Tanner update

With all of the excitement with the kitchen remodel, Tanner has been right in the middle of it. I think he checks for ants and the water lines almost daily. He thinks that behind the fridge is a great new place to hide. The weather is beginning to get nicer and that has allowed us a few trips to the park. Tanner is in love with the outdoors! Which I love, but makes it difficult to get him inside when the weather quickly turns wet. One of his favorite activities at the park are the swings.


Tanner is starting his career early with his new basketball hoop! Tyler guards him and he runs around like crazy with the ball until Tyler says shoot a hoop and then he goes and makes a basket.


Guess who dressed me? I left for an hour and met Tyler and Tanner at the mall and here is Tanner in a completely different outfit, with nice new shoes and everything Jordan. I do have to admit that it is a sweet outfit!


We might have an addiction besides shoes...Tanner took a nap with his basketball this afternoon. He hauled it all the way to his bedroom and then figured out how to hold onto it while cuddling on my lap. Even when I laid him down he didn't let go. When he woke up he was so excited to have his basketball in the bed with him.


This is for Grandpa Mike! When cleaning out the garage we decided to pull out Tanner's Christmas gift...his first motorcycle. He loves it! (In case you couldn't tell from his face.) I think we definitely have a character on our hands. He steals our hearts all over again everyday and is at such a fun age where everything is new and interesting. I can't wait for summer to get here to be able to spend my time off hanging out with him and spending lots of time playing outside.

An unexpected, but exciting suprise...

About three weeks ago we were very excited to be spending our Friday night installing a new dishwasher. What we ended up with is an unexpected kitchen remodel that won't be complete for at least another two weeks. When the old dishwasher was pulled out we discovered, water damage, mold, and lovely carpenter ants. So...the adventure begins. Below are some of the numerous looks our kitchen has gone through over the past few weeks. The huge blessing is that our insurance has been great and is covering the entire remodel and helping cover food beings I have been without a kitchen sink for two weeks now. Doing dishes in the bathtub has added a whole new level to the experience. We will keep you posted!



Above was step one when the mold was being taken care of and the water was being properly dried out. Our entire kitchen was encased in black plastic and these blowers ran 24 hours a day.




Here is a view of the other side of the kitchen.


This was the original discovery when Brian and Tanner were removing the dishwasher.

Here is the kitchen after our granite counter tops were removed along with some cabinets...yes, our fridge is in the middle of our kitchen.



Here is the lovely granite counter top in numerous pieces.