Gault Family Blog: September 2008

I will start out with this pic because this was my sink for about one and a-half months. I was so happy to have our new sink put in place and the dishwasher up and running.

Partially old kitchen needing to be removed.

Tearing out the old floor. Surprise! We had dry rot under our sink. Not only did we have to tear out the vinyl floor but also the sub-floor as well. The joys of home ownership :-)

Matthew screwing down the Hardy Backer Board

Tiling the floor

The finished floor

We are so glad to be finished. We want to thank family and friends who helped and encouraged us along the way. Come over sometime and we will fix you up some good food from our brand new KITCHEN!!! For a complete BEFORE shot, scroll down to older posting

For our anniversary (August 25th) we headed up to Seattle for a fun weekend away. We were able to visit our friends Jon and Katie and see their new house. My parents also came up for a day and went with us to a Mariner game.

The night before our anniversary, Matthew and I stayed at a wonderful B&B located in West Seattle. We also ate at some really fantastic restaurants. This picture was taken at Iver's on the Waterfront.

These pictures were taken in West Seattle

Our cute little B&B

My wonderful husband bought me some flowers at the Pike Street Market. Yes I had to put them in my water bottle because I didn't bring a vase.

In August the Gault family headed to Idaho for some fun together white water rafting. We had a blast and would go again in a second. The rapids were mostly class two and three, but we did get in a couple class four rapids which give quite the adrenalin rush.

Now when most people go white water rafting they are in a big raft floating down the river. Not the Gault family. We each had our own individual canoe. You were on your own when it came to navigating the rapids. Of course we paid the big bucks for some experienced guides as well as a chef.

All our gear for the week needed to fit into that orange bag. Clothes, sleeping bag, pillow, Bible, etc...

Our guides for the trip pretty much did everything for us. They set up camp, cooked amazing food, did the dishes, and packed it all up the next morning. Did I mention that the food was AWESOME!!!

Our brother-in-law Jason catching some R&R after a long day on the river.

Mom and Dad Gault

The two best sister-in-laws in the world. Sarah is doing Anna hair. I was next in line and ended up with a French braid which I haven't had since I was really little. It sure was nice having my hair up and out of the way.

The scenery on the trip was so beautiful. God sure made this earth for our enjoyment. We slept in our canoes at night and the stars were incredible. Millions of stars to look at during the night.

In July we headed down to Bandon, OR for our church's family camp. What a fun time!!!

I realize this picture might need an explanation. Our days were filled with fun games and this particular game called for a "King" to hide in the "Castle". The goal was for the other people on your team to protect the King and keep the King dry as water balloon were being shot at the Castle. Needless to say, I played the part of the King and my Castle was this cardboard box.

A little rock wall climbing.

Hannah, Stacey and Rachel having fun watching our men participating in a canoe race.

Tug of War at the beach. This is our good friends Seth and Natalie. There were many different tug of war matches. Seth and Natalie were facing off with another couple.