My husband is amazing!

Chris also had a project going that he completed at the same time--a new dresser for Jenna. His friend Cyrus is, at least to us, a woodworking expert and offered to work alongside Chris as they both built dressers for their kids. Chris realized that he really enjoys woodworking and began buying more tools to fill our garage and ended up finishing up the dresser in our garage on his own. I am so proud of the finished product. A dresser seems like quite a task for a first project. I think it looks wonderful! Isn't my man amazing? Check out the dovetail joints! (Yes, I have already composed a list of other items he gets to build for me!)

While I'm bragging about my great husband, I have to add how awesome it is that he can fix so many things around the house. He has fixed my dryer, washing machine, garbage disposal, vacuum, and most recently my refrigerator! I've already posted pictures of the patio cover he built. When we lived in Pennsylvania he remodeled our kitchen. I was telling the girls today that when they are grown up and choosing a guy to marry that they should try to find a guy like their dad that is so good at figuring out how to build and fix things. It is so nice that I don't have to pay someone every time something breaks. Just one of the many reasons I love him!

Finally Finished!

So funny, I just read that my good friend Natalie finished painting the last room of her house---and so did we! Yay! It is such a good feeling. I searched the internet FOREVER to find the perfect Queen size bed set that would work for a little girl's/baby's room which doubles as a guest room. I finally found one (most girly ones only come in double) and sewed a valance and crib skirt to match. I sewed up a few throw pillows half-hazardly during one of Jenna's naps, and they don't look too bad. I even successfully picked out a paint color that I like! Hooray. This room is finally peaceful.

99 Things

I got this off of some other friends' blogs and thought I'd join in the "get to know you" fun. The stuff in italics is the stuff I've actually done.


1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4.Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee Jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Toothless!

McKayla has finally lost both top front teeth. She has been waiting for this moment for a long time. She just loves her new look!

McKayla's Chicken Egg Theory

McKayla used to love bacon, until we watched a movie about a pig and she realized where bacon comes from. Well, we were eating bacon the other day and she reiterated that she did not like bacon because it comes from pigs and "little piggies are cute!" Chris asked, "Well, what about eggs? They come from chickens."

She replied, "Yes, but Grandpa says the chickens AREN'T MARRIED!"

It took us a minute, but then she explained that since the chickens weren't married there was no baby chick in the eggs and that made it OK! Oh the innocence of children!