Hey. . . Look What We Can Do!

So, Tina and I went shopping last week. We decided to hit the D.I. to see if there was any furniture we could redo for Tina's house, and we saw this:



Now, most people would look at that and think to themselves. . . "It is an old, ugly, and VERY dirty chair. Who would ever want that? Anyone who would want that chair would have to be crazy!!!" Enter Tina and I into scene. Because we thought, "That chair has potential!" So we took the chair home. And after hours of staple pulling and fabric pulling and hair pulling, we had stripped the chair bare.



Then came the fabric selection process. I must say Tina is really great when it comes to making decisions. . . nope, nope, that's a lie. She stinks at it. But she finally picked out something that she liked, or at least, she hoped she would like, eventually. And, then, it came to the FUN part, putting the chair back together. With power tools in hand, Tina and I set out to finish this project.



All in all, it was a lot of work, but a lot of fun. And now we know we can do it. . . . so now, Tina wants to redo her couches. Deep breath.

When A Picture Says It All

The other day I was cleaning. I was in the process of vacuuming Luke's room and saw what my kids, along with their cousins, had drawn on the dry erase board.

I stopped. I sat. I thought.

I am grateful they still think of Luke. I am beyond amazed at the faith that they have. The knowledge (and I mean KNOWLEDGE) that they will see Luke again. And, that they know the temple is where eternal families become possible.

I love this picture. . .

So Much Snow. . . So Little Time

We have had some great snow this year, which has made our snowmobiling trips so fun. This last weekend we took Josh and Mike up to Idaho City for a family day. It was Josh's first time driving the snow machine, by himself, on a trail. And he did great. . . .we only had one minor fender bender and a sore thumb to complain about, but other than that, it was FANTASTIC!
After we got done riding, we took the boys to a big sledding hill in Idaho City. Brian even got into the action (although, he did bruise some areas that we need not mention. . . oh sorry, I mentioned it, didn't I?). And then, after all that fun, we decided to go to Trudy's. If you have never been, I highly recommend it. You can see from the pictures, it is pure yumminess at it's best!










Ahhhhh, family time!!!