Our Closet is a Solar Oven...Not really

This may not be exciting to some but it's exciting to us because this closet down in our basement has been the biggest problem. Not really. It was only a problem when you opened the door because of the horrible mold smell because the concrete walls would sweat the most during the winter because there's no ventilation. Luckily our tenants have been really good about it and didn't use it because we had no idea how to fix the problem. It's a great space for storage so we really wanted to get it fixed.

Our last tenants moved out at the end of July and we had new ones lined up for the 15th of August. We decided to call the guy that finished Matt's parent's basement to see if he could do anything. He thought to just add insulation and then cut to holes for vents on the door so air would circulate. I bleached the heck out of the room before he set to work and he did a great job and it didn't cost as much as we thought it would :)! It looks like a solar oven but who cares.......we can use the closet!!!

 

Singing in the Rain!

Kindergarten!

I can't believe our little Evan is in Kindergarten! He was so excited about school so this day couldn't come soon enough for him.

He was accepted back in January to go to Freedom Prepatatory Acadamy and we couldn't have been more excited about it.

A few days before the big day we got to meet his teacher. She's new to the school and this is her first year teaching but I can already tell she is going to be a great teacher. Her name is Miss. Wall. The TA for the class is Mrs. Bowers.

 

On his first day of school signing K for Kindergarten.

 Can you tell he's really excited?

 Alex wasn't at all thrilled to leave him behind. He was so sad the rest of the day, asking to go pick him up. Alex just loves his brother and can't stand being away from him. I'm looking forward to him going to Preschool so he has something to keep him busy.

 

Woodbadge

At the beginning of August I got the opportunity to experience Woodbage. It's a Training for Adult Scout Leaders. I don't have a calling in the scouting program but after being at Philmont last summer I wanted to help in the program where I could. I also wanted to know the program so when my kids are scouts, I know how I can help them. I volunteer on the Cub Committee. This training was great because I get to use the skills I learned in my calling in the Young Women's.

I was in the Bear Patrol :). I loved my group!

 

 A few great things about this course beside learning and having a fun week, is that my Stake put this on and Matt was one of the of the Patrol Guides. He had a lot of fun as well and I loved that I got to experience this with him.

 It's a small world when you end up being in the same patrol with a cousin. We share the same great-great grandfather on my mom's side:).