Monday, August 27, 2012

It is About Time


This summer has been crazy.  It seems like we have hardly been home and it feels great to finally be back.  Here are some of the pictures from our outings.  They are all out of order.

Playing at the Park with Cousins
Tara swinging with Allie




Riding the Tour Train in Helena

Tara and Allie inside the Capital Building

We went to the Lewis and Clark Caverns

That's not Chocolate....it's dirt.  Tanner helped dig potatoes tonight
Nothing like a nice warm bath to clean off all that dirt


Yummm, peaches.




Zip Lining


Using a spoon


My new little Nephew Kaleb Cameron

Tanner Loves Kaiden
Kaiden and her new brother



Pianta fun at the family reunion
The goods

I met up with my old rookie Rebecca in SLC



We went to Temple Square

Here is Brinlee and Alex playing in the sand in Montana

Cute boys...growing so fast.




Cousin Russell.  

Cousin Allie

Now they get really out of order
Tonight, another bath picture

Temple Square two weeks ago


Playing at the lake July 4th week



Zip Lining Group End of July

Allie's Baptism a little over a week ago

At Allies Baptism with Great Grandpa and Grandma

Back to July 4th Weekend, Morgan and Brinlee

We went to the Lewis and Clark Caverns July 4th weekend

I got to see my long time friend Jenn and her family

There are our rascals

Tara, Allie and Morgan doing what they do

Grandpa Weight counting ribs a little over a week ago

Buddies

On our trip home from St. George we went to the Conference Center


We got to stay with my cousin Lindsay, bless her heart for putting up with us!  We had such a fun time though!

Here are all of our kids together!  After FHE and Krispi Kremes...yumm

Here are the Christensen Grandkids and somewhere in there are the Grandparents and a few stray Aunts and Uncles

Tara and her buddy Amy

The girls ran away for a few hours one afternoon for a little hike. It was fun and quiet!  Yeah!

Alex loved the frogs Aunt Honor brought for the Long Jump at our Family Olympics.  He actually took a bath with it tonight.  


Girl cousins are the best

Daddy time

Throwing paper airplanes is a favorite past time of the boys

Ya gotta do, what ya gotta do

Buddies

Morgan's Kindergarten Graduation


My favorite sight....well that and when they are asleep


Fun at Lake Pend Oreille (Pronounced Ponderay)

Denali likes to jump on the trampoline too

Tanners birthday presents



Happy Birthday my big little boy.  Where did the year go?





A Moose out back

Denali playing in the water




In Lewis and Clark Caverns July 4th week


Elk Horn Ghost Town



The Angry Bird Pinatas from July 4th week









Yahoo 10 year anniversary!





playing at the lake

Zip Lining in Colorado

Rollerskating at the family reunion in Colorado


Phew that was a lot of pictures....easier for me to do one big post.  So thanks for hanging in there with me.  Tootles!

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

The House

So here are some pictures of the house.  The before pictures are the owners furniture and stuff.  We have already put a lot of work into this house and have fixed it up quite a bit.
Here you go.

Outside before.

Outside after.  I restrained the deck and planted flowers in the front.  Plus my mowing and watering skills are pretty impressive.  

Outside before...notice the piles of building material all along the fence.  This was what we found all around the yard.  Let's just say we are glad we have unlimited access to the dump without charge.

Viola, Outside after!  Isn't it lovely without all the junk.

Living room before

Living room after.  These pictures don't do it justice.  I looks really nicer in person.




 Looking into the kitchen before.  Notice the nice Orange/Red paint.  Yeah, it was nice, but really?


Kitchen After 
I'm not completely in love with the color.  It ended up being a lot lighter than we thought, but hey...we are not painting again.  But it looks much better, wouldn't you say?


Front yard before.

Front yard now!  Go Tara!

View from the back...looks the same.  Pretty cool eh!

Pasture before.

A fuzzy picture, but now the pasture has visitors.  


We are ready for you to come visit our neck of the woods...seriously, anyone is welcome...anytime!



Happy Birthdays

Two of my special boys had birthdays last week!  Aren't they cute!
 This was Morgan's present.  I got a smoking hot deal on this.  Regularly $250 for $85 new!  It is almost more a gift for me than them.  They are so busy with it and so distracted...it's great!