7.28.2010

What I'm Loving Wednesday

What am I loving?

Colored glassware.
A very broad love. I am SO loving milky glass...in a light, sky blue color. Could you die? It's so pretty!

And Depression glass, those beautiful pieces from the 40's that are super detailed in a soft, pretty color...be still my yet-to-be-hooked-up-kitchen-sink.

A Pink Smeg Refridgerator.
What, like you're surprised? How lovely is this! Trust me - I have searched for a reason to justify this rosy purchase and I've come up empty-handed. Where would I display such a treasure? Other than my art room, I can't think of a place...but I do get thirsty when I am creating things and this would be perfect to house cool beverages. Did I mention in comes in a plethora of colors? Orange, mint green, blue, red...
These little owl bookends.
I am in love with them. I may not even use them for bookends, I may place one my piano to keep and eye on things and one in my art room to...keep an eye on things.

Oh..I also love that Halloween is only three months away!! Shh!

7.26.2010

BK Update

It's been forever since I've posted our kitchen progress!...due in large part to the fact that progress is slow. Summer is crazy, friends. We simply can't get enough of this gorgeous weather and family vacations. Blast this Summer fun! It's all too tempting! Away with excuses, here's what we've been up to...

Our ceiling! Our ceiling is taped and mudded and textured...isn't she pretty?
The sheetrock in the kitchen is done. I did the first round of taping and mudding...not my favorite.
Construction is a beautiful thing. 10 points to who spots the Hot Wheels Car! My poor children...
Who's a pretty pony wall!

I am currently shirking my kitchen responsibilities while Cody is in the kitchen right now working on final mud and sanding and texturing our walls... I need to get back. Our plans are to prime and do some painting this week! I hope Summer fun stops interfering.

7.22.2010

Powell Paradise with the Patches

It's no secret that I will be true and loyal to Lake Powell for the rest of my life. Cody and I just got back from spending a week there with my family...it doesn't get any better than that. We found a spectacular beach, spent loads of time in the water because it was way too hot, hiked some great trails and all returned with some tan lines (and a new hatred/respect for puzzles). We watched James Bond and Star Trek and had a particularly impressive run at Rock Band...man, if only we had that on film. Oh! And we mastered some synchronized swimming! An epic and memorable trip, friends. Epic and Memorable.

Here we are getting ready for our routine...if only we had put it to music! I think next year I'll get everyone matching swim caps.

Dear goodness. We went to Dangling Rope Marina and found these ginormous spiders. Ew, I still feel my ear twitch when I look at these pictures! They were huge and SO fast. Not a fan. Did I mention they were everywhere? So the boys had a wee bit of fun and knocked a few into the water for the waiting carp (which, I should mention, were also ginormous).
Ahh, puzzles. We do about 3 or 4 puzzles on the top of the boat each trip. Here were two that consumed most of our time. That Beatles album cover was a beast...and I only worked on the last leg of it! Pretty sure I don't want to listen to Revolver for quite some time.
Rock Band. 'Final Countdown' and Bon Jovi's 'You Give Love a Bad Name' were huge hits. It was SO much fun! My parents even sang their hearts out - encore!!
The hiking...I think my favorite pic is the candid shot of Jess and I having a leisurely chat on top of a mountain. Candid.
Rainbow Bridge

How cute are they?

One night we discovered 7 or 8 frogs on the beach and proceeded to chase them around and we caught this wee baby one. He was so cute! We were all so curious and followed them around...then would scream as they hopped. Look at this little guy ready to pounce? Andrea was about to launch him in my face. Good times.

On Sunday we designed our own stencils and spray-painted the designs on some shirts. Andrea's brought some drawer-liner stuff and neon yellow spray paint and we got right down to business. Didn't they turn out great?? Jess' owl, Rich's Pan Am, Andrea's Pirate Ship and my Mom's creepy spider (we all loved that one).
My camera battery was about dead so I missed some finished shots. My Dad made a rocket and his shirt looked so cool...
Naturally, my shirt had a bird cage on the front...
...and a canary on the back, right shoulder.
And then we come to Marty. Geez. He drew his stencil by hand (using a ruler and graph paper so it was even and accurate), isn't it amazing? Took him 5 hours, but he definitely wins the prize.
Our last night we took a sunset boat ride. The water was like glass, such a pretty night.
But wait, what's this?
A hideout? "Quickly! To the secret tunnel!"
We drove our boat into this rad little cave...so awesome.
It kind of felt like a Disneyland ride in there...

After emerging from the hole in the rock, we drove up the channel a little more, parked and walked around, finding these awesome rock creations.
I wanted to take home hundreds of these cool rocks to tile my bathroom vanity or something. Alas, Cody quickly reminded me that sandstone might not hold up to water too well. Hmpf.
Before we got back to the houseboat we stopped in the middle of the channel and had FHE. It was cool. It was the perfect cap on the perfect trip. A little Spiritual moment in a place that's so special to my family? I'm in.
None of us were ready for the trip to end. I love my family. I love these trips. Family is a solid, special thing. I already miss having a snow cone and a dance party on top of the boat each night, laughing hysterically with my siblings, taking a nap after eating too much french toast drenched in my Mom's apple syrup...we could spend a month there and that still might not be enough time. Maybe next year?

7.20.2010

Lucky Number 7

July 19th, 2003 I became a Mrs.
In the past 7 years we have purchased two homes, had two beautiful boys, vacationed in Hawaii, moved, spent Christmas at the Fire Station, started a kitchen remodel, run a marathon, made the best caramel on this planet and worn some of the greatest Halloween costumes ever.
I love this man. Happy Anniversary to my Mr.!

7.09.2010

Crazy Fourth!

I ask you, does anyone put on a better 4th of July celebration than Provo? I LOVE how festive this Holiday is. It's always jam-packed with celebratory goodness and my family dives right in every year.

Andrea and her family came up from Vegas and it's always so fun when they're here. Our first item of business? 'Toy Story 3'. How awesome was that movie, loved it. And I cried, so what? Afterwards we grabbed a quick dinner at 5 Guys Burgers and then drove up the canyon for some smores. We found a cherry spot near the river, we all had false hopes that our kids would stay dry...




We enjoyed the PGFD Fireworks - we live really close to the field so we took the boys down on 4-wheelers. Perfect for parking! Since Cody was working, we got to sit right next to the action! And I mean...rightnext to the action. We were super close and it was pretty loud, but the show was amazing!
All the excitement was a bit too much for Cole, who crashed half way through. Bless him.
On a sadder note, we have sold our beloved orange Scout. I know, I know...I didn't want to see it go, either. But Cody needs a more reliable vehicle and never fear! We shall obtain another Scout in the future. One reason I was so sad to see it go is because every year my family piles in our Scouts and drives the parade route downtown. It's cah-razy, peeps. It's an all night party! It's the place to be - it's so fun.
We retired to my parents house for ice cream sundaes, followed by my Dad chasing and hiding from my kids.

Cody drove the fancy PGFD fire truck and we got to ride with him for some of the parade route. SO fun! I'm all about doing that every year. We saw some friends along the way and the boys thought it was the coolest thing ever. I even got to sit up front with Cody and wear the headset. I'm big time. We jumped out when we reached where my family was sitting and enjoyed the rest of the parade.


Here we come!


We had our own small Fireworks show that night and you'd be surprised how impressive a $10 finale can be! It was so fun doing that with my little family...the night was so warm and clear.
I doubt we will ever go anywhere else for the 4th. It's so much fun here! Great weekend, loved every minute of it.