In July we went to Jackson Hole and Yellowstone for a quick trip. We stayed at the Lake Yellowstone Hotel which was really nice and had a beautiful lake view but the girls much preferred the Motel 6 in Jackson because it had a TV and a pool. This was a historic trip to Yellowstone for me because after going there at least 6 or 7 times this was the first time I saw a bear! Yeah! It was a young grizzly grazing just to the side of the road. So awesome!
During the summer we always have activity days with the cousins and Grandma on Drew's side. This picture was when we toured the Sweet's Candy factory. I couldn't resist getting a shot of everyone in those stylish hair nets!
This was our last activity day for the summer and it was a trip to the Treehouse Museum in Ogden. Abbie and her cousin Katie were very convincing as doctors while they sorted through and studied various x-rays.This summer we also "remodeled" our kitchen. Most of it was just with paint and color changes but the biggest change was the floor. It all started with this antique buffet I bought off KSL.
And if you're going to paint a buffet, you might as well paint your whole kitchen, right? So here are some before and after pictures of the kitchen. This is what it looked like when we first moved in:
Here it is after our first paint job:
And here is what it looks like now!
So clean (or at least from far away) and bright! And as for the buffet, we spruced it up with a new coat of paint, bead board on the sides, fabric decoupaged on top and new hardware!
And that brings us to this morning when it was time to head back to school. Carly is starting 2nd grade and Abbie 1st grade. It's hard to believe they are getting so big!
Happy back to school and farewell to summer everyone!
