Pictures of Katherine Again

Aaron and I went camping in our car and hiking down in the Escalante and/or Capitol Reef (I get confused as to where one ends and the other begins). This is Surprise Canyon. There was more snow down there than in Salem when we left. Kind of unexpected. The hike was nice though and we'd brought along boots just in case; thank goodness! Katherine is an amateur photographer. She's actually taken a few really good ones.

Katherine and myself walking along Provo Temple grounds. I think it was in November.

Katherine and a furry father.

This is the only photo we got of us together. The stake recommended that each child have a picture of themselves at a temple. That is what inspired this photographic adventure one Sunday afternoon. It was a lovely day for frolicking and snapping pictures. We had fun.

Weekend at Uncle Bernie's? Anyone? Just kidding. Katherine with Aunt Rachel at 7 Peaks. Rachel shared her coupon with us and we all had quite a lot of fun.
Thanksgiving Point has an afforable petting zoo with a pony ride or buggy ride included in each $3.50 ticket. Katherine had an absolute blast. She loved feeding the animals, laughing and yanking her hand back when they tried to get the food. She wasn't so fond of the ducks peaking her.
She picked her first horse for the first ride. I walked with her. Earlier that day I mentioned we were going and whenever we walked out the front door that morning she asked if we were going to ride on the horsies. Good memory! Anyway, this was her first pony ride ever.
Next we went for a buggy ride. Katherine with Aaron. But then she wanted another horsie ride so she went again.:-)
So I'm doing dishes one morning (noticing a pattern?) and Katherine makes a little mess of milk on the floor. She insists on cleaning it up so I give her napkins. The next time I turn around her napkins are laid out with her juice and cereal placed on top. Next to her is her monkey sitting so nicely. Things got moved when I went to get the camera. When Katherine smiles for a camera she closes or squints her eyes. :-) Those pretty jammies are from the Hales. Thanks, Hales!

Katherine Pictures

I don't know if everyone saw this before. We had to throw her several times to get this shot and she loved it every single time.
Over the 4th of July Aaron's sister's husband invited us up to his family's cabin in a Montana State Park on a lake. This is a naked baby getting into the water with her grandpa Webb. Aunt Lily is supervising.
Me, Katherine and Kiana canoeing on said lake. Kiana figured it out quick enough and Katherine did a great job of not rocking the boat and following directions. SHe loved seeing the birds swimming and fish jumping.
We're so mean. She got stuck in this bucket and I made her wait to get out until I snapped this shot! hahahaha
Daddy and a naked baby "sleeping".

More House Photos

So this is the largest room in the house (this is where you and Nancy would be, Michael). I can't fit the whole thing in the picture. I like the color I picked, though it ended up being darker than I'd planned. My goal is to have the basement carpeted by the end of October - we'll see how it goes. There was a leak from outside coming in above one of the windows but i'm happy to say that after much trouble-shooting and trial-and-error, that appears to be solved. So now I'll patch that up.
This is the other finished room in the basement. That white spot will be a closet when I get doors on it. Aaron was going for "beetle green" so I did my best. I used a texturing roller for the green and completed this look with a yellow glaze. I think it's interesting but awful for reading/working, which is what this room happens to be intended for. Whatever. Aaron said he likes it, but it wasn't what he was envisioning. Oh well, I tried. This room will also be carpeted.
So, this stairway was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay scary to paint. I had to bring in a scary ladder and then climb up so my breakable body was hovering over all these stairs! But it's painted. It was destined to be pink (accidently grabbed my in-laws' old can of paint instead of the color I originally chose) but I mixed in some brown and not it's not too bad. The wall is actually much taller than I was able to fit in the photo.
Had to take a shot of our little garden. I haven't been much of a steward to those tomato plants but the turnips and zuchini and cucumbers have been used and enjoyed. The basil and pepper plants had a difficult time going right into the ground and the squash is just now producing it's first friut. But it's fun! :-)
ANd here's our Katherine. At some point this morning while I was doing the dishes she found, got hold of, carried past me and opened Settlers of Zarahemla and began to play. I hear she was winning when I noticed. :-) I let her play for a while before helping her pick it up. Guess who can sort colors..... :-)

Compare these bath photos, BABY!!

I really wanted both brick and diagonal pattern. After a lot of thought, I came up with a way to get both! Brick at top and bottom, diagonal in between. Cutting tile takes FOREVER and is more difficult to get accurate than one might think. So, thankfully, the wonderful color grout actually improves this overall look and makes the grout lines appear more uniformed. I did have to use two different kinds of grout on the walls since the gaps were of such varying sizes. :-)
Finding a medicine cabinet that fit was a small challenge. See that light fixture? I installed that myself in a tooo-small space with only one available stud to use. I even did the wiring (so hopefully there aren't any fires). See that gorgeous wall? Just last night it occurred to me that a towel bar should be on that wall of the shower. Forgot! See the white space next to that beautiful tile? Look closely, I BUILT shelves INTO the wall! I just need to cut the shelves to size and put 'em in there. How cool is that? (We really don't have a lot of storage space.
This slate tile was my first house purchase and now it's finally home (ahhhh). Earth-colored grout completes the picture. The paint usually looks like a darker shade of gray. Not all the tiles are alined but you really don't notice when looking at teh floor.

It's not done. The toilet and sink need to be added. The grout must be sealed and caulking will be added. Crown moulding and baseboards, selves and the rest of the door frame, the heating vent cover and the light covers. But this should give you a pretty good idea. I think it's dang pretty.

Nearly Gutted Bathroom

Sorry, this one needs to be rotated and I couldn't figure it out. Picture it rotated 45 degrees to the left.

Rotate this one too. Gotta love a toilet!

I'll be knocking down some more things, but it's a big enough mess to post photos! To change out the tub for a jetted one or not is the current question.

The Parents' Room

It's a bit of a dark color but when the sun hits it, the room lights up like fire and it's just like I was shooting for: RED ROCK.

The paint actually has sand in it so it's textured. The paint style is suppose to make it look like seude (sp?) but I was hoping it'd be like red rock, and it is. :-)