Changes...

I took the day off work for my b-day last week. Hooray! We all went on a little hike. The kids mostly whined but I just kept reminding them how much fun they were having. 31 is kind of a depressing age. Eliza looks a little crazed in this picture, I had to share it because the camera rarely captures her true nature.
And introducing.... Mike's new office. Don't you love the wall art? He is teaching full-time at the local university this year. I will be cutting back my hours soon and changing my job from head of the dietary department to consultant dietitian. This means no more 5 am phone calls and no more crazy scheduling. I'm excited to have holidays with the family again! I am a little bit nervous about turning over this job to someone else... it is my baby because I was hired before the place even opened and put a lot of procedures into place.

And check out this house!!! Extreme makeover home-edition is in town this week helping out a single mom with 9 kids whose house burnt down and she had cancer and a gazillion other problems. The family returns tomorrow for the big reveal. I couldn't wait though... I went down to check it out and it looks great. I would live in it. There seemed to be about 100 people in blue t-shirts and hard hats just standing around.

And rumor has it (from an unreliable source) a famous werewolf (ie Taylor Lsomething McShirt Off) has checked into a local hotel to be on hand for the unveiling of the house. The traffic over in that part of town is horrendous, as well as the crowds of people attempting to get a look at the various stars.

So... who wants to give my apartment an extreme makeover?

Waterslide

A rancher about 45 minutes from here has set up huge waterslides in their yard. The kids love going there!! We took some cousins this time around and had some fun. They also have a sand pit to play in, a zip line, trampoline and playgrounds. We've been 3 times this summer and the kids don't get sick of it.

There are some good parts to living in this area... I'll stop complaining!

Happy Birthday Ian!

I think time is going faster and faster and faster! Ian sure had a fun day. Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes and phone calls! You helped to make his day the best.
We celebrated with a neighborhood water balloon and snow cone party. The kids had a good time.
We ended with a cake!
It's hard to believe my baby boy is going into first grade. I'm not ready for him to grow up so fast!!

We went to my family reunion in bear lake a few weeks back.... lots of crazy kids running around.

And I made my first purchase from one of my favorite blogs... www.vintagefarmfurniture.com

I am having a lot of fun with it. Don't mind the blue tablecloth on it... I am not supposed to have the pieces touching for another week. Click on the link above to see how it should look!!

Other than that... I have been working like crazy and Mike has been chasing kids like crazy and we are trying not to go to insane. It may not be preventable though.... we do live in Eastern Idaho!