Pictures of Collin

 Daddy, Collin, and our new cousin Brynn Lee Wilson.

 You can't tell me how to sit in a chair.

My little boy is so big now.  

Happy Day When Cousins Visit

 Fun times at the park.

 Our fearless Lexie and Uncle Ryan.

My sweet Adon.

Easter Day

 The boys got kites in their Easter Baskets.  Aaron and Kadie helped them catch the little wind that blew that beautiful day.

 If at first you don't succeed....

 ...try, try again.

We found this nest in our grill.  We used this grill two weeks ago, nos it was plum full of the makings of a nest.  The birds were not happy that we removed the nest.

Easter Hideout

 Collin found eggs at the East Egg Hunt.

 So did Adon.

 We also found long lost cousins/friends.

Lots of them.

Collin's 4th Birthday

 Collin helped make his birthday cupcakes.  Here he is peeking into the oven to see if they are done yet.

 The Death Star pinata is finally ready to be destroyed.

 Adon posing with the Star Wars Lego cup cakes

 At the party each kid was able to dress up like a Jedi and make their own light saber out of a pool noodle and some strategically applied duct tape.

 They they were able to battle Darth Maul played by my sweetie Aaron.  He shaved his head and painted his face just for the occasion.

 Then we pumped them full of sugar; cupcake and ice cream time!

 Then we let them loose on the Death Star. 

 They collected their rewards.

Collin's favorite part; opening presents.  Thanks to every one for coming and making it so much fun.

All Moved In

Here are some picture of the results of our hard work. You can look at previous posts to check out the before pictures. Here are the stairs. Remember how they had no carpet or padding? We also painted the entire inside of the house ...(except the bathroom. It somehow all ready matches).
Current living room. Our new couch (my Christmas present) and Aaron's tv (his Christmas present). We added window treatments.

The piano fits! We also have a little space for a dining table. So wanted that. Its cozy and needs cleaning a lot but all our work has made it home. I'm so glad that the book shelves I made back in high school fit as well. They display some of my books that have been in storage for....years.

We added some much needed cupboard space above the fridge and this little shelf to hold the microwave and toaster oven. Most of my measuring cups and spoons are magnetized to the fridge because there are no drawers.

A folding card table adds a little counter space. We painted and Daryl applied new Formica on the shelves and counter by the sink. I have my little herb garden in the window and a curtain to blow out our lovely street lamp... (also new but not put in by us). There you have it. A little glimpse of the down stairs of the new Wilson Home.

Back in Vernal

Collin on Grandpa's plowing tractor. I love this picture. Once in about a 1,000 pics I get a good one.
Wheel barrow rides from Dad and tractor rides from Grandpa.

Adon and Grandpa going to go feed the cows.

Collin and Grandpa going to go feed the cows.

Bowling

We went bowling for some fun. They turned on the black lights for us and the boys thought it was awesome. Here are Adon's and my shoes. Just realized how much they look like the same size. No short jokes please.
Tried to take pictures while the black light was on. I couldn't see them so I tried one with the flash. Got a great picture until I realized where Adon's left hand was. Yes, Collin is a tough kid to have a brother like Adon.

Uncle Ryan helping Adon knock down the pins.

Nana came too. We had a blast. Why we don't do this more often I will never know.

Helping

So, after the three weeks in Vernal, we went back to Logan for Aaron's work. We stayed with my Mom and tried to help her out with a few chores. Here we are bringing up the dry food storage. Collin and Adon were a little reluctant to help so I recruited Ryan to help. Here is Ryan and Collin ....um..."helping" P.s. The can Collin is holding is dried apples. Not very heavy at all.

More pictures of my men catching some Zzz

I can't resist taking a picture of when my boys crash together. I didn't even think they were that tired and then I walked in on this. Precious

Vernalites Once More

We spent three weeks in Vernal getting everything moved. Aaron got a job and we enjoyed having him around. While we were there doing finishing touches on the inside of the house, it snowed. Not much, but enough to do our one and only snow man. I was not home during this time so Aaron and the boys constructed this squatty snow guy.
Apparently the snow was having a hard time sticking to itself. Aaron shoved a crate in the snow and then they packed the snow around the crate. In the back ground you can see our new home. Yes, thats it....yes, its small. We call it home.

New Posts To Come

Thank you all for continuing to check out my blog even though it has been some time since I have posted. We got the Internet today and I will be posting again. For those who are just jumping in, the Wilson family successfully moved back to Vernal. We live in a little house in Naples right next door to Aaron's parents. We have done a lot of work on the house and I will be blogging those pictures. Aaron got a job at Savage Trucking and he is almost done with all his training. The boys seem to really enjoy living in Vernal. We try to have family or friends over often. We have had a little spring fever and have done a bit of yard/garden work while the weather is nice. Aaron got the sprinklers working, we planted some indoor seeds, and on Saturday we helped Grandma and Grandpa Wilson transplant some raspberry plants. There is always work to be done and I love it. I have to stay busy now that I'm not working. In church I have a calling to be the Sunbeam teacher. That means that I help with Collin's class. Aaron was called as a Wolf leader in the Cub scouts. I want to thank all the friends and family who helped us move and made our transition easier. Collin is continuing his speech. Adon is signed up for Tball and that starts in May. That is what is going on here in a nutshell. I'm going to go through my pictures and update you more detailed later. Love you all and wish you are all doing well. We love visitors or phone calls so keep in touch.

The House Before

The Wilson family has been working on their little home in Vernal for months now. Here are some "before" pictures. This is the living room with its wood stove. The carpet was disgusting and in my opinion unlivable. We ripped out ALL the carpet and padding. Then we cleaned and painted the walls. This is my studly husband. The walls in the living room were white but it was hard to tell with all the grime on them.

Adon and Collin's future bedroom. It has a greenish paint on the walls. It wasn't so bad when the carpet was in because it sort of matched.

My studly husband in our bedroom. There was a lot of cleaning and maintenance; little things that needed done but made a big difference.

The top of the stairwell into the boys' room.

The Kitchen Before

The boys helped with some of the painting in the kitchen.

They really got into it. They love to help.

This is the kitchen before we changed it up. We didn't do much changing here. The wall is a pink/beige and we painted it grey and white to match the rest of the house. We added a few cupboards above the freezer. We may do more in the kitchen but we are slightly limited with space.

Aaron and I really enjoy this kind of work. It was fun to plan and carry out the things we wanted to do for our new home.