Above the doors we placed vinyls of temples - hand cut by David.
Provo
Jordan River
Timpanogos
Sacramento
Washington D.C.
Oakland
Rexburg
Boston
San Diego
Nauvoo
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
New digs - Upstairs
We decided to keep the upstairs off limits to guests in this home, a sanctuary for our family, but Melissa has been hard at work with her birthday gift: a Cricut machine. Here are some of the fruits of her labors.
Tim's choice for his bedroom.
Ami's choice for her room.
Hallway.
The laundry room.
Maggie's choice.
New Digs - Downstairs
We have successfully unpacked our boxes and are enjoying our new home.
The dining room and kitchen with the shutters.
The conservatory is just inside the entry.
The living room is next to the conservatory. We had the walkway done in tile so we could walk from the front room to the mud room in order to take off shoes without soiling the carpet.
The dining room and kitchen with the shutters.
Sunday, November 3, 2013
A Sleepy Zombie
A Sniper Zombie
A Jewel Dragon Warrior
A tiger
Roar!
Monday, October 28, 2013
Pumpkins 2013
Plants V. Zombies Trick or Treaters
This year, the children wanted a "Plants V. Zombies" theme for Halloween. They decided to be the Zombies and have the pumpkins be the plants. We'll see how the zombies go later... but for now:
Tim's Coconut Cannon
Ami's Chili Bean
Mom's Sunflower
Maggie's Potato Mine
Susanna's Iceberg Lettuce
David did not get a pumpkin for himself, but outlined the designs for the carvers.
This year, the children wanted a "Plants V. Zombies" theme for Halloween. They decided to be the Zombies and have the pumpkins be the plants. We'll see how the zombies go later... but for now:
Tim's Coconut Cannon
Ami's Chili Bean
Mom's Sunflower
Maggie's Potato Mine
Susanna's Iceberg Lettuce
David did not get a pumpkin for himself, but outlined the designs for the carvers.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
The first annual Hoffman Oktoberfest
We realized that since October is basically the best month for wife's birthdays, great smells, fun colors, awesome weather and such, we should make like the Germans and celebrate October.
Sooooo, we know the Germans aren't really celebrating October, but since we don't slowly poison our livers, we figured we would only adopt the name.
With the children's suggestions in full force, we created the following checklist and are almost completely finished with...
____ White-chocolate caramel-covered apples. (Check)
____ Dark-chocolate pecan-covered apples. (Check)
____ Read a horror book together as a family (Dracula's guest & other tales was this year's-check)
____ Eat candy corn (We better do this one again)
____ Drink Wassail (Check)
____ Tell Scary stories by firelight
____ Watch the Shrek, Toy Story, and Monster's V. Aliens Halloween specials (Yes, there is no great pumpkin Charlie Brown-Check)
____ Play "Worst-case-Scenario" (Check)
____ Watch all of General Conference with snacks, hors d'ouevres, and a big ol' puzzle (Check)
____ Carve themed pumpkins
____ Go Trick-or-treating
____ Have a Psych Halloween Marathon: Scary Sherry (Season 1), Who Ya Gonna Call (1), Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead (2), Ghosts (3), The Yang Trilogy (3,4,5), Let's Get Hairy (4), The Devil's in the Details... and the Upstairs Bedroom (4), Not Even Close... Encounters (5), In Plain Fright (5), {and finishing off with the fourth, third, and second best Psych episodes ever} Heeeeere's Lassie (6), Tuesday the 17th (3), and This Episode Sucks (6). [The Polarizing Express is our favorite episode of all. Go Burton! Go Burton!] (Chizidy-chiz-eck)
____ Drink butterscotch beer (butterscotch cream soda) while watching Harry Potter (Check)
____ Corn Maze
____ Celebrate Melissa's birthday on the wrong day (Check)
____ Host a costume party (everyone come dressed as movers!)
Sooooo, we know the Germans aren't really celebrating October, but since we don't slowly poison our livers, we figured we would only adopt the name.
With the children's suggestions in full force, we created the following checklist and are almost completely finished with...
____ White-chocolate caramel-covered apples. (Check)
____ Dark-chocolate pecan-covered apples. (Check)
____ Read a horror book together as a family (Dracula's guest & other tales was this year's-check)
____ Eat candy corn (We better do this one again)
____ Drink Wassail (Check)
____ Tell Scary stories by firelight
____ Watch the Shrek, Toy Story, and Monster's V. Aliens Halloween specials (Yes, there is no great pumpkin Charlie Brown-Check)
____ Play "Worst-case-Scenario" (Check)
____ Watch all of General Conference with snacks, hors d'ouevres, and a big ol' puzzle (Check)
____ Carve themed pumpkins
____ Go Trick-or-treating
____ Have a Psych Halloween Marathon: Scary Sherry (Season 1), Who Ya Gonna Call (1), Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead (2), Ghosts (3), The Yang Trilogy (3,4,5), Let's Get Hairy (4), The Devil's in the Details... and the Upstairs Bedroom (4), Not Even Close... Encounters (5), In Plain Fright (5), {and finishing off with the fourth, third, and second best Psych episodes ever} Heeeeere's Lassie (6), Tuesday the 17th (3), and This Episode Sucks (6). [The Polarizing Express is our favorite episode of all. Go Burton! Go Burton!] (Chizidy-chiz-eck)
____ Drink butterscotch beer (butterscotch cream soda) while watching Harry Potter (Check)
____ Corn Maze
____ Celebrate Melissa's birthday on the wrong day (Check)
____ Host a costume party (everyone come dressed as movers!)