In Honour of Grandad

See! We do have tomatoes! It could have done with another day or two on the vine, but it was still pretty good. Lots more on the way!

Two more pictures

Here is the deck Dad stained when he was here. The water is beading nicely! And Lexie loves to jump on the trampoline. She is going to be a gymnast, just like her big sister. And a Doctor, or CEO of a mega corporation...

Another "Sorry I'm so bad" post

Well - its been a few weeks now since Grandpa left. Things have carried on as normal. Lexie has another ear infection, this one has led to a perforated ear drum. She is also a climber, and got herself into our bathroom sink for this totally unposed photo. We are totally outnumbered, outgunned and outwitted. How do people survive with so many children???

Callum and Isabelle have a week left of school. After graduation, we go on vacation. I'm not looking forward to the 12 hour drive, but I'm sure it will be fun once we get there. We got the pool out this weekend so they could get ready! It was about 90F out, but the water hadn't had any time to warm up. Brrr - I stayed out. Notice though the tomato plants in the background. I haven't killed them yet. Some of them have fruit, but its not quite ripe yet.

Fly high, Grandpa!

OK - here is Grandpa Martin/Dad on his last day, looking much more relaxed than in the other picture. See - we didn't work him too hard!

We had a great visit though. Thanks, Dad, for all the hard work. There is still more to do though, so come back anytime you want/can.

Easter Picture

Meant to post this earlier. Children all dressed up to go to Vida and Bennie's for Easter. They don't get dressed up often, and they don't stand still for long either...

Snaggletooth

Callum's tooth finally fell out, and the tooth fairy came last night. Current going rate seems to be $2.00.

Actually, the top tooth was the first one loose, and it is still there. Sort of wiggly, but nowhere near falling out.

Dad and I are still decorating. We have about finished the bathroom - just clear up to do now. It took longer than we thought - matching that pattern was hard! We got some of the deck done, then it rained. Maybe it will dry out over the weekend, and we can finish it on Sunday.

Also went to see The Wild tonight (Dad stayed and did a last piece of paper). Pretty good - better story than Madagascar, although somewhat similar.

Wallpapering

Wallpapering is hard work! This corner in particular killed us. We had to take this piece all the way down and start again. Matching patterns is no fun. And we are not even half done yet.

Tomorrow we are going to stain the deck.

It might rain later in the week, so we'll finish the papering then. Unless it finishes us.

Oh yeah - that is me in that picture. My best side?