Halloween

Brooke's view of her "red sparkly slippers".



Brooke as Dorothy. Notice Toto has turned white.



This is the school Halloween parade. Ridge is the one with all the hair. Later he pulled the wig off and said, "I'm not being this for Halloween." The next night he went trunk-or-treating as a skateboarder.




This is me with my lovely sister-in-law, Carol. She forces me to dress up every year. She always manages to look better than me.





Here's my cute little "Twister girl" and her daddy, Zoro.


We interrupt everything in life to bring you Halloween. We enjoy dressing up. All these pictures were taken on Friday. On Saturday Hunter was "scream" with his friend. Koty was a rock star. I failed to get pictures of them. At the last minute Tim decided we were going furniture shopping on Saturday. We missed the rest of Halloween. The kids were on their own.

Remember me?

Hi,

Were you wondering if I fell off the face of the earth?

I'm in the middle of building a house, getting my masters degree in special ed., and raising teens/preteens/toddlers. Can you blame me if I can't get a minute to post a post?

Here are a few pics of the house. I don't know where I left off (I didn't take time to check.) so I'll just stick a few on here.

insulation, wallboard, brick

This is a sample of what the insulation looked like going in. Some was blown in and some was pushed in like these bats shown.

Here is the wallboard going in. It went pretty fast.

Here is the wallboard taped and almost ready for texture.

These are the stairs in the entry way. We decided to open them up with this angle piece.

Here is the brick going up. We love the brick. It's called "rustic sandia" made in New Mexico.

Digging, Pouring Basement, Framing

Framing
















This is inside looking toward the kitchen and laundry room and garage. The kitchen, dining, and family room is all one room.

























This is the back patio and the back of the garage on the right.

June 2009 -
Framing has gone really fast. We have 2 stories above ground. We're not going to finish the basement.





Digging and Pouring Basement











May 2009 -
The completed basement and the start of a floor.
The garage is in the foreground.

Forms for the basement walls.

Pump truck pouring the basement floor.

March 2009 -
It all started with one little hole.

The Start of Our New House

Well, here it is. This is the lot we're building on. This picture is taken facing south. The best views are taken facing north/west, toward the temple. I'll have to post a picture taken out of our windows.

Junior Prom

So, do you remember your Junior Prom? Here's Dakota at his. Doesn't he make a fine prom date? His date, Kenzie, is gorgeous isn't she. They've been friends since before kindergarten.

And this is the group they went with. Zach, McKenzie H, Kyle, Kamie, Kota, McKenzie B, Ashley, and Kovic. For their date they went to DI in Provo to buy each other outfits to wear, went mini-golfing at Trafalga, ate at Olive Garden, home to get ready for the dance, did the whole promenade and pictures, then watched a movie. They had a great time!

My Girls

So I create a blog, then I don't post anything for over a month? What's UP?

Cass is a dancer. She loves sports but she is a dancer too. Sixth grader so she has time to decide where her heart lies. This is her on the front left. She has good friends in dance with her.

And this is Miss Brookey K. She likes to paint. This is her spot at the bar where she paints and plays with Play Doh.

So glad I have a couple of girls. Those boys are fun, but thank heaven for little girls.

Pole Haven Sledding Tradition

Here are Cass and Brooke at Pole Haven on

New Years Day 2009. That's been a little tradition with the Miller Family for a few years. Most everybody was there ready for some fun.

This is Ridge on his board. He took some snowboard lessons at Sundance last year and really likes it.

That's Koty coming down on the left. He knows how to ride.

This is Hunter. He found a good jump up there and was trying it out.

And here is Miss Cassidy. She has been a good little skier but doesn't mind trying out the snowboard for fun.