Life Update

I have so many things I want document.
We have been having so much fun adjusting to life at our new house. The boys still call it, "the new house."
This post will be a few randoms... but things I want to remember! :)
Ryan put a sandbox in and Nana and Papa got the boys a trampoline. Our backyard is the boys dream world. ...They LOVE the dirt and patches where the grass isn't growing. We have been doing a lot of baths! TruGreen has been to our house twice this spring already. They have their work cut out for them!! We have very little grass... but, we are rich in dandelions! And, if you ask the kids, they want to keep all the dandelions. :/

Ryan took a day off work to build the boys a sandbox!  And I sure love that he did this for the boys!!

Load #1 of sand!

SJ playing in the 1/2 finished sandbox.  Ahhh, Fresh sand! ;)

Getting started on the transition zone.

Another load of sand added, carpet added on the wood for saftey.

Done!!  Sand fun may begin!!

Trampoline time!!  The boys BOTH love this!! 

John has been going to school still on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Our drive to and form school has been a special little part of my day. The boys and I talk about all the things we drive past. We go around the "turn-about" Circle!! Circle!! Is chanted. Then, the soccer fields, the hockey rink, the bubble, the baseball diamonds. Then, we get to the corn fields, the cemetery, then SCHOOL! :) It is fun to listen to them excited about where we are going and when we are seeing. Once John is happily inside and we are driving away, Stephen says, "Bye John!! Love you John! Have Fun at school John!!! See you soon John! TOOTLES!!" For the first 5 minutes of our 7 minute drive home. :) SJ is sure excited to be able to go to school some day.
We have park that is a few houses away and Ryan and I have been taking the boys there often! Those slides are fun!  And Auntie Alana took John there one afternoon.  John is so lucky because, Alana let him climb every tree there!  Proof?  Yes, of course John picked a leave from each tree and Alana saved them all to show me.  Lucky boy!

We have been loving (however, this is still an understatement) our new home.  Our kitchen is almost done... almost! We got a butcher block counter on our island, Steve built a cookie sheet/bread board cupboard for next to our stove/oven and together, Ryan and Steve took down some of the cabinets for where the fridge goes.  We still need to finish painting behind the fridge and put in the flooring under the island.  Eventually, it will be done!  :)