This morning I could hear the pitter-patter of some little feet coming down the hall. A few seconds later Collin appeared in my room asking one of us to get up to turn the t.v. on for him. He was even fully dressed and ready for the day. Too bad it was only 1:45 a.m.! No joke!
We just had these pictures of the kids taken last week. These are some of my favorites. Thanks Emily!
We've had some magical things taking place in our garden this summer. These pumpkins had been growing and we didn't even notice them until August. Funny thing is, we didn't even plant pumpkins this year. We also had tomotoes growing and didn't plant them either. If I would have known it was that easy, I wouldn't have spent so much time over the last few years planting and weeding!
My girls are growing too fast. Brooklyn really can't speak yet even though she looks like she's trying to in the picture! It seems like Alexis was just Brooklyn's size. Time flies when you're busy with little ones.
Kurt finally did it. He bought a new car and is parting with his Toyota Tacoma truck.(Well, kind of) You know how men feel about their trucks. They've been together for 12 years and 223,000 miles. That's longer than he and I have been together! It has been the most reliable vehicle with only 1 major repair in that time. What a blessing it is to have a dependable car. Kurt's still going to use the truck for his timing business to haul the trailer. But it will only be about once a week in the Spring and Summer months and will give the truck a much deserved rest. Thanks Old Red!
Kurt celebrated his 40th birthday on Saturday. He and I went out to dinner at Tepanyaki and then I surprised him with a night's stay at our own little cabin at the Alaskan Inn in Ogden Canyon. I had to pack his bag 2 days before while he was on a business trip (worked out well for me) and then had to sneak it out to the car right before we left (not quite so easy). It was a nice gift for me also! Happy Birthday honey!
Kurt just celebrated his 40th birthday on Saturday. (I know, you're thinking, "What! Your husband is 40?!" But he really doesn't seem that "old.").
I considered it one of those "milestones" birthdays so I knew I had to make it special. We made a weekend celebration out of it and wouldn't you know it, I forgot to take my camera to everything so now all you get is this boring account of what we did.
It all started on Friday night with a surprise party. (His first one) He truly had no idea and looked shocked when he walked in and saw his closest friends and family there. It helped that he had been out of town in San Francisco this week so I could finish getting everything ready. Thanks to all those who helped me by the way, especially Heather and Melissa who helped me set up for the party.
We held it at the church so we'd have enough room for everyone. We told
Kurt we all wanted to go to Krispy Kreme for a donut that night to lure him out of the house. On the way, Jackson and Collin even got in on the act by talking about what kind of donut they were going to get. They are great secret keepers. They knew about the party from the beginning and never let on to Kurt about it. I told him that I needed to stop by the church on the way to look at something for my friend Melissa for our ward party coming up next week and that I might need his help with something. That's how we got him in the church and it worked. We played a few games with quotes from 80's movies and 80's songs (thanks for the idea Rachelle) and visited and ate. A good time was had by all.
