My Competition...

My sweet Todd is head over heels for our cat Addie. She is an adorable small black fluffy cat, she is very cuddly and loves Todd's attention. For all of these reasons and more Todd loves this cat very much. Every day when he gets home from work he gives me a kiss and then yells "Addie, Addie, oh Addie" and surprisingly enough Addie comes. These two are inseparable and I am starting to get a bit jealous. Whether its their welcome homes, or their hanging out, or even their good nights, these two are adorable.

To prove my point I have added a picture of what I see anytime I come up the stairs and look into Todd's office. Todd in one chair and Addie in the seat next to him.

Where did Fall go?!?

This past Wednesday was a very comfortable day, the temperature was around 74 and life was great!! No sweating, no freezing!! Then this morning we woke up and saw this...
The temperature is 31, and we currently have around 5 inches of snow on the ground. Oh did I mention it is still snowing?

Don't get me wrong I love the snow and we have a great time together. Whether its snowboarding, snow ball fighting, playing with Kaylee, or shoveling the driveway, but I am not ready for it yet. I still haven't unpacked my winter clothes and jackets from last year. Oh well winter is here and I need to accept it!! So welcome my good friend winter, I am excited to have you and look forward to the next couple of months together.

(I looked at the Farmers Almanac last month, and it said that we were going to have a long winter with 2 snow storms a month from November to May of next year!! I guess winter was a little anxious to get here!!)

Bowling Time!!

This Friday Todd and I doubled with our good friends Todd and Tisha. (The two Todd's just love hanging out together!!) We went out for dinner at Cafe Rio and then headed to the bowling alley!! It was a lot of fun, the first game I took first place with a whopping 119 points, but the second game I came in last with a fantastic 66!! Here are some action shots of each of us and our madd bowling skills....
Todd CottleMe

Todd Sanders
Tisha workin it out!!
What you don't like looking at our bum's?? Scary pic of me huh? I am not sure why I was making this face but I have vowed to never make it again! Despite this brief scary face moment we had a great time!

Hayden's Big Day!!!

Last week Todd and I headed down to St. George for a very special day! Todd's little brother Hayden was getting baptized. It was a lot of fun, and we were excited to be able to share his day! We are super proud of you Hayden!!

Yummy!!

In posting this I realize it is not going to be the most entertaining and 'fun' post of all time, but it is a mile stone for me and I am proud!! Most of you know that in the past year Todd and I have been focusing on food storage, and trying to put together our supply. Well this past week I have experimented with a new form of food storage, bottling!!! It always seemed hard and time consuming so I just ignored it, but no more. From here on out you can call me Bottling Brittany!!!

My good friend Ashley and I went in on 40 pounds of chicken and took to the bottling!! It turned out to be surprisingly easy and super gratifying!! Next on my list is beef and then fruits, jams, and salsa!! Watch out bottling world, I have arrived!!!
40 pounds looked like a lot before hand, but once we bottled them it turned out to be not so much. We finished with about 22 pint jars each. So Todd and I can split 1 1/2 chicken breast once every other week for a year!! I think I might do it again, just to get some more in our storage!!
It kinda looks like a biology experiment, but I swear its a chicken breast!! They say it will last up to 10 years on the shelf like this. A lady in our ward opened one after 13 years and it was still really good.

This was so easy, I promise, so all of you get out there and start bottling!

St. George

Todd and I had the wonderful opportunity last weekend to head down to St. George!! We always love heading down there but this time it was super exciting! Todd's uncle and aunt were taking out their endowments and being sealed in the St. George temple!! It was a wonderful experience and we are so glad we got to go!! Congrats Jeff and Marie!!!
Jeff, Marie, Grandma Wallace, handsome Todd, and Me!!

My first purse!!

For about a month I have been working on making a purse! It has been a really fun project and I have enjoyed the process from start to finish. However, about a week ago I hit a sewers block and I could not go any further. I did not understand the wording or how to go about putting the final touches on the purse. Luckily my Mom came into town this last weekend, and I put her to work. She helped me finish the project, and now I am able to sport a brand new fun purse. I used the scraps from some of my quilts, and I am pleasantly surprised at my newest creation...