Braces

Andy got his braces.  He has been very vigilant at taking care of them and  hasn't complained at all.  There has been noticeable improvement in his overbite already.

Construction

Our construction project is in full swing.  We demo'ed the sun porch ourselves in early spring and have loved watching the progress as we have construction rigs in the back yard.  Here are some of our favorite photos and ways of remembering the action.

As the boys were doing demo  Lily was creating a fort with the scrap materials under the swing set.

It's a monster dirt pile in the back yard and the kids love it.  What a sandbox!

Logging

The kids have a new favorite activity. Who knew that cheap weekend entertainment could consist of a rope attached to a tree. We decided to cut down two of our pine trees at the end of the driveway. When Joseph attached the rope to a branch (pretty far up on the tree) the kids discovered that they could hang onto the rope and the others would pull and they would go flying into the air. It was a ton of great fun. The kids were great helpers cleaning up the limbs too.

Carpeting

We decided to finally carpet the bedrooms upstairs. When we visited Kenneth and Heidi in Georgia we loved their carpet and copied them. Rachel was terrific and gave me good advise and we found an distributor and installer and whoa-la. I have to say I love the softness, what it does for the noise level, and the look.

National Pig Day

March 1st was National Pig Day. Who knew? We made these darling cupcakes (at Benjamin's request) and delivered them to teachers at school.  It was a squeal!

Lily's Birthday

Lily had a super special day on her birthday. She of course was thrilled - up early and ready for whatever the day brought.  She loved her princess cake.  She has matured a lot this year and has become my best helper.  For her birthday she got the mp4 player of her dreams and lots of attention from family and grandparents.
We sure love our little Lily!

Andy's birthday

Andy it turning into a nice boy. He loves to read and I can often find him on his bed reading Harry Potter. For his birthday he got a pair of binoculars.  It was a real surprise for him -- one that I think he liked quite a bit.