Another Musical Performance from Erica

McKay Turns 5

McKay turned 5 years old on June 26. We decided to have a water party in our backyard despite all the construction going on. It worked out well but a lot of work. It was windy that day so the kids got cold but seemed to have fun anyway. They ate hot dogs, played in a kiddy pool and slip and slide, and decorated cupcakes. That night we ate out at Sizzlers as a family and opened presents. McKay got a collection of Lego's, a Razor Scooter, a fishing game from Erica, and lots of toys from the kids at his party. It was a fun day!!!

Garage Addition Update

These pictures are out of order. Where we are now with the garage are the first few pictures and the last two are of Kory just starting to build the walls. Kory has worked really hard and has come a long way with the garage. It is fun to see what it is all now going to look like. Still have a lot more to do.

A window is going in the spot where the long hole is.

Starting out.

Bathroom Update

Okay, this picture has nothing to do with our bathroom update, McKay's hair was getting so long that we would often make it very spiky.

The hard working men laying our tile.

After all the tile was done, we had some professional drywallers and texture people come and fix our walls.

Here is the finished product so far. We still have some touch-up painting to do, the glass door on the shower put on, and the endless sealing of the grout.

Bathroom Update

This is a crazy project. Kory and Kirk have worked really hard so far and many late nights. One night Kory was up doing the plumbing and did not get to bed till 5:20 a.m.!!! Things are coming along slowly and Kirk promises it will get done within the next 2 days. We have made numerous trips to Lowe's and Home Depot, have had a water leak that came down into our garage, dust from the sheet rock covering our home, and dirty floors I vacuum and wipe up each day; however, through all of this, we are extremely grateful for our friends who one is a plumber and came over to help Kory and the other is our wonderful tile layer Kirk. We have been blessed to have such wonderful people come to help us. And as Kory constanly reminds himself and me that "It will be worth it."

What a mess.

This is our shower before we did this project.

This is the shower now. This is where our toilet is going.

Here is the bottom of our new shower which is where the toilet used to be. Switching these two around, our shower is now a lot bigger but a huge amount of work.

Top of the new shower. Hopefully in our next pictures it will have tile if all goes well. Cross your fingers.