Shingles and Windows

Well, the shingles are on the roof... Most of the windows are in too... Everyone tells me that the progress will be slow from here on out. Wes is working hard on the electrical and is determined to finish it by the end of the week. He's such a hard worker : )

What A Cute Little???

Anyone remember this one? I thought it was too funny not to post! Hunter is welcoming you to post any smart alec comments you may have!

A Little Curb Appeal

I DON'T like to garden. Truth be told, it's the last thing I want to do...allergies play a HUGE part in my opinion of gardening. I don't like to get dirty, I don't like bugs, and I prefer to breathe easily! I did find it necessary this year to add a little curb appeal since the house goes up for sale next week.

Lots of pink and purple petunias, white daises and geraniums for the front.

Ryan likes yellow, so we also added a small planter with pansies. Only one little purple pansy for us! Wes also planted the garden: corn, peas, beans, tomatoes, zucchini, watermelon and radishes!

To The Movies We Go!

We promised Katelyn and Ryan that we would take them to see "Up" for their birthday. On Friday, we finally fulfilled that promise. We loved it- all but Wes, but he doesn't like ANY movie unless it's Bond, Die Hard or Rush Hour!

We went to see the 2D version because Katelyn wears glasses. A friend at work mentioned to me that people who wear glasses have a hard time with 3D. I'm glad he said something- I wouldn't have thought about it and taken Kate to 3D!

Back to the movie- if you haven't already seen it, GO! Oh, and make sure that you take tissues with you. It brought a tear to my eye more than once. The message of the movie is great too!

Two thumbs up from Katelyn!

"Up" gets two thumbs up from Ryan- SQUIRREL!!!

Sorry It's Been a Few Days...

I've been working extra hard to get our house up for sale. Packing and staging- yuck! Anyway, here's a peek at how the new place is coming along.

The windows are all framed- it's starting to look like I'd imagined! The shingles are ready to go on. Here's the view from the back- they still need to cut out the rest of the master bath window. They are starting the deck early next week as well.The arch to the library is done! It's going to look so awesome...I can't wait! Framing is all but done and Wes is starting the wiring this week.

First T-Ball Game of the Year

Ryan and Katelyn's first game was full of excitement and laughter. It's funny how they can forget everything that the learned last year in just a few innings!

This is Katelyn on first base. She was so proud that she made it there before the ball. It probably helped that she could actually see the base this year!

Here she is running for home! She's so fast that the camera couldn't focus quick enough-or-Mom is still camera challenged, take your pick!

Ryan hits the ball and runs to first!

A few more batters and he makes it home!

This is what the third inning was like...Katelyn playing shortstop. Watching the clouds...was that thunder???
Ryan playing third...entertaining the other teams runner. "So, how's your summer?"

I can't wait for Wednesday's game!!!

Raising the Roof

Monday, they finally put up the trusses. Ryan wanted to stay and watch the crane when we took these pictures. Notice the clouds gathering in the sky... We got a HUGE storm later that day.





Wes and I went to go make sure that the duct work to the furnace was covered last night. Lo and behold, the basement had 1 1/2" of water in it from the storm! I always dreamed of an indoor pool when I was little...this isn't exactly what I had in mind. We hurried home and called the contractor- they were pumping out the water this morning : )