Saturday, August 30, 2008

Labor Day weekend

So, in case you are really bored and want to know what we did this Labor Day weekend, here are a few of the highlights (or low lights - which ever way you want to look at it) ha ha!

Dave and Matt built a hat rack for Casey to take with her to college~ fun project!! (We will miss you so much Casey!!)
The three girls got new church dresses for Sunday... awwww... how cute
Dave and Matt loving the woodworking!! MALE BONDING TIME! What is Dave going to do next year without his one and only male companion?!?!

Matt's car bit the dust!! Dave and Matt spent 12 (yes 12) hours on Saturday trying to fix Matt's car... they put in a new fuel pump, new spark plugs and a new fuel injector... we all climbed into the car to take it for a test ride after they finished at 8:00 p.m. and it ran! (for about 5 minutes) then it started making some new EXTREMELY hideous noises and Dave declared it a total and complete WASTE! Great. So, Matt is parking his car until the dinero magically appears to fix it some day.
Oh yes, what is a long weekend around the Doxey house without a chocolate cake? Dave baked this beauty last night for all to enjoy! DELICIOUS!
Lindsey, Katie and Ellie thoroughly enjoyed the day off by creating an obstacle course in the living room and playing games in there for hours on end... so cute!
I did my typing job almost all weekend and pretended I was too busy to do anything else!! :) ha ha -- especially any cleaning!
My awesome Dad brought us down these beauties... a whole bushel of tomatoes from his garden.. it's the second one this month! We are loving them! They are so delicious. I am canning them tomorrow! :)
We also did some bike riding on Saturday night and watched a movie or two (at least we fell asleep to them)
And last but not least, it rained on Friday night and the girls got some jumpin in...
YEA! It NEVER rains here! The kids were soooo excited, and even though it only lasted a few minutes, they had to get out on the tramp and have some fun in it! They even sang the old "It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring" song. :)



So, over all, despite a few mechanical set backs, we had a great weekend. It was so nice to have Dave home for three days in a row and to all be together!! Now for the long haul -- no more vacation days until Oct. 3rd! Get those thinking caps on guys! :)




9 comments:

Young Family said...

Wow looks like fun guys! We miss you so much and can't wait to see you soon. We are supposed to get your rain here tomorrow night. The only difference is that it will probably drop to 50 degrees.:) Enjoy!!

The Pili Aiga said...

We totally ran outside too! You gotta enjoy anything you get when it comes to rain in Las Vegas. 15 minutes is 15 minutes!!! :)

FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY said...

This is my favorite time of year in Las Vegas. I just love the rain, especially when it's WARM! Looks like fun! kelli

Young Family said...

how fun I wish I could see you. Miss you so much. Have fun! see ya later!

Heidi and Rich said...

Sounds like fun. I wish we could have hung out. Maybe Sunday dinner?!? Our ward yw/ym are going to the beach - I was thinking of going but who knows!!!

The Crane Family said...

Fun Weekend--with lots of good ol' fashioned fun! (working on the car, projects etc!) Wish we could have been there to share the joy--packing stinks!

gary said...

We are canning tomatoes too. Personally I hate tomatoes and I could write a whole paragraph on how much I hate them but, I don't want to even think about them so I won't.

Unknown said...

looks like an exciting time!

Unknown said...

yay hat rack!!! i love it. a lot. seriously it looks awesome in my room...it look even better once i paint it though...haha. most of my college fears are over...it's going to be fun and i'm excited. but i'm still going to miss vegas! i love you!