Our baby is getting BIGGER

Tula is a wild woman and has a very big personality to go along with her big size. She is a chewer and tries to eat everything in sight.

One day, she started throwing up and couldn't keep anything down. She wasn't acting like herself, all down in the dumps, so we took her to the vet to see what was up. Of course, when we get there, she is so happy and loving life. She loves the doctors office and thinks it's so fun to go there, weirdo. $100 later, for talking with the vet, she said she is fine and might have ate something but was acting too normal to be worried. The next morning, Brandon let her outside and saw something hanging from her butt. The little terd ate a sock and was passing it, which Brandon had to grab and pull, I think he threw up in his mouth a little bit.

Also, last week she had her surgery to prevent baby making, so we felt bad that she had to be crammed into her kennel with that big cone. We baracaded her into the front entry, the couch blocking her way into the family room, and her baby gate and kennel blocking the kitchen. When Brandon came home for lunch it was like someone had ransacked the kitchen. She had busted through her gate and kennel, and ate paper and magnets off the fridge, 2 shoes, everything from a purse, a bag of hamburger buns, a bag of beef jerky and God knows what else. Needless to say, we were angry, and she lost her priviledge to be out of the kennel when we are not home... EVER.

Scruffy was nice enough to give Tula her very own love bear.

After Tula's first haircut

She loves her auntie Shelby

One of the rare quiet times

She is a lot of work, but so funny, cute, smart, and loving. We are having so much fun with our 80 lb baby, maybe we should get her a brother to play with :)

New House!

In February, we closed on a house and finally get to move in throughout April. They rented from us through March which was nice because we don't have a double payment with mortgage and rent for our townhome.

We are super excited and I've already been shopping to decorate. There is some wall paper to take down, but not much. Tula is excited to have more space and her own yard to destroy :)

When we saw the Packer and Viking helmets behind the bar, we knew it was supposed to be ours.

The basement is amazing, we fell in love with it and it felt like home.

The upstairs, a little too fancy for my taste, our first projects will be up here.

Back yard, it's nice because it back up to other yards, not houses.

Basement entertainment area, the couch is staying :)

The pool, we'll see how it goes this summer, they tell us it's not too difficult.

Upstairs living room

We start moving in a week from now and I can't wait. We are so blessed to have so many exciting things happening. We are also looking forward to having everyone over and having a place for people to come visit.

Honeymoon in Cabo

In January, we took a much needed trip to Cabo for our honeymoon. My parents were VERY generous, thanks Mom and Dad! We stayed at their timeshare which is blocks from downtown Cabo and next to great restaurants and bars.

We had a blast being lazy, lounging by the pool, sipping drinks, going out downtown, whalewatching, eating out etc etc etc. I was very crabby the last day because we had to go back to the fridgid MN winter. It was so much fun for the two of us to have some time alone and be on our schedule (rather than baby Tula's :))

The view from our room...

Eating by the ocean at our hotel

Cabo Wabo dinner and drinks

Brandon and all of his friends :)

Relaxing by the pool

And of course a beer drinking contest which Brandon won! I was so proud of him.

New Years!

It has been awhile since I've updated, now that I have a Sunday with NO WORK (yay!), I can catch up :)

Our friends Chelsey and Ryan had people over for New Year's Eve. It was a great party with lots of food and of course too many drinks! We are at that point where going downtown to the bars with all of those people and crazies sounds more like a lot of work than fun... we are getting old.

Chels and Ryan bought a house in the last year and have it looking so cute with all of their new furniture, I may ask her for some help on ours.

Me and my great friend Mindy, still looking put together :)

Ryan, Chels and Mindy - something is funny...

Maybe it's this :) I love Steph

Me and Steph

Awww, best friends

My handsome husband... believe me, I tried and tried to get a decent picture, these were the only faces that beer would allow. I love him!

Christmas with the Lytles

Christmas Eve we all got to wear the pajama pants Grandma Lytle bought us. Brandon and Tim have Miller Lite, Kevin in the Budweiser, and Donovan in Sponge Bob. It was a true classy Walmart christmas ;) Diane, Gina and I all got cute blue fleecy pants. Thanks Diane!
I get to be on the couch... don't tell mom and dad, shhhh

Best present EVER! My very own cell phone!

Donovan and Zoey hangin out.

We traveled to California for a good old fashioned Lytle Family Christmas. It was great to have the whole family together. We got there on Tuesday, and Gina, Tim and Donovan got there on Wednesday. It was a fun filled week of hanging out, xmas celebrations, shopping, having fun with Dono, and making fun of Tim :) Donovan was such a cutie opening his xmas presents, and of course Auntie Dre and Unka B got his favorite gift ;)

It was fun to catch up and it was the first xmas in Cali since Kevin (Brandon's dad) got a job there a couple of years ago. It was hard being away from my mom, dad, and sisters, but I am so lucky to have been welcomed into such a great family that makes me feel so loved and at home! Muah!

Thanksgiving...

We had a great thanksgiving in Middleton with the Smith Family. It was so much fun and relaxing. Went out to the sport bowl one night and saw Ellen and Emily along with a ton of other middletonites... we really missed Krissy though!

Tula met Scruffy and Shelby's dog Cocoa. She thought Cocoa was a toy and they had to be separated at all times. Scruffy held her own and was the same old grumpy old woman (but I love her too). Of course I don't have many pictures, so I stole some from Gina's blog from Thanksgiving when Tula met her cousin Donovan (our nephew). He is the cutest lil guy EVER!!!

Lefse Bake... and a lil bit o Tula!

Hi Grandma!

Didder dock?

I love my Dad!

I haven't posted in quite a while... In November, a bunch of my mom's side of the family got together for the Strom annual Lefse bake. It started last year, and I actually got to participate this year. We had to make the potato mix the night before, and I did not have a potato masher (of course) so Brandon became my masher. He was pretty much sweating by the end of it... haha I'm waiting for some pics from my mom for this great event :)

This is also when my Mom first met Tula. Tutus was so happy to meet her grandma!!