a new technique while decorating called "flooding." It's used with watered down royal icing and makes a very smooth layer of icing! Here's a picture of my first ever "flooded" cookies. Not bad....right?

It's Almost Here

2010-12-18T21:19:00.000-08:00

ONE WEEK!

It's my favorite time of year and it's one week away....Christmas is almost here!!

'Tis the Season!

2010-12-04T16:44:00.000-08:00

It's my favorite time of year.....Christmas! I put up my Christmas decorations last week after Thanksgiving and am loving the holiday feel in my home! There are a few decorations that I made for the season. First is the Christmas countdown blocks. When I originally took these pictures it was 27 days 'til Christmas but now it is 21. So excuse my inaccurate picture! The other is a cranberry Christmas tree. I had this old wire Christmas tree decoration that was losing it's vibrancy and I had a grocery bag full of fake cranberries. Well if you put two and two together and hot glue than you get.....the new and improved Christmas Tree. I'm thinking of adding some type of beads for the "ornaments" but haven't quite decided on it yet. Anyways, I hope you all have as much fun putting your Christmas decorations up as I did!

Merry Christmas :)

*Don't worry....the door that the tree is blocking, we never use.

2010-11-25T18:24:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving to You and Your Family!

The Golden Years Cake

2010-11-20T20:54:00.000-08:00

My mom's parents, my grandparents, celebrated 50 years of marriage on November 19th...yes, 50 years! My mom and her sisters are throwing them a family dinner party and I was asked to make the cake. So here it is!

*Made of royal icing and fondant. The flowers and bow are handmade with fondant!

I Wanna Be A Cowboy Baby!

2010-11-06T08:47:00.001-07:00

One of my best friends, Ashli, is having a little boy next month! So her baby shower is this weekend to celebrate the little one's birth! I am lucky enough to have been asked to make her baby shower cake. It is a cowboy theme baby shower so the cake obviously had to match! I found a design similar to this online and just had to make it!

*It's a 2 tiered white cake made of fondant and royal icing!

The cowboy hat is made of fondant and giant marshmallows!!

*(above) I wrote the baby's future name on the belt buckle...Charge

*(below) I took pictures of the cake from every angle so everyone could see how it turned out!

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, and Something....YUMMY!!

2010-10-24T10:36:00.000-07:00

I was lucky enough to be able to make my friend's wedding cake. They decided on a four tiered cake made of fondant and frosting in their wedding colors. The three bottom layers of the cake are all styrofoam. The top tier is funfetti and chocolate cake. I had so much fun making it! Congratulations Tage and Alanna!!!

*This picture lets you know how big the cake is....I took out 2 shelves just to make it fit!

Another Home Decoration Created by Me!

2010-10-18T19:26:00.000-07:00

I once had an assignment in high school to create items that depicted my likes into my name, here was the finished project!

*I drew art utensils to show my creative side, toothpaste & toothbrush because dental hygiene is very important to me, a curling iron because I liked to curl my hair, a swim cap & goggles because I love to swim, and a mirror & mascara because I like to look purty!

I decided to make something to hang in my home that depicted things that Trenton and I like. This one turned out so much better!

*I drew art utensils to show my creative side yet again, a rifle because Trent loves guns, a movie reel because we enjoy going to the movies, my most favorite hair item = my chi, a flashdrive because Trent is ALWAYS on the computer, and a fishing pole because Trent likes to go fishing & I like to accompany him to enjoy the scenery...sometimes.

Who's wants homemade fondant??

2010-10-10T19:32:00.000-07:00

I am just in a baking mood this weekend! I decided to try and make homemade fondant. It worked out pretty darn good! Here's the finished cake!!

2010-10-09T20:56:00.000-07:00

I follow this blog called Bake at 350. She gives ideas about baking and decorating cookies. She is amazing at what she does! She wrote about making homemade oreo cookies....creme filling and all! The recipe looked pretty easy, so I tried it tonight. They turned out great!! I didn't have a plain circular cookie cutter so I used a flower one. It was a lot of fun....and yummy!!!!

1st Day!

2010-10-09T20:53:00.001-07:00

Trenton's first day of work was on Monday. I had to take a picture of him in his uniform!

Don't you just love a man in uniform!

Congratulations!

2010-10-09T20:37:00.000-07:00

Trenton graduated the Correctional Officer Academy on October 1, 2010!! He is now working at Lewis State Prison. Congrats Trent! Here are a few pictures from the ceremony.

*Trenton receiving a certificate for academic achievement.

*The Santa Cruz County Sheriff was the guest speaker.

*Officer Grijalva who also graduated was the class speaker.

*Trenton receiving his badge.

*Taking the oath.

Great Job Trenton!!

SuPeR sAtuUrDaY fUn!!!!

2010-09-19T13:55:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my mom and I attended her ward Super Saturday! It was so much fun making cute decorations for my home. Take a look at what we accomplished!!!

* Made of wood, painted and sanded, and vinyl art.

*Made of wood, painted and sanded, and vinyl art.

*Made of cork board, white washed with brown paint, and vinyl art attached to the glass in the picture frame.

*Made of wood, sanded and painted, mod podge, scrap paper, and vinyl art lettering.

Funny, Ha Ha!

2010-08-30T18:25:00.000-07:00

One night Trent and I decided to go and get a movie from redbox. There wasn't really any good movie out at the time, so we decided to get this movie.....Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging. I know, I know the movie sounds really dirty....but it's not. It is hilarious!!! It's typical English humor and language but is so funny! It's definitely a coming of age movie. I would definitely recommend it!

My New Love....

2010-08-25T21:12:00.000-07:00

I have found a new love....ZUMBA!!! If you haven't tried, I would highly recommend it. It is an exercise routine that is so much fun, you can't stop! It's a mixture between merengue, salsa, cumbia, and reggae dancing. It gets your heart pumping and your body sweating. It is so much fun and a great workout!!!

Power to Women!

2010-08-06T17:09:00.001-07:00

At work, we have a Daily Chronicle that we hand out each day to our residents. It consists of information like famous birthdays, historical facts that happened on the same day, and a humor of the day quote. This was the quote from Thursday, August 5th. I loved it!

''I'd much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they are the first to be rescued off of sinking ships.'' -Gilda Radner

Way to go Trent!

2010-07-30T21:39:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to let you all know that Trenton got the job!! He will now be working for the Department of Corrections for Arizona. He reports to the academy on August 15th! Congratulations Trenton, I Love You!!

Utah or Bust!

2010-07-27T20:17:00.000-07:00

Trent and I recently went on vacation to Utah. We went to Beaver for a few days and then on to Vernal to visit the family. It was so fun! We arrived in Beaver at about midnight Friday night. The next two days were spent fishing at Puffer Lake, riding quads all over Beaver Mountain, and relaxing! The cooler weather was extremely nice compared to the Arizona heat. Then on Monday, Trent and I drove to Vernal to visit his family. Vernal definitely wasn't cooler than AZ. When we were there Utah was having some of the hottest days they have had that year! 100+ degrees! But don't worry, being a native Arizonan meant the heat was like home! Anyways, the next two days were spent hanging out with the family. Then we made the 11 hour drive home conquering thunderstorms most of the way! All in all, it was a great Utah vacation!

p.s Here are a few pictures from the trip. Sorry for not having very many, I never have my camera on me!

*A creek we had to cross on one of the trails!

*Holy Deer!!

*My favorite brother

*A meadow that was at the end of a quad trail

*This grasshopper stared at me while in the bathroom at my in-laws house! He had made a home on the plant growing inside the windowwell. I named him Fred.

The Twilight Saga

2010-07-03T08:18:00.001-07:00

YES....I did go see the new Twilight movie and loved it!! I would definitely recommend going and seeing it but then again, I am a twihard!!

A New Bed!

2010-05-27T21:53:00.001-07:00

Last weekend Trenton and I went up to the cabin. He decided to gather some logs to make a new bed for us! I love having a husband who is so talented. Here are some pictures of the work in progress!!!

*The logs for our new bed!

*The mess after peeling the logs.

*Trent gathered enough logs to make another bed to sell. It will be a queen size.

CaN yOu SaY.....FAST LEARNER?!

2010-05-27T21:42:00.000-07:00

As most of you know I work at a Senior Living Center aka Nursing Home. Most of the residents there are over 85 years old and know an interminable amount of things! For example how to crochet. Well we recently had a resident there who was the best crocheter I have ever seen and I asked her to teach me. That was on Tuesday. It is so fun to do! I have found a new passion for crocheting. My first project is making a baby blanket for Ashtyn's dolls. I am almost finished. Here is a picture of my work in progress!!

Yay for Me!!!

2010-05-20T20:38:00.002-07:00

Since September, I have been working on becoming a Certified Activity Director. I recently finished the second half of my classes the first week of May. After that, I had to send in my application to the National Certification Council for Activity Professionals, or NCCAP, to Virginia. It must then be approved by the council. Well......I am now officially certified! With this certification I have been given the opportunity of a promotion and raise at work. I am now the Enrichment Coordinator!!!! Yay for me!

Gila Valley Temple!

2010-05-20T20:29:00.000-07:00

A couple of weekends ago, I accompanied my parent's ward young women on a trip to the new Gila Valley Temple open house! The Temple is so beautiful...small, but still as gorgeous as any other temple. It was so fun. One of my favorite things about going to the Temple is feeling the Spirit. I am so thankful to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Ashtyn's Birthday Cake!

2010-04-24T22:00:00.000-07:00

This year, Ashtyn turned 3 and she wanted me to make her a barbie cake! Well, I decided to take the challenge and made her a Belle aka Beauty Birthday cake! She hasn't seen the finished masterpiece because it's for our family sunday birthday dinner for her! Hope she loves it!

Thanks Aunt Becky, for letting me use your cake pans!!

Butterfly, Fly Away

2010-04-24T21:42:00.000-07:00

For Easter my grandma got Trent and I three caterpillars. There names were Herb, Floyd, and Betsy Mae. Unfortunately, Floyd and Betsy Mae didn't make it but Herb did!! And today he emerged from his chrysalis as a beautiful butterfly! Thanks grandma :)

*This is Herb, a couple days after getting him

*The night he started to form his chrysalis

*The broken chrysalis

*This is what I found this morning!

*Setting him free! Good luck Herb!!!

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow!

2010-04-16T17:14:00.000-07:00

It has been FOREVER since I last wrote about things going on. Sorry, but Trent and I don't lead very exciting lives! Everything is pretty much the same...work, work, and more work. Did I mention work? Anyways, one thing that has changed....again...is my hair. I decided on a whim to chop it off!! I did just that!! Jenna loves doing drastic haircuts so she was more than pleased to cut my hair for me. She cut a whole 7 inches off!! Here is a picture of the new Ashley!!!

mmmmm...Raw Fish!

2010-01-23T07:36:00.000-08:00

So last night, Trenton and I went on a date with his co-worker Cassie and her boyfriend John. We introduced Trent to a cuisine he had never tried before....SUSHI!!! Surprisingly, he actually liked it! (Trenton isn't a big seafood fan, especially raw!) His favorite was called the Cancun. It consisted of raw tuna, crab, avocado, a little cream cheese, jalapeños, and cilantro. It was so good but definitely had a bite to it! He also enjoyed the yellowtail and baked scallops. I am so glad he finally got the guts to try it because I love it! So now we can go more often. Last but not least, I was able to enjoy my favorite, tako, or otherwise known as...octopus tentacle. Yum!

*My Favorite!!!

LeT's HaVe A sNoW dAy!!!

2010-01-17T11:03:00.000-08:00

So this weekend Trenton and I were able to get away from the real world and go up to the snow! We decided to join my parent's ward on their youth snow trip. It was so much fun!!! Sledding and snowboarding all day.....let's just say that Trenton was extremely happy to be back "home" in the snow! I didn't sled but was the paparazzi for the trip. Here are just a few pictures and a video from the eventful day!

*Last picture of the day....man, were we tired!

*Cody snowboarding for the first time. He did great!

*He even got some air!

*Emilee tracking through the snow!

*Another lovely picture of the tired couple!

*Here she comes sliding down the hill!

*Dad, Glenn, and Bro Hunt

*Emilee and her friend Rachel...I just love the expressions on their face!

*Dad and Dillon Hunt. I still love the expressions!

Last but not least, here is a video of Trenton snowboarding. He now remembers why he snowboards at a ski resort....they have ski lifts!

One of the BEST Movies I've seen in a long time!!!

2010-01-10T08:47:00.000-08:00

So last night Trent and I went to the movies! We went and saw the movie AVATAR. There is only one word to describe it.......MINDBLOWING!! If you haven't seen it, I would definitely recommend it. Next time Trent and I will be going to see it in 3D!

2010-01-01T16:14:00.000-08:00

Hope this year brings you everything you hoped for!

2009-12-28T16:39:00.000-08:00

Well, life has been BUSY! Sorry I haven't posted in a while....but last week I dyed my hair! I have gone from blonde to.......drum roll please.......RED! They can no longer call me Hannah Montana at work. And yes, I used the infamous self shot picture to show you what color.

p.s. To answer your lingering question....yes, we did have to dye my eyebrows as well!!

Thanksgiving Day!!!

2009-12-05T14:18:00.001-08:00

We spent this thanksgiving in Utah! Unfortunately, my camera didn't leave my bag the whole weekend :( I will try and be better this Christmas! Well anyways, Utah was so much fun but cold. We went to Trents parents new house in Vernal. Man, do I love thanksgiving! It was nice to see all the family and get to know Trent's family even better!

We spent all day thursday at Trent's family's house. Friday we went Black Friday shopping. All you women out there...listen up! Teresa (Trent's mom) and I went shopping and spent $128.00 but we saved.......drum roll please............$151.31!!! I love coupons and sales! Friday we went to Salt Lake City to finish some christmas shopping! While we were there Trent and I were able to see some of my family from Idaho Falls! We then spent the night in SLC and left to go home sunday morning. It was a great holiday with the in-laws!!!

p.s. Teresa is all about traditions around the holidays! We made the cutest little oreo cookie turkeys thanksgiving morning! They are made out of an oreo cookie, malt ball, hot tamale candy, chocolate frosting and candy corn!

Here's the cute little turkey!

2 Years and Counting.....

2009-11-14T14:50:00.001-08:00

I know it's a little late but Trenton and I celebrated our 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARYon November 3rd!!! I can not believe that we have been married two years already...oh, how time flies!!! We didn't do much since we both had to work that day but we did go to dinner that night. We went to Red Robin, the restaurant where we went on our first date. I got the cobb salad and Trent got the jalapeno burger! It seems like just yesterday that we were walking into the temple to be sealed for Time and All Eternity! I think that I married the best man in the world but doesn't every girl feel that way about their loved one?! Thank you Trenton for being my best friend and my one and only! I Love You!!!

Chooooooooo Chooooooooo

2009-11-13T07:08:00.000-08:00

In June this year, Trent and I took a train trip for his birthday. It was a blast!!! The train runs from Durango, Colorado to Silverton, Colorado. We took this trip with our friends Cody and Rachel. They live in Vernal, Utah and met us there to go on this adventure together! The trip was so much fun especially being surrounded by the BEAUTIFUL surroundings of Colorado and riding an old Steam Engine!!!

When we got up there we went to Mesa Verde National Park. The park is filled with the old Anasazi cave dwellings. It was so neat to see the intensity of these dwellings. We took a couple of tours that actually went into the caves. On one of the tours we had to get on our hands and knees to get through the crevices of their houses. These houses were built right on the edge of cliffs overlooking valleys! Here are a few pics:

*View from the highway driving through the park.

*A little friend we met on our way to one of the tours!

*View from the fist dwelling we toured. If you looked over the retaining wall, you would've fallen off!!!

*Waiting to start the hike/tour

*We had to walk sideways to fit through this "hallway"

*Picture of the dwelling

*Another picture

*My butt!!

*Hiking out of the tour, it was very steep!!

*The largest cave dwelling in America!

*A fire pit?!

*Inside one of the buildings

*Beginning to hike out of the second tour

The next day was the train ride! We stayed in a hotel in Cortez, Colorado and then drove up to Durango in the morning. We began the trip at 7 am and didn't get back to the train station until

6 pm. It was an all day thing but was an event of a lifetime!

*The front of the train station in Durango

*While the train was loading, we were taking pictures from our seats. Our car that we rode had no walls which made for a great day photographing the trip!!

*Our friends we went with, Cody and Rachel

*Our car we rode in, The Rio Grande!

*View from inside the car

*As Pocahontas would say, "Just around the river bend!" We were riding along a river which was about 1000 feet below us!

*Us!!

*Another little friend we made. He was sitting on the rock watching all the people while the train was stopped to fill up with water!

*Blowing off steam on the bridge of the Animas River. That was a sight to see!!

*My professional photographers picture. Man, do I love my camera!

*Our train we were on. This is when we arrived in Silverton!

*You can see just how big the train actually is!

*On our way back to Durango! What an amazing, memory making day!!!

Back in AZ....

2009-07-20T16:09:00.000-07:00

As most you know Trenton and I have moved back to Arizona! I know, I know....we were only in Utah for 4 months but things happened and Heavenly Father led us back here to the heat and sunshine!!!

We moved back in May so this post is a little bit late but Trent and I have been so busy with work. Here's the story on why we moved back...

We moved up to Layton in January and found the most perfect apartment we could afford. Trent already had a job when we moved up there but I didn't, I was going to find one when we got there. Anyways.....after 4 months I wasn't able to find a job. (I lost count after applying at over 30 places!) In April, the job Trenton was working at was having financial troubles so they had to lay Trenton off. So within a week of that happening we were packing up and heading back down to Arizona. Thanks to my parents and family for helping with everything!!!

So here we are in our new apartment in Surprise! I got my old job back and Trenton took a different job but everything, I guess, was meant to be!! (If only we moved back during an Arizona winter instead of an Arizona summer....curse the heat!)

*Here is the apartment in disarray from packing in 2 days!

Slacker....

2009-07-13T07:46:00.001-07:00

Seriously I have totally been slacking on blogging. I'm going to try to be better at blogging a couple of times a month. I will now say the national bloggers pledge (sort of)....

*I pledge allegiance to the blog, of the very big internet, and to the company for which it stands, one blog every two weeks, with humor and boringness to all.

Poor Kids....

2009-04-19T16:33:00.000-07:00

I found this website that shows you what your kids are going to look like.

All I can say is......Poor Kids!! Enjoy the Pictures

A Day at the Children's Museum

2009-04-16T18:17:00.001-07:00

Well, yesterday Trent's family decided to drive down and see us. Today, while Theresa (my mother-in-law) and Stacey (my sister-in-law) drove to Vernal to look at a house, Michelle (another sister-in-law) and I took the 3 little girls (the rest of the sisters-in-law) to the Salt Lake Children's Museum. They LOVED it! It was actually quite fun and entertaining to watch the girls play and learn. I also played a little myself! It was so fun :)

* I made a sandwich out of the play food. Yum!!

*Drawing the horse that's on the wall above me.

*The finished masterpiece!

*Riding the "fake" horse with Carly.

*Lily in the bird house.

*Carly filling the jeep up with gas.

*Anna climbing the rocks.

*The girls and I in the helicopter.

*Michelle and Lily driving the ol' farm truck!

*Rockin' on the porch swing of the GIANT playhouse.

Winter seems to never end in Utah....

2009-04-15T12:38:00.001-07:00

I heard on the news that in Phoeniz, AZ it is 66* outside and in Layton, Utah it is 32* outside and SNOWING!!! Yes, I said snowing. Winter seems to never end here. I am definitely missing the heat and sunshine :)

What do you think about getting a FREE car?

2009-04-14T14:11:00.001-07:00

So one day last week Trent got a phone call from dad. They spoke for about 30 minutes or so. When Trent finally got off the phone the first words that came out were....."What do you think about a getting a FREE car?" WHAT?! were my thoughts exactly. So now we have a red 2001 Pontiac Grand Am!

The Story:

Trent's dad, Blaine, has a friend in Montana that was the owner car. Blaine was speaking to him one day and they some how got on the topic of cars. (Imagine that?! Grown men talking about cars) Anyways, the friend was talking about the Pontiac and said that something happened in the engine. He also said that he just didn't want to fix it. Well....Blaine said that maybe Trent would want it to fix. So the friend said "ok, he can just have it." The next thing you know we have another car.

Yes, it will need to be fixed but I know that Trent can do it. He's the man!

Here's some pictures. It's actually in really great condition, besides the fixing the engine part!!!

Visiting AZ...

2009-04-05T13:39:00.001-07:00

Well, for the past 3 weeks, yes I said 3 weeks, I have been in Arizona visiting my family. It was so much fun! It all started over spring break.....

My family decided to come up and visit Trent and I. We then decided to drive down there to go to the dunes with them. It was the first official time that Trent had been to the dunes. He absolutely loved it! But as usual I brought the camera with us but it never left my purse! I am horrible at remembering to take pictures. Anyways, we were at the dunes for a week but boy o' boy was it hot!! It was about 95 during the day and at the dunes with that temperature....you roast! Well we came home and unfortunately Trent had to drive back to Utah to go to work the following monday. I decided to stay in AZ with the fam since I am having no luck finding a job! So during the next 2 weeks I was there we went to the movies a couple of times (I recommend the movies "Race to Witch Mountain" and "Taken"....so good!), we went bike riding, shopping, I worked for a family friend for a couple of days, babysat, and caught up with some aunts & uncles and grandmas & grandpas. I had so much fun considering the week before spring break I had a breakdown from living so far from family and friends. It was so nice to see everyone and catch up on the last 2 1/2 months.

A couple of days before I was going to leave Jenna and Bobby decided to come up here to go to Bobby's missionary reunion considering Trent and I were going to his reunion the same night. I was originally going to come up with my parents and the young women in their ward because they were lucky enough to have the opportunity to go to General Conference. But I chose to come up with Jenna and Bobby because they were leaving a day early and I was really missing Trenton. So we drove back to Utah this past thursday.

We had an eventful weekend with everyone here. On friday, Trent and I took Jenna, Bobby, and Ashtyn to temple square for the day. There's a train from Layton to Salt Lake so we took that and all I can say is Ashtyn loved it! It was such a fun day but all Ashtyn could say is "freezing cold" because it was about 40 degrees out.

On saturday, Jenna and Bobby left to go home but Mom and Dad were in town with the young women so Trent and I took the train back to Salt Lake to spend yet another day in Temple Square. It was also "freezing cold" because it was raining and snowing!

Even though we spent 2 days in a row in Temple Square, Trent and I still had the best time visiting everyone!!!

p.s. Sorry again about the pictures, Jenna may have some on her blog soon enough :)

2009-03-17T11:14:00.000-07:00

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!!

Idaho Falls...

2009-03-11T06:37:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago Trent and I went to Idaho Falls to visit my family who I hadn't seen in a while. It was a blast hanging out with them again! Trent was only there about 4 days because of work issues but I stayed there all week long. I had so much fun getting out of the house and seeing them. We went shopping, out to eat, etc. It was nice to lounge around with them and catch up on everything. Even though they are not technically "blood" related I still consider them my family. There the best!

One night, we were at Bill and Marsha's house playing games and took pictures of the little kids in "Mister Roni's crib." They were having so much "fun" modeling for us.

A highlight of the trip was taking Kaylee to feed the ducks/geese at the river. She loved it even though it was freezing out! It was so funny to watch the fowls fight over the bread! We said they were playing duck hockey....Here's some pics:

*Trent and Kaylee watching Nei Hao, Kai Lan (Kaylee's favorite show) on saturday morning.

The "modeling" pics

*Kaylee and Emily feeding the ducks

* Duck Hockey

The New Apartment

2009-02-10T16:26:00.000-08:00

Here are the pictures for our new home!

Trent and I were so lucky to find such a nice apartment complex to live in. If you want my new address just let me know!

*View from the balcony

*Half of the living room.

*The other half of the living room.

*View of the kitchen from the living room.

*One of my favorite things about the apartment...a dishwasher!

*Here's the kitchen.

*The dining room.

*The hallway to the other rooms.

*The guest bedroom/storage room. There are still a few boxes that need to be unpacked.

*Here's the laundry/utility room. We need to buy a washer and dryer so for now I will be doing my laundry at the onsite laundry mat.

*First picture of the bathroom. Then there's me!

*The rest of the bathroom.

*The master bedroom.

The Pictures are Up...Finally!

2009-02-08T14:58:00.000-08:00

Here are the pictures I promised!

* This is the first night I was back with Trent. It was taken in Vernal, UT.

Here are a few pics from the day I spent in Temple Square with my

sister-in-law. It was a really fun day!

*Taken on the Bride/Groom platform. Nice face, right?!

*Taken from the top of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.

*This is how big the beds were for the saints who came over seas to go to Salt Lake.
They sure were small.

Settling In...

2009-02-08T14:48:00.000-08:00

Trent and I are settling into our new apartment quite well. Mom and Dad were so kind to drive the rest of our belongings up to us on friday and helped us move in. The weather said it was supposed to rain that day but luckily it only drizzled a little bit in the morning! The apartment is pretty much unpacked because mom helped me. Thanks mom! Now I just need to decorate it and make it all the more better!

It's amazing how much you grow up in such a short period of time! Once everything is put together I will be taking pictures and hopefully getting them up on the blog. Until next time...

Home Sweet Home is Right!

2009-02-03T19:14:00.000-08:00

Trent and I just found out that we were approved to move into the apartment complex we applied for! YAY...is all I can say! We move in on friday, February 6th. I am so ready to not be living out of suitcases anymore! This is going to be such a great beginning to a new experience!

Home Sweet Home??

2009-01-31T14:23:00.000-08:00

Trent and I went out to look for an apartment to live in today. I think we found our new home. It's called Sterling Pointe Apartments in Layton, UT. They're only about 7 years old and extremely nice! We're just waiting to here if our application went through. I hope it does because it's really reasonable to live there! It's a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom thats about 1000 sf! I love it! So now we're just waiting to here back from them on monday. Keep your fingers crossed for us!!!

Im a Runaway...in Snowy Weather!

2009-01-28T10:37:00.000-08:00

Well most of you probably know that I basically ran away to join my husband in Utah. Sorry to all those that I was making plans with before I was originally supposed to leave. I just couldn't stand to be away from him for 2 more weeks. I was miserable. My heart was literally aching to be with him (sappy I know, but it's true!) I just want to thank everyone for everything that they did for me, especially my family who packed up the rest of the apartment for me and who drove me all the way to Utah to meet Trent! Thank you so much.

On the way here it wasn't exactly snowing really hard but when Trent and I got past Panguitch, UT the snow really started to fall. I guess, it was the second largest snowstorm they have had all winter. It snowed a total of 2 feet! I was hoping I would bring the sunshine but obviously that's not true. It is definitely a winter wonderland here but it's also wonderful! But now I have to learn to drive in it. I have know idea what I'm going to do. Guess I better start practicing...

p.s. I don't have a USB cord so I can't add the pictures. They'll be up sooner or later!

Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

2009-01-19T11:12:00.000-08:00

So I know that I was going to try and keep up on this blog thing but it's hard! Anyways, some of you may know that Trenton and I will be moving soon! Yikes is all I can say. It will be a huge change in our lives but I think it's also going to be a wonderful new experience. Trenton is already up in Utah. He started his job and is looking for a place to live. I'm going up in 3 weeks. All I can say is that I miss him immensely....and he's only been gone 3 days! This will be the longest time that we have ever been away from eachother! I think the saying "distance makes the heart grow fonder" is so true because I am definitely feeling it now.

Well I guess I better start packing. I have no idea where to start....

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-27T14:57:00.001-08:00

Ok, so I know that I said I was going to keep up on the blogs last time....but obviously...I haven't. So I am going to keep on trying! Today is Thanksgiving and I just want to say I am thankful for everything and everyone that has ever helped me in some way. So thank you!

Finally!

2008-06-12T19:55:00.000-07:00

So i finally am going to start using this blog thing. i had no idea how to make the layouts and everything so pretty and nice until i had my sister help me. i couldnt find friends, family members, nothing...nada...zip until she showed me how! thank you.

Another Day...

2008-04-05T16:06:00.001-07:00

So Trent and I were at a going away party for a friend of mine last night and they mentioned their blog. I had never heard of such a thing....but they convinced me to make one. I thought that Trent and I better get up to speed on the whole internet thing. so here's the nowling family's first blog...later.