Sunday, December 29, 2013

Spook Day

 
This was the second straight year that Brad thought he was too big to go trick-or-treating.  But, the others had fun.  Ava was Hanna Montana.  You've gotta love the hair!!  Eli was a little bear, so cute!  Jake was a dead rock star.  He looks good in green!  I wore my traditional Eagles jersey and wore my Eagles helmet.  I had fun going around with the 3 of them.  We went for quite a while around our neighborhood.  I ended up having to carry little miss Hanna Montana about half way through until the night was over.  She loves to be catered by her daddy.  It's kind of tradition that I go out with the kids while Nichole stays home to hand out the candy


So, you may ask, "why is Dennis an Eagle's fan?  Well, I have always loved the Eagles.  I recall when I was very little, I'm thinking no older than 5 or 6, that I loved their colors.  Then, I remember watching an Eagles game one Sunday and I remember Harold Carmichael skying high for a pass from Ron Jaworski.  I thought they were so cool.  I have loved them ever since.  Growing up in Washington, DC, I hated the colors of the Redsins, the Hogettes and basically anything to do with the Skins'.  It's been good to have the rivalry within the family, because Don and Darin like the Cowboys while everyone else in the family likes the Redskins.  So, on a year like this one when the Eagles go into Texas stadium and wins the division by beating up on Dallas it was great to savor the moment.  And, to top it off, the Redskins lost like 7 or 8 games in a row to finish out the year while my team won 7 of their last 8...good times!  Now, if only BYU could get their act together.




Happy 79th Birthday Grandpa Merrill
















My cute kids!!

Nichole just wanted to take a picture of the gang before going to church


Then...the two brothers out together working in the yard



Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Hee Haw's

I missed out on Hee Haw's this year as I had to work and the kids were too excited to wait for me to come with them later on at night.  I'm glad they had a good time with their mama















Sunday, December 15, 2013

A little bit of remodeling


Before....

I decided to start giving our house a little face lift.  After living in the house for 6 years, it was time.  I had always wanted to, but have always made excuses like lack of time, thinking we should just enjoy the house the way it was, and just lack of desire to start something big.
 I was tired of the creams and browns...too dull and no life, just blah.  So, here's what I came up with....
After...




So, in the TV room, I got that room all done.  I did the fireplace and cabinets a while ago, but, then I finished the painting, got new carpet and new couches recently as well.  The next task will be the kitchen area.  I've already cut out a bunch of brick and will be starting that after the holidays.  After the kitchen, I'll start tackling the upstairs remodel

So sad!!



5th grade overnight camp

Jake was so excited to go on a school campout.  He stayed in a tent.  Some of the fun things he did were concerts and skits and made a new friend, Cooper.  The people that stayed in his tent were Wes, Jack, Russell, Kent and Jackson




Ava's best friends

The Haws live across the street from us and little Ava Welch was our next door neighbor and great friend to our Ava.  Ava Welch, Ava's close friend just moved not too long ago, and little Ava was so sad.  It is hard on little kids when their close friends move away.

Amelia Haws - Ava - Ava Welch - Norah Haws - Evy Haws

Ava's two close and best friends....Hope Baker and Ava Welch

Ava Welch's sister, Adelaide