Little closer to the boring side.

This week was slow and really uneventful.

But here are the few highlights captured with my phone!

Leftover egg nog means creative hot cocoa mixtures to use it up!

 Jeff will kill me, but I have to...Tuesday nights are now dedicated to catching up on Bachelor with this stud! Jeff won't watch any of my shows without technology in front of his face unless it is Bachelor haha. There's just something about the Bachelor.

 Guess what I got for Valentines and my 23rd birthday (early gift of course)...TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT TICKETS!!!! If you didn't know this about me, I love Taylor Swift and I have since the release of Teardrops on my Guitar. :) It's on my bucket list and I have the greatest husband EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

 My aunt celebrated her 29th birthday and we had a surprise lunch with friends and family! This little cutie now answers to "cheese" hahaha. Love this kid!

Last, but certainly not least, Spring semester started which means one semester closer to being DONE!!! Hurray!

Although it was a boring week, it was nice to have things slow before the craziness starts again!!!

Hope everyone has a wonderful week! 

THIS WEEK.

You guessed it, it's been another crazy week. 

Because of that, I'm blending it all together into one post! 

Here we go...

 For my mom's birthday we put together a missionary wall! :) This is Trevor's very first letter, the letter he read on the video I made for him, (this video) with a map of Mexico and heart over his mission. 

 We also took one of Trevor's old ties and made it into a countdown! On the 3rd of every month my mom can cut off a link of the tie! (We thought this would be nice, especially cause Trevor had a countdown before he left on his mission.)

 Then Cecilee put together this shirt and badge frame! :) 

I'll be sure to post a picture of the finished product!

 We celebrated my Mom's birthday last Sunday, here is the DELICIOUS cake that Cec made!

 Dinner that my mom didn't have to prepare! Her favorite :)

 Her opening our missionary wall :) SHE LOVED IT!

We had a great time celebrating our mom. I LOVE MY MOM!!!

Jeff came home grumpy last Thursday, but these HUGE teddy bears sure cheered him up!

4 Teddy bears :)

 Saturday we took on the project of putting a new sprinkler system in! My dad was the brains and we were the labor. It took all day but we had a good time working together and beautifying our yard! :)

 Angel moved down Friday night, just in time to help with the yard! Haha :) I'm so excited for him and his new adventures with Cec!!!

 My dad worked hard, as you can see!

 We have the greatest family, we had my dad, mom, Cec, Angel, Syd, Grandpa Horlacher, Andy, Joe and Bree all come and help!!!

Our finished product! I LOVE IT! Although we are only renting from my grandparents, I sure love doing project to improve it!

 If you didn't know, I've been doing a million apple recipes lately. I've canned a total of 30 jars of applesauce! I feel like such a homemaker :)

 Apple chips, I still haven't mastered this one yet. 

We are down to our last 3 boxes of apples! HURRAY!

On a closing note, we have our annual Haunted House fundraiser this Thursday and Friday! Come get scared and donate to a great cause! ALL PROCEEDS GO TO OUR CAUSE, LUCI! If you can come, PLEASE DO, if not you can still donate here.

Well I hope everyone has a wonderful day! :) Hope you feel updated in our humble little life :)

Quarter of a century old...

Jeff is 25 today!!!

CRAZY...

When I first met Jeff he was 19, handsome and strong.

In honor of Jeff's birthday I thought I'd share 25 things you might not know about Jeff...

1. He talks in his sleep, and not in a quiet voice
2. His favorite color is navy blue or red
3. He loves lyrics with deep meaning
4. When he feels hot he will take his socks and shoes off and wiggle his toes hahahhaa :)
5. HE LOVES FOOTBALL and is a walking football encyclopedia...seriously, ask him anything
6. He scoops me ice cream every night after joking that he won't
7. He loves seafood
8. He sings everywhere he goes without realizing it :)
9. He always thinks of me, if he is somewhere that hands out treats or cookies or anything he will always bring one home for me
10. He leaves his socks and shoes in the middle of the room
11. He comments on football and guitar forums on a daily basis
12. He CAN'T wait to be a father
13. He loves the name Diesel Hauck and dreams of having a son that tears up the football field while they announce "DIESEL HAUCK ON THE TACKLE"
14. He can quote any movie after watching it just once
15. He has the dreamiest eyes that touch your soul with love
16. His hands are magical!!! He should be a massage therapist!
17. HE IS A DREAM FRIEND, he is loyal, dependable, and will always have his friends back
18. He plays the guitar every day :)
19. He is the king of research and will ALWAYS get the best deal, he never buys anything full price, NEVER!
20. He is addicted to Ebay, and almost always has a purchase in the mail hahaha.
21. He never complains about anything, I ask him to do a million things and he always does it without complaint. It's amazing.
22. He thinks I'm the best cook ever because he will eat anything! :) It's nice!
23. He laughs at everything I say
24. He is talented at everything he does because he will do whatever research or work he has to to master it
25. I always know that he loves me! He is never shy to tell me how he feels about me and how amazing he thinks I am. IT'S THE BEST THING EVER!!!

I seriously lucked out with the greatest husband EVER and I am so grateful he was born!!!! Here's how we spent this special day...

 Breakfast in bed! :)

 Cute birthday boy!!!

 For his birthday I made him a coupon book with services from me! 25 coupons for 25 years of life! :)

 We laid in bed and watched conference all morning, it was a dream! Then I made him a salmon lunch, one of his favorites!

After the afternoon session of conference we headed to his parents to have his birthday dinner! It was delicious and fun to take a walk down Jeff's memory lane! I married an angel :)

(I'm almost 100% sure I know what his wish was...to be a father, so sweet)

Happy birthday babe, I hope it was a birthday to remember! I LOVE YOU ETERNALLY!!!!

23 Years...

I'm a little (A LOT) late in posting about my parent's anniversary.

I don't know if other kids celebrate their parent's anniversary, but ever since I can remember we always did.

When I was little we would make dinner then dress up like waiters and serve my parents.

Or I'd make all the kids make cards then give mom and dad "alone" time.

Basically we always celebrate in some way.

This year we decided to replicate some childhood pictures and this is what we came up with...

(They aren't exact replicas but I think you get the point.)
I would've loved to have been picky about set up and outfits but we only had 2 hours, and it's a lot harder than it looks hahahaha.
Please excuse picture quality and sizing...

We love our parents and it was so special to see them open this book.

 We gave it to them right before we left on our family vacation (because it came late in the mail.)

 They were shocked...

 Then they both started to cry :) haha

 THEY LOVED IT!!!

 Then we all busted up and laughed hysterically as we drove!

We also redid the dining room for them!

It was the best gift we could've given them and it was fun to put together then see their reaction! :)

LOVE YOU MOM AND DAD!!!

Surprised, but not really.

Amazing.

That's the only word I can think of to describe my husband, but it still doesn't seem like enough.

Yesterday this is what I came home to with a sweet letter that made me bawl like a baby.

Let's just say, it was not a cute cry...

Surprised at first, but then not really because that's just how he is!

 He arranged them himself :)

 I certainly love this man and how amazing he is. 

I've said it before and I will say it again, but I don't know how I got so lucky!

Tender Moments in B&W...

These last couple days I've been taking a lot of pictures.

I feel that pictures are a gift from God to help us to keep the bigger perspective when times get hard.

As you look at these pictures I hope you are able to feel the spirit we've been feeling.

The feeling of peace, love, hope, and the sure knowledge that families are FOREVER...