Disneyland

We went to Disneyland with Laura and Ben and their family. It was a great time. Here are pictures of the first day.

Taking the shuttle to DISNEYLAND at 7:00am.   Laura made cute T-shirts for the kids to wear so we could spot them easy!

We wore green too, so we wouldn't get lost.   

Cars Ride... we rode 2 times the first day.  It was fun.

Tire bumper ride

Grandma and Kaelynn on the tire bumper ride with a close up!  I didn't mean to take this picture so close, but it turned out so cute, I decided to keep it. 

Tractor ride

Okay, we have done all of Cars land and it is only 10:30 am.... nailed it!

Cars Ride the second time!  WE WON the race.

Watching the Parade... it was a cute Pixar Parade.

Tractor ride at night with Coots! 

Cars Land at night

I thought Cars Land looked cool at night.  I felt like I was in the movie.

We went to the World of Color show that night it was good and fun to be there, but I didn't like waiting for the show to start.  BOO HOO.
We did most of California adventure, but I didn't take any other pictures... I guess I was too busy having fun.  It was a good day. 

Remodel the Family Room

We are ready to do some more home remodeling. We want to update our basement, maybe paint and all that good stuff. I found a few pictures of some inspiration pictures for my family room.

I like the idea of a couch and 2 chairs.  This picture reminds me of our layout. I can see this looking good in our family room. 

Here is another idea of a couch and 2 chairs with a big table in the middle.

Getting Inspired!

I saw this on Pinterest and thought it was a great idea. I posted it on this blog so I could find it again. I like it!

    

Splash Pad Fun

Tana and I took the boys to the Splash Pad a few weeks ago to enjoy some cooling off time.

Dirk having a fun time!

Dirk 

Axton wasn't sure he liked the water, but he did like playing with scissors!

Austen loved the big splash pad and the warm cement when he got too cold. 

Living Room Update

We updated our Living Room during the month of March. It all started when Bryan came home for Spring Break and got us going with the Board and Batten on the wall. Then we had to paint and then one thing lead to another and "Bob's your Uncle" we have a new living room!  I like how it turned out so far.

Starting our project with Board and Batten... what color of Paint???

We decided on a warm Riveria Sand colored paint.  

We are in a MESS, but the paint is done..YEAH

The finished Room

Another view of the finished room

The dining room

Looking good!

We still  have a few more things we want to do to this room, but it is coming along and for now it looks nice. We hope to get new carpet sometime this year!

Pictures

Just a few pictures of things we have done this year.  Valentine's Day was fun with Laura and family.  We made some sugar cookies and dipped pretzels.   I have made bread and played with grandkids.  Our current project is redoing our living room.  I have book club here in March, so a living room redo was a must! More to come on that later.

Valentine Cookies!

Dipped Pretzels.. they were yummy!

Our pretty Cookies... 

Make a Snowman with Austen and Dirk

Here is our Snowman!  

Holding hands with our Snowman

In keeping with my goal to make bread, I made French Bread in February.  It turned out very yummy!

The key is to let it rise in the oven with hot water... it gives it a crusty crust and a moist center. 

My attempt at Pumpernickel bread.  

My first attempt wasn't so great, so I called my Mom and asked her what I did wrong and she gave me some good advise and then I tried again.  Second batch turned out so much better.  Thanks Mom. 

I adjusted the recipe and let the yeast work better for t he second batch.