Williams - Kitchen Remodel

Before

After

 

 

Before

After

I still would like a new microwave to go above the stove and someday a new stove but for now you will notice a towel shoved in a hole above the stove where the old ugly hood was. I also want to repaint the kitchen maybe either blue or gray. Any advice? Right now the wall is cream color and the cabinets are too similar and I want more of a contrast. I do love it though. It makes the kitchen look brighter and more open. Glad I spent hours working on this! :)

Williams - Book recommendation

I read this recently. Entertaining, easy read, and informative. Of course, not all things apply but I think that you should read it and take from it what you will.

Pumpkins

Carving pumpkins tonight made me think of this.  Now you can think of it too when you smell pumpkin guts.  By the way, that was a one-time phenomenon.  Sweet Brandon's breath doesn't always smell like a pumpkin, thank goodness.

Here's something else that made me laugh today:  A new bride said to her mother on her wedding day, "Oh, Mom, I'm so happy!  I'm at the end of my troubles."  "Yes, dear," replied the wise mother, "but which end?"

Brandon certainly carves fancier pumpkins than I.  But he will be at work until 11 tonight so I had to go it alone.  Last night he worked until 9:30.  Mind you, he goes to work at 6.  He is a very tired guy.  We should have carved a sleepy, glasses-wearing pumpkin to honor him for all he does for our family, bless his heart. 

Williams - Family Lake Trip

These are pictures that Kelli snapped of us while camping together this summer.

The Best Trip EVER!! This lake trip brought back so many fond memories from my childhood when we used to go to Lake Powell all summer long with our cousins. I am so glad most of my family and some of Herb's family could make it up to Oregon.

We primitive camped right on the beach at Prineville Reservoir which is about 4 hours from our house. We spent four days at the lake. Swimming, boating, eating, relaxing, and just had fun together. We headed back to our house on Friday so we could baptize Sage on Saturday and bless Abby on Sunday.  Can't wait to do it again.

Goat Panties

  
Sigh.  There goes Alana talking about goats again.


At our house, when something irritates you we say, "It gets your goat."

When something is a little worse than irritating, we say, "It gets your panties in a bunch."

When something is really bad, we say, "It gets your goat's panties in a bunch."

I just overheard Anika say to Brandon, "Hey, Dad!  My goat's panties are gonna be in a bunch if Obama wins the debate."


One of the best things about my family (The Jacobsens) is the different views, religiously and politically, we have.  But no one gets their panties (or their goat's) in a bunch!  Granted, we have fabulously entertaining and heated debates.  But our LOVE for each other reigns supreme.

Williams - St. George

After Vegas, we headed up to St. George to spend two days with my friends.

Thanks Jen for driving us back to Vegas.

 Swimming in Jen's pool. Sage and cousin Hailey

 The four of us together again. Good times!

Williams - fun times

 Cheerleader!

 Crazy Hair Day and Jogathon

Pie You! During the break between conferences, we made some pie and had some fun. I am sure this will become tradition because the kids had so much fun.

Oh My!

Lookey here!

Travis was on Numb Nuts, bahahahahahahaaaa!!!! 

Williams - Vegas Sisters Weekend

Sisters Weekend in Las Vegas

All of Herb's Aunts, girl cousins, Herb's sisters, and sisters-in-law met in Las Vegas for a sisters weekend. I took Sage and Abby and we flew in on Friday night. On Saturday we went to breakfast, swam in the awesome hotel pool, saw the broadway musical Wicked, went shopping, and saw the Bellagio Water show. Too fast but so fun to see all the girls. I believe there was over 40 girls all together.

 The Lazy River

 Tesa and Sage

 Ashley and Abby

 Tesa

 Kelsie, Sage, and me. Dessert from Serendipity. Not worth the price!

 Wicked all together

 Taking a picture of the palm trees for Herbie. He calls them Hawaii trees. He asked if they had coconuts on them when I showed him the picture.

 Aunt Alisa and Herb's mom

Bellagio Water Show

Williams - Last days of Summer

 Welcome to the family, BOB!

 Annual Oregon State Fair Day

 Boating on the Willamette River in Downtown Portland

 Abby's first ride on the tube or should I say couch!

 Off to school. It is starting to turn chilly in the mornings and by noon it is 80 degrees again.

 Look a likes

 Soccer season has begun. And so far no rain. Hip hip hooray!!!