Out with the Old...

Our original plan of just replacing the tile in the kitchen has led to replacing the cabinets too.  So, last weekend, we got rid of the old kitchen...

We had a stone company come on Friday and remove our silestone countertops, since we want to use them again.  Dave was flying home from Australia, so I got to make sure that it got done.  Our friend came over the night before and disconnected our kitchen sink so it was ready for the countertop removal. 

On Saturday, Dave forgot about jet lag and ripped out the old cabinets. We threw them in the back of the truck and took them to the dump. The cabinets were actually homemade (we assume by the first homeowner). They were over 35 years old and ready to be retired. 

Here's our current kitchen...(taken after the first visit from our drywall guy)

 I'm happy to have a working fridge and oven.

 The pantry side of our laundry room. 

The kitchen side of our laundry room (which looks a lot better after some work from Dave and the drywall guy -- we had some water damage from the previous owner's not taking care of a roof leak)

A few weekends ago Dave replaced our door that goes to the garage.  I didn't realize how much I hated the old nasty brown door. 

So, for now, we're doing the dishes in the bathroom, which isn't too bad if we use paper plates and bowls, so I don't have to wash so many dishes.

We had food in boxes stashed in different places in the house.  And most of our kitchen stuff is boxed in the kitchen. 

It works.  I miss the sink and the microwave the most, but it'll be worth it.

September Recap

September flew by and I didn't take hardly any pictures, so here's a little recap of what we did.

Soccer -- The kids have soccer almost every day, except Tuesday.  Jack has practice on Monday and Thursday and games on Friday.  Kate has practice on Wednesday and Thursday and games on either Friday or Saturday.  Every other week they have practice in White Rock, which makes for a long night. 

Piano -- I teach piano lessons mostly on Tuesdays.  I have 7 students that come on Tuesday and one that comes on Friday.  I've been teaching Jack and Kate too. 

Travel -- Dave went to Pittsburg on Sept 5 and 6th.  Then he was in Australia from Sept 20th through the 28th.  (He took pictures that I'll post sometime.)

Baby -- I've had doctor appointments and a follow up ultrasound from my 20 week ultrasound.  We couldn't get all the views of baby brother's heart at my 20 week ultrasound, so we did another one.  It was reconfirmed that it is a boy!  And he is super wiggly.  He had his hands and feet up by his face.

Bike Rodeo -- The kids got to stay after school on Wednesday the 19th and participate in the bike rodeo.  They ate a picnic lunch and then got to ride bikes around the big parking lot for an hour or so.  They loved it.

Primary Program -- the primary program was last Sunday, Sept 30th.  Both kids had short parts, but Jack overcame his shyness and memorized it and said it no problem. 

House Projects -- we tore all of our tile out in our kitchen, so I haven't had to mop for a month now.  I just sweep and use the shop vac on the subfloor every once in a while.

Teeth -- Jack and Kate both lost a tooth during September. I didn't get a picture of Kate's though.  Jack lost his other front top tooth (on Sept 3rd)

 Jack snapped this lovely picture of Ty and I on Sept 3rd, so I was 24 weeks along.

 Ty has been wanting to read every train book we can find at the library.

Puzzles

Ty loves to do puzzles.  He's gotten this ABC circus one pretty much down...

First Day of School

School started on August 15th this year (my b-day, which means that it started a week or two too soon).  Kate and Jack were up bright and early and ready to go by 7:15.

Kate is in 3rd grade in Mrs. Carr's class (and Kate LOVES pandas and her panda shirt).

 Jack is in 1st grade in Mrs. Shelton's class (and Jack loves his new basketball shorts).

Ty didn't have a very good first day of school.  He spent the morning at the doctor's office and pharmacy.  We found out that he had strep, so he spent a few days resting on the couch with a fever. 

Meet...Jack?

Jack and Kate have played a lot this summer in the playhouse in the backyard.  Jack got dressed up one day before they went out to play in the playhouse...

Don't worry...I think Jack ditched his dress-up clothes pretty fast after he got into the playhouse.  I'm pretty sure there are basketball shorts on underneath that skirt.

County Fair Parade

We went to the county fair parade.  I guess the kids were too focused on watching for candy that they forgot to smile for the picture.  They got quite the loot of candy.

Tile Demo

Goodbye ugly 1970's tile...

It's a harder job than it looks.  The tile is attached to plywood that is GLUED to the subfloor. 

It's a ...

I had my 20 week ultrasound on August 9th.  The whole family came to see if it will be a baby brother or a baby sister.  Ty insisted that it was just be "baby."

And...it's going to be a baby brother!  Kate is okay with it.  It's a baby after all!  The baby is doing well and is due December 23rd.

Here's a picture that Kate took of me at 12 weeks on June 12th.  We emailed it to the grandparents to let them know about baby #4.  I wish I was still that small...

Summer Utah Trip Part Two...Cox's

On Friday, August 3rd, we went to the cabin and waited for everyone else to join us. 

Jack and Dave played a little catch...

 Kate rode horses with Grandpa...

 Rode the four wheeler...

 Acted silly...

Actually got Ty onto a horse...

 Got Jack back onto a horse (he remembered falling off last summer)...

On Saturday after watching Lissa run by the cabin while running a half marathon, Dave, Ty and I went to Clear Creek to check out the damage from the fire this summer.  The creek was pretty messy and torn up.

 

Kate, Jack, and Dave and the rest of the gang went on a hike to Harry's Monument (across the road on the top of the mountain) while Ty and I took a nap.

 Jack ran most of the way down the mountain.

 Kate and Aubrey...

Ty loved being with Skippy...

 and with Grandpa...

 There was more horse riding...

 

 The little guys played...

 Grandma!

 More four wheel riding...

The kids took a risk riding with Uncle Steven...ha ha

 Hanging out...

Gareth (2 11/12), Ty (3), Jack (6), Alex (7), Kate (8), Aubrey (9), Jessica (13), Emmalee (13)

 And topped it all off with smores...

After this, we packed up and drove home...

Summer Utah Trip Part One...Judi's

We made a quick trip to UT in August.  We drove up, spent two days with the Judi's, two days with the Cox's and then drove home. 

Here's what we did with the Judi's.  On Wednesday, we spent the morning checking out the site of the Castle Valley Pageant.  The kids got to go inside the cabins and tents and check it all out.  Dave and I attempted to run to the pageant site, but it's all uphill and I started to feel super pregnant and old, so we ran three miles out of the 7 miles (or 8 or 9 or however long it actually was). 

Then we (our family and Grandma and Grandpa Judi) went to Provo and made a stop at BYU.  We went to the Athletic building and talked to some football players and other random athletes.  One of the football coaches say Jack in his BYU shirt and shook his hand and told him that he thinks he'll play for BYU someday.  Jack loved that!

Meagan and her kids met us at BYU and our kids had fun running around on the indoor practice field.  Too bad I didn't have my camera.

Then we met Mike and Maggie and their kids at Chuckarama for dinner.  The kids loved eating whatever they wanted and being with their cousins.

The next day (Thursday, August 2nd) we went fishing at Electric Lake.  Dave, Vaughn and Jack went early and took the boat out fishing.  Marianne, Kate, Ty and I came up later.  And Meagan and her kids met us there too.

 The boys threw rocks in the lake.

 They caught five fish...(or maybe it was four..I can't remember)

 Getting brave enough to touch the fish...

 Fisherman Jack (he just doesn't like to touch the fish)

 Grandpa and the kiddos...

Vaughn took me, Marianne, Meagan and the kids (except Jack) on a boat ride around the lake.  Ty didn't love it and fell asleep.  After a while we dropped Marianne and Meagan and her kids off and picked up Dave and Jack and did a little fishing.  Kate caught a fish, but it was a little small, so she decided to let it go. 

The next morning we got to eat the fish.