We Made Smores...

On our grill! We really wanted smores the other night 

and we had everything but the camp fire... So

we cooked them over the flames of our grill! 

It was fun!

We had to cut sticks from trees in our yard cause we didn't
have any real roasting sticks

 3 marshmallows at a time! thats just how we roll!

Yum! Oh and the greatest part was watching the sun set.

We have a fabulous view!

Painting Day

 For my Birthday this year my mom bought me paint for my house!!! I have been wanting to get rid of our boring white walls ever since we moved in over three years ago! Well, we finally did it! we spend a good three days moving furniture and decorations, taping, painting, and touching up corners! (we have rounded corners were we had two colors meet and it took forever to get a straight line.) it was more work than i thought it was going to be! We still have to fix some areas were the walls and ceiling meet, and i haven't finished putting up my decorations yet, but i'm just glad the white walls are gone!

 I got to sit on the fridge to paint above the cabinets 

very cool!

Mikkel was in charge of all the corners and edges

here is one wall half way done. 

My mom accidentally brushed her chest up against the wall 

My little sister even helped out

up this stair way is a massive wall that goes up about 20 ft. 

we still haven't finished it yet because we ran out of paint and didn't go buy more.

so now we have a half painted wall up our stairs... its pretty!

we did two different colors in the kitchen/living room,

macadamia nut and dark toast.

my mom really was the best painter! she has mad skills with a paint brush!

here are we exhausted after a hard days work, house in shambles, 

dirty, gross, and covered in paint!

Christmas

This year we spent Christmas eve and morning with my family! We slept in and made a big yummy breakfast! We opened our presents later that day when my little sister and Grandparents came over. My mom totally spoiled us and we got some well needed gifts. We spent the day playing with all of Hailey's new toys, eating treats, laying around, and watching the Christmas Story over and over again (which never gets old!)

Mikkel helped Hailey put batteries in all her new toys

and showed her how to play perfection

Mikkel and Sadie cuddling on the couch

Sadie and I after we just woke up!

she has awesome bed head in the mornings!

Our little family

The mess after unwrapping presents!

GIVEAWAYS!!!!

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The Weaving

I found this quote in my scriptures from many years ago. I got it  when i was in seminary and i wanted to share it with you.

My life is but a weaving

Between my God and me

I let Him choose the colors 

He worketh steadily.

Oftimes He worketh sorrow

And I within my heart, 

Forget He sees the pattern

While I see only part.

The dark threads were as needful

In the Weaver's skillful hand,

As the threads of gold and silver

In the pattern He had planned.

Not till the loom is silent

 And the shuttles cease to fly

Shall God unroll the canvas

And explain the reason why.

--Anonymous

"The day will come brother and sisters, when the tapestry of your life will be unfolded, and you will see divine design all through it, and praise God for the experience and tutoring which, in his goodness, He has given you."  --Neal A. Maxwell, "Willing to Submit", 9 Feb. 1988

I just love this quote because I am one of those people who always asks why and I cannot understand and figure out why some things happen! this gives me peace in knowing that God knows what He is doing, and eventually I will understand.

River Rafting!!!!

This year my husband wanted to celebrate his 28th Birthday by doing something adventurous!! So we went white water rafting in Jackson Hole!! We had so much fun laughing, eating a lot, freezing, losing the van keys, wearing wet suits, and best of all... becoming one with the snake river!!We had a blast although it was a little cold at times, we survived. We were able to go down the river twice. The second time was a lot warmer and we had less people which made the ride extra bouncy on the rapids! Some of these pics were taken right after we went over the BIGGEST RAPID! Some of our friends fell out as you can see but we were able to pull them back in! I am so glad I wasn't the one that fell out! My arms and back were so sore from rowing, but it was totally worth it! Enjoy our fun pics of us in our attractive wet suits!

Us Over The Years

My how times have changed!!! I love looking at old photos of us, it brings back so many memories!