Finished Product

Okay, here it is, we finished the painting, the sawing, and placing things on the desk!! What do ya think?

Construction

I know that I haven't been the best at keeping up on my blog. So I will update. We had this wet bar in our house that in my opinion was out dated and a waste of space. I had this vision that it would be a great office space....so I (we) went to work. I tore down some 1950's mirrors from the wall (sorry, i forgot to take a picture of the before) and then I started to take some tile off the wall. The girls saw me doing this and decided they wanted to help. They are very good with a hammer and chisel. Notice the Protective gear.

Somewhere in the process I was painting and fell. I guess that my pregnancy judgment is impaired. Looking back at it it was very funny but I will save that story for another time. i just thought that this picture was cool.

So back to construction...when my dad was visiting he helped tear out the cabinet/sink unit. Behind this we found some mold. oh how pretty. This made the project a little more complicated. I began tearing out roted drywall and then I had to replace it and then plaster over a million tears and scrapes where adhesive had been. Once that was done..then began the process of rebuilding the area. We placed the base board and then started tiling. I found an awesome deal at habitat for humanity on some good quality cabinets. I am still very excited about them. Bren helped me install them.Now we are painting the cabinets a cherry wood finish and then working on a desk. I will keep you updated on our progress.

Washington - Oregon Reunion

We had an amazing time in Oregon and Washington for the past two weeks. We spend a week with my parents in Medford, then we drove to Seattle for sightseeing, then to Port Townsend, WA for our families reunion. It was sooooo nice, with average highs of 67 degrees! Beats the 114 in Phx!


Silver Creek Falls


Ice Skating in Portland

Ashlyn skates

Sydney Skates

The Space Needle!

Us at the top!

The famous Pike Place Market

Seattle as seen from the Ferry

Daddy, Patten, and Sydney

The misty beach at Fort Warden State Park in Washington

The old Officers Quarters we stayed in

Mom


The girls on the beach

Finding sea shells

The boys!

The happy couple!

Here is a decent picture of us. Jen sure looks stunning with that 'Charles' stare. All the Charles girls have it.

Ready for another HOT summer!

Goat Milk

So our friends hve goats, and they have lots and lots of milk. So while they are on vacation we have the honor of milking them twice a day. Here are a few pictures of the process.

Patten and 'Bear'

Jen preps the goat.

The girls brush them down.

Jen milks away.

I even give it a shot.

Patten thinks he can do it too.

Honey? Where is the honey?

Oh ... Patten has it ...

Ward Campout

This past weekend was our Ward's Campout, Jen decided to be daring and went up Tuesday with all the kids. She camped with a few other families until I joined them on Friday night. The kids loved it! It was so nice and cool, it's just fun to get away! Anybody wanna join us in about a month or so?

Breakfast in Bed

Well, we told Sydney that if she ever slept in until 7 we would serve her breakfast in bed. Wouldn't ya know it, two days later she did. She usually gets up at 6, so we were a little surprised, but we kept our promise.

Hot Momma!

Here is a picture of Jen's new hair do!

A group of loving kids and their Mom!

Sedona

Here are a few pics from Bury and I's trip to Sedona!! We rented a Honda Goldwing motorcycle and had three days to ourselves! I was a little nervous at first, but Bury is a good rider (he should be from work) and we had a blast! We went hiking, and shopping, and riding up Oak Creek Canyon!! Next time we need to go with some friends, any takers?

April Showers

This girls loved playing in the puddles after the rain storm!

Here is evidence that Bury can work on things, [sometimes :) ]

Bren's Belly

Here are some pictures of Brenley's belly, little David Michael is on the way!!

Birthdays

Ashlyn and Patten both

had birthdays in February.
Patten turned 1 on thursday. I made chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese and chocolate chips in the middle...Patten loved them. He started out by just dipping his finger in the frosting and then decided that it was okay so he stuffed his mouth. He was a messy boy! His sisters gave him extra attention and sang to him atleast ten times. I think that by the end of the day he was ready for his birthday to be over.

Ashlyn turned three the sunday before Pattens birthday. She got her pink cake and barbie bike. I am not a big fan of barbie for obvious reasons but it was on sale and I can't pass up a good sale. I took Ashlyn to the store to pick out what kind of cake she wanted and she picked out white cake with cherry frosting. Not exactly what I would of chosen but she is the birthday girl. I must say that in the end it was an excellent choice. Ashlyn told me that she needs two birthdays a year. I totally agree. I can't believe how fast they grow up.