Home improvement, gone wrong, & then made right

A recap, with pictures. See that tiled white ceiling? I hate those tiles. Matt & I planned to take them down 3 long years ago. We finally made time to do the demo over Spring Break with hopes of revealing a stunning higher ceiling, with no outdated ceiling tiles.

No go. Matt pulled a few down, along with quite a shower of insulation. only to find a bizarre framework of 2x4s & a lot more insulation. Enter Ellen & Plan B. A fresh coat of paint for the ceiling, walls, & baseboards. Tah-Dah! What do you think of the colors choices?

The Flipside

In summation of Spring Break,

We had a home improvement project go horribly wrong, then it was redeemed. Thank you Ellen!

Our van died. So instead of fun filled afternoons at the park or zoo, we were on car lots with the shadiest people in the Treasure Valley.

The formerly blue skies turned gray for almost the entire week, intermittently sending down showers of sleet or hail.

We purchased a van Friday evening & had all the hope in the world for finally enjoying our family time. Yet early Easter morn, Aden woke with spouts of vomiting & diarrhea.

The good news? You would never know it from the pictures.

Got some sister time!

My beautiful Aunt Leslie, reminding us it could be worse. You could be laying in your coffin & have someone take a picture! (WHAT? Not okay. RIP Uncle Chester. )

Matt & I made it through in one piece, barely.

LOVE THIS KID.




Parker & cousin Brock had some major guy time.





Finding eggs, losing teeth.

Eggs dyed with Kool-Aid.

Spring? Please?

Eggs dyed with coffee grounds.

Matt & I hid 260 eggs this year, yowza!

And as if that was not going to be enough sugar...cookie pops!

I hope you all had a blessed Easter. Even with all the road blocks of the past week, we had a rich time with the boys, celebrating the deep sacrifice our Savior made for us. Thank you, Jesus!

D- to the RAMA

That's the nice way of saying we feel like Spring Break has hit us like a Mack truck. Bleh... Prayers, please.

Baby of Mine

Collin Joseph is 3 today. He is the performer in the family. He loves the spotlight, in fact his most common utterance is, "Look at me! Look at me!" He is a prankster & antagonist. He is agreeable with most yet fierce & unyielding if he feels slighted. Always the baby of our troupe, he will be at any age. Though, his rapid growth of body & mind seem to be protesting that fact.

Happy Birthday Cojo!

The Rattlers

Aden just joined Upwards soccer & he loves it already.

He jumps right in & goes for it. I am thrilled to see him confident in himself.



And besides, his coach is totally HOT!

Menfolk

We were exploring Park Center Pond a few weeks back, trying to force Spring to emerge. I was trailing behind, ever clicking away with the camera. These are fast becoming men, these boys of mine. It is heart breaking & awesome & I feel privileged to watch it happen. I know this will require a whole new kind of grace from above. Good thing our Lord is generous with the stuff.

Chitty, Chitty, BANGS!

“Life is an endless struggle full of frustrations and challenges, but eventually you find a hair stylist you like.”― Author Unknown

And, I did. Thank you Kylee for the recommend. Thank you Nicole, for the quote.

Our life in Pictures...and a little blah, blah, blah...

The purpose of my blog:

"Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day, I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return."





A morning photo shoot with Big Red. The handsomeness is heartbreaking.


And another photo op arose with this little man, who celebrates turning 3 next week.



Aden in full swing at Kindergarten. Yep! That's a bow tie.




The neighbors brought home bunnies! Oh, how I love springtime!



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