Sorry again for not posting for a while. Craig has been at training for his new job for Three weeks. He is home now but let me fill you in on what has been going on in his absence.
Every time Craig leaves town I usually tackle some painting project that needs to be done.i LOVE to surprise him. This time I thought I would just maybe do some deep cleaning or get ready for bulky trash. On the way to Andrews baseball game My mother in Law suggested we get Craigs den done in the basement while he is away. I was very apprehensive because that was the only room that wasn"t completed with framing and electrical work. But then a miracle happend...My dad (who is a very talented builder) and My uncles came to work on a project in Salt Lake and they wanted to stay with me. Well anyone who wants to stay with me ends up earning their keep it seems. By some small miracle I got my dad to finish the electrical, my uncle mike to fix a plumbing issue, my plumber to move a heating vent and my framer to come finish the job all in one week. i hired a guy to do the drywall, texture and finish work. My sweet Mother in Law helped me paint the room and ceiling. I painted baseboards, casing for the door and the door all by my self. I also found an super bargain on remnant carpet. I truly got it all done with one day to spare for laundry catch up and cleaning bathrooms. Yes I know I am crazy for agreeing to do it while I was home with my two kids but with help from my family I accomplished a lot. I even had time to squeeze in some girls nights. It was a daunting task and caused me A LOT of stress but I got it done and Craig was absolutley shocked and GREATFUL.
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Well that is why I havn't been blogging. I have been busy with something else! How does it look?
Once the baskets were too heavy to carry ....we decided to color eggs. The kids love doing this every year. It was a lot of fun and mom and dad Joined in on the fun
They Turned out Beautiful
Then Off to Grandma and Grandpas for yes..another egg hunt with cousins. My children have been on a sugar high every day this week. They made out pretty well on the candy there too.
I love this picture of cali and her "girls". She is all dressed up and looking beautiful and you can see her elbow has a big rug burn. She loves everything girl but she is no dainty little girl. She is as rough and tough as they come. Cali's Nina bought her this dress when we were in Texas. Thank you Nina...It was beautiful on her. She said she is ready to get married in that dress.
Our family in our Sunday best
Craig and His beautiful Mom
I normally would never allow a picture of my ugly feet but I had to so I could show off my glitter.
We decided to head down to Phoenix for a family reunion for my mothers family. We drove...yes it was very LONG but we made it. We stopped at the Hoover Dam. Craig & the kids have never been there. It was awesome to see such an amazing structure. If you look closely you can see the new freeway overpass over the Hoover dam...very cool!
After the reunion we decided to go see the Grand Canyon. Craig & the kids have not been there so we thought we would take a detour. It was beautiful. The pool at the Hotel was closed but they did have a bowling alley. We had a great time. We did have luch at wendy's and it was sooo expensive. Talk about price gouging in a tourist town! It was REALLY Bright outside so the kids are squinting in a lot of these pictures.....
