July 24th/ the Lake

First off... Happy Birthday to my MOM! I wasn't able to send the day with her but I did get to visit with her on the phone for some time.
We went with Melissa and her kids to her mom's house to have a bbq. A trip to Ellen's isn't complete without getting in the lake and catching some fish.





The kids were having a blast using the nets and catching the little fish that swam by the dock.



While the rest of us were eating, Colby decided the take the pole and see what he could catch. Shortly after casting out, he was calling for help. He had a carp! A BIG carp. Because of a malfunction with the rod, Courtney grabbed a net and quickly scooped him up. Lucky for him he was sent back to swim among his fishy friends.





The paddle boats make for a fun trip out on the lake. I was a little surprised to see Cameron ask to go on the water. He hasn't been in any water(other than the shower) since he had a scare a few years ago at this same lake. I guess coming here calmed his fears enough to try it one more time..



The day wouldn't have been complete without the fireworks. Watching Melissa's youngest, Blake, get all excited was the best! That's what it's all about.... the kids. We had a blast and was so grateful to Melissa for inviting us over to spend the holiday. Now.. only one month till school starts.. Time to change my focus..

It's FINALLY done!!!!

I can't believe it is finally done.. anyway, for the most part. I still have some touch up on the already existing walls to fix but IT IS DONE! The project wouldn't have been so bad except for the fact that I ran in to some problems with the shower curtain. Ruffles and I do not get along AT ALL! Courtney helped to do most of the sanding and I love that she is honest when it comes to things that don't look good... She has a pretty good sense of what goes and what doesn't. I can't take any of the credit because I can't come up with things like this on my own. At http://www.makit-loveit.com she has all the tutorials listed on how to make all the cute things I did. The only thing I came up with on my own was the one rosebud in the double frame on the right.. Yup. Came up with that all by myself. I hope you enjoy!! Now it's on to Melissa's bathroom to hang the bead board and baseboards. I should be a pro by now... right? We shall see.. More to come!



Here it is!!!!!!!!


Thanks to my friend, Melissa, for these cute frames. I love how the cloth flowers turned out.

Projects!

I have become a blog junkie! I have found so many inexpensive crafts and ideas to do that I now have a list.. (Poor Blaine.. most of them include him building something.) With that said, this past week since all the kids were gone but Colby, Blaine and I decided to take on the kids bathroom. Water had escaped the shower and had rotted some of the baseboards. So.. that's where we started. Above is the picture before.



As we started tearing out all the baseboards I had this great idea from a blog I had seen...hehehehehe(I really had it all planned). So we decided to put up some beadboard on the walls which meant tearing out the toilet and all. We had some extra insulation downstairs and took it back to the Depot and got the baseboards and beadboard that we needed. Well.. by Wednesday Cameron was back home and Courtney returned on Thursday. The bathroom still isn't done! With Courtney's help, we painted the part behind the toilet and sanded it so Blaine could put the toilet back together. It sat out on the front lawn for part of a day.. How redneck is that? LOL. Above is our finished piece..We still have the other wall to do and finish it off with a new shower curtain(that I will be making..saw that on a blog too) and some cute wall decor. The bathroom will now be black and yellow instead of blue and yellow. I will post more pics as I finish!



One other thing we need to do in the kids bathroom is frame the mirror.(another blog idea) We had the baseboard to go around the mirror but I think I confused Blaine because he cut two pieces 1/2 inch too short. Oh well.. Don't sweat the small stuff.. We just used it in the other bathroom. Court and I still need to sand it but doesn't it look great? Trying to keep myself busy.. this last 86 days is draggggging on. Stay Tuned for the last of the bathroom remodel.. I can't wait to see it finished!

How did that happen?

I let a whole week slip away without posting. We have been busy with concerts, senior pictures and me starting another job. Traci came down from Syracuse and we went to the Air Supply Concert. It was fun to hear all the old songs from the 80's. It was also great to have that time to spend with her. We don't get to do that too often so I loved getting the chance to catch up.

Courtney had senior pictures taken on Wednesday so we decided that evening to jump in Jodi's RZR and head up to the mountains and get some pics with the lake behind her. I know now why I don't do that more often.. She was a grizzly bear! Pictures looked good but when I told her how to pose she would complain every time. Next time I will hire someone to do the work.. she won't be as grumpy with them.

Thursday was Cameron's birthday... the big 19!! Happy Birthday Cameron! As usual we had the stawberry cake with strawberry frosting. He left the next day and went with his friend to Wendover. All the way out there to just play X-Box? They could have done that here.

Cameron leaves tomorrow for Youth Conference. Caden and Courtney are both in Richfield because it is no fun here in Stansbury... (So they say) Blaine, Colby and I will be hangin' out with the dogs for a few days.. should be exciting...LOL.

New job at Copy Cottage. I work with some awesome people. I think I'm really going to enjoy this new adventure. Just hope it isn't too much once school starts!

Well.. It's been a much awaited thing for me..Cameron finally let me cut his hair! Not sure how happy he was but he needs to start preparing and acting like a missionary. Since this day, he has gotten many comments on how much better he looks. Well.. it's because we can see his EYES! Yes! He as beautiful eyes!

Busy Day!

Today was the last day of summer school for Colby. We went to the school and watched as he participated in a play about the solar system. He played the part of the moon and did an excellent job of rotating around the earth.. From there I headed in to Salt Lake to the temple.
My nephew Cody took out his endowments today. I am always excited to see family members. It doesn't seem to happen often enough. Robb and Trina flew out from Georgia to enjoy the experience with him. When our session was over, we went to the top of the Church office building and took some amazing pictures. What a great view of the city from way up there. It has definitely been a busy day! So grateful that I am able to attend the temple and receive those blessings.