First Walleye!

Congratulations to Tyson for snagging his first Walleye ever! He is one proud fisherman and is looking forward to catching many, many more.

(If you can't see it, it is that little thing hanging from his left hand;0)

Tooth Fairy!

Gabe is proud to report that he lost his fifth tooth! He pulled it out all by himself after a lot of nagging from his parents. His other tooth was growing in and we were anxious for him to get rid of the old one, so I told him that I would buy him a Littlest Pet Shop if he could pull it out before his dad got done in the store we stopped at. Being the very determined little boy that he is, the tooth was out about two seconds later. That night he put the tooth under his pillow but it was still there in the morning. When he asked me why, I had to tell him it was because that night there was a snow storm and the tooth fairy can't fly in the snow. So he tried again the next night and she brought him two dollars! He has two more loose teeth and is looking forward to another visit from the tooth fairy!

Bathroom business!

It all started with a phone call . . . "Dad, will you come over in a minute and help me lift my tub out?" I now understand the hesitation in his voice when he replied, "What do you mean 'lift your tub out'?" Poor Dad. I think that is why he has started screening calls. Well two months, 1 new tub/shower, 1 new toilet, 2 new medicine cabinets, 1 new floor, 5 boxes of tiles, 4 cans of paint, and about 16 bandaids later we are almost done! Who knew home "improvements" were so involved? Everyone got in on the action. Gabe loved tearing out the walls the most, (remind me to keep the hammer put away) Raygen liked to help paint, and Ridge did a good job of trying out the tiles before the grout had dried. But Dad was the real hero. Where would we be without Grandpa Benton?! It is going to take a lot of Big J burgers to pay him back.

Here Goes Nothin!

Well I guess it is finally time to embrace technology and start a blog. Now the real challenge of remembering to update it once in a while starts. With the children we've got, I am sure we will never run out of material!