out of towner's

 It's always a good time to spend time with the out of town Richards cousins.    I realized we went an entire year seeing Sarah and her family so it was especially fun to go up for their white weekend with Kate being baptized and Jack being blessed.     We went back to walk through the Pocatello temple open house and enjoyed our stay again in their brand new lovely home.  

We all love that Jeff and Kim's family spend the summers here in Salt Lake.   Jane went up one day to help Nona with the kids.   Jeff and Kim were kind enough to stop by Teasdale so Jeff could help us frame out a door in a tricky place.    Kim and I and the boys hiked Hickman Bridge while we waiting for Jeff to be done.   

Shout out to the in town cousins as well.  It's always a party when the kids are together although we need to take more pictures of the kids together.  😁

  

 I love that my kids love their cousins!   They will always cherish their childhood memories with them.  

Genius turned slacker

Grandma Becky suggested to Emily that she come live with her and work for Slackers the local burger joint owned by my mom's friend Bob and Carol.

Emily jumped at the chance and rocked it as an employee.   Most of the time she worked 10-11 hour shifts 6 days a week. 

 

Look how cute my Emsabob is in her visor and Genius by birth slacker by choice shirt.

Emily made some friends at work and had a couple "summer crushes" along the way.  

Her pictures also show a few shenanigans like this one of her picking apricots at work.  

She saved tons of money but also splurged on a few things on her wish list that mom will never buy her.   After her 3rd paycheck she rewarded herself with these airpod pros.   

She also became an online deal shopper with some of her earnings.   She came home excited to open her bed full of packages.  Christmas in August it felt like to her.  

The boss strongly suggested that they be on the float for the parade.   Emily always makes the best of situations and put on her pizza costume and had a blast with Bentley and some work friends.  

 It was mostly just work but she had a lot of fun to.   The Torrey ward kindly invited her to girls camp and she had a blast with them until the weather turns so bad all the tents were flooding and the came home a day early.  

She also had some Viola lessons with Lindsey S. and attended the strings camp held at the end of her time there.  

I think anyone raised in Teasdale can attest to the feeling of the connection to God when you are out spending time alone in his creations.   I'm happy Emily took some time to experience this.

Emily liked it so much she asked me if she can stay for the school year.      Sorry Em I'd miss you too bad you are my child and Grandma Becky said she's too old to parent a teenager.   

Fixer Upper Richards Edition: The reveal

We are now renting our Teasdale "hilltop home" house!  Whew my marriage and family relations survived.   Although it was a lot of work it was the best thing for my family.  We worked together (some more willing than others) and accomplished a goal that took a lot longer than anticipated.  Aaron came into his own loving all the hands on work and my girls persisted through all the hard jobs including loading up the stinky horse trailer 6 times  and enduring the gross bottom of the pit dump drop off ever.   My kids are better people and I loved all the bonding time it forced us to have.

I always love a good before and after renovation.    After months and months of work, calling the handyman, calling the electrician, calling the plumber and then calling them all again and again,  we finally finished the Hilltop home.   It's up and listed and being booked.  Here's a few before and after photos.    (Note the before pictures were right in the middle of us moving our parents so ignore the mess my mom is a good housekeeper)

Kitchen and living room before........

After......

Family room before.....

After....

my childhood bedroom and hallway before.....

Master Bedroom after....

downstairs bathroom before  (sort of).......

Master Bathroom after...

My Parents bedroom before....

Upstairs Master Bedroom after......

Raquel and Ally's old bedroom before.....

twin bedroom after...

mom's office before...

Bunk Bed room after...

upstairs bathroom before...

upstairs bathroom after.....

front of house before.....

front of house after...