A Little Face Lift For Our Blog!!

So I thought that it was time to be done with the St. Patricks Day background and on to a more Springy background! Although we haven't had too much sun so far, I can still see a glimmer of Spring around!! So for an update on Matt and I, we are doing fantastic!! We hopefully have secured a place to live in Rexburg since the last two places we signed contracts and paid deposits for overbooked and kicked us to the curb!! So in a desperate search we settled on a place that is close to campus, cheaper that the others, but we have no idea what it looks like! I would be lying if I said that didn't worry me a bit but oh well, what do you do! All I know is that there is new carpet, its supposedly spacious, 2 bedrooms, AND my favorite thing....we can paint it however we like and they will pay for it! So I am excited but not getting too attached yet, hopefully it won't fall through!!!

Happy Birthday Mommy!!

I had to publish a little tribute to the best mom ever!! It is a day late because I was with her yesterday and didn't have time! I am so glad that I have been blessed with a mother that I can rely on 100% of the time! I never have ever felt stupid or silly when I talked to her about anything, even if it was stupid and silly! She is a wonderful person who is always thinking of others and what she can do for them instead of the other way around!! I only hope that I will be the same with my own children some day!! I love you mommy....to infinity and beyond!!!

Happy St. Patricks Day!!

I know we are a little late but I wanted to share pictures of our St. Patricks Day dinner! Although I didn't remember it was actually St. Patricks Day, I was reminded when I got home and we were able to have a wonderful dinner!! In the morning, Matt's mom had gotten the cereal Lucky Charms and we had that with green milk! Then that night we had Shepards Pie with green mashed potatoes, green sprite, green jello clovers, and green salad with green dressing. It was a fun dinner and we are excited for Easter this weekend! Hopefully we will be able to update our blog sooner rather then later!!

Snow Shoeing Fun!

Last Saturday was Matt's dad's birthday so Matt, me, Molly, Matt's parents, and Andrea all went snow shoeing to celebrate! This was my first time ever snow shoeing and it was a blast! It is kind of a weird thing, I thought it was going to be a lot harder but it actually turned out to be really easy! We met up our guide and the rest of the group in a little lodge/shop and while we were waiting we found some interesting things. Andrea was pretty excited about the little stuffed animals, she is an avid beanie baby collector, and Matt, Molly, and I found humor in the book section!






It was fun to be in the snow and to play around plus it is always so beautiful up here, and to be out in the trees it only made it better! When we were out there our guide was saying that they had about 10 feet of snow there, so we were 10 feet above ground! It was super cool to know that we were that high up! It was a nice little tour, we mostly goofed off, threw snowballs, and tried to white wash each other.




After we were done with the snow shoeing we went back to the car and had hot chocolate and whipped cream, we got a little carried away with that as well! All in all we had a fun day! We were totally exhausted by the time we were home so it was nice to eat dinner and then snuggle up and watch the movie "Stardust". Both Matt and I really enjoyed the movie so we ended a fun day with a good movie!





I also wanted to post pictures of Matt on his beloved motorcycle! These aren't super recent pictures but the most recent that we have. He has had a fun time fixing it up and customizing it to his desire and I must say I have really enjoyed watching him!





Although it may not look super pretty it runs well and by the time we are through with it, it will be a beauty!

The Cahoons are still doing well, nothing really to complain about! Happy and content!

Weekend of Excitement!!

Well the past couple of weeks have been pretty exciting! Two weeks ago we went into Seattle for a day at Pike Place Market! We saw lots of fun and interesting things! But we really enjoyed ourselves! Last weekend Matt and I went to the Sonics vs. Blazers game! It was pretty much the Sonics kickin' butt the whole time but it was fun and we enjoyed ourselves! Also, Matt was pretty excited to get his bike running! He has been working hard on customizing it and it is coming along just wonderfully!

Early Saturday morning I got a phone call from Cassidy to let us know that we were an Aunt and Uncle to another nephew! Brody Allen Gunnell was born on Saturday at 2:52AM, 25 (I think) days early! We were super excited and are happy to have another nephew! Matt and I ended or began, however you look at it, the week speaking in church! This was our first time speaking as a married couple and I think we did quite a darn good job! We also attended a baptism for Mary, a woman we have had the pleasure of getting to know over the last 2 weeks due to our calling as Ward Missionaries. It was a wonderful Sunday!

WE ARE OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED HUNTERS!!!!

So this past week Matt and I took hunters education so we could be certified hunters. I at first went simply to support my husband in his interests but the first class I was hooked! I really learned a lot and I got excited about actually going out and hunting! I talked to Shay and Chelsea during the week and they found it pretty amusing and I totally agreed! Who would have thought me, the little blonde hairstylist, into something like hunting! But I really have developed a huge interest in it! The class was a lot of fun and we enjoyed ourselves!

Thursday came, the day of the big test, and to tell you the truth I was really nervous! I felt like I was in high school all over again taking the final that would either make or break my grade..........this just determined whether or not I could ever hunt, which like I mentioned before, has become something I really would like to do! We did our share of studying and to our excitement passed the test! It was a lot harder than I thought but at the same time I felt pretty confident! We got our little certificates and are waiting to receive our actual cards in the mail. Below are pictures from our shooting portion of our class...mine is the first picture and Matt's is the second, more wrinkled one!





So the Cahoons are doing well! Matt and I have certainly been blessed with good jobs that we both enjoy and that pay us well. It is a comforting feeling to know that we are actually saving money, at least for now! Hooray!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRYLIE!!!

We wanted to say happy birthday to the cutest niece in the entire world! Plus this gives us an excuse to put a picture of her on our blog. And trust me we have plenty to choose from, we laugh that people would think she was ours because of the many pictures we have! She has been fun to watch learn and grow and we are excited to continue with that! Happy Birthday and we love you Brylie!!!