Wall Trick

Thanks to a great idea from my awesomely talented friend Madeline, we starched a sheet onto Grace's wall to add a splash of color and fun into the room. Way easier and more interesting (and cheaper!) than paint and it will just peel off the wall when we're ready to move and we can wash and re-use the fabric for another project. I think it looks just lovely.

Before

We got the awesome mirror from Grandma who was going to give this gem to the DI, so we rescued it and with a coat of paint, voila! We also put some fun fabrics into frames to put around the mirror.

After

Now I only have to figure out some curtains and we'll be done...probably.

Camping Fun

This last weekend we went camping for the very first time with Grace in tow. It was so much fun. We went with my brother Brian and his friend Sarah, my niece Colleen and her hubby Andrew and my other niece Kira and her hubby Stew and baby Kylee. We had a great time! I was nervous about camping with a baby, but Grace and Kylee were such troopers!

We woke up and saw a moose in the campsite across from us. I'd never seen a live moose (as opposed to a stuffed Cabela's moose) before!

Kira brought this great baby tent for the little ladies to play in. We loved it and they did too.

Kira and Colleen

Gracie and Uncle Brian

Sweet adventure outfit, Rob!

A bagpiper serenaded us as we hiked. It was so cool!

The whole crew with our first cache of the day

This is Stew's Lewis and Clark pose

Little adventure family


Can you find the moose?

It was pretty cold most of the time, but we had so much fun!

Conflict Management

What do you do if you don't like what someone is doing to you? First, try screaming at them as loud and as hard as you can. If that doesn't work, try biting their shoulder. If that still doesn't elicit the response you wanted, force the nastiest gunk from the pit of your stomach up on their shoulder. That should do the trick.

The Best Laid Plans

*I wrote this post a while back, so sorry if it's not news to anyone.

"The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry" - Robert Burns

I use this quote most often in my life, as it so often applies. Take getting married for example. I said I'd never get married without knowing The One for less than a year; Rob and I were married 4 months after we met. I said I didn't want to marry a boy from Utah; Rob is the classic Utah boy, which I can't imagine having any other way. I only wanted to get married in the LA Temple; we got married in Salt Lake. And the list goes on. Fast forward a bit. We were sure that we wanted to go to MBA school right after Rob finished his undergrad so we applied. Then one of the schools Rob got in to asked him to re-take the GMAT so they could get him financial aid. He did much better the second time and his work wanted him to stick around so we decided to stay one more year and apply again the next year. So we've gone through the arduous process again this year. He's spent weeks worth of time applying to 8 schools this year. We have talked and prayed endlessly about where to go and we've finally decided on Vanderbilt, we even sent in our $1,500 deposit (which is ridiculous if you ask me that it's that much!). Well, once again our best laid plans recently went awry when Rob's boss has asked him to stay another 1-2 years with a tempting offer. So with much thought and prayer we've decided that it will be best for us to stay here for 2 more years and save, save, save for grad school. And I feel really good about it. I guess this is another testimony to God leading our lives and having plans for us that we may not see and I am grateful for his Spirit to guide us to make the decisions that lead us on His path for us. So don't be surprised if I tell you our plans one day and change them the next - it seems to be the way for us!