What a weekend....

This was one long Memorial Day weekend, and oh so hot. Lisa and I found ourselves consumed this weekend with the chore of getting the exterior of the house patched and painted. All bad boards have been replaced, and a bright white exterior paint now covers the entire outside of the house. We still have under the eaves to do, and we're going to paint the front door so it stands out a little more, but other than that a major item has officially been checked off.

After we get the front door painted and the front flower bed done we'll post pictures.

Other items that happened this weekend that are awesome are, Shaun is still trying to walk, making more and more stride each time. Also he (Shaun) has skipped over the sippy cups and is chugging down juice through a straw, just like his big brother. Speaking of big brother Kyler is such a little helper, he helped daddy clean up around the house yesterday, and took things from the backyard and put them where I told him to in the Garage. He always wants to help, and you should see that boy swing a hammer.....Watch out Ty Pennington, you're match is coming soon. :)

We hope everyone had a great extended weekend, and hope you all have a wonderful week.

9 Years of Wedded Bliss!

This was us the summer after we got engaged. How far we have come. We met in college got engaged after a month of dating. Then a year later we were married. Now look at us, two children and a whole lot of love. I know that God put us together. I prayed for God to send me a man that would love me for me. I got that and so much more. You hear in those sappy movies love at first site. I believe its true. When I first saw Todd I knew that he was special. I even thought "His wife is so lucky to have him." I just never thought that I would be the lucky one. I look forward to many more years with this man. I want to say thank you my dear sweet husband for being YOU!!

I love you and Happy Anniversary!

Beaver's Bend

This past weekend we went to Beaver's Bend. We enjoy this place so much that we couldn't wait to take the boys. If you like being outdoors this is a wonderful place to go. They have so much to offer. Kayaking and canoeing, paddle boats, miniature golf, horse back riding, a train ride and there is always something going on. Plus the restaurant is really good and family friendly.

They have a replica of a cabin from the frontier days.

Kyler enjoyed hanging out on the porch.

We took a train ride and Shaun slept right up until a few

minutes before the ride was over.

Here are the boys in front of the river.

Kyler really enjoyed the train ride.

Daddy and the boys at the restaurant.

The restaurant is really nice you can eat in or out on the deck which faces the river. It was so nice that we sat out on it and we had a lot of fun. Kyler got to feed the squirrels crackers. We had such a fun time and we can't wait to go back.

Sweet Boys

In the mornings Kyler and Shaun hang out in the crib while I get their clothes for the day gathered. Its the usual thing, wake up change diapers, eat breakfast, change diapers,and then get dressed then maybe change diapers again. This particular morning the two of them were having a really good time. The funny thing is every time I tried to take Kyler's picture he would sit still and while Shaun just kept on having a hay day.

Look what I found...

Worms and more worms. Kyler loves to dig for worms in the backyard. So Sunday evening we dug around. To my surprise we found several. I was just as excited to find the worms as he was. I forgot how much fun digging in the dirt was.

After we were done looking at them, we set them free to go back home.

Shaun's starting to walk...

Wow at just shy of 9 months Shaun has decided he is ready to start trying to walk. Enjoy the short video below.

Then there were three....

Well the bathroom is complete. Now we move on to finishing the Bedroom, Painting the Kitchen and Dining room, and repair and paint the exterior. It has been a long hard road, but it's one that will definitely have major benefits when we are through travelling it.