Blake, Rhonda, and Preston Harris

Christmas 2009

2010-08-23T12:23:00.005-06:00

We started out celebrating Christmas this year with the annual Harris/ Brower Christmas Eve party. As always there was WAY too much food, and so much fun. There was the talent show, where Preston and Tahila represented the Byran Harris family by dancing to a snow globe that Leticia has that plays music. They wore little elf ears that were on a headband. It was very cute! After eating way too much and lots of laughing we called it a night and headed home to get Preston to bed.

I think that I was more excited than Preston was, because I knew what was in store for the next morning. We got Preston to sleep and Blake and I set up Preston's toys. The anticipation for Preston's reaction was exciting. So we woke Preston up, nice and early. As you can tell he was not that enthused.
This is when he saw the gifts under the tree.
Now he is starting to warm up and get excited.
Preston is very much a John Deere boy. He loves tractors, so he was happy to get his very one to ride.

Blake surprised even me with some of Preston's Christmas gifts. Preston is always stealing Blake's tape measure so it was a very appropriate gift.
One of the treats that Preston gets in nursery is Swedish fish, so he was excited to have them in his stocking.
Just had to throw this picture of Preston in here, a classic 'Preston pose'.

After we finished gifts at our house we went to Grandma and Papa Harris's house and exchanged gifts and then headed back to our house for the Harris breakfast. It was fun to see everyone in pajamas. The rest of the day was pretty relaxing and obviously with lots of food :)

Nursery Time!

2010-08-23T12:02:00.004-06:00

Just wanted to document how stinking cute this kid is and that he is now attending nursery! I love how his little corduroy blazer makes him look so grown up. And notice the sucker in hand... a piece of evidence that he made it ALL the way through nursery. Hip hip hooray!!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Tahila!

2010-08-23T11:57:00.003-06:00

Preston always has a good time with Tahlia! We are so happy that they live so close to us. Tahlia is so fun of energy. She makes me so tired just watching her! Happy Birthday, we love you!
Preston with Great Grandma Ganene and Great Grandpa Harold.

Thanksgiving 2009

2010-08-23T10:44:00.002-06:00

This year for Thanksgiving we celebrated with my family. Mary hosted at her house, and we all contributed to the feast. I made the rolls, which if I say so myself, turned out quite nice. There was so much food, like most Thanksgiving dinners, and lots of reminiscing. Rochelle helped me make the curtain for the babies room, and got me started on the bumper. I am excited to be getting close to finished with my sewing projects for that room! The next day Rochelle, Mary, Tricia, and I headed out at 5:00 am to join the crowds for Black Friday shopping. We had a blast and spent lots of money! We may have started a new tradition of eating breakfast at IHOP. Rochelle held up to her reputation of returns, by returning something that she had bought that morning before we even left town. :) Luckily she did, because we realized that Sears had charged her for two docking stations when she had only bought one. Thanks to Morgan for watching the kids!

SUPERMAN To the Rescue!

2010-02-04T22:08:00.003-07:00

This year for Halloween we went to Oregon. It was so much fun to be able to spend time with my family and see some friends. I looked forward to going to my home ward, and seeing the ward members. While we were at my parents we were able to celebrate my dad's birthday and Blake and Preston spent some time on the combine. Preston even fell asleep on the combine.

You've got to love the bruise on Preston's forehead... a true superhero.

Raegan's Room

2010-02-04T16:06:00.004-07:00

Yes... I have been busy. Driving Blake insane to be truthful :).

Thanks Rochelle for helping me with the bedding.

What can I say, I love pictures!

Preston's Room

2010-02-04T15:58:00.002-07:00

Nesting started early for me :) I was very motivated to get things done around the house before this baby got here! I was at a loss of what I wanted to do for Preston's room. I finally got inspired by some fabric and ran with it. I obviously need to fill the frames with pictures, but you get the idea.

I love the BRIGHT colored furniture. The headboard and foot board came from DI for $5!!! I was so excited when I found it! The other furniture came from craigs list, for lets just say cheap!

I love the rain gutter book shelves. Preston can reach the books himself, and best of all he puts them away too!

Master Bedroom

2010-02-04T15:31:00.005-07:00

It all started a year ago...

When we first moved into our apartment we didn't have a dresser. Our clothes were nicely folded on the floor. I came home from a trip to Salt Lake and Blake had bought this dresser from the Sugar City Hardware store. It was so thoughtful of him because he knew how frustrated I was with having piles of clothes on the floor.

The end tables came from DI for $15 for both of them, they have been painted a few times and Blake put taller legs on them. And the lamps came from my Grandma Johnston. They were an ugly sea foam green with this wonderful lamp shade, green and mauve floral, you can imagine.

The new dresser came from craigs list (I LOVE) for $25! It was not so cute, but paint does amazing things! The mirrors came from garage sales and Blake did a wonderful job hanging the TV. Thanks babe! And in the hurricane jars are petals from roses that Blake has given me.

As you can see, the end tables are now brown. The headboard came from DI, and I made the bench out of a shutter, and yes I made it... all by myself! I love the pictures of Blake and I above the bed! Thanks Karen!

And the curtains... I love the picture of the temple. My friend Nettie made that for me. She is so talented!

You can't really tell in this picture, but the bottom frame has our marriage certificate in it. I saw this idea in Ashley's house, and had to steal her idea. It has only taken a year and a half to finally get everything collected and put together, but I love the outcome!

Curtains, Curtains, and more Curtains

2010-02-04T15:04:00.003-07:00

It all started in the kitchen, I was on the search for the perfect red curtains, but came across curtains for the bedroom. Once they were hung I felt like the rest of the windows in my house were naked. I have never been a fan of curtains, but having mine hung... I am in love with how it warms the room and makes it feel so much cozier.

I got a little creative with these ones above my kitchen sink... bamboo place mats stapled to a strip of wood (thanks Bryan for cutting it).

After hanging these ones in the living room we had someone ask if we had gotten new couches. I just love how it transformed the room, and pulled everything together!

These ones are in Raegan's room. Thanks to Rochelle for helping me make them :)

After the mentoring, I was able to make these solo. And thanks again to Bryan for cutting my curtain rod.

Where it all began :) I love the tassels!

I LOVE PICTURES!!!

2010-02-03T17:56:00.003-07:00

Props to Lisa for letting me steal her fabulous idea :) I love pictures, and what a great way to display them. This wall is in my kitchen, and I considered putting a china hutch, but love this because it doesn't take up any walking space.

Fireplace Makeover

2010-02-03T17:46:00.003-07:00

This fireplace has been such an eye sore... I finally got the courage to get it done. I am so happy with the way that it turned out! You can also see that I did a faux finish on the walls, and we moved our desk into the kitchen as well. I love having the bulky desk gone and having the computer out in the open. Blake did such a great job at building the built in.

Labor Day Weekend

2009-11-23T10:03:00.003-07:00

For labor day weekend we talked my parents into coming to Rexburg. We had a blast! Sterling and Lisa were able to come too. We had a house full. Rochelle brought her camper and stayed in Rexburg, and Robin made the trek as well. Everyone got here Sunday night and we made plans for Monday. What we decided to do was play kickball at Smith Park in Rexburg. It was so much fun! We were able to include everyone, from the 1 year old to the, well, my dad, I won't say how old he is :) The funniest part was Sterling kicked the ball and my dad tried to catch it. It bounced off his chest and hit Sterling, so he was out. Everyone was rolling on the ground laughing!

After kickball he had a picnic and played on the playground. Preston loved the swing!

Babies Room

2009-11-23T09:58:00.002-07:00

So... we are having a GIRL! I am very excited about all the bows and flowers!

A Huge Project

2009-11-23T08:58:00.005-07:00

This project started when I painted the front door and then I realized how bed the eve of the house looked. (the reddish brown trim) So that's when the wheels started turning. I told Blake that I wanted to paint it and he was, well, lets say less than impressed with my idea. I agreed that if the Dr said that I could get on the scaffolding I wouldn't do it. He didn't say yes or no, but he didn't say no, so I was in business. Five hours later I was done! It really made such a difference! I love the way it turned out.

It was a messy job, for sure!

Preston loved the clean up!

This is the best picture that I have of the finished product. You may not even be able to tell what I did... But I can! Thanks Lisa for helping with Preston!

Sneak Peak

2009-11-23T08:51:00.005-07:00

I have been trying to find some fabric to be inspired by for Preston's room. I am so excited to have finally found something. I just have a few things left to do in his room and there will be a full post of pictures.

Bye Bye Binky

2009-11-23T08:41:00.003-07:00

At the end of August we bid farewell to the binky... Blake and I took a trip to Logan for the weekend and on the way home Preston fell asleep with the Binky in his mouth. I took it out and from that point on he only had it to fall asleep. It only took a week of this for Preston to get used to it. I was very happy it wasn't that big of an ordeal. My goal was to have Preston weaned from it so he wouldn't be stealing the babies for him to suck on. I'm certain that will still happen, but lets hope not as often :)

Vintage Shoot With Karen

2009-09-20T12:12:00.004-06:00

For Preston's 11 month session I wanted to do a vintage theme. I love the little outfit that Karen put together. Be sure and check out her website

http://karenandersonphotography.com/.

She does such an amazing job with children and has taught Blake and I so much. Thanks Karen! I love the pictures!

True boy at heart... he loves blocks :)

I'm sure that Grandpa Bryan will like the fact that Preston's hair is parted. It kind of looks funny because it is always CRAZY.

SURPRISE!!

2009-08-27T10:43:00.007-06:00

This is how we told our parents the exciting news- the middle of July. I'm obviously catching up on the blog :)

Karli and Denise I really didn't copy you... I had to laugh when I saw that on your blogs. I guess great minds think alike!

Preston's Birthday

2009-08-21T15:16:00.007-06:00

Preston's Birthday fell on a Saturday this year and Blake was lucky enough to have the day off. It was such a nice day. The day before it had rained like crazy. We were supposed to have Preston's pictures taken that morning, but our photographer came down with the flu... so we rescheduled. It was fun to be able to hang out and enjoy the day.

While Blake mowed the lawn Preston played with his play lawn mower. He loves that thing. He actually got one for his birthday from his Great Grandparents, so he has two. It is a good thing too, he has already warn one out. That is how much he likes it.

I just thought this picture was funny. He has fallen down and doesn't know quite what to think. And I love this shirt, it shows his little muscles :).

That evening we had a BBQ with family. Even though it was just family we had quite a few people. It was fun to be able to host the event at our own house. Thank you to those that came, we had such a great time.

I had fun making Preston's cake. And to make it even better it tasted good too!

As you can see Preston loved having free reign over his cupcake.

What a silly little boy! We don't know what we would do without him. He is so fun to have! Blake and I have definitely learned a lot from him past year. We love you Preston!

Family Picture

2009-08-18T16:09:00.002-06:00

Four wheeling with the Johnston Family

2009-08-18T15:20:00.004-06:00

While we were at my parents house for Evie's blessing Ellis, Rochelle, and I rounded up some four wheelers and we took a trek in the wilderness. We were in search for the honey combs. We weren't able to get to them... by the time they were in walking distance (an 8 mile hike) there was a big rain storm getting too close for comfort. By the time that we made it back to the pickup to load up the four wheelers we were getting drenched.

Our happy little family. Preston loved being on the four wheeler and observing everything else going on.

When we first started out on the 'trek' Robin, my mom, and I (and our two babies- Macie and Preston) started walking. After about a half a mile Macie started to get a little fussy because she was tired and we didn't have her pacifier. So Preston's pacifier came to the rescue! After walking 4 or so miles we were looking as far as the road went and realized that they weren't coming back for us. We were unaware of how far everyone else was going, which ended up being 20 some miles. I ran back to the car and my mom and sister started back with the little ones. I literally just got to the car and Ellis came around the bend and picked me up... good timing I guess. As they loaded up the stroller my camera had fallen out of the stroller. I was so sad! Luckily on our way back we were able to find it, it was just enough on the side of the road so it didn't get run over! Phew!

Miss Evie's Blessing

2009-08-15T08:42:00.005-06:00

Little Miss Evie herself. She is such a beautiful little girl. Emily has always called her Miss Evie... I think that it has already caught on.
What a beautiful family. It has been so much fun watching Owen be a dad. You can see that Miss Evie already has him wrapped around her little finger.
Here are the babies of the family... for the year. First was Keegan, born the end of December, Preston, end of June, Elise, beginning of September, Maci, end of October, and Miss Evie the middle of March. Needless to say that the Johnston's have increased there numbers. Evie is my mom's 25th grand child.

Garden Time

2009-08-15T01:23:00.004-06:00

We planted our first garden this year. I am very excited to reap the rewards of a garden this year. It was a lot of prep work this year, more that it will be next year I mean. We rented a sod cutter and removed the grass, brought in some railroad ties, and lots and lots of dirt. But somehow not enough. Blake was such a trooper. There was a little miscommunication on what I wanted done and what he thought we were doing. Thanks babe! There is no way that I could have accomplished what you did.

It is still amazing to me that you can plant such a little seed and produce food from it. It makes me grateful that Heavenly Father figured out all the chemistry and all I have to do it plant and give a little TLC.

Fun Times at the Cabin

2009-08-15T00:29:00.013-06:00

For Memorial weekend we were able to go up to the Harris cabin. It was fun to spend time with the family and enjoy the outdoors. We went on four wheeler rides, played lots of games, most importantly go to sleep in.

At the cabin there is a 'pet squirrel'. His name is Hector. Preston was very excited to see him... as you can tell.

Preston definitely loves his Grandpa Bryan. Hanging out in their undies.

Finally warming up to Great Grandpa Harris.

Bath time! Preston won't be able to bathe in the kitchen sink much longer. He is getting too big.

Hair, Hair, Hair

2009-08-15T00:15:00.003-06:00

I love having long hair... most days. One of the days that I don't like it is when it is time to clean out the vacuum cleaner. I am sure that many of you can relate to this. Just the other day I had to get a part for this machine so I took it into Rexburg to Vacuum Services and the guy pulled out the best tool for removing hair. It is like an exacto knife, but it has a hook instead of a straight razor. It took me 30 min to do what he did in 30 seconds! Thought I would pass the tid bit along.

Another example of something that I love, but dislike at the same time. I love being able to work out of my house... the only down fall is that little feet track my work all over the house.

Some of Preston's Favorite Things

2009-08-14T23:51:00.004-06:00

Preston loves to look at books. It is fun to watch him learn and develop.

A great helper when it comes to pulling the laundry out of the hamper. Not so much help when it comes to folding though! Unfolding... GREAT helper :)

This pan is just Preston's size. For the time being it is the only one that he can actually get out of the cupboard.

Preston LOVES Baby Einstein. And I have to say that when I am fixing dinner, I love it too. When he was in his walker he would muscle through the carpet just to get a better view.

Family Heirloom

2009-08-14T23:18:00.005-06:00

This double rocker was my parents first piece of furniture. My dad's brother, Milt, got it for them when he was in Maui. It is made out of the same wood that the ark was made of, gopher wood. My mom said that it cost $100. At the time that they got the rocker my mom was expecting my sister Rochelle. And according to my mom, she was HUGE! Or according to my grandpa anyway. When my grandpa delivered the rocker to my parents, Grandpa George said to my mom, "Even you can fit in this Annette!"

A few months back I saw this sitting in my sisters garage and asked if I could 'take it off her hands'. Leaving the dirty work of transporting to Owen. I got permission from my mom to paint it, and she was very excited. So after a litter elbow grease and black satin paint, here is the end result. I have some great memories of this rocker. There used to be a cushion on the seat and the back, so that is on the list of things to do.

Four Generations

2009-08-14T22:57:00.006-06:00

This is my Grandma Lola Beus and my mom. I am so grateful that Grandma Beus is around to know Preston. I hope that Preston can be around her more often to learn from her. She is definitely a fighter. Preston is her 90th GREAT grandchild. When he was born she was 90 years old. What an amazing posterity that she has!

Aden's Wedding

2009-08-14T22:57:00.002-06:00

The Johnston clan. All 10 kids were able to go to the wedding. It was really amazing to be able to spend time with everyone.
For the time being, this is the only picture that I have on my computer from the actual wedding. Blake has been begging me to update the blog... so get ready, I have been saving up my posts :)

Trip to Georgia

2009-05-10T17:26:00.027-06:00

The trip started out by meeting up with my family (Mom, Dad, Robin, Macie, Raina, Ster, Lisa, Owen, Emily, and Ellis Barlow). Yeah, just a few of us. They picked me up in Tremonton, and then we headed down to SLC airport. Our flight didn't leave until 3, and we got there at 12. If any of you know my family... yes we were early to something! So needless to say that we had a little time to spare. I was quite nervous about Preston flying because he was just getting over having an awful cold. He ended up doing really well. He definitely had his times, but for the most part he did really well. We flew from SLC to Atlanta and then to Birmingham, Alabama. Our final destination was Atlanta but the tickets were a fourth of the cost to fly into Birmingham, which is about three hours from Atlanta.

This is Preston rolling on the yucky airport carpet. :)

Preston and Macie giving each other loves.

Preston was amazed at the city lights as we were landing into Birmingham. And yes, he loves his mommies hair!

This is an awful picture, but I couldn't miss the opportunity of how Johnston's 'dine in'. On our way to Atlanta from Birmingham we stopped at a Wendys and all got something to eat and ate it in our cars. Mind you it was at midnight. And as you can see we rented rent three cars for all of us to fit... comfortably. We finally arrived to Trica's parents house at 3 am. They were so excited to see us. Even at 3 am! It felt like were staying at a hotel. We had our own bedrooms and bathrooms. Food was everywhere! It was great! It was so nice to reaffirm the type of person that Aden was marring. Tricia is a wonderful person- Aden is lucky to have her- and her family is just as great.

The day before the wedding we were able to go and sight see Atlanta. Tricia's sister, Kristen, and her husband were our tour guides. They were great. They were full of interesting facts and placed to see. We started out by going to the underground mall. I have to say that I have never felt like the minority before. We were the only white people there. After that we headed to the Capitol building. It was fun to see the history that is there. We also went to the CNN building, and a hotel that my dad wanted to see. I can't remember the name, but it was fun to go there. He said that when he was activated in the service he stayed there... years and years ago. It was amazing to see the memories of that time in his life come back.
After the sight seeing we went back to Tricia's sisters house and we all met for pizza. There are 10 kids in our family AND in Tricia's! And to make it even better, Tricia and Aden are both the youngest! All of our siblings were there. And I think that 9 of Tricia's siblings were there. It was crazy with people. It was fun because Aden introduced Tricia's family and Tricia introduced us.
After all the eating was done the shears came out and the haircuts began. Aden was definitely first. His hair was so crazy... as you can see from the above picture. I will be posting pictures of the wedding in my next post.

Blake wasn't able to come with Preston and I to Georgia. He was having a hard time letting us go. And by us, I mean Preston. Blake seriously considering asking his mom to take some vacation and keep Preston! I see where the love is. :) But as you can see Preston came with me. My family was so helpful with him. Blake is such an active parent that it was quite a shock to not have him around to help. It was really good for Preston to get to spend some time with my parents.

My dad was so good with Preston! It was fun to see them interact with each other. This is a great picture of the back of some strangers head... but in the background is my dad giving Preston a piggy back ride in the SLC airport. My dad is somewhat of a germa phobe. -I say that with love- and I set Preston down on the floor, the yucky airport floor, to give my arms a rest from holding him, and the next thing I know my dad is giving him a piggy back ride. He was so great to help with him. He is such a great Grandpa.

Here is Uncle Sterling holding Preston on the flight. At this point Preston was getting restless. It was the end of a 3 1/2 hour flight.

Any of you that know Preston know that he is an amazing eater. I have to say that that quality of Preston is my dad's favorite. When you feed Preston this is usually the sight that you see. Mouth wide open asking for more.

Emily helping with Preston. She was such a trooper. We traveled so much and she always had a smile on her face, even with being 8 months pregnant!

After the wedding Tricia's parents took us to Stone mountain for some more sight seeing. Stone mountain is a HUGE piece of granite. And they said that only a 1/3 of the stone is actually exposed. There is a carving in the mountain that measures to be an acre. I am totally making up these facts... but they sound good. They facts are, well I don't remember, but something like what I said. If you want the REAL facts you can google it. :)

We took a ride to the top of the mountain and this is a picture of the carving. It is of General Lee and a horse.

This is a picture of Atlanta's skylight from the top of the mountain.

Tricia's dad sharing his hat with Preston. He thought that was fun.

While we were on this trip Preston started getting really constipated. Poor little guy! We finally got that under control.

Preston's schedule was totally out the door while we were traveling. Poor little guy! Luckily we drove enough for him to get some sleep.

On our way back to SLC. Preston was amazed by my bubble gum bubbles.

On all of our flights the last one was the only one that I got to use Preston's car seat. It was really nice. We each were able to have our own row of seats.

On our way driving to Adrian, Preston was really thirsty! What a cutie pie!

This picture may look familiar to some of you, but for journaling purposes I am re posting it. This is when I started putting Preston on the toilet. This came about because he was constipated and I was running low on diapers, not because I am trying to potty train! Lisa suggested that I try it. It actually helped, because of the position that it put his legs.

While I was at my parents Preston started doing his army crawl thing.
Needless to say Preston really missed his daddy. He was very excited to see Blake after 7 days!

Goodbye Laundry Room! Hello SALON!

2009-04-24T12:51:00.004-06:00

Yes, you read right! I have converted my laundry room to a salon! Who needs to do laundry anyway? I am so excited to be announcing that I am officially open for buisness. If you want to make an appointment call or text me at 390-1991. And if you already have an appointment with me I will be in contact with you, but I will be doing your hair here. So spread the word!

Family Pictures

2009-03-16T13:05:00.012-06:00

A few weeks ago we went to get our family pictures taken. I am so excited on how they turned out. Here is a little preview and a link to her website so you can see her work http://www.karenandersonphotography.com/ or her link is on the side. Thanks Karen!

Trying to Crawl

2009-02-20T16:54:00.004-07:00

Even though Preston is creeping up on 8 months, he still hasn't started crawling. Which is quite alright by me. The poor little guy is just too big for his legs to hold himself up. He has gotten down the rolling really good though.

This is as close as it gets for him. Because of this movement that he has learned, Preston keeps getting little rug burns on his face.

Preston started doing this while we were visiting my parents. It was fun to spend time with them. Preston was really starting to get attached to them. I wish that we could go see them more often.

Potty Training??

2009-02-10T17:53:00.005-07:00

Poor little Preston makes this face when he is trying to go to the bathroom. While I was at my parent's house my sister-in-law told me that I should put him on the toilet when he makes that face. So I tried it. The first time I tried I ripped his pants and diaper off so fast that I scared him, so he wouldn't go. The next time I caught him making 'the face' I rushed him to the toilet, and we had success! While I was at my parents he went quite a few times on the toilet. So when I am trying to really get him potty trained I can show him pictures of him on the toilet at the age of 7 months.

First Haircut

2009-02-10T16:42:00.006-07:00

Preston has needed a haircut for a long time, but I have been putting it off. I didn't want to cut off his 5 baby hairs that he had left.

You can see how long his baby hairs were. And look right above his right ear, he really needed a haircut.

{Aren't his rolls so cute?!}
Preston actually did really good. Whenever I do his hair I give him a comb to play with, you can see part of the comb in the corner. Don't mind his boogery nose.

His toes were exposed, so naturally he goes for them.

The final product. What a cutie!

'Dadda'

2009-02-10T16:24:00.003-07:00

I have to say that I was just as excited for Preston to say 'dadda' as I was for him to say 'mamma'. Preston started saying 'dadda' when he was 6 1/2 months old. I love watching Blake with Preston, he is such a good daddy. And you can see that Preston loves his daddy.

Christmas 2008

2009-02-10T15:16:00.006-07:00

This year Christmas was amazing! Preston wasn't quiet old enough to understand what was going on, but to be a parent during the season was wonderful. I loved the feeling on Christmas morning, and I am sure that every year will just get better.

We started out by celebrating Christmas eve with Bryan , Leti, Kristi, Jeff, and Lori. We ate and played games. Christmas morning we opened gifts at our house. As you can see Preston got a sock monkey, which he had been playing with weeks before, and a portable dvd player for the car {which has already come in handy}. What did our parents do without them? Blake got me an orbital sander- lots of brownie points- and the Willow tree nativity, which I love. Blake got a cheese slicer. Odd? Yes, I know, but if you ever come to my house the one thing that we for sure have in the fridge is mozzarella cheese, especially for Blake. He can't live without it (so he says). Blake also got a new pair of shoes. He has needed shoes for so long, not because he has been eyeing them down or anything, but because he had worn holes in them!!!

After we opened gifts we went over to Bryan and Leticia's house. It was fun to watch how excited Bryan and Leticia were to have grand kids for Christmas. Then we had the traditional Harris Christmas breakfast. Usually we all go to Grandma and Grandpa Harris' house, but this year everyone came to our house. That was so fun to be able to host such an event.

Usually we all go to Grandma and Grandpa Harris' house, but this year everyone came to our house. That was so fun to be able to host such an event.

'Mamma'

2009-02-10T14:45:00.004-07:00

So everyone that has kids has told me that 6 months is a magical age. I don't think that I believed them until all of these developments started happening. But I have to say that the one that really melted my heart was when Preston started saying 'mamma'. How pathetic am I? He didn't even know what he was saying, but still!

New Discovery.... Toes!

2009-02-10T14:27:00.004-07:00

As you can see, Preston has found his toes. With his mouth that is. It is amazing to me that with how big he is that he can still manage to get his toes in his mouth. Preston started doing this when he was 6 months old, and whenever he gets fussy I take off his socks and let him play with his feet and he is very content. What a little weirdo! :)

Sitting Up

2009-02-10T14:18:00.005-07:00

At 5 1/2 months old, Preston started sitting up without assistance. It is amazing to me how fast things happen. Just one day he was sitting up on his own.

Happy Birthday Tahlia!

2009-02-10T13:51:00.005-07:00

December 22 was Tahlia's first birthday. The night of her birthday was a big snow storm, definitely making it an evening to remember.

As you can see, Tahlia enjoyed her cupcake.

This is the gift that Preston gave Tahlia. This will make for great blackmail when he is older. :)

Part 2

2008-12-22T00:05:00.003-07:00

Here is a picture of the finished project. My fireplace is no longer an eye sore! I love the way that it turned out and that it is truly a focal point now! I will have to do another post when I finish the accessories that I will put in the pit. I will also post some pictures of the progress another day, I just wanted Jeff to quit asking me when I was going to post the pictures. :) By the way, thank you Blake and Jeff for your man hours with the mantle, Bryan for the supervision, and Lisa for the motivation and assistance.

And The Stockings Were Hung

2008-12-21T23:56:00.003-07:00

I am so excited that I finally have a mantle to hang my stockings. My sister Rochelle and I made these stockings a few years ago. I think that I am going to have to leave them hanging at least a week after Christmas to that I can enjoy them.

Cole"s Baptism

2008-12-16T17:04:00.005-07:00

Last Saturday Cole chose to be baptized. It was fun to have the family come up and spend time with them. Mary's parents were able to come up from California. I know that they were happy they missed the snow.
Congratulations Cole! You are such a great example to you family and those around you.

A Little Preview

2008-12-15T10:32:00.003-07:00

Here is a few pictures to give you an idea of some of the things that I have been working on. I laid the pen so you can see the size of this crown molding.

I am hoping to have this project done this week. So I will be sure to get some pictures posted of the finished project.
To be continued...

Look Whos Rolling Over!

2008-12-15T10:22:00.003-07:00

He's finally done it! Around 4 1/2 months Preston started rolling over, back to belly. He has now, at 5 1/2 months, gotten pretty got at rolling from belly to back. It has been fun to watch him become so much more active and discover new things and new abilities.

Ward Christmas Party

2008-12-15T09:59:00.006-07:00

As you can see Preston was excited to see Santa! He is such a good baby, happy to go to anyone, so Santa wasn't any different.

The primary put on a nativity scene. It was so amazing. They acted everything out and sang the primary Christmas songs. And to make it even better for us, Blake, Preston, and I had a part. We were Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus.

I was worried that Preston was going to be cranky because it was his bed time. But he was so good, playing with the straw (raffia).
It's kind of hard to see, but on the right of the stage is a choir of stars. In the middle is Samuel the Laminite and the Nephites below him. And to the left is the angels and the shepherds. They were very brave to have the shepherd boys have staffs.

Fun with Grandma Leti

2008-12-15T09:52:00.004-07:00

The other day Leticia and I went Christmas shopping and stopped at Wendys for lunch. Every time that we would take a drink Preston would reach out and open his mouth. It was so cute. So Leti decided to let him try to get a drink. It is so amazing to me that children catch onto things so quickly. Preston knew exactly what to do just from watching and observing. He actually started getting the drink up the straw, but gave up before he got anything. Don't worry he didn't drink the diet Coke! :)

New Microwave

2008-12-15T09:20:00.004-07:00

When we moved into our house we had to get our own microwave. We purchased a counter top one because we were told that a microwave wouldn't fit over the range. Well I recently found one with the right dimensions. I had been wondering how to make it work to get another microwave and the next day our old one broke for the third time. {I didn't brake it on purpose. If that was what you were thinking} So I thought it was a good time to get the over the range one. Doesn't it look pretty? Blake tried to fight me on this, but I was really hating how much room the other microwave took up. I am very grateful that even though he didn't want to go through the hassle of installing the microwave, he did anyway. Blake is very patient with all of my crazy ideas. Thanks Babe!
Bryan was kind enough to come and supervise and make sure that Blake installed everything properly. Well lets be honest, he did more that just supervise.
Here is the before shot... kind of embarrassing, so forgive the mess.

Thanksgiving

2008-12-15T08:32:00.011-07:00

Thanksgiving this year was a little different for us. On Thanksgiving day we went to the fire station in Rexburg and had dinner there. My brother Ellis is a fireman and he was working that day so we were invited to spend the day there. Spending time with those men made me feel so grateful for their willingness to serve and spend time away from their families. Then on Saturday I drove down to Jerome and had a Thanksgiving dinner with the rest of my family. It was really fun to see everyone. I didn't get a picture of everyone sitting and eating... because we kind of took shifts on who got to sit and eat. There is just too many of us to accommodate. These two cute boys are my nephews, Chase and Trey. Their dad helped their neighbor move down to Arizona and brought back these gummy jalapeno cactus. It was so funny to watch them running around eating them. They would take a bite and start running and yelling, "HOT, HOT, HOT!!"
My sister, Raina, knitted tons and tons of these hats. It was pretty cute to see all the kids wearing them. The funny part was that most of the boys picked out girly ones. My brothers shut that down pretty quick though. :)
Things tend to get a little hectic when the Johnstons get together. This was Preston's reaction to it all.
Of course there was hair cutting going on. Owen and I thought it would be funny to give him a different style... a cross between a mullet and a rat tail?
Here is Ellis and Hailey at the fire station on Thanksgiving day. You really can't see Ellis in his uniform, but he looks really nice in it.
This is Ellis' gear.You will have to forgive the misspelling of Johnston.

Yummy, Yummy, in my Tummy!!

2008-11-25T15:10:00.008-07:00

Preston is approaching 5 months and I have decided that it was finally time to introduce rice cereal. By the picture documentation you can see that he thoroughly enjoyed it!At first he wasn't quite sure what I was doing, as you can tell by the stare down.

I know, I know, I am a bad mother because I don't have a nice 'baby food' spoon. The verdict is in....

We will be making this a daily event!

Laughter

2008-11-06T10:18:00.003-07:00

Here are a couple of audio clips of Preston. He is really making a lot of noises and starting to laugh. Blake was making him laugh and so I recorded it on my phone.

Halloween Fun

2008-11-01T21:18:00.007-06:00

While everyone was here for Elise's blessing, we has a Halloween party at our house. It was a little early, but this way Grandma and Grandpa Johnston were able to see the costumes. As you can see we had Bob the Builder, a pilot, little Miss October, a two hairdos gone wrong, Tiger, a banana, a pirate, someone from Star Wars, and Gabriella from High School Musical.

The three baby cousins.

Elise, Preston, and Keagan.

The kids were able to play pin the nose on the jack-o-lantern.

Grandma Johnston had a wonderful pumpkin patch this year and brought a pumpkin for each of the cousins. We thought it would be safer to paint them instead of carving them.

TRICK OR TREAT!!

2008-11-01T21:05:00.005-06:00

As you can see we had an enjoyable Halloween. If you can't tell Preston was a banana. The only place that we went trick or treating to was to Great Grandpa and Great Grandma Harris. {They give the best candy :)}

Bumbo Redemption

2008-10-31T17:54:00.004-06:00

As you can see we had a little better experience with the bumbo. I personally think that it is because the bumbo is green, not pink. :)

Elise's Blessing

2008-10-31T14:46:00.007-06:00

A few weeks ago was Elise's blessing. I wasn't able to get a picture of her in her blessing dress, but she was beautiful.

As you can see, Hailey is a proud sister.

On Saturday we were able to spend time with each other. It was fun to be together. Here is Grandma with Preston, Morgan, Elise, and Chase.

Max, Cole, and Porter playing video games.

My four brothers: Ellis, Sterling, Owen, and Aden.

All the guys listening to my dad share his wisdom.

The Crazy Cat Lady

2008-10-31T14:15:00.006-06:00

Anyone that has heard me refer to my mother as a 'crazy cat lady', this is why. This was her last batch of kittens that she found. There are 15 kittens! Luckily from two different cats. It seems that every time Blake and I make it over there, there is another litter of kittens. My mom says that the 'kitty count' is down to 3 cats. They have a neighbor that wanted all of the cats, so they have given them all away.This is my nephew, Chase. He lives down the street from my parents, and when my mom found these kittens she had to show Chase. As they were looking at them from a distance, he said, "They are so cute Grandma." Then he put his hands on his hips, shook his head, and said, "but they are going to grow up and get big!!!" I thought that was so funny that Chase, as a 4 year old, realized how animals are only cute for so long. Ha ha ha.
Here is the notorious 'crazy cat lady'! Love you Mom!

Great Grandma Beus

2008-10-31T13:36:00.004-06:00

The last time that Blake and I went to my parents house I was able to stop and see my Grandma Beus. When this picture was taken she was 90 years old, holding her 90th GREAT Grandchild!!! Because of this amazing circumstance, my grandma was spotlighted on the local news over in Boise.

We love you Grandma!

Crib TIme

2008-10-28T08:24:00.005-06:00

I know that it has been a long time since a real blog, so I finally have some time to catch up. About a month ago, I bought a baby monitor and moved Preston into his crib. So he was around 3 months old, and ever since then he has slept through the night. He has a bad night every now and again, but for the most part does really well. And as you can see he loves his bear.

Not so Fun Bumbo!!!

2008-10-18T00:47:00.005-06:00

The other day I was working out and needed to buy some time and put Preston in a 'pink' bumbo. As you can see Preston did not care for either the pink or the bumbo. So obviously he was a little upset and I tried to take him out... and poor (not so little) Preston was STUCK!!!
Preston takes after his mama's big thighs!!!

Cousins

2008-09-29T21:58:00.006-06:00

Preston is so lucky to have 5 cousins born within a year of him. So far there are two girl cousins and one boy. The other two are due the middle of Oct. and the end of March. This is a picture of Mary and I with our babies. Elise is so tiny! She is so cute. The kiddos are only two months apart, but as you can see Preston is a little big for his age. He looks so much bigger next to her.
I love this picture because of Preston's look on his face. He isn't quite sure what to think of the situation.
Here you can get a better idea of the size difference. Preston is so lucky to have so many close cousins, hopefully they will be friends and get along together.

Three Months Old

2008-09-29T21:29:00.006-06:00

On Saturday Preston turned 3 months old. It is amazing how fast he has grown. Blake and I are so fortunate to have him in our life. Everyday I thank Heavenly Father for what a wonderful blessing he is in our life. He brings so much joy to us. As you can see from the picture, he loves his binky! He has just started grabbing things and making a connection to his mouth. It is so funny to watch him go cross eyed as the item gets closer to his face. What a cutie!
He is such a happy baby. Blake can really get him laughing, it is so fun to hear.
I had to show these pictures so that you can see how chubby he has gotten. He is definitely healthy!
This picture is in the hospital, right after he was born. The nurse had to weigh him twice because the first time the scale said 7.8 lbs. And the nurse said, "That cannot be right." Sure enough, it wasn't.

Friday Night Lights

2008-09-29T21:18:00.003-06:00

Sugar had their homecoming last week and we were able to go. There is just something about being at a football game that brings memories back from high school. Though it wasn't quite the same without a hot dog. Ha ha. Everyone keeps saying that Preston is going to be a football player because he is so big, and I have to say that I think that he enjoyed himself. He did get a little scared when the fireworks went off, but we will have to work on that.

Another Project

2008-09-18T18:23:00.006-06:00

I have been working on the project for some time now, so I am happy to have it done. I started out with frames from the dollar store, spray painted them, glued in the glass, and got the vinyl and pictures. I had to post so many pictures because my hall is a little too narrow to get one good shot.

Crafting

2008-09-18T18:23:00.005-06:00

I saw this idea on HGTV -my favorite channel- and wanted to make some for my kitchen. It was pretty easy. I mixed concrete into an old bucket and put these twigs in it. After it was dried I cut the buckets off of them. That was a little difficult, but with some creativity I was able to get them off. Then I put some little puck lights in the middle for a little mood lighting.

Rolling Hills Classic

2008-09-17T17:37:00.002-06:00

Somehow I got talked into running a 5K. Crazy... yes I know. When I commited to doing this I thought to myself, 'Rhonda, this is good. It will make you start working out again on a regular basis.' Well that lasted for two weeks, and then life happened. So the two weeks before I had gone on a few walks, but not any training. The day before Lisa Cutler (the one who talked me into this) and I ran the course. I was unaware that the name of the 5K was 'Rolling hills Classic'. Those rolling hills included the one going up to the temple from the middle school! But neither of us died and we ended up running 12 1/2 minute miles! Just getting started and still wearing a smile.
On the home stretch... down the hill. The guy right behind Lisa is about to lap us, he ran the 10 K.
Here I am trying to catch my breath from sprinting the last 150 yards.

This is a picture of how happy we were that the race was over.
Lisa and I with our babies.
Leticia also ran, and she is amazing. She is 50 years old and kick my trash.

My mom happed to be in town and was able to come and watch me finish. It looks like Preston had a good time too.

Preston and Blake

2008-09-11T08:27:00.007-06:00

Sunday mornings have to be at the top of my favorite list. This year we don't have church until 1 o'clock, so most of the time we sleep in and spend majority of the morning playing with Preston. I love watching Blake be a dad. I am so lucky to have such a great husband! Blake is always willing to help me, and he is so good with Preston. Here are a few pictures of Preston and Blake.

Fun with Grandma and Grandpa

2008-09-09T21:53:00.008-06:00

I have to say that I am greatful that we live close to Blake's family, though I do wish the distance to my parents house was shorter. Growing up I wasn't able to get to know my grandparents all that well, so I would like to have our child, and our future children, have a close relationship with their grandparents. Preston really enjoys Grandma Leti. She is always singing to him and it just calms him. As you can see he is VERY relaxed. Whenever Grandpa Bryan is around Preston likes to talk, baby talk anyway. When I was pregnant and Bryan would talk, Preston would do somersaults!

In these pictures Leticia was holding Preston so that I could inhale my dinner because Preston was hungry. You can see just how hungry Preston was... he is trying to eat Grandma's cheek!

New Developments

2008-09-09T15:45:00.008-06:00

To catch up on Preston, he is 14 lbs 3 oz and 23 inches. He started smiling at 5 weeks, around the 5th of August, and he started laughing at 8 weeks, the 22nd of August. And just today, Sept. 9th, he rolled over, at 10 1/2 weeks! He has also started babbling a lot. It is fun to talk with him. It has been so much fun to watch Preston develop and grow. He has made a new discovery... his hands. I love it when I can hear him sucking on them! He has also started drooling a lot. I am just starting to notice that his hands aren't clenched all the time also.

He has lots of fun with his mommy and daddy!

Bag Tag

2008-09-09T15:28:00.004-06:00

Lori, my sister-in -law, has bag tagged me! You post a picture of your bag and it's contents.

So here is a picture of items in my bag.My wallet, diapers, wipes, change of clothes for Preston, extra pacifier, lip gloss, calculator, lotion, monkey toy, tape measure, hand sanitizer, fingernail clippers, and a tide pen.
Here is my bag that doubles as a diaper bag *ShopKo special*.

I tag Lisa Cutler and Ashley.

Three Fingers

2008-09-03T23:51:00.012-06:00

Growing up my dad would always take us on these CRAZY outings to Succor Creek that lasted ALL day and always had the same result... driving in the middle of NO WHERE just to come home and milk cows and change the water. Now that I am a little older I have come to appreciate those crazy trips and I asked my dad if we could do that while we were visiting this past weekend. The plan was to try and find this old horse trap, but we were unsuccessful and settled for hiking this rock called 'three fingers'. From our house it looks like a top hat, because you can only see the side of it, but this is the real view and how it gets it's name. Grandma and Grandpa kept the two babes, Preston and Keegan. The rest of us hiked to the top. About half way to three fingers we saw a huge mountain sheep.

This is what three fingers looks like from our house. Quite deceiving.

This is the view from the top of three fingers. You can see that we are literally in the middle of no where.

It is amazing how beautiful dirt, rocks, and cheat grass can be.

Here is an example of the hike up the first finger. Lots of rocks, and yes we are crazy, and we took a 3 and 4 year old up with us, but they had a great time.

Here is Sterling, my brother, his wife and kids, Lisa, Trey, and Chase at the top with Owen, my brother, and his wife Emily. You can see that Trey is holding a can, it is filled with notepads to sign your name.
We tried to find our names in it from our last trip up there, but couldn't find it.

Blake and I at the top.

Blake told me that I shouldn't go, I was thought it was because he didn't want me to go 'rock climbing', but come to find out it was because he didn't want to go and have me saying that I did it and he didn't.

Here is a fun rock that looks like a tea pot.

I think that Preston had a great time, sleeping through the whole adventure. Thanks Mom and Dad for the trip, we had a great time!

Elise Catherine Johnston

2008-09-03T23:32:00.003-06:00

My brother Ellis and his wife Mary had their baby on September 2 at 9:03 am.

Her stats are: 6 lbs 1 oz, 20".

Mom and baby are doing well.

Isn't she beautiful?!

Congratulations Ellis and Mary!

Hands and Feet

2008-08-19T09:20:00.018-06:00

I had to show off these precious little things. One of my clients does this- it is called casting. Her name is Heather Pope if anyone is interested. She did a great job.

It is amazing all of the details there are. I love the little dimples in his hands. He is definitely healthy!

It's about Time!!

2008-08-19T07:51:00.011-06:00

Back in May, when we decided to buy our house, I ordered this table. It has a unique story on how I came across it, so here it is. Blake and I went into Ace Hardware in Rexburg and I saw that they had a craft corner, and this table was there. I asked the girl at the check out if there were other styles and stain colors to choose from. She told me, "Yes. We actually get our tables from a wholesaler in Pocatello. If you want to go to their website you can tell us what to order." So I thought, I will just buy it from the wholesaler. I contacted the lady and I saved $500!!

{The website, by the way, is countryhomeprimitives.com}

To make a long story short, I have had quite the run around and two and a half months later, I finally got my table! I am so excited!

Our previous table fits in the corner of our dining area- how sad!

{Blake and I could practically feed each other ACROSS the table} I think that now we will have to yell to each other to carry on a conversation :)

And this is an early birthday present from Blake- what a great husband! This rug is in front of my sink and the rug under the table matches it. I got them both at Shopko- 45% off!

Like Father, Like Son

2008-08-11T22:14:00.003-06:00

I love this picture! It just goes to show that Preston is Blake's son. Preston also sleeps with his mouth wide open, drooling and all, just like his mommy.

Favorite Recipes

2008-08-05T23:12:00.002-06:00

Since I have quit doing hair and started being a full time mom, I have set a goal to be a great homemaker. It is definetly in the making. Part of the goal is to have the laundry washed and folded, have a menu put together, keep the house clean, and the dishes done (I am not allowed to vaccum, that is among Blake's favorite things to do). So I am asking for help. I am in need of dinner ideas, or just fun things to make. So if you have any favorites post them on the comment board. Recipes that you can remember off of the top of your head is the best. Thanks!

Blessing Day

2008-08-05T23:01:00.004-06:00

On Sunday we were able to bless Preston. It was a wonderful day. My family was able to come up and spend the weekend with us, and we had a big dinner with friends and family Sunday afternoon. It was fun to spend time with everyone. Blake gave a beautiful blessing to Preston. It was a great example of the type of dad that he is. I am so grateful for Preston and Blake. I am so blessed to have them in my life.

Cutie Patutie!

2008-07-29T15:51:00.005-06:00

Man Preston has grown and I have been crazy busy! So here is just a quick blog. I wanted to show off Preston and my photography skills. Blake set the settings on the camera and did the photoshop. but I did take the pic. At his two week check up he was up to 10 1/2 pounds! He is very healthy! I am loving being a mom! It is the best job that I could ever have!

I have been Tagged!

2008-07-09T21:24:00.007-06:00

My favorite 20 things:

1. Blake and Preston
2. Watching Blake be a dad
3. The smell of fresh cut grass
4. Exercising
5. Playing basketball
6. Being a mom
7. BBQing
8. Christmas morning
9. Preston's hairy ears and finger toes
10. Family get to togethers
11. Going Boating- wake boarding and knee boarding
12. Cuddling up with Blake
13. Sleeping in on Wed with Blake- his day off
14. Laughing
15. Ice cream
16. Mowing the law
17. Going to my parents house and doing tractor work
18. Chopping someones hair off- preferably someone that wants it chopped off!
19.Shopping for gifts for my brothers to give to their wives- mothers day, birthdays, and Christmas
20. Being outside on a nice, sunny day
So I tag Maegan, Lisa, and Stacey. Have fun!

Bath time!

2008-07-05T21:06:00.006-06:00

He gets a little cranky when it's time for a bath.

Doesn't Rhonda look great?!

More pics...

2008-07-01T11:54:00.009-06:00

He likes to curl his toes.

The three "Ole's."
Great Grandpa Harris, Blake and Preston.
Blake's grandpa had a nick name (Ole) given to him as a
young boy. So he nick named Blake Ole when he was born
and then named Preston the same when he was born.

Big grin.

Preston Blake Harris

2008-06-28T22:14:00.010-06:00

Preston Blake Harris was born June 27, 2008 at 7:20 pm.
His stats are: 8 lbs 4 oz, 19 1/2 inches long

We are so grateful to have this little miracle in our life! Some little things about Preston, when he was born he had a little blister on his hand from sucking on it in the womb. He has my moms toes, they are super long and she picks everything up with them, and we are still trying to figure out the rest.

On Friday morning I woke up around 3 having contract- ions. I got up and started to clean the house, and then Blake woke up and had me come to bed. I woke up again around 5 and did some laundry, the dishes, and went back to bed for a few minutes. Around 9 I decided that these contractions were the real thing- they were 4- 10 minutes apart- so I took our dog for a walk for 2 hours. So then I got in the shower and called the doctor, she suggested that I come in the office and she would check me before I went to the hospital, we were just about to pull into the parking lot and I had a contraction and my water broke, just a little bit. I got into the office and the doctor checked me and my water broke everywhere. The doctor told me that I was at a 4 and said that it may still be a while so I could go home for a few hours or go to the hospital. So I went home until 3 and then we went to the hospital. When I got there I was at a 5 and I thought that if I had only progressed 1 cm in 3 hours that this was going to be a long ordeal. I told Blake that I needed something to ease the pain, and the nurse told me that my doctor would be there in about 20 minutes and she would help me then. Around 5 o'clock she showed up and suggested Nubain, just something to take off the edge, and by 6 o'clock I was at a 10 and pushing. He was here at 7:20 and it has been love at first sight!

Some of Blake's Favorite Things.....

2008-06-25T15:09:00.005-06:00

I think that Blake is the greatest, cutest, best husband ever. The things that he gets excited about are great. He looks forward to the day that he gets to mow the lawn. He has already mowed three of the neighbors yard, because he was so excited to use our mower. Apparently it has all the bells and whistles, and to top it off it is a TORO. I guess that it is comparable to Prada in the purse world. HAHA. The yard at our house really needs some TLC, as you can see from this picture.

This is a picture of the dead dandelions. We had the Lawn Buddies come and do a 'Weed and Feed' so that they would die. It was pretty amazing, the dandelions were dead within a few hours. Blake is very determined to have a yard to admire, and if you know Blake, when he puts his mind to something it happens.

Baby Bump

2008-06-25T14:28:00.007-06:00

Due to much demand, here are some pictures of the baby.... still cooking!

I went to the doctor this morning, and I have had some progress, but nothing to get excited about. It will probably be another week or so.

If any of you have suggestions for names we are taking them. Just don't be offended if we don't use them. We are thinking Preston Blake Harris. I keep hoping that he is going to come out with his name written on his forehead... literally. Wouldn't that be nice!

Our House!

2008-06-22T16:46:00.003-06:00

We have finally moved into our house! Yeah. Here are a few pics to see the before and after...

In the kitchen we redid the texture, painted, new counter tops, new lighting, and refinished the cabinets.

In the living room we took out a wall, that I don't have a picture of, new trim, new texture, paint, carpet, and tile in the entry way.

We replaced these three windows and trimmed them out.

I don't have a before picture of the whole bathroom, but they were yucky! This is the before shot of the cabinets.

Now after all of the hard work- that Blake and I did, by the way.
(Just the cabinets)

Here is a picture of the old doors and the ones that we replaced them with.