In an effort to make the front of the house look good, we cut some overgrown bushes, hung up some ferns, and did a little painting. Then I realized a bird had built a nest in one of the ferns. I didn’t want to water the babies or scare off the mom, so I just…

This little guy knows what he wants but can’t quite figure out how to get it. We have gotten smarter with our containers. (See here and here).

Wade comes home with the funniest things. Tonight he arrived home with an apple peeler. My kids all love apples. But tonight they thought they were even cooler.

Somewhere along the way today he lost his shirt and found Kaitlyn’s hairspray (for her ballet days). He’s trouble with a capital T, but we love him to pieces.

Knowing our days are numbered at this house, we took full advantage of the gorgeous weekend. We chose not to add any propane to the tank for the pool heater this year, but thankfully today the water was warm. (So even I got in the water.) The kids tried a tandem jump – my favorite…

We embraced the holiday weekend with several dips in the pool and a sleepover on the third floor of the new house. It took a little figuring to get the the AC on the third floor just right. But the kids were content to play air hockey (thank you previous owners) while the top floor…

Madison – faithful companion. She hangs out and is pretty cool with just about anything – until she feels it is okay to return to her nap.