Busy Week

This has been a really busy week. As you know we have been working on the house so I (Jeremy) had a goal to paint the laundry room on Saturday so that meant that there was a lot to do to be ready for that. Well we were sitting down for dinner looking at the living room discussing how to stop the paint line between the 2 rooms, as they are open to each other with no break as you can see in the picture.

Well we finally decided that we wanted to add an archway in between to break up the monotony of it. Then of course I had to add one between the kitchen and dining room to match. This is what it looks like now between dining and living rooms.

With all this fun work we were able to paint the laundry room yesterday. Now I need to get the cabinet doors back on and we will be good in there until we do the flooring. This week our goal is to get the dining room and the new part of the living room painted, as Lara set up a game night on Saturday.

Friday night was exciting as well. We got tickets to go see a Mariners game. The young mens president in the ward is a season ticket holder and he was going to be out of town this weekend so he gave us his tickets. These were GREAT tickets. We were in the 36th row right behind home plate. I have never been to a major event like that where the people still actually looked like people. It was an exciting game and the Mariners won 8-5 against the Angels. Here is us at the game.

Lara's favorite part about the game was during the 3rd inning stretch the grounds crew came out to rake the dirt and make it pretty again. They got in a nice line and raked until they got to 2nd base and then they dropped their rakes and started to dance to "I'm Bad" by Michael Jackson. It was very entertaining. After seeing that Lara is considering a career change.

I also wanted to show all those who have not experienced the pride and joy of the northwest what a rhodadendron bush looks like. They bloom only around this time of year and are spectacular.

Kitchen Remodel

We have told many of you about our kitchen remodel so here are a few pictures to show you where we are at.

This is what the kitchen looked like before. It is impossible to describe the true ugliness of the wallpaper but the next picture shows a close-up. They say a picture tells 1,000 words but this still leaves me speechless.

This is where we are at now. Yesterday, Lara helped me finish stripping the ugliness off the walls. I have been surprised that underneath all that, the walls actually used to have a decent white paint on it. Plain, yes, but not ugly. Soon we will be texturing then painting the walls.

Yesterday we also went and saw the BYU Folk Dance Ensemble group. It was a lot of fun. They are all talented "kids" (dang we are old), and Lara likes to dream about what she wishes I could do.

Stars on Ice

This is us at Stars on Ice in Seattle on Feb 1, 2008. Jeremy won tickets on the radio and tried to surprise me with them. He kept saying save the 1st. It was really funny that when I guessed that he was taking me to Stars on Ice I didn't believe him at first because I knew he would never pay money to see ice skaters. Then when I found out he won them I believed him. We went to a really good Indian restaurant beforehand and had such a fun time. I was really surprised because Jeremy liked it as well. We were so proud of ourselves because we found parking and a good restaurant near Key Arena. Some day soon we will be Big City people and know our way around Seattle. We do know our way around Federal Way so that is a good start for now.

Christmas Photos

Hey Fam,

We took a lot of pictures at Chrismas time and have been trying to figure out how to get them out to everyone. Jessica and Zach introduced us to Blogspot and we thought that this would be the perfect way. Hope you enjoy.

Every family gathering needs at least one good picture (Signed - Mom)

Gametime

Christmas Morning

Other Random photos that make no one look good.

I don't remember anyone taking pictures of Elle so here are a few just in case :)

We all have to show off all the hard work we did on the gingerbread houses. After all, Mom and Greg are still eating them.

Last, but certainly not least, the Redneck Christmas will be a fond memory for many of us (OK the guys) for years to come.

Thanks to everyone, especially Mom and Greg, for a great time!