Friday, July 31, 2015

Early Summer...

The boys went camping in a actual tent!  Daddy took them to a nearby park for 2 nights, and Grandma and I stayed home and watched musicals! 

Tent Life.


Canoeing.  They look pretty unimpressed....

Hiking...

Campfire fun...

Keeping cool in the lake...

A giant sandbox perfect for Charlie...

Grandma and I took the boys to Pepin Wisconsin to see the Little House in the Big Woods...

The boys in the replica of the Little House...
Grandma in her sunbonnet and the boys in the doorway of the cabin...

While we were ripping up all the landscaping around our foundation, Charlie created a delightful mud pit!

He called it his "Sock Pit" because it made muddy socks on his feet...

Mud + Boy = JOY

My Charlie Boy




William loves to pretend he is a lawn fountain... 
He's pretty good!  

Catching Up...FINALLY

Wow.  I can't believe all that has happened in the last few months.  We searched, put in offers, inspected, walked away, put in more offers, and finally closed on, what we hope, will be our home for a LONG time.  Grandma had cancer, then surgery, then complications, then Aunt Tricia came to see us, then Grandma finally got the all clear, then we moved over a two week period, then school ended, Aunt Molly had her baby, we had a fence, hot water heater, washer and dryer, and new fridge installed, remodeled a bathroom, painted the top floor, relandscaped the entire foundation, and went on a vacation!   Whew!  I have been working, Jason has been working even harder, the kids are growing like crazy, we got a kitten and Grandpa Mike came to see us!  No wonder I'm tired!