Legos

What better way to spend a lazy Sunday than building ships with Legos? I don't know who had more fun, the kids or Josh?

Our kitchen

When we bought our house, I knew the kitchen HAD to be re-done! Lovely thinly painted green (over dark brown so you can see through the green) cabinets, a lowered ceiling (I don't know why unless it was to hang the cabinets over the counter, so you have to duck to look at people on the other side) and gorgeous appliances (that heat up so hot that I think the kitchen is hotter than the oven, and don't touch the front our you will burn your hand).

Well, we decided that the house needed windows first. UGGHH!! Who likes spending money on windows?

3 Years later we decide to get started on our kitchen. Knocking down the dropped ceiling! Luckily I have an awesome dad! And a husband that loves destruction. ;)

Kitchen before demolition began.....Kitchen during....and what a mess!!!


Kitchen now....no we aren't quite done yet.
Now all we need is a fridge, microwave, dishwasher, and new cabinets! We got our new stove because Josh stepped on the other one, breaking the surface....oops.....(ya I did a little victory cheer)

Kim and Abe took pics of my kids a few weeks ago and they turned out fabulous!! I couldn't get them to load on my computer because of the size, so I had to steal them from her blog. (Don't sue me Kim he he he) She is such an amazing photographer and I could never have imagined such gorgeous pictures. Thanks again guys!

The truth is OH so hard!

My favorite thing said so far, was from Ethan. He loves candy corn, in fact that is the only reason he likes Halloween. I have a pumpkin jar that I fill every year with candy corn.
Me: Holding up the jar.. "I have something that I can put in this jar, if you can make me a promise."

Ethan: eyes wide... "What?"

Me: "I will put something in this jar if you can promise me you won't sneak and eat some every time I'm not looking."

Ethan: long pause......."Aarrgghh, I can't! I want to, but I know I will break it!"

Well at least he is honest with himself.....he he he (I put the candy corn in the jar, he was just too honest.)


I'm getting my house ready for one of my favorite times of the year! I didn't used to be a huge fan of Halloween, but for the past 6 or 7 years, we've been having an annual Halloween party. We dress up, and go all out with the decorations! It has been so much fun! Every year it is a surprise what our theme or costumes will be. One of these days, I will need to do one for the kids. :(
So if you can't tell from the picture, there is, what is supposed to look like, a body wrapped up in that web.

Alta

I'm really hoping that we have a few more good weekends, but in case we don't, we went for a little hike with the kids to Albion Basin. It was so beautiful! I love Utah! Where else in the world can you drive 15 min and be in such amazing mountains?It started to get dark so the pics are very grainy. Apparently, my camera doesn't do very well in poor light.

Montana

This last weekend, Josh and I took the kids up to Montana, to see Bannack ghost town and Lewis and Clark Caverns! We had a lot of fun, seeing something different.

The kids had a fun time looking in all the old buildings and imagining they heard ghosts in the walls of the houses and learning a little bit of history. (Hey, anything I can do to help the kids learn without them knowing it)Coming down from the graveyard. View of Bannack town.



It was a lot of fun, and the weather was incredible and the scenery was spectacular!


The Lewis and Clark Caverns were also a lot of fun. I don't know if the kids were more excited to go in the caves and see stalactites or to see the bats? We did get to see one tiny bat, it was right above our heads, we could have touched it.
We only had 3 other couples in our tour which made the whole experience even more fun, having the place to ourselves.

and in the end, a good time was had by all......

Swiss Days

I have been around the Ashtons for 13 years now and last year was my first year going to Midway during Swiss Days. (They have owned property up there for 50+ years i think) Well we went again this year, and since my Father-in law is running for city council, they wanted us all to be in the parade. The kids were great, had fun, ran out of candy and got rained on! But I do love Swiss Days! What is not to love? Lots of food, beautiful scenery and tons and tons of shops. Oh ya and tons and tons and tons of people. And the traffic was insane!!! I also discovered some really fun new ideas for crafts I want to make.

On our way home we decided to go over the mountain instead of around.....

Our brakes went out on us at the top of the pass. Not a fun place to not have brakes. We obviously made it down okay with Josh's sore leg from pushing with all his strength on the pedal (they worked if you put some strength into it and the grinding noise was a little scary) and my white knuckles from gripping the arm rests. sorry no pics of that incident....he he he


This is for my sis-in law Sammy who does vinyl lettering......she wanted to see it.