March 11, 2017

We spent the weekend at the Bear Lake cabin.  We love to go there and as we looked at our calendar we decided we better go up while we had the chance.  We love to hang out and spend time together and just relax!

March 10, 2017

Maggie has been working hard to learn to play the violin.   She's been working with a really great teacher, Jennifer Ostermiller, for a couple months and she has really improved.  She had the opportunity to play in a middle school solo and ensemble contest.  She did a really great job!

Cora has been taking piano lessons lately so I asked her to play the piano for Maggie.  They both worked together and it turned out just great.

I'm so thankful that music is such a big part of our lives.  It brings such a wonderful feeling into our home and is something that we can all share together.

March 9, 2017

My husband is not as young as he thinks he is!  It's the harsh reality!  Remember a couple weeks ago when we were celebrating Ethan's birthday and the Ninja Warrior gym?  Well, Todd tried the warp wall one too many times and tore his calf muscle.  OUCH!  Here's what his poor leg looks like now!

 

March 8, 2017

Tate has been loving his pre-school class this year.  He only goes once a week because he goes to a class in Brigham City that my friend Heather Gibby teaches.  We have to drive over the mountain to get there and he doesn't really need the pre-school academics so we just go once a week.  The other night he went and got his backpack and brought it into show me all the stuff he had done that day.  These little glasses they made cracked me up!

March 7, 2017

Whenever I leave the house Tate insists that I, "do the I love you sign" to him in the window.  It's really cute that he does that.  I know someday he'll grow out of it but for now it's special!

March 5, 2017

One of Tate's favorite things to do is go shopping at the DI, a thrift store here in Utah.  He loves to find little toys there to buy and sometimes we find really great ones.  This toy we found the other day and he loves it.  We got a whole box of Fisher Price Imaginext building toys but also in the box was this ship.

March 3-4, 2017

Our first vintage market of the year was this weekend.  Todd and I headed to the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City for Vintage Whites Market.  We had a good weekend but it was really cold in the barn we were in.  I about froze Friday night but Saturday was better.  Here's a photo of my little booth.

March 2, 2017

Tonight we went to Ethan's Logan High School wrestling banquet.  It was a nice evening and a chance to celebrate Ethan's first year wrestling.  It was a tough season but we were proud of him for dedicating the time and effort it took.  He was also on the swim team at the same time.  He would get up and go to swim practice at 5:00 am, head to school, and then wrestle until 5:30 pm.  He worked really hard but was able to keep his grades up.

At the banquet Ethan was awarded the Scholar Athlete award for the highest grade point average!  Good job kiddo!!

Ethan with coach Tuvey

Feb. 28, 2017

Some things I've been making for the upcoming Vintage Whites Market in Salt Lake.

Feb. 23, 2017 Ethan's 16th Party

Happy 16th Birthday Ethan!!

(A little late!)

Sam, Hugh, Ethan, Aries, Easton, Dalan

So in January at Tate's birthday party Ethan mentioned how disappointed he was last fall that we didn't do something special for his 16th birthday.  I felt HORRIBLE!!!  I remembered asking him what he wanted to do for his birthday but we never came up with a plan.  We made him a cake and bought him a nice watch and called it good.  Or so I thought!

Well, I decided to throw him a surprise party in February.

We love to watch the show, "American Ninja Worrier" together as a family.  On the show amazing athletes compete in crazy obstacle courses.

A new local gym built one of these obstacle courses so I thought he and his friends would have so much fun playing at the gym for his party.

We invited a few friends and took Ethan to the gym and they had a ball!  Oh my goodness it was fun!  Who knew teenage boys could have so much fun playing!

The Warp Wall is a favorite from the show.  It's about 14 feet high and quite the challenge.  Ethan was able to do it after about 3 tries.

We all had a great time and I guess I need to do a better job celebrating each of my children's birthdays!!

Happy Birthday Kid!!

Feb. 22, 2017

One of the fun parts of my business is hunting down treasures to turn into home decor.  Today I found these great old windows.  They will look amazing cleaned up and hung in someones home.

Feb. 20, 2017

The picture for today is another from Rick Rack Vintage.  I was inspired to turn this wash tub into an ottoman and I think it turned out so cute.  I painted the tub with Sweet Pickins Milk Paint in Pantry Door and then added a rub-on.  I  did the upholstery and tufting on the top.  I love it!