"Extreme Room Makeover"

Today is Kennedy's birthday. . . she is 11! She has said that all she wanted for her birthday was to have her room decorated and redone. (Well, maybe she had a couple other things on her list. . . but she has been drawing room designs for months now!)So We decided to fulfill her wishes, because she is such a good, sweet, girl, and we both felt that she needed something big like this. Lucky for us, she left for a three day, two night camp on Thursday. She gets back in about an hour now. . . .So we have worked a little magic while she has been gone! I am giddy with excitement, because I know she will be thrilled. .,. .and sooo surprised as well!

Unfortunately I didn't take any before photos. So imagine blank walls, furniture that doesn't match, that's old. .. etc. We found this beautiful bedroom set off of KSL and picked it up yesturday. Dresser, desk, poster bed. etc.

David did almost all of the painting. We just painted three of the walls, but the colors are really vibrant and I really love the contrast.

I love the circles I placed in two separate walls!

This wall is basic and lovely. I also made her a magnet board that will also go on this wall. We haven't hung it up yet. . . but it's cute :)

My neighbor has a vinyl lettering maker, and helped me cut out a lot of the wall decor. What a fun gadget to have, right?? Well, I'm off to pick her up and then bring her home for her surprise! I think I'm more excited than she is!

Summer time!

We have kicked off summer for the past two weeks. Busy, Busy, Busy. . . but at least there is no homework to worry about! Hooray!!Luke has been busy the last few weeks. Here are a few of his acitivities:

• He went to Moab,UT with the teachers quorum (even though he isn't 14 until next month). They did some hiking, biking, and river rafting. Here he is with his friend, Taylor
• He was able to attend BYU Basketball camp this past week. He said "it was the best week of my life". About 10 of his friends all went to together, and stayed in the dorms on campus. He came home excited because he had made the "all-star" team for his age group. He enjoyed getting Jamba Juice every day ( he has menntioned that several times :))And of course playing basketball in the Marriott Center was pretty cool for him as well.
• He has also been busy with baseball. . . he has done a lot of pitching this year and has done fantastic!
• Next, he needs to get ready to do his Eagle Project! He has the rest of the summer to get it together

This isn't Luke, but is kinda looks like him, huh? I just pulled it off BYU's camp website. Mia and her BFF, Kate before there dance recital on June 1. They did a great job! Mia especially loves to dance and practices kart-wheels, round-offs, kicks, hand stands, etc all the time! And lucky David was SO excited to sit through another recital!

Elizabeth decided to get her hair cut! It was completely her idea. Doesn't she look cute?? Both Kennedy and Elizabeth are excited because they are going to be playing on a Club Soccer team next year. (on different teams, of course). They both had their first practice this morning, although games won't start until August.

Just a little stop at the Mall, where the girls decied to try some shoes on. . .

My friend, Shannon and I right after we finished. . . . Me, you ask?? Well, the biggest news is finishing my first Half-Marathon this morning. I had to be up at 3am to catch the bus to the starting line. .. it was an early morning! Overall, I am happy with my performance, but also a bit dissapointed. Starting at about mile 3 my stomach started hurting. . . I tried to push through it, but by mile 8 I had to stop and use the bathroom. I probably added a good 3+ minutes onto my time. And then by the last 1.5 miles, I was pretty tired. Looking back, I wish I would have mentally pushed myself a little harder to finish strong. But. .. it was my first one, and my time was 2:11:58. Really close to my goal. . .but not quite. There is room for improvement. I will learn from this experience and do better next time!!

How is the start of your summer??