Well...At Least We're Clean

This week was a little bit of a different one.

We got a call from the manager of our apartment complex and he explained that he was in a bit of a pickle. The owner was planning to sell the complex to another buyer and needed a model apartment to take the potential buyers through. Our manager, however, expressed that his apartment was anything but clean, so seeing our apartment on previous visits, he asked us if we could be the model apartment. Of course, we agreed. 

Because of this agreement, we have had to clean our apartment to perfection after nearly each day in order to accommodate for apartment viewings this last week. This was especially "fun" after some of the activities we decided to do...

1. Tie Dying

When was the last time you tie-dyed something? For us, it had been way too long. So, for our Family Home Evening activity, we decided to wrap up our kitchen table and hop to it. We just bought a small tie-dying kit and two shirts from Walmart, spending about $15 for everything. Totally worth it since we had so much fun doing it!

The only caveat to tie-dying is that you are dealing with dyes. These are the kinds of dyes that turn your skin that color and then STAY like that for days afterwards. In our tie-dying pack it came with two sets of gloves. This was perfect. I highly recommend using them... unless you have a husband who prefers not to...
After I took this picture, Kaleb tie-dyed some other things as well and both hands were completely dyed a greenish-blue color for 2-3 days. Believe me. The gloves are worth it.

 2. Soft Peanut Butter M&M Cookies

Our Beautiful (and colorful) Cookies!

Kaleb's brother celebrated his 19th birthday this last week and his sister-in-law is celebrating her 23rd birthday this upcoming week so we decided to make some cookies! Now, these aren't just any cookies. These are softest and most colorful cookies that taste so good! Especially if you like peanut butter, these cookies are for you. 

They combine the yummy goodness of peanut butter and peanut butter chips with M&Ms and chocolate chips with an oatmeal cookie base.

3. Bryce Canyon Half Marathon

The guys at 4:45am waiting for the bus

Being from California and spending most of my time in Central Utah, I have not had many trips down to the Southern Utah area. I've had maybe 2 trips to St. George and that's it. This was kind of a fun trip for me and my husband as we got to see the beautiful red rocks of Bryce Canyon while preparing for the Half Marathon (when I say "we" I mean Kaleb, since I am 31 weeks pregnant and obviously not running 13.1 miles...). We also had a blast sharing this adventure with my two brothers-in-law, my sister-in-law, and our friend. 

Me and Kaleb at the Finish Line

The Runners' View

The bus came at 5:15am to pick the guys up for the run. So we were up at 4:30am and getting everything together and ready. The race began by 6am and they were off! About halfway through the race came the rain. But these guys were strong! They all held through until the end of the race and each finished in spite of challenges ranging from not "really" training to knee injuries. 

My sister-in-law and I were at the finish line to cheer them on and enjoyed sharing the triumphant moment with them. 

After a hot shower, a nap, and some food, we left the beautiful Bryce Canyon and headed home. It was the perfect weekend :)