Our 4th of July

I know, I know . . . I am behind by almost a month, but life has been a bit crazy! The day before the 4th of July we worked out in the yard. Then Matt and I ran to town to pick up a few things. We surprised the boys by showing up with fireworks which we lit off that night. Sunday, the 4th, was a very low-key, lazy day with church and naps. That evening the neighbor just above us put on a fire a 3 hour firework show--NO JOKE! It started to get old at midnight. Monday, the 5th, Doug and Kathryn came over for Asian day (kind of funny considering we were celebrating America's Indepedence). Matt and Doug both really like cooking and eating asian (Thai and Korean) food. We have several different meals going on so we could try a bunch of different things and everyone was helping by cutting veggies, meat, making sauces, etc. It was amazing how much food there was, but in the end there wasn't much left at all. It was all so YUMMY! The evening was finished off with chocolate cake and homemade ice cream! Thanks for coming Doug and Kathryn...it was fun

Easter weekend

We decided to drive to Hamer to celebrate Easter with Matt's family. The plan was to leave after going to the Easter Egg hunt in Rupert, but we woke up to 3 inches of snow and miserably cold wind so we decided to forego the hunt. Instead, Ben and Lisa invited us to stop at their house to have an egg hunt inside....much better than freezing outside and only getting a couple eggs. Then onto G&G Yearsley's hosue where we spent the weekend listening to conference, playing games, coloring eggs, egg hunting, and just being together.

Chase got in a weird mood and decided to dress up like a nerd (funny boy)

Busy times

We have had a busy, but fun couple of weeks with the remodel, visitors, 4th of July, etc. The wall seperating the old part of the house and the addition came down on July 2nd. It was so awesome to stand in the kitchen and see what it is going to look like. That evening Roger and Maureen Roylance stayed the night on their way down to Utah. It was so fun to see them again. We sure miss everyone from Washington. We had some excitement that night when it decided to rain. And not just rain, but POUR! Unfortunately we didn't have anything on the roof (no paper, shingles, nothing) and the rain was pouring into the old part of the house and the addition. It was crazy. Luckily we had some plastic and were able to put it up where the wall used to be to help keep the water out of the living part of the house. Friday we had the final measure for the kitchen cabinets. I can't wait to see them in. My friend Ashleigh and her 5 boys dropped by on their way to Twin Falls. It was fun to catch up with her. Saturday, July 4th we took the boys to the parade in Rupert, although Matt and I wanted to be up on the roof instead. After the parade we picked up a roofing gun and got up on the roof. Doug, Kathryn, Mathew, and Nathanael were so AWESOME and came and spent the holiday helping us roof. It was a HOT day, but we got a lot done! Thank you guys we really couldn't have done it without you. That evening we had a BBQ, watched the fireworks from up on the roof, got attacked by JuneBugs, and ate homemade ice cream. It was a great day! Monday our friends the Freemans stopped by on their way back to WA. Again, it was so fun to see our friends. It makes us realize how lucky we are to have such good friends. Matt and I got up on the roof to finish the job. However with little kids it was hard for me to spend much of the day with him. Mama Barnes and Jordan came over that afternoon and brought us some new pets...two kittens. Jordan helped Matt finish the shingling that night which we are SO grateful for! My mom helped me the next coupld of days try to figure out what to do with my flower beds. They are quite overwhelming. We had a quick trip to the doctor for McKay and Zander (ear and sinus infections). It was fun to have her stay with us and so nice to have her help. And finally Wednesday night Matt and I finished the rid cap on the roof. Yay! It is done! I am so glad because it was terribly stressful doing it with kids. Zander climber up onto the roof (his brothers were supposed to be babysitting him) 4 times. Yes, all the way up onto the roof....talk about SCARY! Thank you to everyone for all of your help, we so appreciate it. And thank you to all of our friends that dropped in! It was so good to see everyone!

wall coming down and putting up plastic watching the parade (looking into the sun) and some of the roofing crew What the addition looks like now