More pictures of our trip!

A Trip Across Kansas

Wow what at trip! We left Monday April 5th and went to Salina to see Great Grandma and Grandpa Younger! We had a great time seeing them and they sure missed Joshua! They had not seen him in a long time! The next day we got up and went to see Aunt Beth and Family!!

A WEEKEND WITH MADDIX

We had a blast a few weeks ago taking care of Maddix!! Jill and Brett went on a short little trip that Brett had got thru work. These two boys can keep two people very busy. Lot's of showers seems to make both of them happy! They also like to FIX my kitchen cabinets. Maddix and Josh both are trying to push really hard on the hinge to fix it. Josh looks a little wild in this pictures but he really was using all is strength to FIX that broken door. Matt and I did our best but Maddix got hit in the head with a swing and then fell on a toy truck and hit the back of his head:o( Maddix is a great little eater and his is a fun little boy to be around!! Maddix and Joshy get soooo happy to see each other we hope he can stay again soon!

Coffee Table!

What can I say I have done a really bad job at doing this blog. Matt for the most part has been keeping you all up with life! A month ago Josh fell into the coffee table and got himself a BIG cut to the head. We took him to Tribune to get him put back together with Dr. Bob! It was also nice to see Papa Wayne was waiting on us! Four stitches later and a we had a happy boy. I have been saying that God doesn't give you much of a memory before 5 for a reason!! I told Matt we made it accident free for 21 months! Here he is just a few days before "so peaceful"!! Still happy with four stitches!! I took the stitches out while he was asleep!

Work, Work, Work

Joshua has been very busy lately, working in the office. He sees me working in there on office days, and wants to help out. I'm not sure who he's talking to, but it appears to be an important teleconference.

He knows how to open the door now, so I have to lock it if I really need him to stay out. He also knows that if I'm on the phone he needs to be quiet. He puts his finger to his lips and says "ssssshhhhhh".

Here's one last shot. Must be a tough customer! I know the feeling.

Project Update

We've been hard at work on our basement lately. Since we've owned this house, we've had issues with water and a musty smell. After some investigation, we discovered that the walls were never properly sealed. Normally, the outside of the foundation would be coated in tar to prevent water from seaping through. This foundation was poured before that was considered something "good" to do. The previous owner had coated the interior of the walls with joint compound and then painted. Needless to say, this was not an effective sealer. Over time, water had caused the paint to peel off in places and we needed to remove all of the paint and joint compound to start over. The project began with lots of scraping and powerwashing. Matt needed motivation several times through the project to keep moving forward. Good thing Don and Lori are here to keep things moving. The scraping and powerwashing were big jobs, but left the least mess and kept us from toxic paint remover that would have required us to evacuate the house. Once the paint and joint compound were removed, we went back with two heavy coats of sealer. It was a lot of work too, but worth it to know that the walls are now properly sealed. We'll give it some time, but hopefully our musty smell will disappear.

MMMMM!!!! Corn!