Relaxing Weekend at the Cabin?

The second weekend in June we went up to the cabin with mom and dad.  Aaron had another project to do.  Of course he loves working on the cabin.  Can't wait to see what he does when we are up there later on? 

We got up there on Friday night late.  Mom and dad had gone up earlier in the week.  Saturday morning Aaron and dad tore the back stairs off and put up a board so we wouldn't just walk off the deck.  Smart idea I think some of us forgot they were gone and would have.  Saturday despite the wind, dad and Aaron were able to get the cement poured.  I don't think I have ever seen or at least heard the wind that strong up there.  We were very blessed not to have any trees fall on the cabin. 

Sunday against Aaron's wishes we all went to church.  He had decided it would be okay to have a day off.  But I won out and we went.  Sunday was a beautiful day.  Of course, we knew it would be; day of rest.  Well Aaron did get the boards ready for Monday.  While he was staining them we happen to see a beautiful blue bird come out of the big birdhouse by the back deck.  Unfortunately the next morning we didn't see to much of them so we are afraid the little birds that nest in the birdhouse on the deck scared them away.  Hope not.  They were sure beautiful. 

Monday was a beautiful day!!! 

Monday morning at 7:30 mom was sitting by the window watching the river and happened to see an otter.  Aaron was so excited, but wished there would have been more.  After that (about 10 am) Aaron and dad started working on the back stairs. It didn't take long and they were finished.  Aaron let Marissa be the first one to walk on them.  Mom had a great time trying them out too.  They are beautiful.  Aaron did a great job designing them. 

Monday we were able to sit on the front deck and watch the river once the stairs were done.  Of course we also had fun mowing the lawn. There is something that makes work seem like fun at the cabin. Even Marissa seemed to like mowing the lawn up there. Tuesday we headed home and mom and dad stayed in the rain.  It was a great time at the cabin.  Thanks mom and dad and Aunt Carol for letting us go up so Aaron could work on the stairs.   

Transfered!!!!!

No new pictures, but Bart has been transfered to Chandler. He would love letters, but can't guarantee he will write back before 5 months. Which is okay, because in 5 months he will need something to keep him busy while he waits to get into school.

Happy New Year!

We had a fun time Christmas Eve going to see the "Princess and the Frog" with Mom, Carol, Julia, and Janet and Casey. Iggys was also great. Dad decided to stay home and keep the fire going or something. Christmas was great. We got to talk to Bart for an hour. I think Marissa got spoiled again this year! I don't think the rest of us did too bad either. For New Years Aaron decided to go to the cabin. It was 20 degrees in the cabin when we got there. It took about 5-6 hours to get it to 65. The roads weren't too bad on the way up, but coming home it was a solid sheet of ice from the cabin to the bottom of Ashton Hill. We shoveled off the decks and the back deck roof. Aaron was a little worried. It snowed about a foot Thursday night and he was afraid we wouldn't be able to get out. Luckily while we were shoveling the roof the snowblower showed up. YAH!!!! We stayed until Saturday. We had a great time even without the water on. Aaron kept us warm day and night by keeping the fire going. We over did it on books and DVDs though. There were about 40 or so swans on the river most of the time. Of course we slept right thru the New Year celebration. But had a great time.

Bart has been Transferred to Coolidge

I know Coolidge. Where the crap is that? Well it is just southeast a little tiny bit from Queen Creek where he first served. He says it is a small town with about 2 wards. A little different from Gilbert with 9 Stakes and 2-3 sets of missionaries per stake. I get the impression the two of them serve the whole area? Don't have any pictures from Coolidge yet but here is a picture he sent home from Gilbert! He is with Elder Muench in this one. Here are some from Queen Creek! Who is that Elder anyways? If you remember from the email he bought a guitar just after arriving in there. All we knew is her name was Samantha, she is black and he slept with her. Well here she is!!!!! Although not much to see. He did say the guitar kept him busy while his comp had swine flu! He was going crazy with the cleaning and smells of chemicals.

Aaron is Released :D

Aaron was released yesterday. It was a day of mixed emotions! He has truly loved being Bishop, but he also knows is it time to let someone else. He will miss working with the youth and the fun times he had. It will be a big adjustment having him home all the time, but we will enjoy it too. The new Bishop was his Second Counselor and will be great! It will be nice not to be interrupted during a meal or eating a burnt dinner, because he got held up. But he will miss it. Now we just need to keep him busy. There were a lot of fun times that our whole family will always remember. But there were some very sad times too that we would like to forget. He was a great Bishop, but now he gets to be just a great dad again!

22nd Anniversary!

Today is our 22nd Anniversary! 22 years ago we made my dad come home from hunting and Aaron's dad wait to go until after we got married. It was a wonderful fall day! I'm so thankful that Aaron chose me over all of the other girls he dated. Aaron is truly the best husband and father. He surprised me yesterday at work with red roses. He ordered 22 but they shorted him one. hahaha Bart gave us a baptism for our anniversary and Marissa is willing to stay home while we go to dinner tonight. (That in itself if amazing. She hates staying home!) HAPPY ANNIVERSARY AARON!!!!

Mesa Falls

Last weekend we went up and winterized the cabin for mom and dad. It is getting cold up there so Aaron volunteered while they were at Angies. Marissa couldn't remember what Mesa Falls looked like so we took her over. Aaron figured that this late in the year they wouldn't charge. Oops! He was wrong. Oh, well it was worth the $5 to see Marissa's face. Just thought I'd share the pictures. It sure was beautiful!