What We Did {September}

Most of our free time this month has been dedicated

to getting the house ready to sell (CRAZINESS!)

but, here are few things to remember.

 

I took the kids to Idaho so Brett could

have a few days to paint uninterrupted.

While we were gone, he painted

two bedrooms, two bathrooms,

and the living room.

There will be no more painting done by Brett

for a very, very long time.

 We got to go to the Utah vs. Utah State football game in Logan.

I felt like a bit of a traitor wearing red and black instead of Aggie blue,

but it was fun to be back in Logan.

 



 Macy was in her first primary program.

Said her part with no problem and sang her sweet little heart out.

 



My kids are cute in jammies.

 

Sometimes the small things are just as important to document.

Gone, Baby Gone

A few months back,
Macy and Brett went on a little daddy daughter camp out with our ward.
They came back with lots of fun stories,
but no Baby.
 

After looking through all our camping gear,

having the neighbors hunt through their stuff,

taking a search party trip up to Grantsville,

and putting an ad on KSL in their lost and found section,

(hey, I was desperate!)

it's true.

 

Baby is officially gone.

 

Or as Macy declared last night,

"Baby has passed away."

 

It really is kind of tragic.

 

Baby has been with us as long as Macy has.

 

She's been a companion on countless road trips.

Baby has been there in good times,

 

 and bad ones too.

 

She was pretty much part of the family.

 We'll miss ya Baby Babes.



How to Paint Like A Boss

While perusing Pintrest the other day,

Brett and I saw a blog post entitled

"How to Peel an Orange Like a Boss."

 

Hilarious.

But really?

A tutorial on how to awesomely peel an orange?

What is this world coming to?

 

However, since we've had painting on the brain,

(we have literally painted every room in our house

except our bedroom and laundry room in the last 4 months)

we thought,

who better than us to give unsolicited advice on how to paint?

 

So without further ado,

How to Paint Like a Boss

(or at least like the Carters.)

 

Step One

 Collect supplies.

 

Step Two

Dress appropriately.

Jorts (you know, jean shorts),

crappy Ts and various head coverings are

all acceptable.

 

Step Three

 



Bust out the paint.

(Never mind that a 5 gallon bucket is nearly

impossible to pick up and pour...

go big or go home.)

 

Step Five

Paint.

And paint.

And paint.

 

Step Six

 

Show obligatory before and afters.

 

Note to self:

To really boss it ou next time,

remember to take before and after pics of ALL

the rooms you paint.

More impressive that way.

If the Big Red Sign Didn't Give It Away...

It's true.

We're moving.

 

To say I'm sad is a understatement.

 

Getting the house ready to sell has been crazy enough,

I can only imagine what the entire selling/moving process entails.

 

Let the madness begin.

Back to School

It's that time again,

and Miss Mace couldn't be more excited

to head back to school.

 

And yes, she's still in preschool.

However, Macy has informed us

that because it is 4 and 5 year old preschool,

it is now just called school.

 

Fortunately,

she can't quite read yet,

so she was okay holding the preschool sign.

 

 



Macy with Miss Michelle,

"the BEST teacher EVER!"

In fact, after her first day,

Macy informed us that she

"loves Miss Michelle so much"

that she is "never going to go to another school...

not even college!"

 

Sweet.

If that's the case,

we might actually be able to help with tuition.