How much can you pack into a weekend?

Holy smokes- this weekend has been loaded. First we celebrated our 5th anniversary on the 20th and went to dinner just the two of us...which never happens...if you have kids you know. Then we woke up early this morning to head to the Ammon fire house. Jared got hired on to be a volunteer firefighter. This will allow him to get the training and certifications he needs. I am so proud of him- he has worked extremely hard and I know he will continue to do so until he reaches his goal of getting a full-time job as a firefighter/EMT. Today the Ammon dept hosted a family/public day with breakfast, games, tours, and fire safety. After Coley drove the truck we went to David's baptism, a friend of ours. It was a really special experience. Next we were off to Rexburg for the Morris family reunion. After a few hours of family fun we drove back to IF for Cole's friend Andy's birthday party. Cole came home with a belly full of cake and ice cream. Did I mention I am teaching in church tomorrow- I just got done putting it together...whew I am pooped!!!!

Extreme Home Makeover

Later this month is our 5 year anniversary, so we decided to get new couches as a gift. Our old couches are still in great shape so we handed them down to the newlyweds, Zach and Juliana, and got our gift a month early.

Here are Jared and Caleb playing on the old couches a couple years back...


and here are the new ones!


We have been needing a bigger table and lucky for us, Zach and Juliana were also given a couple of old tables and one didn't fit in their apartment so they gave it to us. It was in need of some "updating" so we went to work on it.


We also found some old chairs in need of repair and refinishing and added them to the project.


Cole was as involved as he could be in the whole process.


Here is a completed chair next to an old one waiting its turn.


Here is the table BEFORE we started...

and AFTER some dust, sweat, and fumes.



Now we've noticed a couple other old pieces of furniture that are crying out for some attention...