Camera

We invested in a camera, in hopes of being able to further promote our work.

We purchased a Nikon D90. Wow, there are a lot of buttons. Figuring out the manual mode has been challenging and fun.

These are some pictures I took at work the other day, when we were able to go out and enjoy the awesome weather.

If anyone has any advice on camera settings, functions and lenses, I would love to hear some advice. I'm not going to be a photographer, but nice pictures of our lives and work will be needed.

Can't get enough of this dog!

So, here's to clearer, brighter, sharper blog posts!

The tile has all been laid. Countertop to ceiling. And in some places floor to ceiling. We stayed up until 3 o'clock this morning to finish. Worth it? Absolutely!

Drew trimmed out the window. And it looks fabulous. We did a little bit wider window sill so I can put a flower vase or something up in the window.

Drew started working on the trim for the "beam". It's actually our vent. But we decided to trim it out to so we could add more headroom and add a little more detail to the room. Because the 1X1 glass floor to ceiling tile wasn't enough I guess. We still need to add the shaker panel trim to the beam and the wainscot boards to the post.

We also took out the awful tube lighting, and added recessed lighting. We will miss the gentle hum of the lights, but the ceiling seems much taller with the tube lights gone.

And the pooches are bored out of their minds! Poor dogs!

But how cute are they? Answer... Very!

Sunday Best!

Well Cleo has been looking all dolled up with bows. So we had to do something for Caesar Boy. Yes... HAD to.

And doesn't he look handsome?

Quite the pair.

This is how we are greeted at the fence.

Look at that smile. Nothing makes you feel more loved then a dog welcoming you home.

Our little gentleman. Yep... I'm going to be that mom.

She's Had a Birthday!

Hooray! Cleo turned 1!

Our pudgy little puppy has grown into a pretty little lady.

She got a new collar, and a beautiful bow. Inspired by her best friend Dotti the Labrador!

The pooches on the porch.

Happy Birthday 'Cleo'patra! We love our pups!

Pooches!

Who would have ever guessed that dogs could have different personalities? Not me. These two dogs are night and day different.

Caesar is our little princess. He won't sit or lay anywhere if it's not on a pillow. He cleans himself all the time, he does not like to get dirty.

He is the nervous eater, the worrier and and whiner. One of his favorite things to do is lay his head next to you and whimper. He needs attention all the time.

That's why Cleo has been a lifesaver. She has been Caesar's distraction. We honestly bought our dog a dog. And it's been heavenly ever since.

Cleo is calm, self entertaining and agile. While Caesar prefers to be lifted into the truck, Cleo jumps right in.

While Caesar is cozy on his pillow, Cleo is content to rough it in the dirt. Silly pooches.

Guess Where We Are!?!

Yep, our home away from home... Wanna know what we (again I mean Drew) are doing?

We are giving this sad little lady a face lift! And it's going to be amazing...

We got so excited that we have already ripped off the iron posts and the plastic shutters on the windows. Ps, I always thought those were wood, they are not. We decided that we are going to blog the whole process to keep out loyal followers up to date. Prepare to have your mind blown.

As I write right now we, Caesar, Cleo and I are sitting outside of Home Depot waiting for Drew to pick up some drill bits. I guess I have just gotten so used to our dogs that I am always surprised when people walk passed the car and say how big they are.

Everyone comments.

I know they are big, but how do they tell from so far away?

Tonight we picked up some wood, glue and brackets to get started on the framing.

Drew got right to work ripping off the exterior of the portico.

And installing the 4X4s.

Below is a mock up of how the porch will look. Very well sketched by Drew.

We will keep you updated on the progress! Hopefully the weather holds out like my iPhone weather app promises.

***Snow Day***

Today it snowed... A ton... I don't know why so many people forget that in Utah, yes it snows in Spring. It does this every year, but somehow, every year people are in utter shock that it could possibly snow in April. Today however it snowed so much that I was unable to make it up the canyon for work. Drew has been nursing an illness, which he is conveniently trying to blame on me... Nice try! And he would be spending a good deal of time on a ladder, they decided it was best to take a snow day!

So we bundled up, and headed outside to get some fresh air on the Drewpy Panty's feeble body.

We got some dog biscuits for the pooches, broke them up into little bits. (Honestly when we break these bones down, they are about the size of an average dog biscuit. Everything with these dogs is GIANT.) Then tossed them all around the yard, and let them go on a little treasure hunt. Quite entertaining!

Then we put our newest donation (given to us by friends) to good use. Our new chiminea! Brilliant! Below I will give you the play by play, in every beautiful, gory detail.

MAN HANDS! Kind of just something you want to shout every time you see them! No secretary hands for this guy! Drew sawed some scrap wood down to kindling. Lit some matches...

Started some cardboard on fire...

Lit a few more matches... And a little more cardboard...

And boom backyard chiminea fire! All the not so gory, but entirely useless details. Next we took some burned wood and wrote messages to each other...

Not unlike the petroglyphs of the Native Americans. Actually nothing like that, still cute.

Then we burned the wood that our messages were written on.

It was a wonderful snowy spring morning!