Saturday was carpet day! Yay! Mark worked hard all day long.
Joey was the clean up crew as daddy filled in the holes in the floor.
Peter hammered in the nails.
This is the point where ‘helping’ turned more into ‘participating’.
Carpet pad is down.
Now we need someone to come play with us!!
Toys are installed tomorrow :)
We had an amazing time last weekend with Uncle Dave and Aunt Anna! Here are a few of the highlights….
“Check out my skates”
Peter had so much fun skating around.
At the hockey game
Hunting for Squash kitty under the couch.
Hanging with Aunt Anna.
Our Annual Klackles Trip
100% BOY
We did a small renovation upstairs :) There was a small storage area and T-shaped room divided by a wall and two closets.
Peter was very excited to get started.
We started with the closets
And just kept working and working (mostly Mark)
And working and working
Mark the carpenter
Mark the electrician
We’re in the process of finding some cheap carpet remnant and doing the finishing work. Hopefully by next week we’ll have a brand new play room!
On Saturday, the boys quickly discovered the fun of throwing a soft ball from the back yard up threw the window and back again. Here I think they’ve jut spotted a squirrel.
Every time Mark would cut wood the boys would cover their ears and scream.
“But mommy it wants to be a ramp!” Shooting cars down the stairs with the piece scrap wood ramp the boys commandeered.
Now…anyone want to paint my kitchen?
We had a ton of fun on Friday afternoon making memory stones with the neighbors and our awesome friend Ellen!
Here we are getting ready.
First we mix…then we pour
Then we decorate
I think I’m past giving excuses for my blogging neglect.
One exciting bit of news brought by September is Mark and I will be welcoming BOY #3 into our family! Oh my! God must think we’re doing something right, because sometimes I wonder if they even listen at all when I speak. In all honesty, it took me a few hours days to bring the thought into reality. I will never get to put pig tails in hair, or braids, or little ballet slippers on feet. Instead, the rules of games will be ‘no blood’, ‘no tackling’ and ‘don’t bite’. I wonder what the days will bring that lie ahead, but only time can tell. For now, I’m thankful we have lots of little boy clothes, toys and gear to pass down. #3 will get tossed into the same room – it only seems fair. And every now and then in the distant future, I will enjoy a peaceful and relaxing girl night on my own.
Here are the little critters keeping us busy…
Making applesauce
Morning cuddles on the couch. We are approaching 12 consecutive days of watching ‘Monsters, Inc.’ when we wake up in the morning.
My baking buddy.
(me) ‘For the love of……stop licking the spoon!’
Building towers
The senior high youth group has started and Peter and Joey are enjoying tagging along to some events….
We had Barn Mass last night, followed by hot dogs and s’mores.
Peter and his buddy Louis are getting some roasting tips.
Two weeks ago, we took a little trip down the river. I think we were the only canoe that managed to stay dry. Most of the time the boys were flipping the girls. Joey even managed to take a little snooze as he watched the trees pass by!
I’ve probably skipped a few of our adventures since the last one, but there’s no use in trying to catch up at this point. Just move on…
Another great week at Spruce Lake with Jenna’s family.
Peter getting ready to zoom down the big hill on his bike.
The Amazing Adventure – a scavenger hunt that took the kids on quite an adventure!
A very tired little boy playing air hockey.
Every day since then Peter “misses his cousins.”
