Updates

Thought I'd give a few updates on what's been going on.  Aaron's baseball season is officially over.  His team came in 2nd place in the tournament.  We could've been 1st, but there were some umpiring issues.  Aaron was upset after the game, but I don't think he'll miss these 100 + degree games!  Ryan gets pretty bored at the games, so he's definitely glad it's over. :)  Speaking of Ryan, he had his eyes checked and we got another good report! His doctor is still amazed at how well his lazy eye is doing.  I give all the credit to God, though!  He mentioned that whenever he gets a little older we can try contact lenses.  On one hand I think it'll be a long time before he can handle that responsibility, but he has surprised me with his glasses.  He's a rough little boy, but he never argues about wearing them.  My prayer is that someday he'll be able to have surgery and not have glasses at all!
The kitchen is getting close to being done.  This weekend Denny put up the trim around the cabinets, and next week we're getting the back splash installed.  He's working on the trim and baseboards in the laundry room, and then I think it will be done!  We'll need to touch up some paint when it's all finished, but that's the easy part.  :)
I'll be posting pictures of Ryan's birthday and fireworks soon.  Hope everyone has a safe and fun 4th of July!

Muskogee Water Park

Well, Ryan's birthday week has officially begun!  Saturday we took the boys to the Muskogee water park, and we all had a blast.  Unfortunately, the boys got sunburned even though I put suntan lotion on them, and we were only there 3 hours.  I should've had them put on a shirt halfway through, but I wasn't thinking.  Aaron's burn is just pink now, but Ryan's back is still pretty red.  I feel so sorry for him! :(

The boys' friend Jacob went with us.  He lives down the road from us, and is the same age as Aaron.  He has become part of the family this summer!

Aaron and Jacob loved going down the slides, and Ryan's favorite part was jumping into the pool and doing a cannon ball.  It was a fun day!

Kitchen Pictures

Denny made a lot of progress on the kitchen this weekend.  The pictures don't do it justice, but at least you can see what he's been doing.  We still have to put up the trim around the ceiling, and also all the baseboards in the laundry room & kitchen.  Hopefully we can get the backsplash installed within the next couple of weeks.  It is looking beautiful!

 I picked up the doors from the glass company Friday, and Denny put the hardware on and hung them that night.  

Denny also finished all the bottom doors (except one).  That's a lot of hinges and handles!

 I love how the water heater doors turned out!

The kitchen is turning out beautiful, and I can't wait to see it with the new backsplash.  I'll post pics as soon as we get it!

Father's Day

Sorry this is almost a week late.  We've been busy with the kitchen and baseball games.  I think all the guys had a good Father's Day.  Denny, Dad, and William went to the movies Saturday and then went to Braums afterwards.  Guess their gift is a break from the wives. :)  Anyway, here is a few pics from their day.

Hope everyone had a Happy Father's Day!

New Floor

Don't have a lot of pictures, but here is a before and after of our new floor.  It's vinyl planks that look like a real wood floor.  It's beautiful!

Our Beautiful Tree!!!

Just last week we noticed that our tree had a crack in the trunk.  We were hoping it could wait until the kitchen remodel was over, and then we would most likely cut it down.  We hated to do it, because this was the boy's climbing tree.  Well, we had a storm Tuesday night that made our decision for us.

Dad came over with his chain saw Thursday and cut the rest of it down.  The boys have had fun playing in the branches.

Our yard looks so bare!!

Memorial Day Weekend

Here are a few pics from our weekend.  Clark & Avery got to spend Sunday afternoon with us, and I loved it!  Of course, Aaron tried to hog Clark most of the time.  :)

 Denny spent a lot of time working in the shop, so the boys spent a lot of time in the shop, too!

Monday we had dinner at mom's house, and celebrated Megan's birthday.

Wish we had 3 day weekends more often!!