Fun in the Bathrooms

As most of you know, our house has been in need of a little fixing up. We got a few things done this summer, but to be honest, we were a little scared to tackle the bathroom with its Italian bumps and peeling lineoleum. (Who knew what kind of water damage was under there?) Anyway, Garrick did a great job of sanding down the bumps on the walls. (That was a HUGE mess - white powder everywhere, even downstairs!)

I decided to surpise him and while he was in Las Vegas for school one weekend, I painted the bathroom walls. I picked out what I thought was a nice, green color. But, since neither one of us plans on joining the military anytime soon, we decided that it needs to go, and I have banned myself from picking out paint without the aid of at least one other person. Luckily I didn't ever finish the paint job. We'll pick a new color and start over later.

Anyway, we recently met a guy that does tile work, and he came in and fixed our upstairs bathroom floor. (See photo). It looks MUCH better (and isn't soft and squishy over by the shower).




We decided to have him replace the lineoleum downstairs with the same tile. But, after tearing up the floor, he discovered that we have a leak in the pan underneath our shower. This means that he needs to take off the shower tile, fix the pan, and then replace the tile. Because of these unexpected, additional costs, we decided that it might be more economical to combine the shower/toilet experience (see picture). Stephen commented that this could really save some time, too. We'll let you know how it goes.




We do have a "BEFORE" picture of downstairs. We'll update you later with an "AFTER" picture (hopefully not too much later).




- Deyce & Garrick

Here is a picture with bradens new suit! He is pretty proud of it. Also just a cute picture of cody dustin took.

Carving

Don't you love Braden's smile when you tell him to look at the camera and smile. They carved some big pumpkins this year. Braden had the cleanest pumpkin I have ever seen. He got really into cleaning it out and scraping all the gunk out. It was a fun day@!!

Trick or Treat

Here are the boys Halloween costumes. Cody was an alligator at preschool, and doctor by night. Braden is Dash from the incredibles. Ashton is not robin hood so don't ask he got very upset when people asked him if he was robin hood trick or treating. He is peter pan!!! They had fun. Thanks to mom who went with us and brought cody home when he said "cody all done" a few times.

A Sister's Day at the Beach

It wouldn't be a day at the beach without "The Chowder Bowl" (newly remodeled)

You can barely see the sea lions but they were hilarious. You could hear them from clear down the street. Maybe they are noisier in the morning.

I love these seagulls lined up on the posts. They look like statues

NOVEMBER IN NEWPORT

No words for this.

Ah, Lola

Debt Management

Happy Day

Today is a happy day for the Petersons. We no longer have to travel to Las Vegas, Hawaii, or Portland to visit one of our favorite restaurants. Yes, the Cheesecake Factory has opened in Murray, UT. How fortunate is that! I am sure we'll have to come up with some excuses to go to SLC and stop by for dinner or dessert. I can't wait!
- Deyce