Neighbor Etiquette

So we have lived in our house for over a month now and not one neighbor had come to introduce themselves or welcome us to the neighborhood. Granted, it has been really cold and nobody has been outside so I will give them a pass on that one. Anyway, I think it is super important to know your neighbors...safety wise and I just think community is a big deal and I want to be a part of one! Since I have never lived outside of Utah, this is a new experience for me (in Utah a lot of our neighbors were LDS so we got to know them at church) and I really want to know the people that live around us.

I think that when you are new in the neighborhood, people should come to meet and welcome you. Maybe that is an incorrect assumption, but I think it is polite. Now, since nobody came to us, we decided to make cookies and take them around and meet our neighbors. It actually was really nice to meet people and I am glad that we did it. I think it made some of them feel kind of bad that they hadn't come over which wasn't really my intention. I guess I was just suprised because I have noticed that people in Louisville are very friendly (everyone talks to you everywhere you go like you are best friends!) so I thought people would be more friendly neighbors. I just thought this was interesting and will help me remember to be a good neighbor and to make sure that I welcome new people when they move in.

First Trip to the Zoo!

We took our first trip to the Louisville Zoo on Tuesday (the weather has been amazing this week) with Jenny and Josh. The boys had so much fun together...I just love watching them play. They copy everything the other does and I think have their own secret language. They loved the animals, especially the gorillas. We just loved being outside in the warm weather and being with Jenny and Josh.

There are a lot of similarities in these two! Davis loved the gorillas and would try to chase them wherever they went.

I can't believe how big and grown up Davis is getting. What a sweet boy!

The two troublemakers together! Davis loves his best friend and cousin Josh!

Carrie's Wedding

My best friend Carrie got married last Friday. She and Bob were married in the Nauvoo temple and then had their reception in Chicago on Saturday (the Chicago temple flooded a couple of months ago and was closed so they had to get married in Nauvoo). It was a lot of driving in one weekend for us, but we are so glad that we could go and share a beautiful day with them. The weather was perfect on Friday and it was wonderful to be in the temple with them. It was really nice to spend time with Steve (we left Davis with Jen and Keith...thanks so much guys for watching him!).
The Nauvoo temple. It really is amazing...something so special about being there and remembering the amazing sacrifices that were made for us to have what we have.

Carthage Jail. Last time I went to Nauvoo Carthage was closed when we got there so this was my first time inside. Amazing to be where the prophet Joseph Smith gave his life. I am so grateful to him!

Carrie looks so beautiful! I have never seen her smile so big! I am so happy for her!

More House Pics

Here are a couple of pictures of some more rooms that I have finished.
Dining Room: We finally got our dining set. Micah and Christie, I don't know if you can see it very well but I got the awesome wall hanging behind the table with the gift card you gave us for Christmas. It looks great and thanks again!
Front Room:

My Craft Corner!

First of all, thank you so much for all of your nice comments. I miss you all....a lot. There is a girl in my new ward here who has a craft heaven. Seriously, I have never seen a room like this before dedicated just to crafting. It was awesome. I keep telling Steve how awesome it was. I don't think he cares. Anyway, this is a picture of my 'craft corner'. I am just thrilled about it! I actually have a table and some wall space in my house dedicated to crafting. I am loving it. Steve's comment after he helped me hang up all the handy dandy organizers (all from IKEA :) ) was 'did you always have all this stuff in rubbermaid containers? I'm so sorry you had to keep getting everything out everytime you wanted to make something.' Now that is sensitivity from a husband if I have ever heard it. A glimmer of understanding I must say! So what makes me happy today? My craft corner and nap time so I can actually make something there!