Sandy's adventure

During the summer Sandy has started the process of Braces! She went Tuesday to have 2 baby teeth and a filling. She was great...Dr Rhyne bragged about how great she was and how smart she is. I don't know what a dentist does to you so that he can tell how intelligent you are but he did. I was so proud of her. Keep her in your prayers because next Monday she goes to get 2 more baby teeth pulled and another filling. August 13th is the magic day for braces at 9 AM.

We have walls

It has been a while since I have updated on the house so I decided to make everyone leave me alone and let me do it right quick. We have all the drywall up and Jesse's sister Gaye has been assigned the task of doing the "cutting in" which is getting the parts of the walls you have to do with a brush. Hopefully I will be some help tomorrow rolling on primer. We purchased all the paint except for what is coming in on the truck tomorrow. We also purchased this gray slate flooring for the kitchen and the laundry room. Only thing left on the outside is the vinyl siding, staining the porches, and lighting. We met with the cabinet man Monday and we should have cabinets by Labor Day. So we are moving right along!!! Can't wait!!!

kitchen/laundry room floor

back porch

window seat up stairs...will have bookcases on either side

desk area

from stairs looking into girls' room and bathroom

Master closet

master bath turned sideways...sorry

living room

front side of living room with drywall in the center

kitchen

Saturday Night Fun

Somehow Alex ended up with both toddlers and Preston acting goofy behind him. He managed better than most dads!

Will and Brand becoming buddies...Will was born 18 days before Brand! They enjoyed having someone their own age to play with for a change!

Will and Brand dig in the sand and fill up a bucket...Emma is over there helping them out!

Madison finally gets a turn to play with Brand.


This is a running jump sequence of Emma Lee going off the diving board! She has no fear!

What a splash for such a skinny kid

Jay throws Madison and she actually made a full 360!

Funny how brothers and sisters will play more with other people's kids over their own sibling...Sandy had a good time with Will and i think Will enjoyed having a sister instead of a brother pick at him for a little while!

After playing with Brand, Alex wanted me to leave him and take Will.

We had a wonderful time at Robyn's. The kids swam until they were exhausted, we ate pizza, and had good grown up conversation...something I have been craving! I am so thankful for good friends who are fun to be with and those of you who had to miss out---all I can say is I hope you make it next time!!!

We have shingles, brick, and wires!!!

Front--there will be stairs where the opening it in the railing is

Back view -- stairs will come off the right toward the garage

View of the back porch from the master bedroom

Kids bathroom upstairs

Master bedroom's closet...i have plug ins in the closet

Dining room doors on to the back porch

Master bedroom doors to the front porch