December 2010 Part 1

Our attempt to get our Christmas tree. :) We got stuck in the snow and ended up having chili, coffee, hot cocoa and fun sledding down a hill with friends instead. It sure was beautiful.

Our petite tree =)

Sugar cookies YUM!

Ashten Turns 5

My oh my how time flies when you are having fun!!! Ashten is 5!!! He was very very excited to be a big boy. We had a great time celebrating his special day.

Gobble Gobble

Boppa and Ashten reading a book

Cutting potatoes for mashers

Carving the Bird

The table

Here is our family Thanksgiving dinner photos. What a blessed day to spend with our family. We had a lovely yummy dinner and great conversation.

Will update soonish ;)

I have so many things to update on the blog. We have our last trip in September/October, Ashten's birthday, and the final bathroom pictures. So much going on and so little time to post on the blog. Also we will have Thanksgiving pictures and then tree cutting to post after this Saturday. So hopefully I will get to it all by the end of this week. :)

Mom's bday

We went to Quincy for breakfast at the Morning Thunder Cafe. It is a beautiful drive. :) It was a fun morning to celebrate my moms birthday. And no I won't share how old she is. ;)

Grouting the shower

On labor day weekend my mom volunteered to help me grout the bathroom shower while Keller and two friends helped him rid the barn of pigeons!!! It was awesome to tackle two big jobs in one day and could not have done it all without great friends and my mom. The barn was pressure washed and the upper vents closed in and stalls cleaned out. :) Both kids really helped out too Ashten in the barn with the men and Gracie with us.

That evening although we were all exhausted we had a wonderful dinner at my moms. She made a complete dinner based around dinosaur bones! You can tell that our kids love dinos. My mom made yummy t-rex ribs, pteranodon wings, herbivore salad and dino egg potatoes. Thanks mom!!!! The kids just loved it.

Silly Kids

The kids were playing outside last night giggling away and having a great time with the doggy before bedtime. As it was starting to get darker the kids wondered if they could stay out and watch the twinkling stars while laying on the patio. Since it was a school night we decided they should wait till Friday night. :) They went out to play for a little longer and this is what I found when I went out to check on them and have them come in for bedtime. They just made us laugh!!!!

First day of school

Camping

The outside of the tent

Gracie and Ashten love to set up tents at lease every other day!!!! This one was one of the biggest and took up most of Gracie's room. I was even invited inside to see. :) Love how their little (BIG) imaginations work!!!!

Found some fun pics

Gracie and I in curlers one morning before church. Thought it was a good mother daughter moment to capture on film.

Bathroom project update part 3

Before removing all the tape holding the tile in place

Here is the finished tile 2 hard days of work and it looks so great!!!! We now have to grout and seal the grout and then the bathroom is complete.

Bathroom project update part 2

The top half done

This is the first half of the back wall.

So after many starts and stops due to vacation, colds and just plain life we are now tiling the shower. WAHOOOOOOOOOO It really looks amazing and we are loving seeing our vision for the bathroom come together. The smallest room in the house is maybe one of the hardest to remodel because it has so many components. It has been a long journey but in the end fruitful. :)

It is a two part project. We had to put a board up and start the upper half and now we take the board down and begin the second half today. Then grout and seal the tile. Will post another blog when it is all finished.

Gracie's Graduation from 1st grade

On Saturday we celebrated Gracie's graduation from first grade! What a fun afternoon. We had a lovely lunch with my mom and Keller's parents. Gracie was able to show her work from the year and our projects. Now on to summer!!!!! Happy first day of summer to everyone.

CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE!

Here are 4 cousins!!! We are spending Friday, and next Monday and Tuesday together. Oh what fun. Lots of playing and being silly. It is only 8:15 am and we already played nerf guns. :)

Playdough

Ashten's fish

Gracie's guy

Gracie's fish

The kids latest creations. :)

San Francisco

We went to San Francisco for a family celebration a few weekends ago and also to enjoy the city. We took my mom and then she went on to see some other family friends and we stayed in S.F. Keller was able to also fit in a little business too.

It was all our first time on the trolly car and it was a blast!!!!!

Bathroom project update

before

after

This has been quite the project....the smallest space with the most elements we have tackled thus far in the remodeling world. It has been a fun fun project. We still have the shower to finish and then the guest bath will be done. :D

My birthday

My birthday back in February. Celebrated with family and friends at my Grandma's restaurant. :)

Gracie's 7th birthday

Another year has come and gone and Gracie just turned 7. What a true blessing she is!!!! I just love her giggle and her smiles and how she loves to learn. Here are a few pics of her birthday.

Psalm 127:3 Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.