Project to-date

Sheetrock up. Walls mudded. Floors patched. Still gotta mud once more and then sand, prime and paint. Do we think that can be done before Monday morning?? Well, hopefully Tuesday at least. After that is complete, then the cabinets will be installed.

The Ongoing Project

On it goes...they've knocked down walls, removed and replaced windows, moved electrical wiring, put up OSB and sheetrock, plus all sorts of others stuff. They're making all sorts of headway, but still a ways to go!

Kitchen Remodeling

BEFORE (when we moved in the cupboards were orange!!)



Under the carpet in the diningroom!

THE PROCESS








Thus far, here is where we're at!

A friend of mine put it nicely. This is like a person before they've accepted Christ. Quite a mess. In ruins, actually. But oh the finished product will be oh so beautiful! Can't wait to see the finished product! Until then...chaos! :)

First Bites of Food

On Monday, July 6, Elijah tasted his first bites of rice cereal (Earth's Best, mind you). It's so fun to watch babies take their first bites. Most of it ends up on the bib as you try to catch it coming back out. But in 4 days, trying it once a day, he is doing really well! Today nothing even got on the bib until the last bite... :) Soon he'll be eating us out of house and home! :)

Fire Lights

We call it "Red, White, and Blue" Day. And my kids call fire works "fire lights." We didn't do much, but we had a bit of fun with some sparklers. As you can see, Chaeli was a bit more apprehensive about holding a stick of fire, but everyone had fun watching the sparks fly!

Fascination With Water

For at least 20 minutes Dillon was at the sink, scrubbing and rinsing and filling the sink. He would have stayed longer, but I was afraid he would fill it so high it would spill over! He had quite a lot of fun and then he decided it was an easy way to get a drink! My sink is pretty clean!!

Campmeeting Memories

We just got back Sunday from 12 days of camp pitch and campmeeting. We had a good time and as always it was very, very busy. Because we had a baby this year, we were allowed to stay in the dorm. That had it's pluses and minuses. Overall, we were grateful to be there. Here are a few memories that we carried away from Michigan campmeeting this year.

1. Taking the camera, but forgetting the SD card. Too bad, only phone quality pictures!

2. Chaeli and Dillon sleeping together on one twin bed. Their heads were at opposite ends...that left their feet in the middle. Do you think they ever touched each other??

3. Granola for breakfast and sandwiches for lunch! EVERYDAY!

4. Out of the blue we hear Dillon say, "Thank you, God, for making blue blankies!"

5. Our ride on the tractor tram. We didn't get as many rides on that as we would have liked. But since we were in the dorm, it wasn't necessary. We were close to everything.

6. It was HOT. I mean HOT. Hotter than blue blazes! That was the down side of the dorm. It didn't cool off very quickly at night in the dorm.

7. Our trip home ended first at Urgent Care. Dillon had an ear infection. Thankfully, he is already doing better.

8. Elijah's first tooth popped through. 4 mos old is true to form for the Austin kids.

9. The kids loved their programs. They were filled with songs, crafts, water play, and stories.

10. It was a good time. Dave was working in the teen tent so we really didn't see him much at all. Thank goodness for mealtime. I did, however, make it to three adult seminar, thanks to some church members who helped with the kids. Those were very nice moments for me!

We're now very glad to be home. The laundry continues and there are still things to put away, but I am learning that things just get done more slowly now with three kids. On to July now which is a very, very, very, very busy month!! More to come about those plans later...