Honest Question

Out of the blue this morning Julia told Stacey that "Dadda's got big muscles." About five minutes later she asked, "Momma, where are your muscles?"

May Showers Bring June Babies

Ants Have Families Too

On the patio the other day...

Julia: Oh no Dadda! Ants! They are going to get me! I don't like ants.
Dadda: It's OK, I'll make them go bye-bye with some ant poison.
Julia: Ahhh! Ants are on the patio and they are going to get me!
Dadda: (puts poison on ground, gets rid of ants on patio). See, it's OK.
Julia: They aren't going to get me?
Dadda: No, I killed them with poison. I made them go bye-bye.
Julia: (slight pause) They went bye-bye to see their families?
Dadda: Umm, yeah, their families in "the sky".
Julia: No no no Dadda, down! Ants in the ground!
Dadda: Yes, well, I guess that's right too.

The Backyard is Complete

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Last Summer

Backyard Project, Day 0

The backyard is finally complete! Despite still fighting the aftereffects of a bug I caught, Matt and I tilled the soil, rolled it, and installed the sod today. This was the last step in the project that took about two months to complete (weekend warriors). It was a lot of work but we stayed on schedule (can't get much closer to mid-May then this) and it's now done.

As I've told many people, now is the time to look at the grass and take pictures because it's the best it'll ever look! Obviously, we'll have to stay off the sod for a few weeks until it takes root. Although our neighbors, like we, were planning on doing their backyard this spring months ago, we've inspired them to lay a patio instead of a cement slab. I'm sure I'll be able to take a picture and show off their hard work too.

Not much else remains. We'll pick up the patio furniture on Tuesday, add a stand-alone fire pit in the coming weeks, and plant some flowers in a few pots. Iced Tea anyone? Thanks Matty. Next up, baby #2.

Sod It

The sod was delivered today...tomorrow we'll put it in the backyard and call the project complete! I'll be sure to take a few pictures for everyone. Of course, we still have flowers, furniture, etc to buy, but the work will be done! That stuff is just fun and can be done whenever...

Ultrasound Tech Julia

The past few weeks Stacey has had a few ultrasounds. Julia was at a few of them - and apparently picked up some pointers. She doesn't like the sound of the heartbeat on the machine, yet she imitates the sound when she listens to the heartbeat with the red cup. Her necklace doubles as a stethoscope, while her blankey a towel used to keep jelly/wipe it off of Mommy's tummy. According to Julia, she has to check up on Stacey so that baby brother grows big and healthy before he comes out. Stacey's old makeup brushes and case make great instruments. I'm not paying for medical school.

Dog Days...

...of summer are almost here. Quincey is getting a head start.

No Mercy

Last fall Kirk cut himself pretty badly while removing tile from his shower. It was your classic home improvement project gone bad. Long story short, he essentially slit his wrist on a piece of broken (yet sharp) tile that was still hanging on the wall. He was trying to remove a different tile that was stuck and when it gave, his wrist dragged across the exposed piece. Obviously, it involved a trip to the ER and a lot of stitches.

Instead of sympathy we gave him a pretty hard time (as most guys would) when it happened. But, we also have long memories when it comes to "material".

This morning I walked into work and saw this hanging outside his cubicle...

Life Isn't Good

10 kids and a dog. If you can't tell from the picture, child #5 is the only boy... I bet if I followed him I'd end up at a house with sorority letters on it.

Gonzaga Prep

Go Bullpups!