Until the Spring

Can't believe it's time to store the boat again for the winter. Although we didn't get out much this past summer thanks to the extreme heat and having a little one, we love having this boat. Here's to hoping we get more use out of it next year.

New Bathroom Floor

Before

During

 After

After our old toilet sprung a leak and damaged the floor around it, we had to replace the toilet and flooring in the bathroom. Eddie was a huge help with this project. We had to raise the toilet to put in plywood to have something solid to mount the toilet to. We chose a no glue vinyl flooring which turned out beautifully. We also decided to paint the fish tank black while we had it apart. Everything turned out awesome and our bathroom looks so much better with the updates. Many thanks to Eddie and mom who helped with everything including the kids and meals (and installing the garage doors openers too)! We couldn't have done all of this without you!!

Nine Months

At nine months old Alexandra weighs 15lbs 2oz and is 27 1/2 inches long. She loves to stand and has started cruising around tables and pushing her walking toy around the living room. She's also started to learn to fall on her butt instead of going down like a tree. Her first word is cat. She loves the cats and Charlie loves her. He willingly curls up around her when Alex is on the floor and lets her "pet" him. Alex says cat every time she sees one.
Alex is completely on table food now. She is the youngest one at daycare to make the switch and eats better than the one-year-olds in her class. She loves to eat and is usually double fisting the food into her mouth! The only downside to this is the messes she makes while eating! One of the high chairs at daycare is still stained orange from the sloppy joes she ate last week. And all of this without any teeth.
She is a blessing and joy and we love her so very much!

Random Photo Catch Up

Firsts

First Mexican food (taco meat and rice)

First swim lesson

 First french fry

 First spaghetti

Samantha's 12th Birthday Party

Samantha had her party at the roller skating rink. The kids all had a blast and Erin loved learning how to skate! We are so proud of what an excellent young lady Sam is turning into. She works so hard at school and gymnastics and is an amazing help at home with her younger sisters. The count down is on until we have a teenager!

Erin's 6th Birthday Party

Erin's birthday party was a huge success. The church playroom was the perfect place. It had plenty of space for the kids to run around and play and room for the adults to chat. Erin loved her cake which was a lot of fun to make and all the rainbow themed fun! A special thanks to Nikki for the adorable and delicious cookies.