Monday, May 26, 2008

Lots-a-Updates

Busy, busy, busy! Wow, times right now are crazy but exciting.

Work continues on the new house. (It's kinda weird sometimes to call it the "new" house, since it was built like 80 years before our "old" house.) Here's the wall between the dining room and home-school/play room. We're expanding the doorway so mom can keep a better eye on the kids while making lunch. New laminate flooring is almost done in 2 rooms (out of 6). The new appliances have arrived and the new main-floor laundry room now has plumbing (it's waiting for gas, dryer vent, and a new vinyl floor).

Meanwhile, we celebrated Noah's 3rd birthday - the first party to take place at the new house (even though we haven't moved yet).

Isaac had a violin concert, where he got to share the stage with the older kids. He did incredibly well.

A couple weeks ago we took a "break" from all this and the 6 of us drove down to southwestern Missouri. We spent the weekend at a camp with several MOMYS families. The 9 1/2 hour drive took more like 13, but it was worth it to finally meet and spend time with some families we've been (mostly Deb) getting to know in the virtual world.

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Laminate - room #1

"So, how's the house coming along?"

Glad you asked... Both grampa's have been a huge help. Painting is just about done upstairs, some major projects on the main level have started, and the first laminate floor is in process. Here's the boy's room.
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lots-a-kids

I guess you could say it was in preparation for the MOMYS retreat this coming weekend... Mom and kids met up with 2 other families tonight, of which ours was the smallest. 17 kids in all. Can you pick out which ones are our's?
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