Finishing the Basement

Paul and his friend, Matt, had the crazy idea a couple months ago that they would help finish each other's basements.  We've been talking about it for awhile, but once he had a partner in crime, the project got moving full force.  They started with Matt's basement and framed two bedrooms.  Then it was time for our house.  They are doing an excellent job.  They manage to have quite a bit of fun while working and we can't wait to have some more room downstairs!

Don't mess with me!

One wall down, eight to go. :)

Looking good boys!  Keep up the hard work!

Wahoo!  The first wall of the bedroom.

 The more practice they get, the faster they are!  This basement is going to be done in no time.

Chuck E Cheese, Colors Festival and City Creek

My family came this weekend so we could go to the Festival of Colors.  They arrived Friday night and we went to Chuck E Cheese, so the kids could play and let's be honest, so the adults could play. :)

We pretty much shut the place down.  We just couldn't get enough!


The next morning we went to Kneaders for breakfast and then made the hour drive to Spanish Fork so we could Welcome Spring.  This is an event that happens every year and we love going.  Essentially, you buy bags of colored chalk and throw it at each other. :)  It gets pretty messy, but it is A LOT of Fun!  You can read more about the Festival here: http://www.utahvalley.com/events/details.aspx?ID=1247

Alex (my brother's girlfriend), Me, July (my sister), Mel (my sister), Cayman (my niece) and Cooper (my nephew)

Phil (Mel's Husband), Cory (July's Husband), and Ryan (my brother)

Paul didn't come to the Festival since he's been trying to finish our basement.  So while I was away playing, he was at home working.  But, he met up with us that night for dinner and shopping.

A new shopping center, City Creek, in Downtown Salt Lake just opened, so we decided to check it out.  We all walked around and then met up at the Food Court for dinner.  The place was packed!!

We decided we didn't want to wait 45 minutes for Sbarro (I mean really, who would?), so we went back to my sister's and just picked up food on the way.  We visited and ate, and played DrawSome and had a great time!  We love having family around and are always sad to see them go.

Dress Up Anyone?

The warm weather is here and with it brings many overnight campout's for Paul and the Scouts.  That means I get to have girl's night with my little niece, Cayman.  We missed a sleepover in February, so she was so excited to finally get one this month.  I picked her up at 5:00 and we went to McDonald's to eat.  Although, there really wasn't much eating going on.  But there was a lot of playing!  After we had our fill at McDonald's, we went to see The Lorax.  That was such a cute movie.  I loved all the bright colors and trees.  Then we went to grab some Oreo ice cream before heading home.  It's a tradition to do each other's makeup whenever we have a sleepover (Cayman even brought her own eyeshadow this time), but this time we stepped it up.  After we got all pretty (can you say BRIGHT purple eyeshadow and deep red lipstick?), it was time to dress up.

Not the most flattering picture (ummmmm, extreme closeup!), but you have to admire the makeup skills of a 5 year old!

Cayman convinced me the only thing I could possibly wear was my wedding dress.  So I happily obliged.

Then we found an old dress of mine and tied it with one of Paul's belts so it would fit Cayman.  It actually turned out pretty cute.  Throw on some 3 inch heels and a veil and she's all ready!

You'd think after all that, she'd be pretty worn out.  But she wasn't.  We still read two chapters in her Junie B. book and made jewelry before she finally fell asleep.  The next morning wouldn't be complete without Tweety Bird waffles, so after a yummy breakfast, it was time for the sleepover to end.  I'm not sure how I could top this for next time. :)

Leap Day!

It was our friend, Matt's birthday on Leap Day.  We thought since he only gets an "actual" birthday ever 4 years, we needed to do something special.  So his wife, Rachel, prepared a surprise party for him at a comedy club in SLC called Wise Guys.  It was Open Mic night, and we thought we might be able to get him to perform.  The comedy was a little more risque than I prefer, but once Matt got up to perform, he stole the show!  We were all very impressed with his mad comic skills.  He definitely got some laughs (and not just from Paul!).  Do we see a future for him as a comedian?  Maybe not, but at least he can still practice his material on us. :)