Lagoon 2011

 

Kitchen backsplash

I found this great new product called Bondera. Instead of having to use mastic to stick up wall tiles you can cut and fit the bondera to the wall by taking off the plastic protectant.




When you're ready to put the tile up you pull the protective plastic off the other side of the Bondera and throw the tile on the wall.


After the tile is placed then you can grout. Stay tuned for the finished project!

Dining room overhaul

I've been waiting to paint my kitchen until I feel a little better. I took some time while Chad was at AP camp to do a little remodeling. I have curtains finished, shelves made, and pictures purchaced. I just needed to get the paint up first. I picked a shade from Pottery Barn called Bennington Grey. Ace Hardware was having their Benjamin Moore pain 50% off so I took advantage. You can see the shade is about 4-5 shades darker than my original wall color.




Stay tuned for the finished product!

Isabelle was baptized!

Our sweet little Belle was baptized last week. She has been so excited. We shared a special interview with her and Bishop Smith. She was touched by the spirit so much she couldn't help but cry. She bore her testimony to the bishop and it was so special.



She picked out this beautiful dress. She was adamant that it was the one even though it's a size too big. She looked like a princess! Chad gave her a beautiful blessing with Bishop Smith, Dean, Grandpa Brown and Grandpa Jex standing in the circle.

Independance day

We had a fun day this Monday. We had a BBQ at the Jex's and swam in the pool. John, Chad and I went to see Transformers III. It was great, but super long. John bought some fireworks and gave us a show. This year Utah passed a new arial fireworks law allowing arial fireworks for the whole month of July. It's been a nightmare. Fireworks are blasting every night until 1 a.m. Poor Tessa is terrified everyday. She's had chronic upset tummy. It hasn't been pretty. But, the fireworks show John put on was great.

Peterson family campout

The Peterson, well... Warner and Brown families went to Anderson Cove for a campout. Here Ava is holding her cousin Mason. He nearly weighs as much as her and is almost 4 months.

Chad and John show their manly skills with the lighter fluid.

Deanna and Michelle dry Kate's clothes over the fire.

Uncle Nate tells some scary stories while we enjoy smores and hot chocolate.

Bloody Bones....


The Warners brought their boat and we had a good time on the lake. We rented a canoe and tried to fish with NO luck. The fish were jumping all around us, but no bites!

Oh...my baby is 6!

Charlie has been counting the days down for the last month until her 6th birthday. This last week I heard at least 20 times a day..."it's 5 day until my birthday.", "it's 2 days until my birthday." I had to remind her several times not to tell everyone she knew or didn't know that her birthday was coming up.

Isabelle was in a parade...can't you tell?

Chad and I waited for an hour in the heat to see the back of our daughters head. Oh, well. It wasn't really about us, was it?

 

Spray paint and flowers can mix!

A can of spray paint and you get some 4th of July decor!

Skin anyone?

Have you ever had a really bad sunburn? I love the results of all that pain...sheets of skin :)

 

Don't you wish you could be this comfortable?

Hannah has ear infections so I was at the pharmacy getting medicine. I came home after 15 minutes to Ava out cold on the hard wood floor. When I left she was eating her chicken noodle soup. Guess she was REALLY tired!

 

Mason is born...but he's outnumbered!

Dean and Erica had a baby boy a month ago. His name is Mason James and he is adorable! He is the first boy grandbaby on the Brown side.