Gardner Village

I am a big fan of Gardner Village. Its just a magical little place to go for the Holiday season. I usually go at Halloween but I haven't been in Utah for Halloween in 3 years so we decided to go this year. I dragged Daniel along because lets face it Gardner village with 3 little ones without two parents is not a good idea. It was cold and windy but I liked it even more because of that. We were all bundled up which made it fun. I took a few pictures that I am going to share.This made me laugh, Chris was checking the time probably wondering when it was time to leave. Daniel asked if it was time to leave after every store :)

Eva and Paige looking in the window to the left.
I didn't notice that they were together during the visit
but they are together a lot in my other photo's

We finally hit the bakery and had some cookies and such.

When I was looking at this photo I couldn't figure out why everyone was touching their head. They were playing a game maybe follow the leader?.

It was cold but fun. I even got a little Christmas shopping done there.


P.S I love the Christmas store there! Its there year round. I also loved the quilt shop they had some beautiful throw pillows!

Ikea

I love Ikea. Besides visiting family Ikea is the only other thing we did in Utah and that was pushing it. We went in the afternoon we all drove back from Bear Lake (we were all exhausted but I didn't see another opening in the trip). Kristen was very generous and watched Eva and Alexander. It worked out well because Eva started screaming when she saw we were getting in the car again. So Daniel and I actually went to Ikea all alone and it was GREAT. Anyway we got all the things on our list here are some of the things just sitting around not getting put away because I am still exhausted and lucky if the dishes get done (all the laundry is done YAY)
We were not planning on getting a rug there but kept our eyes open. I found one I kind of loved so we got it. Its going to go in the living room and help that room well actually become a room and not a dumping ground for randoms.

We got a tv stand that is still completely in its box (see right above the rug). That wasn't planned either but we found the perfect one and well the next Ikea trip isn't until the next time we go to Utah or Denver builds its own.
Can you guess what these are? I just need some wood screws and they are ready to be hung

When we were at the reunion Daniel discovered he likes contemporary so we got some ideas from the house we were staying in like these rugs in our masterbath (we now have 4 bathroom rugs just in the master bath)


I decided to replace the two bedside tables with the Ikea ones. I decided this a few months ago when Eva made the lamp go crashing down twice in two days. They looked good but were too small for the lamps. These ones are much sturdier.

I am working on the kids room also (who am I kidding I am working on every room). I have painted Eva's new twin bed white and plan to do the same with Alexander's (I am just waiting on the energy to recharge in well me) I was going to do a boy and girl comforter both in white but IKEA HAD NONE! So I went with a brighter summer approach and got these two comforter colors in the nautical stripes. I love them!

Then I got 6 of these cloth boxes for the up and coming baby because that is happening sooner than I even think.
Then we just got other random things like cookies :) I can't wait for these things to go up. I am finding my main dilemma in my new house is the huge walls and lack of art to go up. Luckily my mother gave me some nice wall decor that I need to put together in wall arrangements.

Miriam

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The last of the Utah pictures

We went bird watching, Daniel and I decided we would like to bird watch when we retire. Actually we decided I would work at an airlines desk and Daniel will work at a golf course. Part time of course so we can get discounts for the things we are going to want to do when its time to enjoy later adulthood.

A Crane


A bald eagle

don't know what this is

A Golden? Maybe?
My picture of the grass
My Boys
The water and grass
Bubba Chillin in the back


On the way home.
I LOVE the Mesas its such a beautiful drive if the sun is out

Shiprock.

Pretty good pictures for a moving car (A moving car going 90 miles an hour, Daniel took this picture because I was driving, the signs said Speed monitored by aircraft yeah I didn't see any planes in the sky while I was driving).

So obviously we were in Utah over New Years. We got to spend time with almost everyone so it was a big success. Although when we got home I was exhausted from the lack of sleep. I am trying to get the house organized for the new year. Christmas is all put away but I need to work on my project and book lists for the year. I need some more book suggestions. I made my goal of 52 books last year in fact I read even more and didn't read a single book in December but now I need more books. I am going to try to start with Ella Enchanted if I can find it at the library and I am trying to finish my Tolkien Reader.