Before and After...

I have made some changes in my home. First we sanded and stained our coffee table black:

Then my awesome mother in law with her neat talents reupholstered our couches:

These are the slipcovers I used for awhile.

Showing the original color.

My new couches!!!! I love them!!! I also love my Christmas quilt that my mom made me last Christmas!!!

Got my Christmas tree and village out :)

I got to say I think my family room looks cuter! And... if you haven't noticed I like the color blue... and stripes... and lighthouses :)

This Thanksgiving...

was spent down in Gilbert with both families. On Thanksgiving Day we started out with a Gale tradition... shooting off rockets. But, first is a picture of my niece's huge goldfish.

He's huge!!!

Boys will be boys... watching a world record jump.

 Looking where the rocket went.

Searching for the rocket.

 This bug got a ride :)

Blast off!!!

Yummy Thanksgiving meal with green gravy... it was a prank.

Now on Friday where we had Thanksgiving with my family...

Cute Charlie

 Donovan's giraffe :)

 Sam and Donovan playing with the blocks.

 Another delicious Thanksgiving dinner!

 Love his smile!!!

Outside while Josh and Kortnei put up their lights.

Had tons of fun with both families. I just love the Holidays when we can be together!!!

David's Birthday Weekend

In February David started a program called "Couch to 5k" to start running again. While doing this program he learned from friends of a half marathon down in Mesa called Shun The Sun. It was going to be held two days before he would be 30. He decided he wanted to do it since he has never run any kind of marathon before and he enjoys running. Here are some pictures from the Half Marathon:

The cool shirt he got; his mom bought me one :)              

Fun goodies from his registration bag including his number, 91.

Our friends from Snowflake, running also :)

You can see David's head above the lady in black as he starts the marathon.

And off he goes... he is in a grey shirt and black shorts near the lady with the cell phone.

"We made it!" The time here says 2:35:54 but his official time was 2:34:49!

Pretty awesome for his first time and still getting over a cold! 

Here is my family at a Mexican burrito place in Gilbert for David's birthday.

Charlie was blocked so I took this picture. I think he's thinking "I can't believe she's my aunt". 

Ha ha.

It was a fun weekend! I am so proud of David! We also had lunch with his mom, his brother, our brother-in-law, and nephew at Paradise Bakery. Yum! If you are wondering why there are no pictures of me... well, I got David's cold and my nose was all red and sore! Tonight for David's birthday we are having a family party with his family. I heard his mom made two pies. Can't wait!

Locks of Love

As some of you may know, David has been growing his hair for Locks of Love. Locks of Love is a program where you grow your hair ten inches or longer and donate it to them and they will make wigs for kids with cancer. David has been growing out his hair since March of 2009. Today, Oct. 31, 2010, he was ready to cut his hair. Here are some pictures throughout the process. He enjoyed doing it until the very end where he was getting sick of hair being in his face, mostly at work,  but is still glad he did it. He looks good; no matter what his hair is like :)

May 2009

December 2009

October 2010

Here it is: 10 inches of hair 

My Birthday

I had a great birthday! It happened to land during Fall Break for family members that live in Gilbert and Mesa. They were able to come and visit for a family party that became a birthday party for me! How fun! We also had the party on my late father in-law's birthday so it was nice to remember him.

My niece and I taking a picture of each other.

The Gale's having fun.

Instead of a birthday cake I had made chocolate pie. Yummy!

Again, it was a lot of fun! I also got money from my mother in-law which I used for my Zumba classes; I am having a blast at those classes! I also got a cookbook that gives recipes that I can freeze for later. Good stuff in there! Thanks for everyone that wished me a happy birthday on Facebook and on the phone!

A Quick Labor Day Post

For Labor Day we had a BBQ with family and friends. It was bring your own meat and David and I decided to grill a 2 lb steak that we cut in half to share. The steak was delicious! Then it was visiting and playing the rest of the evening...

All the adults talking.

The men playing some football.

Here is my sister in law's niece, Dolly. Such a ham :)... and yes her name is Dolly.

My niece Jenna showing me her "mad" face.

The Good, the Sad, and the Lovely

THE GOOD: My summer fun started with Sam's 2nd birthday swimming party.

Sam rockin' out with his new guitar.

Panoramic picture of the fun party.

My mom visiting during the 4th of July.

The donuts my mom found at Walmart. I bought them for the annual Bellybutton BBQ.

Our camping trip that was going to last for 3 days...

Big beetle...

dead beetle :)

Hanging out...

starting to have fun...

THE SAD: Unfortunately, my father- in- law passed away on a motorcycle accident, thus ending our camping trip...

This plant we got from the funeral. It started out healthy until David, not listening to me, left it in our car in the 100 degree + weather and well, this is what happens when you do that.

The handsome pallbearers.

All of the Gale clan except two who were in Utah for college stuff.

AND THE LOVELY: We had two sewing classes at church and I really enjoyed them. Might have to get a sewing machine soon :)

Love the headband. I especially like making the button.

My new purse I made. I am planning to add three buttons, because they are fun to make, across the striped area.

In the end, this summer had been fun. It was nice visiting and hanging out with family, no matter why we were all together. I also enjoyed learning new things.