Excavation

Before:

During:

After:

and as soon as we planted the grass:

Boys of Summer

Alex staying warm by jumping up and down


Alex just missing the throw to first


Tim getting a hit




A single

Basement Saga

You may have heard us mention our basement project. It started soon after we moved into this house, about 3 years ago. We tore down a wall, then had to tear out the front drywall and framing due to a leakage issue. Problems arose when we started planning the renovation: Tad has his opinions and I had mine. Wisely, we hired a contractor and let him make all the decisions. He quickly did in 4 weeks what would have taken us 2 years. We are finally nearing completion!

Before pictures:

The bathroom is completely finished.

All that is left is the outside excavation, installing the egress window and the flooring in the main room. Tad and I agreed on the flooring option and are installing that ourselves! Wish us luck.

Phoenix Trip

As soon as school let out, we headed south for some sun. We met up with Grammy and Pops in Phoenix.

We played in the sun.

Took the boys to their first Major League game (Diamondbacks v. Braves).

We had really good seats thanks to Tad's cousins who live in Phoenix.

Visited the Chihuly exhibit at the Desert Botanical Gardens.