Strawberry Bars and a Good Book

Baptism

Back in April we had Emmett baptized on a very special day with our friends and family.  After all 3 of our children were baptized I saved the water, not sure what to do with it but also thinking it shouldn't just go down the drain.  I finally had some time to think about this and came up with a great solution.  Check back soon to see the finished project!

A Weekend to Remember

In addition to honoring the men and women who have fought and died for our country, there was a lot of activity in our house for a rainy Memorial Day Weekend.  

Alexander turned 6...

and got his first Lego building set, which took him 3 days to assemble.

Hannah got her toes painted for the first time.  

 Emmett learned to sit up by himself.  He must have then realized that it was better to be up higher because the next day he started pulling himself up to standing using the living room ottomans.  He certainly is a mover!

Just Because...

Because it was going to snow Eric decided to work from home...
Because he was home he scheduled an appointment with a sub-pump company...
Because we had someone coming to work in the basement I went to the back corner (which I try to avoid at all costs) to move some things...
Because I was in the back corner early in the morning, the sunlight drew my attention to the water dripping...
Because I noticed the water dripping Eric looked in the hole...
Because Eric looked in the hole he saw the wet insulation, walls and supports...
Because he saw all the mess he turned off the water and called a plumber...
Because the plumber came he cut a hole in the wall behind the downstairs bathroom (which happens the be the kids playroom) and found a leaking pipe...
Because the hole was found while still leaking, the pipe didn't break and flood the first floor.

For once this winter, I am glad it snowed.