Kitchen Accomplished!

Here are the final kitchen pictures...about 2 1/2 months later. We love it! (Someday we hope to replace the white dishwasher. We can't quite justify it yet!!!)

A Visit From T.T. and Grandpa Les

Steph (aka T.T. or Jeff's sister) and Les did a 22 hour turn around trip to our house. We enjoyed getting pedicures and shopping while Jeff and Les hung the rest of the kitchen cabinet doors and installed the moulding. We couldn't have done our remodel without him!

Mommy and Me

Emma, Caden, and I had a great time doing a Mommy and Me class together this summer. We enjoyed messy art, outdoor play, songs, snacks, stories, and free time. The last day we played with shaving cream and made ice cream by kicking coffee cans around with the ingredients inside.

Friends

We haven't been home much this summer, but enjoyed getting to see Kai and Marin Wessel who visited from South Carolina, as well as playing on our homemade waterslide with buddies Noah and Gabe Carlisle.

Summer Fun

We had to test out the new Little Mermaid waterslide as soon as we brought it home!

Music in the Park

One of our favorite summer activities is going to Music in the Park on Tuesday nights. The kids and I sit at the front, but Emma and Caden prefer sitting very close or standing next to the instruments. Caden called my Aunt Becky, a trombonist, to ask her to get a trombone for him so he could play it it in the band. I think this was inspired by the 9 or 10 year old boy he was watching play the trombone.

Tennessee

We spent a week in Memhis, Tennessee for my grandpa's memorial service. We stayed with my brother Kent and enjoyed seeing all of our aunts, my uncle, and almost all of our cousins, along with my brother and sister.

It's All Fun and Games....

A large part of our time at "The Farm" was spent playing outdoor games: glow in the dark frisbee, Aerobie, badminton, and ping pong. Notice the Aerobie's favorite landing spots. I'm not sure if the guys spent more time catching it, or getting it unstuck.

Cousin Beth

Beth is my cousin Sara's nine (almost 10!) year old daughter whom Emma and Caden thoroughly enjoyed. Here are some shots with Beth playing beauty parlor among other things.

Tennessee Memories

Emma and Caden had many new experiences while in Memphis including: catching fireflies, riding "Magic" (Aunt Sally's horse), swimming at night, and the best of all, buying ice cream from an ice cream truck. Here are a few fun pictures. Unfortunately, we didn't quite capture all of the firsts.