Our Latest Blessing For the Kids (traded for a set of bean bag boards/bags)

First Sam spent a day in Downer"s Grove taking it apart...then...

he had to take out 9 trees...

Drew came over and they put it all back together...





The perfect sandbox.

Climbing Wall

Waaaaaiiiiiting to climb!

Never thought we'd have one of these in

our home, but it's pretty awesome!

Come on over and try climbing.

PROGRESS!!!

Hardwood floors downstairs.. carpet and trim upstairs.

Zach

Mark, Lisa, Zach

(Heather, notice the blanket.)

Family

Aunt Lisa making huge soap bubbles for Brooke.

Now Mark in perfect form. LOL!


Abby and Brooke trying to catch them.
(Abby's birthday)

Sam with Papa

Abby getting her front teeth. She's 7 now

and a real sweetheart.

Brooke

Upstairs

Now I'm standing on the stairs and
Zach's bedroom is on the left, girl's and bathroom
on the right, master bedroom straight ahead.

Taking this one from Zach's room.

Bathroom on the right and girl's room straight ahead.

Taken from Zach's room again, girl's bedroom straight ahead, their walk-in closet on the left corner.

More House Pictures

South wall of the master bedroom

(that would be for me and Sam :)

Makeshift doors to the MB toilet room/bathroom.

Jacuzzi (covered with tools) and
door to upstairs deck.


Standing in the MB, looking at the hallway/stairs.
Zach's bedroom on the right and girl's bdrm/kid's bathroom on the left.

Stairs are probably staying the same.

Front door is going and the new one is beautiful!

Coat closet will now back-up to the staircase next to the bathroom.

Another 'front room' pic.

Kitchen area next to the laundry room.

Southeast corner of the kitchen.