Daddy we miss you!

The boys wanted to send a letter, but I thought this would be easier!

Love you!

CRAWLING!!!

I apologize for my goofy voice, but what do you expect!!

Maurie is no longer content to just sit around anymore! There are just too many things to explore, and too many ways to bother her brothers!

We had good timing in getting new carpet downstairs just yesterday. Maurie has been enjoying the big open rooms (I think I am enjoying the soft floor more than anybody!). These are a couple of pictures of our biggest room downstairs that we had done.

You may ask why we took down the walls and left cement in its place?!

The answer is: we found black mold from a past flood and decided better now than later!

So needless to say one of our next projects will be to put up new walls (with insulation this time)!
The projects only seem to multiply!!

Here is Sam showing off the new stairs!
He expresses several times a day . . . "I love that carpet very much, it is way great"

Sam and Josh have already claimed the biggest space for train tracks!

I will show pictures of the bedroom that we are finishing a little later when it is more complete!

Fun with Maurie!

Maurie has been a lot of fun lately! Here she is helping me out while I put groceries away! (Actually, it was a way to keep her content so I could put the groceries away!) Maurie can now wave and she can mimick your noises . . . "ba ba, da da, ma ma," etc...

She has also turned into a mama's girl lately and cries nearly every time my back is to her! :)

A Typical Morning!!

It is a good thing our kids like to get up early! It makes taking Sam to school just after eight o'clock not too terrible! This picture is a repeat day after day! Aren't they cute little stinkers!

Sam at school! Mom and kids play!!

Josh having fun being a big brother! He always takes care of his "snicker-doodle-pants!"

I have been having a lot of fun with just Josh and Maurie while Sam has been at school! It is fun to have some 1-on-1 time with my little bopper! Maurie has also started to get on a better schedule these past couple days!

Grandma and Grandpa are gone for 18 months

We said our final goodbyes to Grandma and Grandpa today as they drove away to Cleveland! It will be quite an adjustment having them away for the next 18 months! We have been so blessed having them live so close! We are very excited to hear of their experiences and also see the blessings as a result of them choosing to serve!

Good luck Mom and Dad!