Lowry Family Party

We made it into town in time for the Lowry party at Matt and Sara's house. We had a good time playing games, eating and visiting with family we haven't seen in years. It was a huge success and we were so happy to see everyone again!

Grandma's Work

We stopped to see the new Utah Bishop's Central Storehouse with grandma. Wow! That place is big! We got to ride the limo cart around the warehouse and even into the freezer. The kids loved it, and we love Grandma too!

Christmas Lights

 We got invited to go see the lights around the neighborhood with some friends in the back of their truck.  The kids have been asking to do this ever since they heard about it weeks ago.  It was such a perfect night, a full moon and no rain. Thanks for the fun night JP's!

Park

 We went to the park to take pictures for a friend, while we waited the kids got to play in the sand.  The weather has been so beautiful lately, cold but beautiful. The sun has been shining, can't complain about that.

Ward Christmas Party

This years Christmas party was put on by our capable elders quorum. We had a hot chocolate bar, pot luck goodies, Westview High School Concert Choir, Santa and good friends to share it with. It was a fun morning!

Tree

The tree.

Real Live Christmas Tree

Call us crazy, but we've never had a real Christmas tree. We've been faking it for 12 years. When my friend Jillyn brought us along to get their tree I couldn't resist. This place was pretty fun, even had real live reindeer. It was such a beautiful, sunshiny perfect day to get a tree! Now the decorating begins.

Jenna is 7

Russ informed me i haven't posted since 11-11-11. We celebrated Jenna's birthday by going to Chevys with the Yee's the day before her birthday. We were busy with school, preschool and fairs on her actual birthday. We had another party with friends on Friday, three days of celebrating made for a happy little girl. Happy birthday Jenna! We love you so much!

11:11, 11/11/11

This is how we celebrated this momentous occasion that will never come around again...

except for tonight at 11:11 pm.  hehe

Candy Candy Candy

 Apparently we love candy, we've been to 2 trunk or treats and finished trick or treating tonight!

I was laughing so hard at Jaida's blown up scientist costume from Wednesday night, that hair!

 Jenna was happy to be a princess and Logan would NOT take off the dog costume he borrowed from his friend Joel. At least it kept him nice and warm.

 The trunk or treat/carnival was a lot of fun Wednesday night, lots of games, goodies and CANDY.

 Today we did our trunk or treat with the ward at the circle park, such a perfect day with NO RAIN!

Yippee!

 We invited some friends to come along.

 We went to H&D's for dinner and trick or treating tonight. Lots of fun and even more CANDY!

 This neighborhood knows how to do Halloween, check out the Hogwarts Express!

 Happy Halloween!

So Long, Old Friend

 I had to document this momentous occasion.  I remember picking out this green/tan striped couch when I was a teenager with my parents.  I thought it was so great, so hip and cool.  Well, we were the lucky ones to inherit these beauties.  They've been good to us, real good. When we moved to Michigan and I was pregnant with my first baby we didn't have a rocking chair.  I ordered a rocker/swivel attachment that goes on the bottom of chairs, cut off the legs of the chair and added the swivel to it. I rocked all my babies in this comfortable chair. It was the best chair for the kids to ride around and make them dizzy too.  I was actually a bit sad to see it go, more than I thought I'd be, but I am happy to have the new. Now I just need an awesome side table that I can paint a bright color...anyone, anyone?

Project Dining Table

 It was time to face the facts, we needed a bigger table, and fast! We had been trying to deny it for too long, poor Logan had to sit on the corner of the last table on a bar stool.  And, guests? Forget about it! My Mom was coming out to visit in a week and a half and we needed to do something. Finally it came together and we were able to come up with this beauty!

 Russ pulled up with a van full of wood at about 12:30 on a Saturday and we got to work. We got the whole table and benches made by about 8:30 that night, only a couple hours off for dinner time. Russ and I made a great team building this!

 After letting it dry a few days and a good sanding I got to work painting it on a Thursday morning.  I started with this awesome "dewalt" yellow as Russ likes to call it. It is just acrylic paint watered down to go on easier and fast. After the yellow dried I got my dark chocolate brown latex paint and went over the yellow making streaks with the brush. I used a bit of the spray bottle to make it go on smoother and to faster.

 The next coat of paint was an acrylic black really watered down, I'd say 50/50, with a sponge...and gloves? Who needs those?!  After the black dried I put 3 coats of polyurethane, used a foam roller, then brushed it smooth.  Sanded between each coat with a 400 grit sand paper.

So loving the new seating arrangement in the kitchen!

Birthday Boy

 Logan's birthday was on a Sunday this year, so he got to enjoy feeling the birthday love at church. When we got home it was all business and opening presents.

 His first set of small Lego's, and may be his last if I keep finding them all over the place.

 We had some friends over for cake and ice cream, which Logan didn't even have any.  He was too busy playing with his awesome monster trucks.

 It was so fun to have my Mom out this weekend, it went by way too fast!

Happy birthday, Logan!