MY MIND IS GOING CRAZY!

As Kyle & I headed up to Utah for our Christmas vacation I knew it was going to be a good two weeks, and it has turned out to be a GREAT two weeks! Christmas eve we spent with my family and it was so spiritual and amazing, Christmas day was even better we all got what we wanted especially my gorgeous new niece! and just knowing we are all going to be able to start over with a new year is just so great!
The past month has been a little up & down with different emotions, two days before Christmas was the day I had my miscairrage and I really thought I was going to be fine but then thinking that I could've been a mom with a 4 month old baby spending his/her first christmas with my family kinda got to me.... and still knowing that it has now been a year and we still don't have any answers is really irratating! On Friday night we went out to the movie and I saw a family friend and her beautiful little adopted girl she actually has two adopted little girls and they are so beautiful and me keeping my options open I went and talked to her about the adoption agencies she went through, she actually said oh that's great they are looking for people right now to adopt some little african american girls and if we started our paper work by at least next week we could have a little girl by Febuary, I just thought that was so great and I was actually pretty excited! ( I always get ahead of myself) well after really thinking about it and talking to kyle that night reality kicked in! My health isn't really that great right now and I do need to get my surgery not just for the whole baby situation but so they can figure out a way so I'm not always in pain, we are going to start building a house hopefully by spring, and the costs of adoption has gone up and we would need to save for a little while! (its so sad the price they put on the little kids around the world that need homes) And like Kyle said we can keep our options open but we also need to take one step at a time.
Every time I talk to the Lord about this subject I always get the same answer that I need to keep my options open, and I need to do my part and get my surgery done! I know for a fact that I will adopt one day it could be sooner or later on in my life and it won't just be one! but every time I do pray about this something always comes up like a lesson in church or something some one says to me that just always reminds me to keep my options open. Today in my parents ward Brother Bartholomew was teaching our class and the topic was on
Family Responsibilities:
He went through and told us what the church thinks is the responsibity of the kids and the father and then he got to the mother and what he read just really got to me and touched me!

Responsibilites of the Mother
President David O. Mckay said that motherhood is woman's NOBLEST CALLING it is a sacred calling, a PARTNERSHIP WITH GOD in bringing his spirit children into the world. A mother's most important responsibility is to bring children into the world and to care for and teach them. Bearing children is one of the GREATEST OF ALL BLESSINGS.
Elder Boyed K. Packer praise women who were unable to have children of their own yet sought to care for others. He said "When I speak of mothers, I speak not only of those women who have borne children but also of those who have fostered children born to others, and of the many women who, without children of their own, have mothered the children of others"
what President David O. Mckay and Elder Boyed K. Packer said just really hit me today and has helped me with some answers I have been searching for! The good news out of all this is I have a doctors appointment with my specialist and we are going to be setting a date for my surgery and I will finally be getting some answer and even though it might not be the exact answers we are looking for I now know who to go to for some adoption agencies!

SHE'S HERE!

Dejanae Holly Butterfield

12-25-2008, 11:30 pm, 6lbs 3 ounces 18" long

Proud Parents: Kade & Meggan Butterfield

I will post more pictures when I get more time! Kade and Meg we are so happy for you both! she is SO BREATH TAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL! CONGRATULATIONS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

THE PAST TWO DAYS HERE AT THE FARMHOUSE WITH MY FAMILY HAS BEEN SUCH AN AMAZING SPIRITUAL, JOLLY TWO DAYS! THE BEST PART OF IT ALL......

DEJANAE IS ON HER WAY AT THIS VERY MOMENT! MEGGAN'S WATER BROKE ABOUT 10:00 AM TODAY, THEY DROVE UP TO TIMPANOGAS HOSPITAL, WITH IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS THAT BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL WILL BE WELCOMED INTO THE WORLD BY ALL HER FAMILY! WE ARE SO EXTREMELY EXCITED AND THANKFUL TO SEE HER!

WHAT A CHRISTMAS!

I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS!

Can I just tell you how much I LOVE the Holidays! All the time you get to spend with family and friends, stuffing yourself completely full with delicious foods, sweets and love! All the get together's with friends that you haven't been able to see and family, all the Christmas cards and updates that has happened this year, all the Christmas stories and carols, Christmas music blasting in your house, with decorations every where! and being able to have a fresh start, new goals and a hope that the new year will be great! and lets not forget the most important remembering the birth of Jesus Christ!

Here is just a little update of our year!

It has been a difficult year for us but we still have some wonderful memories! lets see... Kailee and Chris welcomed their first stinkin cute, adorable son Kael into the world, we were so excited to be an uncle and aunt, and then Kade and Meggan announced they were expecting their first extremely breath taking beautiful little girl (yea I know I haven't seen her yet but I am very confident she will be all that and more!) this January, only 4 more weeks to go!! I did have a miscarriage last December and I did struggle but things are good and I know why it had to happen, we will be getting some answers from the doctors after all the holidays, so hopefully (crossing my fingers) we will be expecting our first little one soon!

Kyle turned the big 2-0, in March, I always forget that he is almost 2 years younger than me, he is such an amazing strong person, and very mature (sometimes) and responsible for his age, I think he will always be a big kid at heart but that's what I love he is always making everyone laugh especially when they most need it! He has been there for my family through thick and thin and thick and thin again, and they love him so very much!

we celebrated our One year anniversary in July, by going through the Temple on the 26Th to be sealed together for all Eternity! That was such an amazing experience and I love love LOVE going to the Temple! Kyle and I got a calling in our ward to teach the CTR 6 class, we both loved getting to know each and every one of them they all are extremely smart and just so funny! they made my testimony grow even more and taught me a lot! Kyle then got another calling to be the priesthood advisor, the kids were a little upset that he was leaving us but I thought we did OK without him?? since it is now the end of the year I have been released from teaching the CTR 6 class, I am very sad because I loved them and looked forward to seeing them each week, I am now with the sunbeams, I will let you know how that will work out!?

We started in May looking at houses but about August really got serious about it, that was an adventure and a big learning experience of its own, we haven't givin up just taking a little break we are looking at some land and most likely will be building our first home and I am so very proud to say my dad will be building our house for us, I don't think anyone else could do a better job than him! and I can't wait to get it all started, and have that experience with my dad!

Kyle has been working his little fanny off and it is paying off and hopefully (crossing my fingers again), he will be made foreman sometime this coming year!

I turned 22 in November, don't feel any older, not a big deal just another birthday, there will be one next year! all I wanted to do for my birthday this year was have thanksgiving with my family and it turned out even better than I thought because we had it with my family and Robert and Kole too!

Lots more happened this year I am sure I just don't want to get into to much detail and have you reading for hours but that was just some of the high lights of the year! This year for Christmas we get to stay for 2 whole weeks yay!! on account for Kyle working his little fanny off! we will be spending it with my family and Robert! Kailee, Kael, and Kole we will miss you guys give your mom, Paul, and Kaden a BIG hug for us! And hopefully we will be able to see all our family and friends this year!

We love you all and hope you have a very

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Love, The Christiansen's

YaY!! I just sold my last boxer pup! and I am so friggin HAPPY!

Maybe its all the praying my mom did?? I told her that if we didn't sale him the two weeks we were up there we were leaving him at their house, (the kids loved that!) so she better pray extra hard that we find a good home for him! I think all the praying paid off! Thanks mom :)

Please Fight For This Cause

http://www.fightfoca.com/

Obama made a public announcement that he is going to sign the Freedom Of Choice Act, which will allow all types of abortions including partial birth abortions, also allowing babies who are born alive due to botched up late term abortions, to be set aside without any medical care or nourishment and left to die (most of these babies have no medical problems and most of the ones that do, have things like clef pallets, club feet, things that are correctable, still they are murdered in the most cruel and inhuman way. They feel everything that is happening to them. There is more mercy for dogs that are put to sleep) This Bill also will make it mandatory for doctors and nurses to perform this murderous act even if they do not want to do so.

This act also allows under age teens to have an abortion, even partial birth abortions, without parental consent. Catholic Bishops have pleaded with Obama not to go ahead with this horrible murder of innocent babies. They have also told Obama that if he persists in signing this Bill which would require even Catholic Hospitals to perform these acts of murder, they will have no choice but to close all Catholic Hospitals.

Please let us join with these courageous Bishops who will go to any length to change Obama's mind. Please take a minute to sign this statement and let our voices be heard. This is a great, informative website. You can click on the video of Obama's speech to the Planned Parenthood group where he promised that the first thing he would do if elected President would be to sign the Freedom Of Choice Act. He isn't even in the White House yet and he made a statement last night that he will go forward with his plans to sign this outrageous bill. He still can change his mind because the Bill cannot be signed until he is actually the President.

Please let your family and friends know about this Bill and ask them to also sign this petition. Even those who voted for Obama would not want him to sign this Bill. Most important, please pray for Obama's true conversion to Christianity. If he doesn't change his atheistic ways, may God have mercy on our country for the sake of the millions who would never agree with this Bill if they fully understood all that it encompasses. Please click on the web site below. It will take less than a minute of your time, doesn't cost anything and God will bless you for standing up of Him and His commandment, "thou shalt not kill".

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people do nothing"

TWO DOWN ONE TO GO!

This past weekend and week we sold both our female pups, but our little male still hasn't found a good home yet! Kyle would love to keep him but there is NO WAY that is going to happen! He is our favorite but we already have two and they keep us on our toes enough as it is (don't get two boxers, one is enough!) He is 10 weeks and doing so good on house training and he loves to cuddle, he is a little lurpy and skinny but that will change the older he gets Ali our female was the same way! we will be up in Utah the night of the 23rd and we will travel on Christmas eve to take him to a good home if anyone wants him! we have lowered the price once again to $200.00 and his pen comes with! so if anyone wants him let us know!

(sorry this picture is when he was 8 weeks )

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

We hope you have a great day today, we sure do miss you!

Love ya Bud!

Three LITTLE problems

I am going CRAZY in my little trailer with my two big dogs and three little pups! Don't get me wrong they are all very cute but they are now 9 weeks almost 10 and we still haven't sold any of them yet... we are selling them for pretty cheap and we are getting really desperate so some one please MAKE AN OFFER! we need them gone BEFORE Christmas so if you or if you know of anyone who would want one I will give them a good DEAL! we have been house training them since 6 1/2 weeks and they are doing really good! They need a GOOD HOME and I don't want to have to take them to a SHELTER or petsmart so please HELP us out! I would give them away for free (not like I'm pretty much already) but we can't, we have put a lot of money into them and we need the money because we are doing some CHILDREN'S Christmas this year so if any one can help us out or would like to buy one PLEASE help us!

They are AKC registered purebred boxer pups, they have over 46 champion blood lines all together from there mother and father, they have there dew claws removed and tails docked, they are the number one family dog, they train fast and easy, very smart dogs! there are 2 females and 1 male, the one female is a reverse brindle that is rare and we could be selling her for a lot of money but we aren't, they have been getting house trained so yes they are an inside dog they don't have the thick fur like other big dogs do! Please let us know if your interested or if you know of someone who is, we will bring them up to Utah and will actually be up there this weekend so if you want to take a look at them let us know!

The one on the left is the male brindle, the one in the middle is our reverse brindle female and the one on the right is the other female brindle!

MISSING....

Him...

Making me do this...

And giving me these...

It's past 2:00 a.m. and I cannot sleep to save my life! my eyes are tired but my body and brain won't relax, the coyotes are going crazy just outside of my house and have been doing so for about an hour its kinda creepy, I'm snuggled up in my bed just hoping they will go away and bug someone else (OK so I don't want them to bug someone else but to just go away!) Maximas is snoring uncontrollably and Ali must be having some crazy dream! I hate nights like these, OK so those aren't the real reason why I can't sleep its because a certain special someone isn't keeping the other side of my bed warm, he is gone on a little one night camping trip with the young men in our ward so tomorrow morning they can wake up bright and early and cut down Christmas trees, how fun is that! I bet he is wishing he was here with me, snuggled all warm!

But I do miss him, ya I know I'm a boob its only one night what can I say I'm spoiled to be able to be with my hubby every night! I miss ya babe hope you had a fun, safe time! can't wait to see you!

What a surprise!

Today after I got home from running some errands I found this on my door step..

Amy I know it was you!! :) sorry I wasn't home to answer the door and there to thank you for this adorable birthday gift! these are my first Christmas decoration that I have besides one ornament (thanks Meggan) and a nativity scene ( thanks mom) other than that I didn't have anything so THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I love it!

Christmas Is Here!....... Or maybe not!

This is a picture I took today I think winter is coming or at least trying!! I have lived down here just a little over a year now and this will be my second winter down here, if you can even call it winter! I am still not used to not seeing snow on the ground, It was over 60 degrees today and its DECEMBER! It just doesn't seem like its Christmas when I am down here, I miss the snow and having to bundle up! I mean it is nice at six in the morning taking all five dogs out and only having to put on a light zipped up sweater, but still I miss the snow! But I guess that's what family is for right? We get to go visit, get cold enough to last us the year and then head back down here to the warmer weather! I love the Holidays especially Christmas, spending time with family and friends, the snow, fireplaces to warm you up, all the cute warm clothing, cuddling with my hubby in blankets, looking at lights at Temple Square! I JUST LOVE CHRISTMAS! So in a couple weeks all the leaves will be completely off our trees and on the ground, of course we won't rake them up because we don't have one, And I have decided I will leave them on the ground to take the place of the snow we don't get down here!

THANKSGIVING WEEKEND

we survived our 4 hour ride up to Utah only stopping once! but we didn't get out of little Moapa until 9:30 p.m. making it so we didn't make to my parents until 2 a.m. My dad being sweat stayed up so he could help us unload all of our stuff, we had a lot! the next day all the fun began!

WEDNESDAY.. Kyle went to Nephi to his uncleTrent's shop to get his truck serviced and visit with Lynette, while he was over there I went and visited my dad at work and then we went to my mom's work in Manti ( she works at Candy's on Main its such a cute little candy store I loved it) we then headed over to Miller's Bakery where Callee was working and got everyone lunch! Than night was Kole's first basketball game in Gunnison he did such a good job and we are proud of him working so hard this year, hopefully we will be able to make it to more games this season! Kailee, Chris, and Kael were there and we were so excited we haven't seen them in about 4 months, Robert and Jeanie were there and it was good to see them too!

He loves his momma!

THURSDAY.. was Turkey Day I love this day, I woke up early to help my dad start cooking but by the time I had taken all five dogs outside my dad had it all under control so we just relaxed and got ready for the dinner later that day Robert and Kole were our guests this year and we really enjoyed them I hope they had fun and liked the dinner, we all sat around and relaxed teasing each other and having some fun! Later that night callee's friend Jeff came over and Kade and Meggan came over and we all played games we played Boxers and Briefs if you haven't ever played it I extremely suggest that you do!

My dad up and early getting started on the dinner!

Kyle doning his chore for the day blowin the leaves for my mom, what a swear heart!

if you can't tell this is Bubbas sleeping under the table with the pups!

FRIDAY.. Kyle went out to the Dunes with some of his friends and had a lot of fun! while I went with my mom and Meggan to Gunnison to a craft fair but it was over by like 12 which is dumb! so we decided to go to this furniture/craft store in Salina I love this little place they have the cutest stuff! That night my parents kade and meggan went to a movie without me and Kyle, Kyle didn't make home in time from the dunes so we stayed home with bubbas and the dogs and had our own fun!


SATURDAY.. we were pretty lazy we all kinda did our own thing this is when we usually head up to Salt Lake Temple Square to go out to eat do a little shopping and see the lights but because of my dad's knee surgery and Meggan being close to having that adorable baby of theirs we decided we would all just go out and eat at Steve's Steak House in Richfield my family loves that place its the best steak house I have ever been to! just talking about it has me craving it again!


SUNDAY.. we all woke up late and only had like twenty minutes to get ready for church my family headed off to church and I thought we were right behind until I let the dogs out and there were deer standing on the lawn, off went Ali and Max chasing the deer everywhere! I'll tell you what the deer in Mayfield are extremely dumb instead of just jumping over the fences they just kept running into them I was screaming and yelling for ali and max to leave to poor things alone when max decided he was going to chase one up the mountain about 15-20 mins later max came back, man was I mad! My dad came up to see if we were coming to church and took us down there we made the last little bit of sacrament. we then got back to the house and started to load up all our stuff it took us about an hour, we ate some lunch chatted here and there and then said our good byes and love yous and headed home the ride home was a lot longer that the ride up the puppies wouldn't sleep and when we stopped it took us a whole hour to get them settled down again. But we made it home safe and sound! Thanks mom and dad for having us over for Thanksgiving dinner, and we can't wait to be back up there for Christmas in just a few weeks!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

I HOPE EVERYONE ONE HAS A GREAT, FUN, AND SAFE HOLIDAY WEEKEND!

Utah here we come!

Tonight after Kyle gets off work we are headed straight for Utah! I am so excited to get this Holiday started even though its going to be a very LONG and CRAZY 4 hour drive with 3 puppies and 2 BIG Boxers, all together the 7 of us are piling in our truck with all of our stuff and a four wheeler but all the craziness isn't going to stop us because we are both very excited to have a fun relaxing time with family and friends!

P.S. If ANYONE wants to come and see the pups while we are down, ya know maybe you would like to BUY one or somethin then just give me or Kyle a call!

TWILIGHT

OK... so I went to the Twilight movie and actually really liked it!

I am one of those losers who didn't read the book so I was kinda nervous I wouldn't

understand any of it but I did with the help of Emily (OK so I did have to ask a couple of questions) but other then that it was a really fun and much needed night for me!

Some ladies from my ward invited me to go with them and me being me I said yes

and then later told Kyle that maybe I should back out because I was really nervous!

I was only nervous because it was the first time I had hung out with some ladies since I

have moved down here.... but I am totally happy I was brave and went! They made some

cute shirts saying on the front "my heart belongs to Kyle (and on the back) but my neck belongs to Edward" they were really cute shirts, and even though I didn't read the books they still made me one! We left little Ole Moapa around 8 and went into Mesquite and ate at Denny's and by the time we were done we drove by the theater and they were setting up some stuff so we decided to go and be the first ones in line shortly after people started to show, but they were setting up a little red carpet because one of the actors in Twilight was in town with some other actors filming a movie, the Twilight actor was Bella's friend Mike sorry I don't know his real name, and the really really big black guy off of Pirates of the Caribbean and a couple of others, so that was pretty neat even though I didn't really know who they were I was like Mike who? but after seeing the Movie I got who he was! so that was pretty cool! we didn't get home till about 3 kyle was just getting up for work! but I had so much fun!

To sum it all up

..I was nervous, almost backed out

..had fun getting to know everyone at Denny's

..got to be at a red carpet event (even though it was a really small one)

..Loved the movie

..got home when Kyle was getting up for work

.. Had a BLAST!

Thanks everyone for inviting me, and getting to know everyone and making me feel comfortable I really had a lot of fun and like I said before it was very needed for me to go out with some girls! and I can't wait to go with you all again!

JUST THINKING

Tonight while I was sitting watching a movie with Kyle someone said....

"If you wanna Know how to make

the Lord laugh, tell him how

YOU planned your life."

that little saying really made me think, if we were able to plan out our lives what would the point of all of us being here be? I have learned so much this past year, first of all it being the first year of mine and Kyle's marriage and us making some very important decisions. That marriage isn't just playing house, that you have to work at it together and communicating and compromising are extremely important. We both have learned so much about each other and ourselves, even though I already thought I know everything about him I mean we did date for four years! But I was wrong we have learned a lot about and each other and still do everyday! Like everyone said the first couple of months are the hardest, I was extremely homesick we were trying to get comfortable with living with each other and our new responsibilities. We were constantly fighting it got to the point where I started to think "did we rush into this, did we make a mistake?" I was talking to my mom about all of this because I was scared that after just two months I failed my marriage, she said " sis, did you really think you could do this with out the church in your lives? And she was right, we weren't going to church at all and had only gone on and off for a couple of years. Kyle and I talked and that's when we decided we were going to go through the Temple. We reached our goal this last July and there has been a major difference in our marriage and our own personnel selves, its amazing how strong its made us and how much happier we are and how much faith we have I personally now have a true strong testimony, now that I look back I don't know how I made it through part of my life without the church.

One major thing I have learned this year is that every bad or lets say every choice we make without prayer and fasting has its own trials, and every bad and good choice we make has its own outcome, my family and Kyle and I made a choice this last year without really praying about it, we put our trust in a family member and we also thought we were helping other people too, because we didn't pray aboutit like we should have my family faces their biggest trial, they now have to start their lives completely over. Now if we all had prayed and fasted and put our full trust in the Lord instead of this family member would it have been a different outcome, you better believe it!

And then their are things that happen that no matter how much praying and fasting we do we won't know or get the answer until later on in life like a miscarriage or a illness that can't be cured or an accident, sometimes there are just accidents that happen and you can't explain how or why it happened and even if you search and search for those answers you may not get them for a long time or until the Lord knows your ready. And that's where we need to have faith, and if its supposed to be then things will work out, now I'm not saying sit back think positive and it will just happen for you, you have to take those steps to make it work and if it still doesn't feel right or work out then it wasn't supposed to be. Just like prayer we can't just say a prayer ask the Lord for the answer, we have to do our part and search and ponder first.

I know so many people going through so many trials lately its like one thing after another. I don't know if its just the year or what but I have noticed I am always looking at the negative instead of the positive, for example this whole week I have been so cranky, down, and irritated I could come up with so many excuses why but tonight I have realized what has really been bugging me. Kyle has been working his butt off so he can bank hours so we have more time with our families over the Holidays, he knows how much I love the holidays, and how important it is for me to be with family so me being stubborn and selfish I have been cranky and snappy at him when really I just wanted to spend more time with him, I know I'm weird like that! I didn't realize how spoiled I was, being able to spend so much time with him every week until it was taken away from me and instead of thinking he is working his butt off for me I went straight to the negative and was mad because he wasn't here to spend time with me! man am I horrible or what?? I am so thankful for everything Kyle does for me and my family he is truly such a sweet heart, and I love him so much! So my new goal is to start seeing the blessings I have, and look more at the positive!

High School Tag!

I was tagged by Whit!

1. Did you date someone from your school?

Ya I dated a couple guys from my school but I am extremely glad I met Kyle when I did!

2. What kind of car did you drive?

hmm, corvette my freshman year, Honda civic my sophmore and half my junior year, Grand am the rest of my junior year and senior year.

3. Did you pass your drivers license test your first try?

Yep I sure did!

4. Were you a party animal?

for a little while but then I realized it was stupid and I grew up

5. Were you considered a flirt?

sadly yes I was a big flirt, till I met Kyle and even then I was a little flirt but I know Kyle was a HUGE flirt so he can't get mad!! :)

6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?

Nope

7. Were you a nerd?

umm I personally think I was but I guess I didn't hang out with the "nerd" crowd??

8. Were you on any varsity teams?

Cheer leading, I kinda miss those days, ya know the days when we all got along!!

9. Did you ever get suspended/ expelled?

close, but no I always talked my way out of it!

10. Can you still sing the fight song?

No! which is sad because I cheered!

11. Who were your favorite teachers?

well I wasn't very liked by the teachers, but I like Mrs. Peterson and Mrs. Good

12. Where did you sit for lunch?

well Lauren, Andi, and I would sometimes eat at school depending on what they were having, but most of the time we would go to Millers Bakery, or Top Stop we would always have fun I miss them!

13. What is your school's full name?

Manti High School

14. What is your school's mascot and colors?

the mascot is a Templar, no not a temple with legs.. ya I have got that a few times! colors red, black and white.

15. Did you go to homecoming and with who?

my junior year I went with Zack Hoskings and my senior year I went with Kyle

16. If you could go back and do it again would you?

Oh No! to much drama!

17. What do you remember most about graduation?

That I was so happy it was over!

18. Were did you go senior skip day?

Lagoon

19. Were you in any clubs?

nope

20. Have you gained some weight since then?

no I wish!

21. Who was your prom date?

This extremely good looking kid from Mt. Pleasant!

22. Are you Planning on going to your 10 year reunion?

Ha! No!

23. Did you have a job in high school?

no I was a spoiled brat!

I Tag... Whitney E. Tessa, Meggan, and Lauren Sims!

NICKLE & DIMED

Yesterday....oh what can I say about yesterday, have you ever had one of those days where your brain feels like its crammed with so much, and your so stressed you just want to go run 10 miles ( I wouldn't make the first mile). Yesterday we walked away from that beautiful house I last posted about, everything was going great at least we thought it was, Saturday we made an offer on the house the contractor obviously countered back he only went down $500.00 on the house which this is the type of games you have to play when your buying a house the counter offer is to see how serious you are in buying the house... push came to shove and we ended up walking away from the house there were just to many red flags that popped up at the last minute, including seeing our realtor's true colors... Lets just say they thought we were some stupid young couple that was just going to jump into a house and not really see what was going on, I hate that people think just because we are young they can sucker us into anything....OK in the past we have been suckered into some things, buying a English bulldog off the Internet clear from Africa from a lady who was over there helping a tribe, I thought she was such an awesome lady for doing that but when I sent my $500.00 over there and her e-mailing me back saying she needed more money it finally hit me she isn't sending the dog. And then really finding out that she wasn't really a she and it was all a scam! just to name a couple other times having to pay a $7,000.00 hospital bill because our health insurance really wasn't a legit health insurance, and the big one my uncle screwing us out of two vehicles and my family losing everything they have! I just don't trust people any more especially after your own family member doing something like that to you!
Its really getting scary now days and its only going to get worse people are so desperate for money that they will do ANYTHING to get it! I wish we didn't have to have money to survive in this world. I just want to buy us a nice little house in Utah get my health back the way it needs to be and spend as much time as possible with my husband and family and enjoy them and watch our family grow

BIG STEP

This weekend my parents came down for a weekend getaway and because we needed their help! Kyle and I have been looking at buying a house for quite a while and this last couple of months we found one that was exactly what we wanted, but we knew we couldn't do anything until our little trailer was sold... well we found a buyer and all we needed to do was make an offer on the one we loved so this last Saturday while my parents were down we went and did a 2nd walk through and put our first offer in! This coming Monday we will see if the contractor of the development will take the offer or counter! It was a big step for me and Kyle and we are both a little nervous but way excited, we know its a big step and HUGE responsibility but we are ready and we have been planning on this the past 8 or 9 months so its nothing we are just jumping into, that's why we had my parents come down my dad went through the house and inspected everything and my dad being a contractor himself and deals with people buying his houses on a constant basis we decided that it wouldn't hurt inviting them down to help us out and the fact that we are first time buyers! they were a BIG help and it was really nice to spend some time with them and it was nice for them to get away and laugh and have some relaxing fun!

Oh and the pups are doing really good! They are walking and running, barking, peeing and pooping every where! we did have to put one down though :( it was physically impossible for him to go to the bathroom so his colon was full of food, his colon was as big as a tennis ball, so now we are down to three, Ali is doing great her infection is completely gone! but other then that we have just been home with the puppies hanging out and Kyle has been working hard so we have some time to spend in Utah over the Holidays!

Hope everyone had a good and safe weekend! :)

CrAzY dAy!

Yesterday was a little crazy... Ali was acting weird and sore and to find out she had a massive hard lump in one of her mammary glands, which isn't good :( so I called the vet and he said we needed to take her in that day! so we did and it turns out that its a huge infection that sometimes female dogs get after they give birth its not to common but it happens. so he gave her a shot of anti biotics and she was doing fine when all the sudden she went stiff and her eyes started to shake and she passed out it scared the crap out of us, the vet came in and gave her another shot and after a half hour she was doing ok! turns out she is allergic to penicillin (don't know how to spell that!) she is now on a whole bunch of anti biotics and we have to strip the infection out three times a day with boiling water and salt I feel so bad for her she is so sore! but hopefully what we are doing will fix everything! The puppies are doing good, a couple of them have some teeth coming in and they are a little cranky but other than that everything is going good! :)Here is the best picture of the puppies that I could get! when they are awake they move around like crazy so I can't get a good picture hopefully in a week I can get a couple more!

Later last night we went back over to Mesquite to watch the Moapa vs Virgin Valley game they are HUGE rivals! Moapa WON! it was a really good game though, and we got to watch Kyle's cousin Heather cheer she is such a cute girl and I love to watch her cheer! :) she did such a good job last night!

Ashley and Cortney came to the game and sat with all of us too! it was really fun to sit and talk with them! Kyle and Cortney were our entertainment for the rest of the night!

Taking pictures after the game!

Heather and Ashley and then Lana and Heather being all cute for the camera!

Kyle and Heather and me and Ashley and Heather after the game we had such a fun time with everyone and it was good to get out of the house and spend time with all them!

THANKS FOR INVITING US EVERYONE!

We Love You Guys!

Just a little update!

*I have been pretty sick lately with my asthma it started about 4 weeks ago, I kept getting asthma attacks which was weird because the last time I had a asthma attack was like 4 years ago and it was because I was running around outside in the cold snow! but every night I would get these stupid attacks and I would have to take my rescue inhaler I know I sound like a big dork and every time I tell someone I had to use my inhaler I picture this nerd with big glasses and braces using her inhaler after every word she says I have know clue why I always picture that but I do maybe because growing up I was always so embarrassed of people finding out I had asthma! and on the movies they always make fun of people that use inhalers! but anyway so it went on and didn't go away it got worse to the point that my rescue inhaler wouldn't even work and take my asthma away which is bad! so we went to the doctors and I had so much inflammation in my lungs that I didn't even have room to wheeze ha! yes I wheeze when I have asthma man am I a dork!:) so that means that whole 4 weeks my lungs were just getting tighter and tighter! but its all under control! the doctor gave me a butt load of steroids to take, no not the kind you take to get all huge, yes I had to explain to kyle no you can't take my steroids they wont make you big I'm sorry wrong kind of steroids! :) (he wouldn't do anything like that anyways) I can breath a little bit better but I have another week or two till I'm good as new!! Thanks to my AMAZING hubby he has taken care of me this past week and has done such a good job and I love him so much for that!
*The puppies are doing great! their eyes are wide open now and their teeth are starting to come in (poor Ali!) they are also starting to walk and you can kinda see which ones took after max and which ones took after Ali and you can start to see their temperaments to! they are so freakin cute though I'm going to have to admit that its going to be hard to let them all go! (ok not that hard) I would post some pics but I don't have any I haven't been able to really take any yet but by next week I for sure will!
*OH!! and Kyle got a new calling on Sunday! I just have to say how proud I am of him to take on this new responsibility! it was pretty funny because the bishop had actually called us both in and he said he needed to ask my permission first if Kyle could take this calling! of course I said yes! I wasn't going to be the bad person and say no! :) He is now an advisor over all the priesthood, so that means I have to teach the little six year old class all by myself I am a little nervous because Kyle was so good with them and they loved him, but if he is supposed to help with the priesthood then who am I to stop him! plus I think it would be very good for him and the priests! but I am just so proud of him knowing the responsibility it comes with and he still accepted and I know he is going to do such a good job!
I'M PROUD OF YOU BABE! :)

Baby Shower, Hot Tubin, Relaxing Fun!

This past weekend I went up to Utah to visit my family, I hadn't been up there for at least a month and a half... so it was a needed visit for me! :) My family did move to Mayfield they call it the Farmhouse it is very cute and cozy cabin kinda house I Love being there!

The house is surrounded by big tree's and it makes it very private!

This is the porch I took a picture of it because I thought my mom decorated it very cute!

This is the pond that is in the yard of the house, after the winter they are planning on putting fish in it to clean it out, my dad put little lights all around the pond it is so pretty at night!

it is just such a comfortable cozy home and I can't wait to have Thanksgiving and Christmas their!

Ok so all three of us don't have any make up on so don't laugh especially at me!

isn't he just so cute! man how I love him!

ok so this picture I took so I can have motivation in getting back in shape! :) seriously though callee runs everyday and is darker than dark and Gen is just freakin perfect you can see her abs and she is just so tall and gorgeous! they both are! I don't think I have worked out or toned up since High school which was four years ago ya I know pathetic! but we had so much fun sitting in the hot tub talking and bonding! I love my sisters they are my best friends, Meggan and kailee that includes you too!

Saturday was meggan and Mandy's baby shower! I think it is so awesome that they are sisters and they are both going through pregnancy together and are only a month apart! that would be so much fun! they both got the cutest stuff!

Meggan lookin all cute with all her stuff she got!

This is a picture of all of us Butterfield/Christiansen girls... I'm still a Butterfield at heart! :) we all have so much fun when we get together! and we all can't wait to spoil the crap out of our little niece and I just know she is going to be so freakin beautiful I mean look at her parents! :) Thanks family for letting me come and visit I love coming and visiting! Sorry Kailee that I missed you but you looked like you all had a lot of fun at the Halloween party I love the costumes! I will see you all at Thanksgiving! Love you all! :)

YAY FOR ALI!!

** Ali FINALLY had her pups early, early this morning!**
She had been acting really weird the past two days so I knew it was close, this morning at three am when Kyle got up to go to work she was acting even weirder than the days before, after kyle left she calmly went into the guest room where she had nested I went in with her and sat with her for about and hour and a half before she start having contraction, then all the sudden she had her first one I was completely freakin out because I have never seen or helped a dog whelp before! an hour went by and she had another one then only 20 mins later she had her third but it was a still born :( it was sad, I had to take it from her and she did not like that at all! so another 30 mins goes by and she has her fourth pup, by then I was really tired and hoped she was finished and she started to act like she was she calmed down and was starting to relax with the pups an hour and a half went by and all the sudden another one popped out! that was it she was finished and she has been doing really well! so instead of having six or seven pups like I imagined because she was so HUGE she only had five counting the still born! they are stinkin cute though! They are all brindle like Ali and Max! BUT.............
if you would like to buy one that would be great!! just let me know :) I will post pictures in a few days or a week!

TAG!!

8 Things Tag!

8 TV Shows I love to watch:

Run's House

Linkon Heights

Crossing Jordan

Without a Trace

House

Jon and Kate plus 8

Project Runway

CSI Las Vegas/New York

8 Favorite Restaurants (no particular order)

Olive Garden

Red Lobster

Tucanos

La Cai

Pizza Factory

I know its not a restaurant but.. Kyle's grandma Oma best Indie food ever!

and of course my mom's home cooking LOVE IT!

Cheese cake Factory

8 Things that happened Today

Cleaned my little house

went to the post office (no bills YAHOO!!)

read my book

Ali didn't have her puppies like I wanted

Blogging

Finally got some good health insurance... stupid scams!!

Talked to Kyle on the phone

umm nothing to exciting happens here!

8 Things I am Looking Forward to

My Birthday

Thanksgiving..seeing my family!

Christmas I LOVE Christmas and everything abt it!

my Niece to be born..3 more months YAY!

(getting close Meg!)

Ali finally having her puppies

Getting my scope finally done.. to figure out what's going on!

going out to North Carolina for Kaden's graduation

Being a little closer to Family and Friends!

8 Things on my wish list

someone to buy our little home

Ali to have her freakin puppies to get it all over with!

To be able to make an offer on a house

To be able to have a baby!

get a good job when we move!

to go on a cruise

umm.. to have a baby! I know I put that already but I just want one really bad! and it sucks when you want one and for some dumb reason you can't!

8 people I'm tagging

Kailee

Meggan

Katie Miller

Whitney

Brittany

Aubrie

Tawnie

Erin

MESSY MUDDY FUN!

Ok so after this morning's session of conference Kyle and the dogs went down by the river in front of our house to see if it had flooded from all the rain last night!... well it did the water was gone but there was so much mud left their! So Kyle being Kyle decided he was going to let the dogs run and play in it, and Maximas being Maximas LOVES mud! he had a blast....ok so all of us did!

Can you believe that, that's all slippery, gushy wet mud!

Sorry on this video I was laughing so hard I couldn't keep the camera still! Kyle decided he was going to hide from the dogs they didn't find him until Maximas was pretty much walking on top of him!!

After watching Kyle and the dogs have fun i decided to join in! I know I'm not as muddy as Kyle but it was still a lot of fun sliding down the road!

SLEEPOVER!

Ok so we had a little sleepover in our living room! ha! We were bored and there's not much to do in Little Moapa so we decided we were going to make hot chocolate

with some marsh mellows, put in a movie, & lay on our air mattress! it was

pretty fun actually! Then in the morning we turned on Conference and had breakfast in bed!!

Kyle then let me take a long HOT shower while he cleaned the WHOLE house, and did some laundry! My Endometriosis is once again acting up and its very painful and makes me miserable! I'm sorry but he is the best hubby ever!

Hope everyone had a great & safe weekend!

we love you all!

1st Tag!!

Picture Tag!....Thanks Kailee! Here's the deal, grab your camera and take a picture of all the things listed below and then post them....
NO cleaning!! Have Fun!!

#1. Kitchen Sink

(Nothin too fancy!!)

#2. Fridge
( Good thing I just went shopping!)

#3. Bathroom
(I cheated on this one! I took a picture of my 2nd bathroom that was clean!)

#4. Self Portrait

(eww!)

#5. Favorite Room

( this is my favorite because it's the only one I have painted and kinda decorated, but not all the way finished!)

#6. Closet

(yeah small!)

#7. Favorite Shoes

( I like to be comfy!)

#8. My Little One

(hehe! he didn't know I took this! I don't have a little one, but sometimes he acts like one, so here he is sleepin away!)

#9. Laundry Room

(not to beautiful)

#10. Dream Vacation

( we were supposed to go here on our Honeymoon but we didn't get our pass ports in time!)

Bora Bora

sorry no picture it wouldn't copy or I was just doin it wrong!

I Tag.... Meggan, Whitney, Katie Mccaul, Erin, and Brittany!

Have fun!!