Painting the Garage/ Sunday Drive

When Ben was home I promised that if we got the garage painted that I would finish the last of the grouting projects for the tile. We not only painted the garage, but cleaned out everything in there and organized it! It looks so good now!

My last weekend before school started, I decided to give Ben a suprise visit. On Sunday, their usual water hole to fill his truck was out of order, so as he drove through town he picked me up and I got to go for a run with him. We even got to sit and eat cake and drink cold Sobes while we waited.

Honey-do List

Well the honey-do list is mine, since Ben isn't home very often. Therefore, sometimes I get to tackle some interesting house jobs. I've become pretty good and hanging pictures, toilet paper bars, towel bars, and whatever else needs done, but when I tried to hang the towel adn toilet paper holder in the bathroom upstairs, I had nothing but trouble. First I put the anchor in and it kept pushing through or turning. Second, I waited a few weeks for Ben to come home and Phil to come over so they could use nicer, bigger, and stronger anchors....no such luck. Before I could recieve any more help, Ben was gone again! I bought some wall repair putty and put the anchor in the putty and let it dry. Still no luck! Last attempt.....1. fill the wall with putty 2. put screws in anchor 3. attach tool bar 4. put in wall 5.tape to hold in place while drying. Finally it worked!

Cake Bites!!!!

A few weeks ago I was invited for a dessert recipe exchange for today. Since then I've been trying to think of something fun/unique to take. These are the one thing that kept calling back my attention. They are time consuming and a mess, but so yummy. So, I finally just broke down and made them! Hope the girls like em!

Here's my mess and the finished product!

Oh, and just a side note....I found a cupcake shop in Utah that had these, so I was so excited I could just buy the yummy treat instead of taking the time and cleaning up a huge mess. Much to my disappointment! They were tiny, $1 a piece, and weren't even that good. Guess I'll have to stick to making them myself. The good new is, however, that I won't eat them as often!

Little Glow Bugs

With glow sticks the kids created some fun pictures.

Honeymoon Mexico / Disneyland

CABO SAN LUCAS

House Helpers

My big brother making my floor perfect!

The big mess we made and cleaned up every weekend for 6 weeks in a row!

My mom staining the boarder piece for the wood flooring. This was just one of the hundreds of tasks she took care of!

The tile saw set up in our bedroom.

My amazing dad laying tile in the master bath.

These are just a few pictures that explain the amount of work that we put into the house. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! To everyone that helped on the house. We appreciate the many long hours spent working and driving back and forth.

Wedding