REMODELING!!!

We have been very busy this last weekend. July 13th we started to remodel our house. Not that it really needs it. But, since we decided not to move to a bigger house, I told Tim we needed more storage space. Here are a few pictures of our Remodeling. They got alot done in the past two days!!! I will update with more when it is all pretty and painted.

This is what it looked like before we started. I loved the big open room but some of it was just wasted space to me.
Tim's out cutting wood for the Framing.
Tim and Sean had the walls up in about 45 min!!! I was so impressed!
Tim and Don (our neighbor) Tim's screwing in the drywall.

This is the room with all the dry wall up & it's first coat of tape and mud.

Tim and Sean putting on the second coat of mud.

while the boys were busy working on the other room, I came in the bathroom and started working on our other project. I riped out the walls around the tub. We currentlly have a seperate shower and tub. I decided the tub was wasted space too. So, we are going to rip out the shower and make it another closet and our tub will be a shower with two shower heads. I don't ever use my tub. I don't have time to sit and relax. Otherwise I would keep it.

We will have a shower head on each wall where the holes are.

What Tim will look like in a few years with a full head of Gray hair. Tim's covered in dust from sanding the walls. After you apply the first layer of mud and it dries you have to sand it and then apply another layer of mud and wait for it to dry and then sand it and then another layer of mud... you get the point. It is a long process.

What I will look like with gray hair. (in 30 years of course ;o))

Our bathroom before we ripped out the shower.
What a MESS!!! Getting the shower out was a BIG PAIN!!!
Applying the glue and tape. That glue really STINKS!

Sanding and getting ready for the second coat of mud. - This is where I have been spending most of my day for the past coupple days. Kenna came and asked me why Im always in here. I told her I am trying to get it done so I can have my shower and bathroom back. :o)

Arkansas Trip - June 2007

One of the Highlights of our trip was that Tim got a call from the VP at his company telling him that he is getting a promotin at work. (This is him on the phone at Disneyland) He did several Interviews over the past month for a job position at his work for the Product Manager of their Medical Billing software, Medisoft and Lytec. (His friend is the product manager of Medisoft he was applying to be the Manager of Lytec) But several times through the inerview process he was asked if he would be willing to take a position to be the Training and Certification Manager over both Medisoft and Lytec. He thought alot about it and decided that he might like that positon better. So he accepted the offer. He starts July 2nd - Monday. We are very excited!!! And most importantly Tim is excited. He will still do a little traveling, atleast once a quarter. But it's not alot. :o)
On our flight home from Arkansas we had a layover in Dallas, Texas. We enjoyed dinner at Chilies. Katrina is putting Crayons in her ears. I don't know why she has to put everything either up her nose or in her ears.
We had another stop in El Paso. Trina is trying to get her wiggles out before flying from El Paso, Texas to Arizona.

Arkansas Trip - June 2007

After we arrived in Arkansas we had some time to kill so we thought it would be fun to take a trolly ride around down town Little Rock. The kids loved it.
Tyler, Kaitlyn, Brianna and Kenna. They all managed to squeeze in that one seat. You can see Brian & Shawntel (my sister) in the back left corner and Katrina and I in the back right corner.
Tyler, Katrina and Kenna outside of our Hotel room in Arkansas. It was so green and beautiful EVERYWHERE!!! What a nice change from Arizona. And for some reason Tyler doesn't like to look at the camera anymore. He is going through one of those phases. :o)
Tim loves to play any sport! He had so much fun playing touch football with the cousins that he's never met. (He did know a coupple of them.) He is in the middle in the brown shirt and tan shors running. He kind of blends in.

There are beautiful creeks and lakes everywhere in Arkansas!!! This one was just down the road. The kids had fun playing in the cold water.

Disneyland/California Adventure Trip - June 2007

Katrina wearing mommy's sun glasses at Disneyland.
It looks like Kenna tackled Tyler but really, Tyler was giving Kenna a horsey ride on his back and he fell just as I took the pictue.
Brianna and Kenna (Brianna is my sisters other daughter) on the plane to Arkansas.
Tyler and his cousin Kaitlyn (My sister Shawntel's daughter) on the airplane to Arkansas.
At the hotel in Arkansas. Katrina loves to talk on the phone. She is truly a girl!

Disneyland/California Adventure Trip - June 2007

Katrina's on the phone talking to daddy.
Tyler and Kenna on the Whinnie the Pooh ride.
Monsters Inc. Ride
Our family. Monsters Inc.
Kenna and Katrina on "Heimlicks Chew Chew Train" This was one of Katrina's favorite rides.

Disneyland/California Adventure Trip - June 2007

Tyler and Kenna. It's A Small World.
Kenna and Katrina. In front of the Castle
Tyler, Katrina and Kenna enjoying a mickey sucker.
Tim, Shayleen and Katrina on the Sun Wheel at California Adventure.
Tim, Katrina, Kenna and Tyler (who didn't want to look at the camera). Just got of the Grizzly River Rapids and were all wet!!! Katrina didn't get to go on the ride but, you get the point.

'Natural Bridge' - Father's and Son's Ward Campout. 5-18-07

On their way to Strawberry for the campout they stoped to check out Natrual Bridge. They said it was really cool.

Tyler jumping from Rock to Rock. He is so active!

Tyler loves rock climbing. He goes with his dad sometimes. This is real rock climbing and was a little harder. But he was so excited after he did it.

Tyler at the top of Natrual Bridge.

This is a friend of ours, Kouwende Cann and his son. They rode up with Tim and Tyler to the campout. They all had alot of fun!

A cool view. Kouwende and his son relaxing and enjoying the view.

Camping Trip With Daddy!!! 5-4-2007

Tyler caught the only Fish for the day. He was so excited! That new Spiderman fishing pole worked after all.

Tim and Tyler went Camping with The Jones family to a Father's and Son's camp out. They rode up with Uncle Jaymie and went Fishing.

Sweet Katrina - April 2007

Even though she refuses to look at the camera she is still adorable.

Ready for Sunday

Grandma Jones loves shopping for her grand daughters! These are two of the many cute dresses she bought for them! This was taken Sunday morning. The sun was in their eyes and Katrina refused to look up for a picture. We still havent gotten our camera back. So again, we were using our cell phone and this isnt the best quality picture. I think we are just going to have to buy a new camera. :o) I wont mind.

Easter Sunday 2007 - Tyler, Kenna & Katrina. Sorry this picture isnt very good. Our camera broke and is being fixed and so the only digital camera we have right now is our cell phones.

Tim & Shayleen Palmer Family - 2007

Welcome to our new website!!! I have been wanting to create one for quite a while. I am hoping to be able to keep everyone a little more updated on our family, through this page. Please send me an e-mail if it has been a while since I updated, to remind me to update. :o)shayleenpalmer@hotmail.com. Thanks!