Brothers

Tristan has to read 15 minutes per night for his homework, and so far Hunter is thoroughly enjoying it!

Project

Last weekend our project was recovering a set of folding chairs. We have had this set for about 4 years, and we really don't use it very often. But it is great for when company comes over and whatnot. So last year we loaned them to some friends for a weekend, which was fine. But then Cahl picked them up and left them in the back of his truck for weeks in the sun and wind and rain, unbeknownst to me. By the time I found them, they were pretty much falling apart. So... it's been really embarrassing having to pull them out for company lately, and needless to say, I have been wanting to recover them for quite some time now, and just haven't had a chance. So last weekend we went down to the fabric store and picked out some fabric, and over the weekend we recovered our little set of chairs. I am quite pleased with the results! And most importantly, not embarrassed to show them to anyone anymore!

BEFORE:

This is the only chair lucky enough to have not been ruined

To prove that I actually did half of the work all by myself!

AFTER:

School

Back to school, back to school...


Jasen's going to 1st grade

Tristan's going to 3rd grade

Watermelon

Last night we had some of our friends over for dinner, and before we ate the kids had a watermelon eating contest. They went to town, and it was so funny to watch them! They had so much fun seeing who could get the messiest!

After the contest, all the kids piled onto the trampoline and had fun wrestling each other while they waited for dinner to cook. It was a lot of fun, and we can't wait to do it again!

Cahl

In honor of Cahl's birthday, this little survey is all about him...

WHAT IS HIS NAME? Cahl Marshal Gouker

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED? 7 1/2 years

HOW LONG DID YOU DATE? 2 1/2 years

HOW OLD IS HE? 28

HOW OLD ARE YOU? 25

WHO EATS MORE SWEETS? Me

WHO SAID "I LOVE YOU" FIRST? He did

WHO IS TALLER? Cahl

WHO CAN SING BETTER? Me

WHO IS SMARTER? Cahl for sure

WHO DOES THE DISHES? I do

WHO PAYS THE BILLS? Cahl makes the money and I spend it

HIS GUILTY PLEASURE? Funny videos on Youtube

WHO SLEEPS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED? When you're looking at it, me- but when you're in it, him

WHO MOWS THE LAWN? He does, but I weed-whack

WHO DRIVES? Usually him if we are together

WHO IS MORE STUBBORN? We are both pretty bad

WHO KISSED WHO FIRST? He kissed me first, but I definitely made him work for it!

WHO ASKED WHO OUT FIRST? He asked me out a bunch of times before I finally gave in

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST DATE? We didn't really go on dates much

WHO PROPOSED? Cahl

WHO WEARS THE PANTS? I let him think he does

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT HIM? He can always make me laugh no matter how mad I am at him. And he is a great dad! Plus he's so smart, he always knows the answer!