Floors

The wood floors are sanded and we picked a stain! Progress!!

Can you guess which one we picked??

Our Sweet Rylan

It has taken me a while to write this blog. First because I cry every time I tried. Second because I wanted to get all the details of the story in there. 

We were headed out the door the other day and a bird had fallen out of a tree above my car. Rylan saw it when he was getting in and told Jordon. Jordon told him not to touch it and got a stick to move the bird away from the car. When I got in the car Rylan looked at me and said, "Momma, is that bird gonna come alive again?"  My heartbroke as I told him, no that bird lives in heaven in God now. I could tell he was mulling that over but I hoped my answer would satisfy him. We went on about our day with no more mention of the bird. 

The next afternoon Rylan went out to play in the front yard. I went to check on him and he was around my car where I could not see him. He has been told not to go on that side of the car so he stays in my site. So I start reminding him of that. He told me he was looking at the bird. My first thought and questions was, "Did you touch it?" No he said but there are flies on it; as he tears up. I sat down and asked if that bothered him and he said yes. I told him we would cover the bird until Dad got home then we could bury it. Then we had to talk more about where the bird went and he asked some hard questions; like, "how did he go to live with God?" Wow try explaining that to a four-year old. 

I sent Jordon a text to give him a heads up for when he got home. They found a nice spot in the flowers of the front yard and dug a hole. Jordon put the bird in and asked if he wanted to say anything. They both said some sweet things and bye to the bird. Yes I was taking pictures while crying my eyes out. Then Rylan reached down to get a handful of dirt and put it in the hole. Jordon handed him the shovel and they covered it. Then we found a rock to place on top. I took a video during some of it too but can't post it here. While Jordon was saying his part, Rylan reached over and put his arm around Jordon. It was so sweet, like he was comforting Jordon. 

I probably learned more from this than he did; like as much as I try to shelter him from things he is going to have to face them eventually. I know this was just a random bird but some day it won't be.

Jordon giving me the "really, we are doing this and you are taking pictures."

Saying goodbye and both looking at me like why am I taking pictures. 

More cabinets

Doors and finishing sate happening this week. We are getting ready to paint this weekend. Now we need to decide on flooring, tile, countertops, faucets, the list goes on and on!

Master Bath

Boys' Bathroom

Kitchen 

Laundry Room

Cabinets are going in

I have gotten behind on house updates. The walls are textured but you really can't see it in the pictures. Now the cabinets are going in all the rooms. 

Part of the kitchen

Kitchen sink

Boys' bathroom sink area

Boys' bathroom cabinets

Our bathroom vanity

Our bathroom toilet and shower entrance

Laundry room

Sheetrock!

We finally have full walls up all over the house!! Just needs some mud and tape then we can paint. I can finally see what the rooms will look like with the sheetrock up. 

This week some bathroom cabinets should go in - stay tuned for more updates. 

Forgive me if there are typos and misaligned things; I am work from my phone to get this blog post up. 

Laundry room 

New door instead of Windows downstairs. Too bad they put the wrong ones in!

Downstairs rooms

Stairs 

Downstairs door

Some day this will be a kitchen 

Front door and living room

Boys' bathroom 

Bedroom

My closet!!

Master bedroom 

Looking down the hallway from master bedroom

Master bathroom

Easter 2016

Get ready for picture overload!!! I tried to keep them in order but I think a few got out of place. I also need to do some editing on a few but that will have to wait for now.

We spent Easter weekend in McLean. Almost everyone was there which rarely happens. 

Egg dying was coordinated by Aunt Nikki and Uncle Aaron.

An attempt at a group picture. It sort of worked out. 

Haydon got to play while the cousins and brother dyed eggs. 

Ready for the hunt!

The hunt is on!

Trying to get a picture of this group is like herding cats!

 

After the egg hunt, the confetti eggs came out. Aunt Holly, Grammy and Aunt Nikki  provided the confetti eggs. I am not sure how many dozen we had but it was a lot. Some of the kids rode their bikes before the confetti egg fight started so we decided keeping the helmets on was a good idea.

Rylan loved them. He kept going back for more and said "I can't stop!" 
 

 

More attempts at a group photo. 

Everyone was getting tired by this point.

And I lost them at this point!

Next activity: riding horses. 

Aunt Nikki and Uncle Aaron brought the horses and the kids loved it! Again we decided the helmets were a good idea.