Monday, January 23, 2012

Weekend in St. Louis

We spent the weekend in St. Louis so Ryan could help his brother Darren finish their basement.  They worked HARD.  Meanwhile Jack and I had some fun.  We stayed at Shannon & Andrew's (minus Andrew who is busy eating Sushi in Japan) and Jack and I got some good time with Shannon and the boys.  We had fun spending a day at Darren & Melissa's with Melissa and the boys and got to celebrate John, Riley, and Jack's birthdays with almost everyone (missed Grammi & Papa).  Ryan and Darren emerged from the basement everyone once-in-awhile for food and birthday cake, but as Ryan's guys know, lunch breaks don't last long. :)   So glad we got to see everyone and I can't wait to see the basement when it's all finished.

The Magic House with Owen & Noah





Getting a picture of the 3 of them was a bit of a challenge--maybe Shannon did better than I did!


Jack and Uncle John


Jack did great on both the trip down and back.  As long as he gets one chance to get out of his seat and "drive" for awhile he's good.


Thanks Shannon for letting us stay for so long and for your hospitality.
And thanks Melissa for all the meals and snacks you made for us all!

Next Generation Duck Caller



Making Papa Jack (and daddy) proud! :)

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

New Sink

Ryan put in a new kitchen sink for us this weekend.  (And we were gone on a youth retreat all weekend--not sure how he managed it!)  I'll spare you any complaints about the old sink because I realize that having clean, running water is not to be taken for granted.  I'll just say that I absolutely LOVE the new sink!


The Plumbers


Love it!

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

JANUARY 10th

Yes, January, not May.


The hat was over kill, but who sends their kid out to play without a hat in January?




The other reason (besides insurance coverage) we need a rail around the deck.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Playing in the Cupboards

Literally...








Jack's Drawer 


Oranges

Jack enjoyed himself an orange the other day.
What a deliciously sticky mess!