Izzy's Birthday - August 5th, 2011

 #8 Doll

 Izzy and Andy

 Light Bulb???

Izzy turned 8 years old this year. We went over for cake and presents. She got her # 8 doll. We got her an Easy Bake Oven, but before she opened it, she opened the package that had a light bulb in it (for the oven), and she just laughed and laughed. She had no idea why she got a light bulb. It was so funny!!

New Carousel - August 4th, 2011

 Carousel!

 Mandi & Ali

 Mandi, MaKayla, & Sam

 Ali & Izzy

 Sam

 Mandi & Sam

 Izzy

 "Cousins"

Our city bought and installed a permanent Carousel. They put it downtown in the city square, next to the splash pad. The little kids enjoyed riding on it and then cooling off in the water. MaKayla and I had to trade off riding (Sam had to have an adult ride with him) because we each got sick going around, around, etc.

Home Theater - August 1st, 2011

Our kids sold us their projector, so we got rid of our big screen tv and turned our family room into a theater room. We sanded, re sanded, & painted our wall, and made a screen. (103"x48"). We found a matching console, pier, & end table. The console is a perfect fit to go underneath the screen. We put surround sound speakers around the room. We really like watching movies, etc. Actually, we are watching a little too much tv in the evenings!