This dinner was really yummy. I love coming home from church and smelling a roast cooking as I walk through the door. I love hot rolls. And I love that my husband got almost everything ready for this meal (he makes gravy from scratch, people). Takes the pressure off being a good "Mormon mom" that makes Sunday dinner for her family. My job? Instant mashed potatoes and some veggies...this is the life.
Had a great opportunity to visit our new temple last night! It is really pretty. I wish our bishop would have gotten the top of the temple in this shot. The white steeple thing at the top rounds off into a dome and then there is Angel Moroni on the top. But...great to visit the temple one last time before baby comes...who knows when we will get back there!
Like mother, like daughter and like father like son...as the sayings go. I was scubbing dishes the other night and little P comes over and says, "That looks fun." So she pushed a chair over and started to help.
Had the chance to see some dear friends from high school (has it really been 8 years?) this month. It is great to catch up and meet spouses and kids. For you WJ-ers who visit my blog...I'll tell you who everyone is- top row L to R: K.C., Kelly P, Katelin, and Kye, Justin Cherry, Joe (from Bingham), Max (Glenn's little boy), Melanie, and baby girl, Kristen and Glenn H, Courtney and J. Snedaker, Maxton. bottom row- Tristie, Mark Schmidt, and Sara (from Bingham).
On Saturday, we all needed a break from the apartment and hard work so we drove out to Matt Warner Reservoir. Most of you know my maiden name is Warner. Well, this reservoir was named after my great grandfather. He was an outlaw for many years and eventually came clean and paid his debts to society and became a respected public leader in Price, UT. This was very cool for me to visit this beautiful lake with my family and remember all the stories I've read and heard about my crazy great grandpa!
We had a great time together, caught some nice fish, enjoyed the cool air, and grilled some yummy burgers! A refreshing break from unpacking!
putting together bunkbeds
home from his first day at the new job, standing by his brand new truck. Our apartment is there in the background (ours is the white door on the top left).
the kids finding anything on the ground and playing with it (see bottle caps at bottom of photo)
counting antelope during the first week on the job
the first room that was completely unpacked...yee haw! We love our new kitchen. New cabinets, tile, oven/stove, refrigerator, and sink. (Is it wrong to be a little happy that the previous tenant started a grease fire and everything had to be replaced?)
our stack of flattened boxes that we've unpacked...and we still have a long way to go!
since we had no kitchen table, I made the kids a sandwich and told them to go outside. They walked out the front door 3 feet and sat down by the steps to eat their lunch...not worrying about the guys trying to move furniture out to the truck. Kids are so funny.
We had a lot of great help, but everyone got a little worn out and had to take a drink break. And our help had to drink out of whatever they could find...Sully mug? No problem!
these guys look way too happy and cute to be movers!
Ok, just a little embarrassed to post this pic...but then I thought, who REALLY moves their fridge to clean under it? My clean freak sister, MAYBE. But if you rent, I know you've never cleaned under your fridge because you know you will just do it when you move out anyway. Hats of to Dax who cleaned all the grossest stuff so I wouldn't have to. What a guy.
We slept on the floor Friday night...our last night in our apartment. We were all so exhausted! Too bad it was a horrible night's sleep (for the adults anyway)!
had a great time visiting my family and seeing my sis's new baby get blessed. the day we left for home, we noticed that all the girls were wearing red shirts and had to snap this pic. It was supposed to be just girls, but Hunter saw that he, too had red on, and how do you tell an excited 3-year-old he can't join the picture?
