Father's Day Weekend

Some photos with the fam. We enjoyed lots of time outside by the campfire. What a great way to spend a summer weekend!

Tranquil Campsite

This weekend we pitched our tent in my parents' timber. My Dad cleared a space in our timber about three years ago for our family and our 1st cousins to enjoy. Recently, he made the fire pit pictured here. It really is a neat sight at night. We pitched our tent near the creek so we could enjoy the babbling sounds at night. Unfortunately, thunder storms rolled through at about 2AM so it was a loud, wet night! So much for the babbling creek!

Nature Shots & Random Photography

Some random photos from the weekend including Deere sightings, mama and her ducks, 3 young women who have never had to cut cake at a wedding before, beautiful thistles, and a fun pic of J & I.

Wedding Weekend

We attended 2 weddings this weekend. One was Friday night (a great college friend) and the second was Saturday-a friend of ours from church. What a beautiful weekend for weddings! These are just a few pics of the wedding extravaganzas!

Garden Beauty

This weekend we enjoyed a cookout at our friends' Matt and Megan's. The cookout was a "thank you" for helping them move a few weeks ago. The pictures below are of their amazing backyard-a true garden beauty. The highlight of the night was watching Matt capture two very loud croaking frogs and attempt to launch them over the fence! I wish I'd gotten pictures of that but it was a little dark!

Hubs Knows How

Hubs knows how to make me smile. He came home after work yesterday with these beautiful roses "because he felt like it". What a man, what a man, what a man, what a mighty good man!

Finished Product

Here are a few pictures of the finished product. It's been a full but rewarding week!

Happy Campers

Oh happy day. We put the finishing touches on the house today by wrapping up the spraying and trimming all the windows and doors. Tomorrow we'll just be doing minor touch ups to the deck and porch as well as spreading some new mulch and planting flowers. Watch for newly updated photos of the finished product!

What a Day

The painting began today. And it's still going. Justin is outside working on the final peak of the house (it's now 9:33PM). We rented a lift again today (beginning at 3:30) and it is due back tomorrow morning by 9Am so Justin is working into the evening hours. We started at around 10 this morning. In a word to experience what we are feeling, exhausted. Tomorrow will be another day of painting, followed by Thursday, quite possibly! The Lord is good, He delivered a beautiful day for us. Much has been accomplished. Enjoy the pics. Good night friends.

Bring in the Big Dog

Last night and today we worked on wrapping up the power spraying. To help us out with the high peaks, we brought in the big dog! We rented a lift for a few hours this afternoon and took care of business. It was a great day but we are both spent! Now we're just waiting for the chinese food to be delivered...

Let the Transformation Begin

Tonight Justin and I started power washing the house to prepare for painting. We made some good headway and worked until it was dark. Justin was the brave soul to get on top of the roof. I took care of the lower ground!

Boot Camp Won't Be The Same!

To our friend, Owen, best wishes as you begin work with the Kansas City Chiefs! I met Owen through my boot camp fitness class two years ago. He is a tremendously fast, spirited, and entertaining guy. He kept class fun and uplifting and we will miss him immensely. Justin got to know Owen through volleyball as we played on a team together last fall.

The picture above is of fellow "boot campers" with Owen (in front in blue) yesterday. We took a day off of running to enjoy lunch together. It was a nice change!

Best wishes to you, Owen!