Larsen's Loop

Okay so I didn't take a before shot but this is our kitchen table which used to be all black. The table top had several scratches and dings in it.  I updated it to match our newly painted kitchen cabinets which are white and gray.  I love how the tabletop turned out with the darker stain.  Looks much, much better! Carpet...we are so happy to get new carpet throughout most of the house.  After over 15 years we really needed it and I love this neutral color we chose!!!!

So my cute hubby Matt found this pic somewhere on the internet and it brought flooding back a ton of memories. This is an exact replica of my first car ever....beauty isn't he?  I actually named him Melvin and picked him up for a mere $500.  What a steal right?  Haha.  Mine actually had the added bonus of luggage racks on top, no air conditioning but a heater that had been hard wired to stay blasting on even through the hot summer until my Dad so generously disconnected it for me.  Whew, thanks Dad!   I was the envy I'm sure of every person in Provo driving this baby around.  In fact you may laugh now but this $500 car was paid for and got me around for the next 5 years to everywhere I needed to go...my husband even got the pleasure of driving it once we were married. Because he's a chivalrous gentleman he let me drive his newer, sportier Volkswagen Scirocco.  Thanks babe, and I'm still sorry about the time you got stuck at...

  Mikayla and Miguel both rode in our neighborhood bicycle parade.  We didn't have much time to decorate but they were troopers and rode in it anyway.  Summertime Fun!

        Truly one of the great perks of Matt's current position with his company is that occasionally we get the privilege to ride along for a little out of town trip.  This one was short but proved to be beautiful and gave us some good old fashioned R&R.  While Matt was working we swam, hiked around a little in the Grand Tetons (located right behind our hotel) and even took the kids later on up to the top riding in a giant gondola.  It was a very pretty time of year to visit and the hotel room was gorgeous!