Spring Projects

We spend most of our free time working and worrying about the basement.  After tiling one bathroom ourselves... and by ourselves... I mean mostly Darren... then we hired someone to do the other bathroom.  Thank goodness.  That was a good decision.    

I pressure cooked A LOT of beans.  Pinto, Black, White and my favorite... Black Eyed Peas.  So easy and so cheap.  and like I said... so easy!

Darrens hard work on the fireplace is very evident.  The carpenter came in and started building the shelves and cupboards, but wait until all the color is added.  It will be beautiful.  

Spring weather brings bike rides, climbing and running

We tried to do a bunch of outdoor climbing this spring and summer.  Red Rocks next to our house is easy to get to, easy to climb, and beautiful.  We climbed with our carpool friends the Shields.  Its great motivation for my kids to climb with friends.

Tyler went on a few rides with Darren and I.  He loves the biking down hill a lot more then biking up to the top!  Ella and Tyler also did a great job in their school Jog-a-thon.  I hope they can get involved in track in Junior High and High School.  

We also had some fun Mid Week Mountain bike races this Spring and summer.  The ones in Draper are super fun since they are so close.  Ella has her blue jersey on next to the megaphone.  Abby and Marshall had a good time on their striders.  Tyler did the beginner course and actually raced hard this year.  And then... the best part... just bike on home down the Porter Rockwell trail!

Photos of my parents

I found these pictures on my computer the other day from a project we did for our parents several years back.  So fun to look through these and see how similar my siblings and nieces and nephews look to my parents.  And fun to see my parents so young!