August 19, 2008

Finally . . . the new bathroom!!!

August 18, 2008

Me, my sister and my mom all dressed up for a night on the town. :)

August 17, 2008

Take us out to the ballgame!

August 16, 2008

Norah the Explorer at Grandma's

August 14, 2008

Nathan took these pictures of Grandpa's truck being towed to the shop.

August 10, 2008

Norah discovers the sprinklers. Nathan built a television van.

This one is for the lady at Target that said, "Oh, she's too little to need a gate!"

August 8, 2008

August 7, 2008

This is the room where we sleep at my parents. There are seven bookcases, but I couldn't fit them all in the picture. My dad has a love of books, which he has passed on to me and my kids. There is a literacy program whose slogan is something about always remembering your first book, a concept that is very foreign to me. My kids had shelves of books before they were even born. Some were new, some were mine, some were favorite stories from my parent's childhoods. We can never have enough (or too many!) books! Nathan reading Sheep In a Jeep to Norah.

August 4, 2008

I have really been bogged down this summer by having our house torn up. Our house is our sanctuary and absolutely our Home Base for all things, and the construction has really affected our life and our routines. This last weekend, I cleaned and reorganized the kids' rooms. Everyone feels like we have a little more breathing room, which is significant considering that we have had to absorb 3 rooms worth of "stuff" into the rest of the house. The reconstruction work begins in earnest tomorrow, starting with our new bathtub/shower!

August 1, 2008

Norah turned 10 months old this week. She brings joy to our family, and is so loved by all of us.