Gun Powder and Saw Dust

These are two combination that together can be dangerous. . . but so good for us today. We have almost completed our cold storage shelving. We wouldn't have been able to do it without our concrete nail gun, metal file, saw, and the good old hammer. . . they do however leave a lot of dust and smell.
Here's the hero of the day. He did almost all of the work. My job was to keep the boys occupied and safe from scary tools. Once the boys had gone down for a nap I was able to get in on the action. I love tools and getting dirty. Brett took these shots of me chiseling. The smell was so strong that we had to open the windows in the basement. . . which was then freezing. Noah looked so cute all bundled up. Once we get the last little bit done I'll post pictures of the final product.

Spontaneous Tuesday

So, after Brett's piano lessons he said 'let's go bowling'. . . so we did. I had a few gift certificates for Costa Vida, so we had free dinner and a blast bowling as a family. Hyrum LOVED it, but I must admit that more of his excitement came from the lights when you walk in rather than actually bowling, although that was fun too. Here are a few visual displays of our fun:

DIY October

October has been a big project month for us we've:
painted our Master Bedroom a heather blue
put up crown molding in our bedroom as well (it was easier to do than I thought)
Brett repaired our gutter by replacing a portion of it
began work on the shelves in our cold storage (my parents came to visit this past weekend and were able to help us get it started. My dad was a great teacher and help. Hyrum even helped out passing nails. Noah cuddled with Grandma. We finished the other wall of shelves tonight)

Boooo to You

Yesterday we had our ward Halloween party. It was a little too exciting for our little Giraffe.Doug Heffernan (Kevin James) on the other hand got a lot of laughs.

It's been a wonderful Halloween! Earlier today we drove up North for my neice, Emma's, baptism. Congratulations Emma!!! We were able to stay and play with the cousins for a little while. It was a lot of fun! Here are some of the cousins in there costumes. Beware of the tiger before prouncing on his prey:

Leading up to Boooo

So this isn't the best picture, but it's a funny story. This cupboard he's in is a really awkward size and has a half shelf in the middle of it, so I've never put anything inside of it. Out of no where this week he decided that the cupboard has two purposes: cooking (he kept putting a bag of cheese in and would shut the door, and say 'cooking! cooking!') and hiding (he prefers to hide in there and eat cheese). We've been looking forward to a spook-tacular halloween with some gooey-licious pumpkin carving. Hyrum was most excited about the 'fire' inside. I think he had us light the candle 6 or 7 times so that he could blow it out.

Preview

Into the heat

This last weekend we had a quick weekend getaway to Arizona. It was filled with a lot of stuff, like:Seeing great friends.A lot of these (don't worry most people didn't cry through haircuts)Hangin' with our buddies at the zoo.Seeing this giant truck to get a picture with.Staying with cute girly cousins!

And a lot of amazing family pictures. Coming soon.