Cinnamon Ridge House

The house is done!  We worked long and hard for 3 months and completely changed the inside.  There are still have a lot of little things to do but it's basically done.  I LOVE the end result, and who wouldn't considering the original state of the house?  It was overdue for an update.

Here are a few before and after photos. 

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Here are the nice holes we cut in the wall to open up the kitchen/dining area. 

 

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Not finished, but close. After: 

 

Next time I clean the rest of the house I'll take photos to post. :)

Oregon Coast 2013

We visited the Oregon Coast again this year, but this time it was for a Hammond Family reunion/vacation. We also visited the areas in Northern Cali where Calder lived when he was a kid. There was a lot of driving but man was it beautiful! I loved having Avery with us (this time not in-utero.) She was so fascinated and interested in the ocean, the sand, the trees, rocks, shells, and her cousins. 

Exploring Tide Pools:

 

I knitted my first hat!

   

   

   

   

Delicious Sand...  It was impossible to keep the stuff out of Avery's mouth...

   

Daddy's Girl!  They have so much fun together. <3 br="">

   

   

The mist and haze was awesome.

   

Family Slack-Line comp.

   

Christmas is forever.

   

Again, the mist was sooooo cool!

   

   

   

   

   

   

Studly Mark sporting a vintage mink coat:

   

I can't get enough of this cutie.

 

Todd's Marathon

Todd ran the Utah Valley Marathon in June.  (Did I already blog about this?)

He improved his race time by 8 minutes but still didn't quite make Boston-qualifying time.  I think he is pretty amazing anyway!

Beautiful backdrop!

  

   

Way to go Brett!  

Number 1 fan:

   

 

31 Things

Here are some more things on my list:
13. Kayak down a river
14. Learn to install hard wood floors
15. Mountain bike a marathon distance
16. Learn to make a pie crust that doesn't taste like concrete
17. Use apples from my yard to cook with
18. Actually truly FINISH this darn house we've been working on
19. Compete in another bike race
20. Do the Dirty Dash
21. Backpack somewhere with Avery


 Here is the original list:
1. Take swim lessons
2. Learn to ski
3. Ski back country (I've always been afraid of this!)
4. Hike Lone Peak
5. Hike Twin Peaks
6. Do a duathalon
7. Take a cooking class
8. Buy my dream home
9. Fix up my dream home because I'll probably have to buy a less expensive scummy house and make it my own
10. Visit my sister in Vernal every couple months 11. Take Avery to the beach 12. Take Avery desert camping

River Rafting

We river rafted with Avery along the Green River under the Flaming Gorge Dam. 

Avery slept through the class 3 rapids, which are really not very rapid for those of you who aren't familiar with the class system.  She was awake for most of the rafting though. 

She enjoyed being outside and hanging out with Ruby, but hated her life jacket which kinda squeezed her like she was a giant marshmallow.  Honestly Avery kinda is like a giant marshmallow. :)

Camping was rough and I ended up sleeping in the car with her at 2 a.m. so she wouldn't wake up other campers.  But it was still a great trip.

It was so nice to get outside!!  I can't wait for our next camping trip!