What makes a house a home?

We have just moved into our first home. Well sort of we are still renting, but we are renting a house, so it is our own space a place we can call home. We love it, its been a busy month with moving and working on the house, and we have loved every minute of it! 

One of the reasons we had to move was because we got a dog. 

These two boys make turn our house into a home! 

This is Lincoln, he is only a puppy and still has lots of growing to do! 

                                                             He's growing up so fast

Lincoln, our sweet little puppy joined our family in February. He is our sweet little Labradoodle, He is  so loving and playful, our home would not be complete with him.

A Labor of Love : Remodeling the Kitchen

 We decided to tear out the kitchen 

 4 Layers of linoleum!

 They really had some cute style in the 40's 

 we finally found the original floor!  

it's been a long process but we are almost done with the floor ( more pictures to come soon) 

tis the season

  

Family Thanksgiving, It was a Richins year for thanksgiving and the whole family was there, all 16 of us! This year we added 3 new members to the family. It just keeps growing and gets better with each new member!

              Playing games. Nick looks a little too comfortable with baby Lila, she is our favorite niece(also our only niece) we love spending time with Lila and the boys. It's no wonder why Nick is favorite uncle!              

 Decorating the Tree! Nick and I got a real tree this year, it's our first Christmas tree. It only took me 2 1/2 hours and 550 lights but I finally got it done!

 After the lights it was time to decorate!

 I may be a little more excited then Nick. I started celebrating Christmas pretty much the day after Halloween! All you who judge, judge away once you spend Christmas in a non christian society, you realize it is never to early to bring in the spirit of Christ!

 Our first holiday season as a married couple!

 Our Christmas tree, I've been taking a photography class this semester and was trying out some different things

 I love Christmas trees, I could sit and stare at it all night!

Christmas is a feeling, and its clearly in the air. Nick and I are very excited to spend this Christmas together, to start our own family traditions!

A Blessed Weekend

 

  Last sunday we got to go to baby Beckham's blessing and we had a lot of fun, these are just a few pictures.

 Nick has been in our family now for about 5 months and somehow he has managed to be favorite uncle, this is him and stratty playing outside.

 Ham Baby on his blessing day, he is a miracle baby for sure, and so cute!

  Baby and mommy

 The three amigos, I love this picture because as I was taking pictures the boys came over one at a time to have their picture take I bent down to get a better shot and so all three boys decided to do the same thing. They are so cute and the best cousins.

It was a long day for some. but Hayley did a great job and hosting all of us in her house we had a lot of fun! It was one of those days where we counted our blessings. Sometimes in life we tend to get wrapped up in the unimportant little things, it takes days like this to remind us the picture is a lot bigger then what we can see. Life is all about perspective and when it comes right down to it all we need in life is the gospel and our families and nothing else really matters.

The Reception Part 1

                                   My little flower girl, Baby Lila!

                              We were so lucky we didn't have any rain! we couldn't have asked for a better day!

                                                         Everything was perfect!

                      Stratton with his orange hair and matching balloon and tie!

                            The whole family! They are the ones that made the reception possible! Mom and everyone did so much work on all the decorations and everything! Thanks so much guys!

                                                      Mom and Dad

                                                              " Sisters, Sisters..."

                                                                      My Brothers

                        All the kids, you wouldn't know it from this picture but Finn really loves Nick!

  Nicks Family, Our reception was in Grandma Becky and Grandpa Ron's back yard, we were so grateful for letting us use the yard it was beautiful!

                                                                    Nick and his Parents