Belated Father's Day

We are really missing Mark around here. He will be home in three days from a short missions trip to Rwanda. I took these pictures on Father's Day. That's how far behind I am in posting pictures! Mark is a super duper fantastic dad. He is so patient with the kids. James thinks the world of him, and Clara definitely lights up when she sees him the morning! Father's Day was pretty hot Mark pulled out the sprinkler and ran around in it with James while Clara watched from the swing. Later he and James made one of their favorite meals together; "pancanks", fried eggs, and bacon.
I'm starting to think collages could be my new method for including photos in my blog posts. I love that I can smoosh them all together and upload just one image! I realize the black and white I chose here is a little on the artsy side. I'm just playing around with settings!

So Many Posts, So Little Time!

Mark working on a shelf for our new baby's nursery

I've got so many things I'd love to blog about. So much going on lately...I sure don't know what happened to the month of June. I can tell you that much. I've got a little extra time on my hands today, though, so I hope to update on a few things. All of my fun crafty decorative baby-girl-room-projects have come to a screeching halt lately, due to another minor flood in our basement. I say 'another' because this has happened two or three times before. This was the first time, however, since we had new carpet installed last winter. Sad situation, I know. So....Mark has taken it upon himself to install a sump pump to prevent future water seepage! We have a nice big hole in the concrete for it now, but he just needs to find the time to finish it. That's easier said than done considering that we have plans all but one weekend in the next month and a half! One thing is for certain: James LOVES having the basement 'torn up' with tools all around. You've never known a little boy that is SO passionate about a shop-vac. He calls it "shop-ack".

drilling holes with a borrowed hammer drill...talk about loud and messy!