A Busy Spring and Summer

We have been doing lots of fun activities with everyone plus remodeling all summer.  Our current home is in Mary's old room downstairs.  Everything we need is down there except the bathroom.  Rats!  We have to climb the stairs in the middle of the night which kind of wakes you up - Ha! Throughout this process, I have been shut out of the house as the workers thought no one lived here, stripped the windows and air vents in the last two rooms of the house(please don't paint your woodwork!!), cooked with the piano in the middle of the kitchen, enjoyed the bedroom doors in the bathroom by the toilet(a bit crunchy too say the least) plus numerous other heart warming expeiences.  With good luck, we will be back in the first floor of the house this Friday.  Then onto the basement flooring and upstairs playroom walls.  Randy will be home for a couple of weeks the first part of August so hopefully we can get things back together but then August 10th I'm back at school.  Randy commented that our house is just like camping!!  Below is our picture gallery of events.

Front room after the plaster was removed and new beams.

Looking towards the kitchen-new walls up.

Sanding of the wooden floors.

Windows stripped to their original wood after at least 3 layers.

Floors refinished and ready to go.

May 7, 2016 Erik's graduation in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

May 8, 2016 Emily's baptism on Mother's Day in Wichita.

May 14, 2016 Celebrating Mother's Day at the pasture.

June 19, 2016 Father's Day with Randy and the grandchildren at Charles' place. 

Grandpa getting ready to open his special present for Father's Day.

July 3, 2016 Oliver's dedication.

July 4, 2016 - 4th of July Parade.

July 4th swimming.

 July 11,2016 Mary and Kurtis standing by the baby shower gifts.  More came the next day.

Here we are at Mary and Kurtis' baby shower given by friends in New York.

July 24, 2016 Swimming Fun for this special day.

July 24, 2016 - 40 years of marriage.  We enjoyed a great family dinner at Dave and Cassi's on Sunday, July 17th and then a nice get together with Aunt Carol and Charles for their birthdays on our day.