Freedom!!!

Well, it only took two weeks, but we were finally able to move things back into our basement tonight. We did a little rearranging and tried to create a more open feeling in the "Man Cave." We decided to take advantage of having everything out of the basement bathroom and paint it a new color, Scenic Desert (A.K.A. light tan) that goes with the new flooring. The new linoleum will be layed early next week. Then the guys from Superior Steam Cleaning will come back to finish assembling the bathroom and laundry room and our house will finally be fully functioning again.

Things have felt a little clustered with our basement belongings spread throughout the house so it was nice to get away for a long weekend over Independence Day. I took Adam to Grand Rapids for our new biennial family reunion whilst Robin travelled to Mandan for a bridal shower. It was nice to see my aunts and uncles and cousins again. Thanks to Cheri and Terry for hosting all of us. There are two kids close in age to Adam so it's nice to get them together and watch them play. The kids had lots of fun swimming, boating, and fireworks (at least for some). Adam wasn't too excited about the fireworks, he found solace by the cherub in Cheri's garden.

Happy 39th Birthday, Carmen (again...)

Story Time

Jumping off the dock

Quite possibly the most ridiculous picture of Adam ever

Adam watching the fireworks from a safe place