Rec Room

 This is the basement, also known as the 'rec room'. Lots of memories down here.

Greatest room ever. I think my earliest memory is when the walls were up and us boys and Dad shoveling dirt and gravel to level it out getting ready to pour more cement or something, but I remember shoveling down there in the dark. 
-The old basketball hoop where the moose hung and we would play down there and it would get all dusty.
-Riding bikes on the cement in a big circle, And that old spring horse the girls use to play on all the time. I kicked it once and probably broke my toe playing soccer down there.
-Of course everything went through those walls, butts, baseballs, feet and probably a few more. 
-I always decorated the moose at Christmas with teddy bears and lights and stuff--miss the the moose.
-Family parties. I remember playing the animal game one year for Christmas just after we were married. That night Lindsey commented how different it was because we had wolves, and coyotes, and moose, and elk, for our sounds rather than normal animal sounds. I thought that was pretty funny. 
-Watching the World Series when the Blue Jays won, I still remember exactly where I was sitting when Joe Carter hit that home run. Terah was there and we were all jumping up and down freaking out. I think I could probably still name the Blue Jays batting line up from those two years. 
-I also remember one day when Dad played Nintendo with us all day (before it got tossed) and thinking how cool it was that he would do that.
-Other great memories: Watching movies, the fire place, the airplane toy, and of course, BASEMENT BASEBALL. Hours and hours of BASEMENT BASEBALL. Best game ever! Ez

-My earliest memory is we used to have the TV in front of the wall by the wood stove. We had an old brown couch with a big rip in the back. I remember watching Peter Pan and trying to think of a 'happy thought' and I would close my eyes and jump off the back of the couch, hoping I would fly. I was disappointed every time I hit the floor. haha
-We had an airplane toy thing that you could sit on and go round and round and round. We would spend hours on that thing and spin it off the two steps there. I remember thinking it was the funnest and funniest thing that any person could ever possibly do.
-One time we were watching a movie, and my friend Leor came in the house and no one really knew it, anyway he sneaked up behind my mom at scared the living day lights out of her. Seriously she freaked. SO stinking hilarious. She was so mad at him, but of course started laughing afterwards.
-We had TONS of 'Mormon' parties, most of which included watching movies and playing games down here. I'm sure all my friends have memories of the basement.
-Christmas Eve family get together we would have our present exchange down here. It was awesome for big crowds.
-All of us kids used to play baseball, and soccer down here TONS. I remember running around down there playing sports with my brothers and sisters a lot. I'm pretty sure we broke lots of stuff.
-I made my jean quilt down here.I remember watching Lion King over and over and over with Janae
The boys used to play Mario Kart every once in a while. Us girls played dress up lots down here too Kayla

Leveling the gravel in the basement. Playing down there while the house was being built. 

It was sure nice when it got finished. We then played catch down there with a baseball Paul Klassen told me to not move my glove and he threw the ball. He didn't make a good throw. I thought Dad was going to be so mad but he didn't seem to be. 

Playing hand hockey for hours with people down there, Geoff Salter seemed to be there.

Basement baseball was awesome, if you hit it over the wood panel then it was a home run. I now play with the boys in our basement.

Did that basement ever not flood? Pulling carpet, mopping, fans. I got electrocuted there once with a piece of the cord to a fan.

The Christmas tree with all of the "ornaments" was nice. I remember watching Blue jays baseball on Saturdays and CFL football.

Lots of movies, Kayla and Janae endlessly playing The Lion King and Wizard of Oz.

How about watching Small One, during Christmas. 

Played a lot of basketball down there. Remember when we had the hoop up down there for a while? That was awesome.

Mutual parties, leg wrestling and the like were fun. Aaron

Watching lion king over and over again with kayla. And watching movies with her when mom was gone and we were supposed to be cleaning and so right after the movie was done we would hurry as fast as we could and get everything done just in time. 

playing on the airplane with jill after dinner we would race down there as fast as we could before eldon knew so that he couldn't get on. we would make up adventures that we were flying through jungles and all sorts of places and we would scare ourselves and go faster and faster around. 

playing baseball with everyone. well i was probably not playing but watching. 

all kayla's mormon parties with everyone. they were always so fun

watching movies with mom and dad with popcorn, root beer and reeces.  

Family gift exchange and missionary farewell/update things.  Janae

I remember when it was just cement forever. Always watching cartoons down there with kk and jj. Playing basement baseball was for sure the best game we played down there! we always had parties down there growing up and they were always so fun! I remember ezzy putting teddy bears on the moose! always always running into the moose playing hide and seek! Suprised how well that thing would stay on that wall. It always stank bad after it flooded in the spring and having the fans running! So many good times down there with family firesides and christmas we had! So many games of basement baseball it was the best! watching cartoons with kayla and Janae! Always wishing we were the cute princess getting kissed by the cute prince! Remember playing hide and seek all the time and runnning into that moose, it hurt so bad but it always happend and I am really surprised how well it was mounted there us girls would always pretend to pick it's nose. love the old stove there was always nice when we started it would keep us so warm! Parties in the basement always having people over! Tyanna