Happy Birthday Darren!

Darren turned the big 40 today.

After opening presents with the kids, we celebrated by going to dinner with a group of friends at La Puente. The Mariachi band serenaded Darren with a rendition of Happy Birthday and then Stairway to Heaven by request. We laughed our butts off and had a great time.

Happy Birthday Hubby!

Back to school we go!

Here's Makenzie and her friend Taylor heading off for their first day of 8th grade. They think it's awesome not being the new kids on the block (freshman) anymore. Umm, did these two call each other to coordinate outfits? I'm scared.

Jordan starts 2nd grade

Brad - Top Dog of Bennion Elementary as a 6th grader

Brad and Jordan indulging mom with one last picture.

In case you're wondering about Brad's shirt, yes, it's a ribcage but what makes it so Brad-esque is that it has game controls and other assorted gaming equipment encased and entangled throughout.

Remembering Randee Sue

Randee Sue would be 21 years old today. She was so very sweet and we deeply miss her.

New floor

Here's the new floor in the kitchen

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Here's some before pictures of the kitchen and entry

Due to it's horrible shape, we did a new subfloor.

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Here is the after

So worth the wait!

Just finished reading Breaking Dawn last night at 12:20am. It was utterly Fantastic! I LOVED it!

Pineview Reservoir

We spent the day at Pineview Reservoir with my good friend Wendy, her daughter Kennedi, and friend Noel. It was excellent. The kids had the best time. There was even mutterings of liking the beach at Pineview more than Bear Lake. Blasphemy? I'll let you decide.