The murphey bed and cabinets are now complete. This is my newest bady so I thought I would send you some pictures. 1. Veiw of the whole unit. 2. Lower left, close up view of the detail molding (corner piece with window pain etching). 3. Lower right, cabinet door desin, again with the window pain design. It was a fun project. The real fun parts were creating the molding, all of which were our own designs (except the top crown molding) and second creating the jigs (guy thing) I used to create the project. I haven't put the folding table on the front yet. Mom wants to enjoy it the way it is for a while (I think she is nervous it will not look as good). She has told me to start on the refreshment center down stairs and to have that completed by Christmas. Fun, fun, fun.

Love, Dad

Sunday Picture Fun

I just thought Coop was looking especially dapper this morning before church so I decided to snap some fun pics. These were mainly for Caleb since he's gone in Argentina for the week but i thought I'd share with everyone anyway.

(When you ask him to sing, he closes his eyes, sways his head back and forth, and softly says "ahhhhh") (Not bad for a self-taken picture ;-)

You figure it out

59-0!!!

What an exciting game! We did a lot of celebrating during the BYU-UCLA game and cooper loved every time that Cougar Fight song played!


He fell asleep for about an hour at about half time and then continued his cheering after he woke up. We had him in the front pack to keep him contained and it worked great (don't worry that it says up tp 25 lbs and he's 28, woops!)

Touchdown!


He was transfixed most of the time by all the commotion

Interview!!!

Some more good news. I just got an interview for dental school at Case Western. I am so pumped. If you all wouldn't mind inlcuding me in your prayers and thoughts, I would really appreciate it. I love you all.

Graduation PARTY!!!

Everyone is invited to party with us on this upcoming saturday the 13th of September. We are having a BBQ blow out party for Julie's graduation. It is going to be in Logan at our house at 226 E 500 N Apt 3. I hope that some of you can make it. We are providing the food. I'm sure if you want to bring something you can...just let us know if you can come or not. Oh yeah it's at 11:30. Once again, we hope that anyone that can will come. We love you and think you are all great. We have a big yard so everyone will be able to fit and have fun. We also have a swing set and some fun stuff for the kids to do.

Graduating

I am officially graduating from Ogden Institute of Massage Therapy on September 13th! I am SO exited to be done with school...for now. I think I could drive to Ogden with my eyes closed. Well I just wanted to share the good news. Sorry I wasn't able to send everyone an announcement I only had a few.

Happy Messy 9th Birthday Garrett!

August 5, 2008 was a big mess at the Springer house! It was Garrett's birthday and it couldn't have been dirtier! I had told Garrett about a messy party that I had thrown for some friends while in High School. He thought that was the coolest and decided he wanted to do that for his birthday party. So we brainstormed some messy ideas for games and cake, Garrett even helped me design the invitations. In planning this messy party on the adult side, rather than the teenager side I realized how lucky I was to have parents that indulged my creativity and allowed the full messiness that I had at my own party in High School. I have to admit that I wasn't quite so indulgent with Garrett. He still thought it was the coolest however, so no harm done. Just yet another parenting moment that increased my appreciation and understanding of my own cool parents. The messy games included a pass the green slime game, water balloon toss, stuff the person in the trash bag full of whip cream filled balloons and then pop away, a balloon popping relay with each balloon having a surprise filling (water or whip cream) a pie eating contest (without hands of course) sprinkler musical chairs (or a similar version) and then a huge water slide that we borrowed from our neighbors. A messy party is not complete without a messy cake, so we made a bug mountain complete with cockroach and scorpion. It was a blast. When Garrett talks about what he has done this summer his party is one of the first things he brings up. It was so much fun to plan the party with him. He was so excited and involved. He had lots of friends bring him wonderful gifts, but mostly it was just a chance for us all to say. Happy Birthday Garrett, We Love You!

Bret Gundersen Kids

Aren't they cute!?!

What a ham!

Any time the camera comes out, Coop gives this big, cheesy grin like he's ready for his photo shoot.

I wonder where he gets it from?

Aubrey's Gymnastic Debut

One of Aubrey's favorite teenagers in the ward is Anne Stephenson. I took Aubrey to see Anne compete in a Miss Teen Spokane pageant. The,talent Anne performed was gymnastics. Aubrey thought that was the coolest thing ever, Gymnastics in a show! From then on she has asked to do gymnastics. She has done them before and had lost interest, but seeing Anne renewed her enthusiasm. So this summer I signed each of the kids up for a "camp". Garrett was golf, Aubrey Gymnastics and Dalyn, swimming lessons. At the end of Aubrey's week long Gymnastics camp she was able to be participate in a show. What joy and excitement, a show!!!! However, with all that excitement came nerves. Aubrey was so nervous she hardly slept the 2 nights before. She is so interesting that way, she loves people and doesn't have a shy bone in her body until it comes to performing! So she fretted about this show for days and when the day finally arrived she was nervous but excited. True to form, she did wonderfully and performed each of the choreographed moves with care. We were so proud of her! She is a light and a joy to everyone around her. People love Aubrey because Aubrey loves people. She has so much love to give!

Posted

I just posted a ton of pictures on my blog and it took forever so...check my blog to see them if you want. http://the-pope-fam.blogspot.com

Cheese Hog

Dexter's Dinosaur has a name now, and he protects the room, though he sometimes gets hungry...

If you're wondering how I got the window to over-expose while keeping the room properly exposed, it's a secret I'll reveal at the next family reunion. :)

Broc, we hope you're not offended, we lowered the mountains a little to brighten the room. It had a nice effect of making Cheese Hog look bigger!

Yellowstone Cabin

I know....1001 pictures. But if you blow-it up, it's not that bad. July was the month of the reunions. First, my family went to a cabin in Sundance right after the 4th and had a fabulous time (no post yet, sorry). Then, two weeks later, we were up at the Dahmer/Lund Cabin in Yellowstone. Here are just some of the pictures from our fun trip. The mosquitoes were bearable (thanks to a great new product), the birthday party was loads of fun, the baptism was very special, the water was cold-yet enjoyable, and spending time with family was priceless. Thanks for some fun memories!

It's a GIRL!

Laura Kathleen Gundersen was born Friday night, August 1st. 8 pounds 9 ounces, 20 inches long.
The kids couldn't be happier about the whole thing...
...at least all but Graham, who went from losing interest to...
...well...let's just say he likes being the baby of the family.
And here's the obligatory going-home-outfit-picture.
Laura is absolutely wonderful! She's very mellow, is eating and sleeping well, and rarely cries. We love her.

Registry

I know all of you are dieing to buy little Beckham's some presents so here is how you can. We were registered at Wal-mart but they didn't have very much that we liked. So we are now registered at Target and not at Wal-mart. Thank you all so much we love you and all that great stuff.

Baby Stuff

Julie and I love using all of you wonderfully knowledgeable people for your....knowledge. Anyway, Julie and I want to know what things you guys found wonderfully useful as a new parent. We are making a registry at Wal-MArt and would love your input.

Vaccines

I have a question for the whole family. Julie and I have been exposed to a lot of anti vaccination propaganda, and I want to know if any of you had any reservations about vaccinating your children? Were any of you worried about it and if so, what calmed your worries? It seems the only people who are really passionate about the subject are against them and I really would like a balanced perspective before we make our decision. Thanks everyone.

Blessing Outfit

Since everyone is showing off there amazing crafts, I thought it was my turn. My mother came to town over the weekend and she helped me make Beckham's blessing outfit out of my wedding dress. I have to admit I did cry with the first cut I made into my beautiful dress, but the outcome was well worth it!