Army of McDavitt-ish Cousins

Tonight on Mom's driveway...

Nauvoo

The boys and I took a quick trip to Nauvoo this past weekend with the Morgan clan. Love having fun with cousins!

Nocturnal

Ben and his cousin JJ were in my car last night planning how they will spend their time in the hotel at Nauvoo this weekend....

Ben: Mom, what's that called when you sleep all day and stay awake all night?
Mom: Nocturnal.
Ben: Nocturnal.
JJ (to Ben): Should we do a nocturnal?
Ben: Yeah.
JJ (to me): We going to do nocturnal.

Sounds like we're in for a fun weekend.

Pedaling

One of the things I love about Sam...he keeps trying! (oops, I posted the wrong video before...here's the one where he keeps trying :-))

Hide and Seek

I got these cute pictures of half the neighborhood playing hide and seek at Mom and Dad's house. Never mind that I was giving away all their hiding places by pointing my camera at them...I couldn't resist! The hearth was "base".

JJ Counting...

Ems under the table...Sam behind the couch...

Discussing the rules...

All on base...Gabe, Ems, Ben, JJ, Sam, Grant, Caleb, Harrison...who's it?

Love this picture of Gabe...

New Tile!

Mom and I are laying tile in my kitchen this weekend. We can't do the grout until tomorrow, but here are the progress pics.

Before...

Removing vinyl floor...

Vinyl and adhesive gone...

First tile cut with the new saw...

Halfway...

Almost there...

Done!
Stay tuned for the finished pictures.

MoTab and Missouri Backroads

I was out and about the first week of school, enjoying my new freedom, and decided to take some back roads to get where I was going. I happened to be listening to a Mormon Tabernacle Choir CD I'd just received from our good friend Nathan. I have to add...he's a member of the choir, and my brother's former roommate. We are all big fans (of Nathan and the Choir). The sky was beautiful that day. The scenery was perfectly paired to the music, so I took a few pictures. I was listening to track five "How Bright is the Day" (my favorite) when I took these.

New Curtains

Soon, I'll post some pictures of all my favorite things about our new home. But for now, here is my most recent home improvement project...new curtains in the "weird window corner" in my living room. Because we live in a basement, some of the windows are irregular and require creative coverings. These drapes are queen size flat sheets from Wal-mart. $9...not bad.