Sunday, April 14, 2019

Rain, Salem, rain, new tile, rain

It's been a wet wet spring. Which I don't mind. All the trees are getting established well. The blueberry bush and evergreen Magnolia are not liking it though. They seem sickly from all the water. But everything else is looking very green and healthy and it's been nice to see all the work from planting those trees last fall come forth. There is still much to do with the yard, but it's been fun to enjoy it so far.
We also went to Salem for Jamir's P.E. test. It rained quite a bit. I watched the boys all day and it was a long, wet day. We stayed in the hotel as long as we could before Danny couldn't handle not napping (he doesn't nap well anywhere outside his crib). We ventured to multiple parks, rode the indoor carousel, wandered the library and got very wet. I'm glad our long road trips are over for a while.


beautiful tree. not a fan of the neighbor's cars parked in their grass






proud of himself for drinking out of a cup






happy to be out of his carseat at the hotel

Ben loved the carousel




looking studly






puppets at the library



waiting....








and of course we tackle a big project as soon as we get home

antimold spray. not mold. All cleaned up





too many cute faces of Danny

removing the shower base of the master bath

free rides



need to grout

home depot has these new carts. I wish Lowes would get on it. They are great


can't resist a good puddle














"Mama look, I'm Spider-man"

shower pan out! I think he will be a good size once we build it out and everything is new

neighbor Mary brought some Easter cookies over

plants are doing well. Although they could use more light






the bush monster. It's huge





Manolo can't resist a good lap

Ben likes to take selfies

older brother under the blanket

all grouted. Just have to fix the walls and paint the tub

messy hall. 

we had the hardest time finding a lawn mower. We finally got one off craigslist that seems good

prarie fire crab apple is about to bloom. It has beautiful color

again, messy rooms. It's either work on projects or clean. That day I worked on the hallway. I like these pictures there, but lower


after mowing the lawn, I can picture how it will be a nice backyard. We have a lot of work ahead of us