My new favorite place...

I have always had a passion for decorations/home decor. Whether its decorating our home, shopping at home decor stores, looking through model homes at the decor, etc... I LOVE IT!! As of one month ago, Coeur d' Alene got the most amazing home decor store. The name... REAL DEALS. It is a franchise so you may have heard of it, but if not... you need to find the one nearest to you! All "Real Deal" stores may look a little different, but they all are quaint, inspiring, inexpensive, and only open two days a week. :) Go to www.realdeals.net to check it out!

Fall Family Photos

A puppy at his best...

If any of you don't know... my husband is the ultimate "project man". Every month when his dad comes to town, they come up with creative projects to make or fun "fix-its" to find around the house. Aaron and the garage have become very good friends over the past year. Last weekend we thought it would be nice to make Cooper a luxury dog bed. After one try and a destroyed bed we moved to a more solid material (canvas). Once again, 8 hours passed and bed # 2 was destroyed and in shreds. After two tries of the same bed, we decided to take his bed from inside and put it in his kennel outside. Cooper only needed one afternoon to tear his third bed into shreds and chunks. I think we have finally learned our lesson... Cooper will be getting NO bed outside in his kennel! Oh the joys of having a 7 month old puppy!

A puppy in trouble and bed # 1 destroyed!

Just moments before bed # 2 was destroyed!

* Bed # 3 not pictured!! :)

A wedding weekend in California!

In September we had the honor of attending Aaron's high school best friend's wedding in California. Aaron and Nate have been and continue to be best friends since high school. Aaron was honored to be the only groomsmen that was not a family member. Although it was a quick trip, it was a joy to see Nate and Rachel get married!

Aaron & Nate

The Drake & Torres Family

Cooper is 6 months!

Thought it might be nice to have an updated/recent picture of Cooper. He is getting so big, becoming so much smarter, getting much more energy, and growing very fast!