Mr. Fix-it

Here's the story of how a small leak turns into a big project. Pictured below is an innocent looking pipe...

Followed by a not so innocent gaping hole in the wall...
One day it decided it was going to start leaking all over our living room ceiling. So in an effort to keep mold from growing inside our walls, I cut a nice big hole in the ceiling.

Getting that sheetrock piece to fit in that 2' x 2' hole was a nightmare!

This hole is finished, all it needs is some sanding and a coat of paint.

Foutunately we have some friends who taught me how to repair drywall. So here I am, reparing drywall.

Don't I make it look easy? The drywall mud has to set for a little while then I can finish up the job and Andrea can have her house back in order. Ahh home ownership...living the dream baby.

U of U Football Game

Ben and I went to a University of Utah game yesterday with his co-workers. Even though we are BYU fans, we had a good time. The Utes played San Deigo State University and they beat them 38 to 7. Ben brought a radio and ears phones to check up on the BYU - Airforce game. BYU also won 38 to 21. Go Cougars!!

Julia's Birthday Bash!

Julia celebrated her 19th Birthday with us this year. We offered to make her favorite dinner and she wanted tacos like mom and dad make, fried in oil! I had never fried tortillas before but how hard could it be right?













Well it wasn't that hard really. Once you get the folding technique down that is. It just took a long time. And no I didn't burn the house down. All together we made 25 tacos and Andrea prepared a rice pilaf with black beans.













Next it was time to light the candles. We didn't get a real good picture of it, but these are sparkler candles that are nearly impossible to blow out.













But with a huff and a puff...













Julia got them all out, and again, no I didn't burn the house down!

Our Chico Vacation

Here are a few pictures from our trip to Chico and a short trip to see Joanie and her kids in Eureka.

We bought a house!

After months and months of searching, we finally closed on this 3 bedroom 2 bath home in West Jordan Utah. It's a lovely home on a cul-de-sac and we're very excited. We will be moving in on July 17th (that's updated from the origianl July 31st move in day) and after that time, everyone is invited to come for a visit since we finally have room to accommodate you!

Sailing on Lake Almanor with "the fam"

This past weekend we took a short little road trip to lake Almanor in California where Ben's family was busy vacationing. We decided to drop in somewhat unexpectedly on their party...