Annalea's Sharpie Artwork

Annalea Dances

Happy Birthday Annalea

Annalea had her 2nd birthday celebration this weekend. Should we be amazed that she blew the candles out herself?

Tomato Hog Meets His Match

Kevin chases an unwelcome visitor in our tomato garden.

Ryan Performs for Blue Belt Graduation

Ryan performs purple belt form during his graduation to blue belt.

Rocking Out

Annalea obviously likes this activity.

Kabob Delight

Annalea's taste of shish kabob!!

Ryan's First Piano Recital

Yesterday Ryan performed in front of an audience of about 50 people during his first recital. Thought you might enjoy his performance...as Ryan said, "I messed up on Chimes," but I think he handled it very well.

Cute Clips

Deck Update

Work has Begun

on our new deck!!! This a project that we have been thinking about for a while, and we waited until our old deck was literally coming apart. Our plans include a large stone planter and an arbor with ceiling fans and low voltage lighting. Some might think of this as going overboard....but Kevin insisted on the fans (as a way of keeping cool and keeping bugs away). So it mushroomed from there.

So let me share with you some visuals of our progress to date.

There used to be a rickety old deck here:

James digs the first hole for the footings:

The lumber for the framing arrives:

Framing is almost complete:

A large stone planter will be built in the foreground (where the wood scraps are laying):

Annalea and Katie Moments