Is That Blue on My Walls?

This post is definately for Jamie who has been so kind and patient with me to get my booty moving and paint the walls blue already!

When Bill and I built the house seven years ago I wanted all warm colors--reds, golds, neutrals and dark carpet. Well, my friends, those days are over as you can see in the before and after pics below.





I am loving blue these days!!! If you would've told me that seven years ago I would've told you that you were crazy! I HATED blue! But, things change and I LOVE my walls--so much so I'm doing the kitchen with this same color! What do you think? I would love to hear your opinions of the change!

Don't Ya Just Love Fall????

I love fall. We went for a drive yesterday up East Canyon and the colors were gorgeous! We got out of the car a few times to enjoy the crisp breeze, the kids threw some rocks and everyone had a great time. We ran into a friend of Bill's who he worked with at Siemens and he hadn't seen Jake and Abby since they were one! Needless to say he and his family were surprised at how big they are and they were also surprised at our new little addition, Sophie (I love showing them off)!

I made some pumpkin chocolate chip cookies this weekend--nothing says fall like those, went to a U of U football game, and watched my Broncos beat the Raiders (nothing better than beating the Raiders!) I love the smells, colors and activities of fall--it makes me want the weather to get cooler and Halloween and Thanksgiving to come! Can't wait for the storm and cooler weather this week!

Wonder What We've Been Doing?

Although we've been keeping very busy, it seems I have nothing to blog about lately. So, here are a few pics to show you what's been going on...

Bike rides have been a family favorite lately. Everyone wants to soak up the last of the summer's warmth!! I, however, have not been in attendance on these bike rides as I sold my bike on ksl.com!! :)

Still going to church and Bill is still taking the weekly pics. It's a good thing he does this as I could go for weeks without taking a single pic. Gotta do better!

Sophie is, however, not as busy as her brother and sister and sometimes finds herself a little bit bored. She misses them during the day, but we have some fun times together too while they're away.

Between school, homework, Abby's dance (ballet and jazz this year), piano lessons, cub scouts (Jake just got his Bear and Religious Knot last night, but of course I didn't get a pic), Jake's flag football, putting up tomatoes (mostly Bill--I'm the luckiest girl ever), trying to exercise everyday, and of course home projects (I have a painting project starting soon--will blog about it later) we keep busy!! So, that's our life in a nutshell.

Here's to the Beginning of Something Wonderful

It's official!! Sophie is potty trained! Oh boy, I just couldn't be happier. And the little cutie pie made the process relatively easy! We started last Tuesday, and by Friday she really had the hang of things. No more diapers for naps, no more diapers at nighttime, and no more diapers for this family! I'm usually kind of sad when my kids pass certain milestones...not so with this one. Way to go, Sophie!