Where Should I Begin?

I think we should start off with a good laugh, don't you??



I saw that on a friends' blog and HAD to have it! HILARIOUS!!!


Well, I just ran around the house cleaning up rooms so that I could take pictures of them, I'm trying to fool you see. We FINALLY got to move into our house on June 26, and what a happy day that was.



Our beautiful railing, don't you all want one just like it??? As you can see there are a few unfinished projects, but we're here and that's all I care about.

Front Entrance, we still need to stain the front door (see, told you)


Hudson's Room


Fireplace


Downstairs TV room


Braiden and Brody's Bathroom (downstairs)


Braiden and Brody's bedroom


My VERY favorite feature in the kitchen is the bake center. Open the doors, do your mixing, all ingredients, measuring cups and spoons and pans are close at hand.


Then shut the doors and no one sees the mess ;)


More pictures of the kitchen




Laundry Room


Awesome clock I just bought, that is still not up on the wall ;) LOVE IT!!


So you see I have a LOT of decorating to do, I did score some cutsie pink stuff for the baby girls room at Real Deals a couple of weeks ago and I couldn't help but to put it out. When I got done Braiden says, "Uh mom, Hudson has to sleep in here too you know" Ha!!! Looking out for his little bro, so cute.

Kurt and Terril (Nate's dad and mom) wanted to take Braiden and Brody to Jellystone the monday after we moved our stuff in, and I said, "Don't have too much fun without me!!!" So I got a TON of stuff done while I was kid free for a couple of days. Then on June 30 Nate and I celebrated our 9th anniversary!! We drove to Pocatello (aka "The City") and went to dinner, it was fun to get out of town and do something-just the two of us.

Some of the little things I noticed that I missed the most about having our own place was sitting down and eating dinner together as a FAMILY. And having a dresser to put clothes in! ;)

In July the boys did swimming lessons and loved it. I got called to be the primary chorister, that one came out of the blue and shocked me half to death, so any ideas on that subject would be greatly appreciated! But the highlight of the month was a summer BBQ with our dental school friends Josh and Amy came from PA, Jason and Jolisa came from AZ and Tyler and Jen came from MT (all were in ID visiting family so we decided to get together and party.) We went to Paul and Karla's to do some boating and eat yummy food, it was so fun to be together again! I'm sad that I don't have any pictures to account for it.

In August we had the Mickelsen reunion and it's tradition that all the guys go golfing before the family picnic (I have to brag on my hubby for a minute) Nate went golfing with the guys and hit a HOLE-IN-ONE!!!!!! First time in the "history" of the tournament that this has happened, and there are some pretty good golfers in the Mickelsen fam. As soon as the picnic was over we hopped in the 5th wheel and drove up to Red Fish Lake for our yearly camping trip. The boys look forward to this all year they always have a blast. This year we went on a little day hike to Fourth of July Lake which is only about 1-1/2 miles or so, well at the trail head there was a sign posted: "Bear spotted at Born Lake" (Born lake was a few miles past Fourth of July Lake) So I think I was more worried about running into a bear, but luckily there were no bear encounters. :) The boys thought that they were going to die the whole way there, but when we finally made it to the lake it was all worth it. (these pics are on the dead laptop)

On August 22nd we celebrated my Grandma Smith's 80th Birthday with a family picnic at my mom's house.

This is my grandma isn't she beautiful! I love her so much.


The whole gang! (well, we are missing some, but this is most of us.)


Grandma with most of the Great-Grandkids, and they keep coming ;)


Grandma with most of her grandkids:


My family:


My brother, Casey and his family:


My brother, Christopher and his family:



Grandma looking at her gift:


After the picnic there was plenty of fun to be had.

I think Hudson liked the fact that there was "Cars" on the pinata rather than the actual pinata itself.


CHEATER!!!




Who is this cute boy?
Teague has the bluest eyes I've ever seen!


Like I said plenty of fun to be had.
Horsey rides from grandpa.


Scott, Kyle and Kenz


Jerica and Ellie


And this guy watched it ALL happen!


August 24th was the first day of school
Braiden started 2nd grade this year.


Here's proof that boys will be boys. The other day Braiden got sent to the office because he had a grasshopper in his pocket that he brought in from recess. OK I couldn't even be mad at that I just laughed out loud.

Brody started preschool and loves it!!!


Started a little bit of yardwork ;)




We have GOT to get rid of this half acre sandbox, I know it's every boys' dream but the sand is driving me CRAZY!!!

We went up to Lake Cleveland on Labor Day and look what the boys found:
More proof that boys will be boys.

Karla-I updated the pics on the sidebar just for you!! ;) Love ya!