The Closet!!!

After moving things around, reorganizing, and getting frustrated, we decided an additional closet was needed. The landlord said, "If Erin thinks we need a closet, then let's do it!" So we made plans!

First cutting out the carpet for the studs.

Get all of the tools and supplies in one place.

Create the frame for your soon-to-be walls.

Put up dry wall, and triple check your measurements.

Have your wife's boss help, and make him treats too.

Enjoy the mess while it lasts. It will not last long!

Time to mud!

And mud some more.

Then we paint with primer.

And paint the shelves too. (Later add liner for protection.)

Decide that the hall closet can be more effective with two more shelves.

And move the vacuum into its new home!

And fill the new closet up with everything in sight!!

 Next project: painting the entire bedroom. This project is pending on the choosing of color..... We will keep you posted!

Moab Lights

It's fun to see how Moab gets into the holiday spirit. We start December off with a Light Parade. The school I work at had a float, and Sean helped hold up the school mascot: a dragon!

Down the street from us, is an arts and recreation center. They go all out with their Christmas lights, so we thought we would get some special hot chocolate and have a walk by:

Thanksgiving 2011

We started out with a lot of food making! Wednesday was spent mostly in the kitchen baking for the big day.

Caramel apple pies! A traditional crust and dutch crust for both families.

 

 We also had a little gathering to celebrate Dale's birthday.

Chatting with the fam always makes for an enjoyable evening.

Next: Turkey day!!!

Thanksgiving Dinner.

Thanksgiving Supper.

There is a story to go along with almost every picture. The food was fantastic all day! We ate enough food to last a few day.

We also were able to see our friends the Cooks during our visit. They suggested Cafe Rio, and we got to  meet their new little one.

Gosh we're thankful. We had a very enjoyable and relaxing Thanksgiving!

Scouts and Leaves

A few weekends ago, Sean had a camp out with his scouts. He promised he would take pictures to document the fun:

They left the city at 8pm, well after dark.

Campfire fun.

Sean's bed.

 

Not everyone had fun...

Meanwhile, I stayed home. I started watching Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, but it started spooking me out with all of the "secret" and "safe" - ness. I ended up watching Persuasion. Probably more suited for an evening without a husband.

In the morning, I had a buddy come over to help  me rake leaves!

There she is! And that was one of 4 piles we created.

A productive weekend!

Some Seatle Peeps

At the beginning of November, Justin, Jennifer, and Dylan flew into Salt Lake for a quick trip. Sean and I decided to take a quick trip up north to see them while they were close.

This picture was taken at the beginning of the trip. It was a good omen, meant to be a good trip!

I couldn't get enough of this little one! Look at that happy face!

It snowed, so there was some nice season-contrast to enjoy.

 

Adorable. The end.

It was a very short trip, but we enjoyed seeing family while we could.

Ah Nuts!

Some weeks ago, we discovered one of the trees in the back yard is a pecan tree! Cool yeah?

With leaves.

Without leaves.

We also met our neighbor. I call him Theodore. Sean calls him Teddy.

Our neighborhood crows also help pick the pecans for us. Super nice neighbors.

Who would have thought you could get so many nuts from a tree?? There is still a lot more too.