Philmont Brothers

One of the best parts of Philmont was male bonding! I love my brothers, brother-in-laws included. Infact Trent wasn't even a brother-in-law yet. These are a couple pictures of us!

Homemade Skeleton

I made my own skeleton! I have a patient that is a butcher and he helps out at a game processing place, so he hooked me up with a deer spine. I borrowed a huge pot and burner from Skinny (Dave Sharpless). Ethan seemed a little worried that he maybe the next to be boiled in the giant pot. He wouldn't go outside and was very suspicious every time I came inside.

The carcass boiled most of the day. Then I hand picked all the meat off the spine and gave it to a neighbor's dog. Yummy, yummy. I have to admit that I had a little taste. It was good and gamy. Then I put the bones into a large pot inside and boiled them with a water/bleach mix. The pot wasn't to happy, nor was Emily. Then I let them dry outside for a day. They turned out great!!

The aligned, anatomically correct spine on our coffee table was a bet. Emily didn't think I could put it together in 5 minutes. I love a challenge. Thanks to my veterinary course, it was easy!

Shower Part 1

I started this project on August 14th. The demo turned out to be the easiest part! It usually is. I had it all ripped out to the studs in one night. I have lots of little helpers. I am glad to say we are currently using it , but it has been a saga. Of course, all of our project are...

(sorry the pictures are in the wrong order)

Nutella

Nutella is one of our most favorite sweets. I found out about it on my mission. I've been hooked ever since. Every once in a while we let the kids have some. Never leave your kids unattended with it. I think she likes it!

Philmont Feet

These are some of the feet shots from our trip. I love that Todd's socks can stand on their own! Equally impressive is that David's scars are dirt resistant. Maybe it will be a new medical break through! I was posing to get a good picture of the blisters on the bottom of my feet, but the picture just didn't seem to come out that way. Good for laughs. And it couldn't be complete without Todd's bloody leg. He was charging and got tripped up by a rock. I will include the chipped tooth later. Fun Trip-even for our feet!

Philmont Friday

I LOVED this trip! The best part was spending two weeks with my brothers and dad. My ultimate Man-cation!!! I am so happy that my dad took me when I was 14 and then took all of us when Mark was old enough. I thought I would start with a 1st day picture and a last day picture. I love the stark contrast. The only thing that didn't change was the smiles on our faces!

Hiding places

This is Ella hiding in the cabinet right next to the dishwasher. She is in her favorite Pjs too!