Happy Birthday to Nate!

Gotta love this boy.  He had a fun day and was mostly excited about the green transformer called "bulkhead" given to him by his sisters.

mudroom

Here's a before picture of our mudroom.  We had the wall pushed out a couple feet so that we could put in lockers.  After much planning and debating, we decided we would save a lot of money building them ourselves.  So this week Brian took on his very first LARGE house project.  So far we have the materials and three boards partly stained.  I don't how long it will take but eventually we hope to post an after pictures.  Winter is coming.....so we need to hurry.

Three year olds are the best

Lily learned to ride her bike this fall and she is soooo happy.  I love this age.  She is so excited about doing things herself.  She puts together her own outfits, loves singing to primary songs in the  car, and asks me if she can ride her bike everyday.

Look at me! I'm grilling!

Our last grill didn't make it into the POD when we moved, so when got a permanent house Brian really wanted another grill.  We bought one and Brian made the best brined chicken.  So asked him to teach me how to grill so I can make it too!  Yea for my new skill.  Batch cooking grilled chicken is my new favorite hobby.  Dinner tastes so much better!

Camping at Jack's Gulch

Last month Brian took Nathan to the ward's father/son campout at Jack's gulch.  Nathan loves these outings so much.  Being the only boy has its advantages sometimes.  Us girls stayed home for "girls night" and watched the american girl movie Molly and then went to Hobby Lobby in the morning for craft supplies.  Annelise had a fun weekend, but said, "Next time  our whole family should go camping."  

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modeling for grandma

 Here are the kids modeling their new outfits from Grandma. Nathan used to hate wearing ties to church, but now he seems to love them.  Annelise was happy to have a dress long enough-she seems to only grow taller and never wider.  And Lily was very happy to have a dress with purple and ladybugs on it.  Anything pink and purple in her world makes her happy.

lousy posts

So I'm looking at my last few posts on this blog and I took the pictures with my phone.  Sorry people.  Big mistake.  I will stick with a camera from now on.  In my defense, I've been busy this past year moving and then moving and then trying to settle down and establish a normal routine for our family.  We love it here in our new home and hopefully I'll get some pics up soon of what we've been up to.