Painting furniture

For a long time now I have needed to paint Parker's nightstand to match the bed frame that we bought him but I was too afraid to mess it up. It wasn't until this past summer that I heard of chalk paint for furniture and how easy it supposedly was to use. It took me a long time to get the courage to do it. So around the second week in October I tried it and I was very happy with the results. It was easy so I decided to paint Conner's desk also. I really like the black color. We bought Conner a bigger bed and organized his bedroom. We hung his art that he painted at school and one that he did at a church activity. I am very happy with how his bedroom turned out.

Our life lately:

I have been so busy lately!! I have been wanting to update my blog but I just didn't seem to find the time. Finally today I had some free time to blog.

We had our first parent-teacher conference. On that day the students dress up in their formal uniform so here is Conner looking handsome.

With Mrs. Anderson his homeroom teacher

Brent's cousin Kathryn came to our church one Sunday without knowing it was our Ward. Fun surprise!

Conner learned to make these Chocolate snow balls at school and made them at home for us.

Conner petsat Cici for the Peterson family while they were on vacation. Cici escaped one day because Conner thought the door to the cage was closed but he had forgotten to lock it. We looked for her all day but cold not find her. At night Brent said the family prayer and asked that she might be found. A few seconds later Brent found her under the table in the kitchen. Our prayer was answered!!! Such wonderful experience for us and for Conner to see that prayers are answered and God loves us and remembers us. 

General conference, Conner taking notes and looking at the General Authorities pictures with facts on them. He has been doing this for a few years now.

The picture on our TV of Hurricane Matthew on its way to our house.

Making dinner and juicing prior to the hurricane, just in case we were without power.

Hurricane Matthew. Our pool screen was damaged, we paid $1200 in repairs, we are thankful that that was all the damage we had. 

Parker and his BYU roommates being silly.

Update! My birthday, Scouts, Ward activity, meeting my cousin for the first time!

Pack meeting in August for Conner.

Conner got Third place in the pinewood derby

 We had a fun Ward activity. Pancake breakfast and water games for the kids and also Bingo.

Notes for the missionaries serving from our Ward

I have doing some decorating and updating, nothing too big just simple things.

My bedroom vanity.

I upholstered the stool for my vanity. It was a green fabric that was totally outdated.

 We painted the half bath in gray.

I met my second cousin, Allysan Mcguire Gonzalez. She lives in Orlando but we had never met. Her mother Haydee and my dad are first cousins.

 Every year I wear a new birthday outfit to church. This one I got at the BYU bookstore.

Birthday lunch with my friends Natty and Johanna at Brent's office. Natty is Brent's secretary and because she is so busy on the 15th of September we had to have lunch at the office. We had my favorite, Panera!

 My 51st birthday.

 We went to dinner and Conner actually ate a steak and fries and he even had banana cream pie for the first time.