Ornamental Gourds Apparently...

...make great toys! I put these gourds out on my dining room table to bring a little seasonal touch to our home. Well, every time Noah and I sit down for a meal, he points and hollers for me to let him play with them. So I finally gave in, and let him bang them around for a while...

Backyard Camping Adventure

For Teagan's 5th birthday, Jeff and I decided to let him choose an adventure that he'd like us to take him on.

He had his choice of 4 things for his special day:
1) the zoo
2) the apple orchard
3) a train ride
4) camping by the fwreek (i.e., creek) in their backyard

Without hesitation, he chose to go CAMPING!! So we waited for a free weekend, and we set up camp in the Hayes's backyard...


Renee even drove down from Muncie to join us. We had hot dogs, smores, and hot chocolate around a blazing fire! It was a blast! Well, until we had to step away from the fire to go to bed...it was sooooo cold!!! Jeff took Noah home to sleep in a nice warm house, and Tara, Tayman, Taylan, Teagan, Renee, and I toughed it out in the tents. That next morning, before 7 a.m. we were all up and ready to make a mad dash for the house! Overall, it was a lot of fun, and I know we definitely created some lasting memories! :)

Round and Round We Go!!

Thanks!

After working 7 straight days, Jeff managed to get three days off in a row! We've been looking for chances to go get started on the new house, so we seized this opportunity! We were very grateful that Tammy came up to help us! Jason, Tara, and the boys also popped in whenever they had a free minute too. In those three days, we finished painting all 3 bedrooms, the master bath and closet, and got a really great jump on painting the living room and hallways. Thanks to all of you for your help!