The boys tiled our new outdoor table Saturday. This table is the table Bryant and I bought when we were first married. The chairs are long gone and broken. The table is no longer oval because we had to cut it to fit the tiles. We didn't want to rent a tile saw. This is suppose to be an inexpensive project. We had the paint and tile. Well the grout and mortar for the tiles made it more than the few dollars I had hoped it would cost but it will be fun to have a little outdoor table.

 Whitney Sunday before church (1/15/12).

Bennett and Bryant blessed the Sacrament today. It was Bennett's first time as a Priest. He was ordained a Priest last Sunday by Bryant. He is becoming a fine young man!!! Our ward has a tradition of the boys blessing the sacrament the first time with their fathers. What a great tradition.

16 YEARS OLD!!!

So we decided to have a real "low-key" family party (hold out for cake till the party with friends). He got some cash from Mom and Dad. Then last I heard he decided not to have a friend party. I would have made his party with us a little more exciting if I had known. We roasted hot dogs and had smores.

Happy 16th Birthday Bennett!!!

Bailey's Volcano

Bailey has to make a volcano. They are going to set them off at school. She has a dinosaur (Bracheosaurus to be specific), a mountain called "Mount Swenke", and several other creative effects.

The Eruption!!!



Whitney Loves to take Pictures

Whitney will get a hold of the camera and take 40-50 pictures at a time. Below is a sample of her most recent pictures.

Brady making his opinion known!

Still not liking the plan.

This is what they made together. Attached is the trailer (and we keep buying toys...go figure).

Mom comes to rescue the distressed Child. Yes I do have a soft spot for the "baby". Bryant claims I am weaker with the last (By the time you have done it 4 times already...why stress...I use it all for the teenagers...LOL)

The evidence shows that I am cleaning up the toys (Whitney is busy documenting). They are suppose to help.

And here she takes a picture of herself!!!!

Shed Roof- Almost done

Bennett and Bryant finishing up the last part of the shed....The roof.

Garren weeding...we all have to work together to keep up on the winter garden.

New Project. They just don't end. Or maybe we just have to come up with new ones. We are taking our old dining room table and turning it into a table for the patio. We have some old tile left from when we did our back splash in our Idaho home. We are taking it and tiling the top of the table.

Mia's Wedding/Pre New Years Party

December 30th, Mia married Scott. My mom was not there and so we Skyped. She had picked the date about 1 1/2 weeks before. Her bishop said that they could use his house. It was decorated for Christmas and large enough.

Rocket's Game

Brazos Bend State Park