Framing

Finally, the fun begins. That blow-in insulation stuff? Not as much fun as you would think. And being wise, you probably didn't think it would be fun at all. Such a mess. To top it off, I left the laundry shoot door open and now the upper level of the house is also filled with a fine, but non-toxic dust.

But, moving on. Today we got to frame in the closet and little partial wall. And even started on hanging the sheetrock. It is starting to actually look different now!

Our Big News

We got to hear the sweetest little sound this morning. At nine weeks, they can't always pick up the heartbeat, but there it was! Oh happy day.

Fanny Pack

Lincoln is the second Coffee child to use this awesome, home made utility belt. Thanks, Auntie Cheris!

Zeke Art

Why do I think this Zeke picture is so funny? Probably because of how he described it to me when I got home. The guy has been eating cookies, apparently. You can see some in his mouth. And now he is grouchy because of bananas? And his eyes are filling up with tears. Seriously, you'll have to ask him what is going on...

It Begins

Here we go. We've decided to finish up the little basement apartment and have drawn up a plan. Step 1: insulate the ceiling between floors. This involves drilling all sorts of tiny little holes in the sheetrock, but we think it will be worth it. Onward!

Oops...

So, someone left the watercolor paints unattended... Let's not name names.

Lake Adventures

What a perfect day! We loaded up the family and headed up to Lake Jubilee for the afternoon. It was gorgeous as we walked around and watched the lake for Jesse and Rachel. We eventually spotted a cute little red sail, and flagged them down. Robb tried a little fishing, Zeke splashed in the water and Grandpa Robert snapped some pics.




Grandpa and his boys.




We're sailing! Well, Jesse is, but Zeke is being pretty bossy.

It's Party Time

So, for Lincoln's first birthday, we just had a little supper and cake with friends.

I let Zeke pick out the cake and frosting (and sprinkles and cake decor). Well, wouldn't you know it, it was a pink monstrosity. Originally it was just the frosting, with a white cake, but we went down the aisle and he changed his mind so we had to go back so it would all be pink. To be fair, it is his favorite color, so I think he was trying to do something nice...


I love his impish grin. Lincoln's as well.


Digging in.

Gabby Snaps

I guess Gabby thought our place needed a little zip today. Zeke wasn't feeling good, so he got a special fort in the curtains with Mr. Sharkey and Honu. Feel better, little man.

Birthday Presents

As tomorrow is this little one's birthday, he has already been getting gifts. Even though Zeke has been trying to take his turn as often as possible, I think Linc knows the toy is his.

P.S. Was anyone else scared of Jack-in-the-Box toys when they were little. Or still?

Weddings and Such

Today we attended the wedding of Jimmy Kack to Lisa! Uncle Larry has been hard at work to make his place look stunning for the event, so we had been hearing about it quite a lot. As always, it is great to be able to have the family together for happy events. It was a blazingly hot day, but we all cooled off in the stream and enjoyed great fellowship.


Trying to beat the heat.


The happy couple.


Two sweet little girls.


As much of this clan as we could gather together!

A Montana Weekend

We always love a visit to the Montana place, and it is made even better when there is lots of family along for the fun. Evan brought some of her Legos so Zeke was trying to build dinosaurs from princess blocks.

Gabby Snaps

Cookie dough and sprinkles make for a happy day. Thanks, Gabby!

A Big Event

Everett had a special pinning ceremony tonight and we got to go! Luckily for us, it was date night, so the boys are happily at home and we got to celebrate this awesome achievement. He's and LPN as of now and in less than a year will be getting his RN. Way to go Ev!


Evan getting into some fun trouble.

To the River

We were so excited to join the Fitzgeralds on the river today. Lincoln may have been less than thrilled to be wearing a bulky life vest in such hot weather, but the breeze was great and he loved watching all of the commotion.




Getting to watch daddy show off a bit.




Zeke loved riding on the raft with daddy, he didn't want to stop.

A Crafty Kind of Night

Gabby thought up this cool project. We made chapstick! And by we, I mean mostly Gabby and Trevor. And Robb did a little bit. It is super smooth, wonderful chapstick. We will definitely be trying this little project again.

And of course, no weekend would be complete without a little hive check.

Our Chicken Coop

Somehow, we finally got around to working on our chicken coop today. Don't get me wrong, it has served our little flock well for over a year now, but it isn't really finished. Mostly, I was eager to clean up a pile of leftover siding from the old place and this was the ideal spot for it.

We got a nice early start while Lincoln took his morning nap. Zeke was happy to run around exploring and it was oddly overcast (perfect!) all morning.




The boys kept themselves entertained all afternoon with a pile of sand and the garden hose. I can't even venture a guess as to how much sand Lincoln may have ingested. It wasn't pretty. And Zeke kept "accidentally" spraying him down, but it really heated up this afternoon, so it was kind of okay.

A little closer to being finished. I need to paint it now!

My Little Window

While outside in the yard this evening, Zeke found that he fit perfectly in the back window of Robb's truck. Thus, he dubbed it, "my wittle window".

Manly Man

Zeke was bouncing around the bathroom while we were getting ready today. So it shouldn't come as any surprise that he ended up with an eyeliner mustache and some lessons on applying deodorant.