Bathroom Remodeling

We are finally done with remodeling our main floor 1/2 bath. Everything is new....toilet, cabinet, fixtures, wainscoting, paint, floor, trim, door, etc. A lot of work but well worth it. Check out the before and after pictures. I love my new bathroom!
After (above and below):

Before (below)......Very plain. Lots of oak. Boring wall colors, etc. Did I mention I didn't care for oak? 3/5 rooms on the main floor now have no sign of oak in them (the dining room and office we did last summer). The hallway/foyer is most of the way done. The family room, laundry room, and kitchen still need to be done. But that's a project for another time!
Thank goodness this is gone!

Lake Trip/ 4th of July

We headed to the lake for 11 days with Memaw and PopDaddy. Uncle Paul and Aunt Lisa came for a week from Northern VA as well. My parents rented the house and we had the boat docked just out front. We celebrated the 4th of July with a BBQ and our first ever fireworks viewing from the boat. The weather was beautiful and the water quite cool.

Rope swing/Tubing at the lake

We all had a great time swinging on the rope swing and tubing in the lake. Avery is our little daredevil while Carson is still quite timid around the water. He would swing out on the rope, but wouldn't ever let go.

Here's Avery and Aunt Lisa tubing. Tim didn't go too fast and didn't knock them into the water (I can't say the same for Uncle Paul though....)

More lake fun....

Uncle Paul and Aunt Lisa

Carson at the beach
Riding the water ride and the panic plunge at an amusement park (yes, that's our brave Avery with the bare feet). Tim was around the corner, I was on flat land with Carson!! She didn't even scream, but looked like she might be sick when she got off!



Carson stuck to more laid back rides like the antique cars.

Baseball Fun

All 3 classes at Carson's preschool attended a baseball game together. The kids had a great time, although I'm not sure any of them watched the game. Most of the kids thought they were there to eat hot dogs and have treats! Here's Carson with Ava (c) and Isabell (r). He and Isabell have taken a liking to each other and we have been getting together for playdates. She loves to play outside so they have a great time together!
Here's Carson and his best "Power Ranger" buddy, Eric. These two spent most of the night talking about Power Rangers. Oh, to be a boy!

Summer is here!

It's finally summer and we are lucky enough to have a brand new waterpark for the kids near our house. I have a feeling we will be spending lots of time there this summer as the kids love it.
There is a water spray feature with small slide, a large waterslide, and a rambling river with floats connecting the two.
A great way to spend a warm day!

Father's Day 2008

We headed to the lakefront for Father's Day. It was much to cold to swim (the water temp was 55 degrees that day!) but the kids had a great time with their Dad!
A beautiful day but nobody in the water! We did see a few brave souls in wetsuits training for the Ironman competition.Tim and his walking buddy....
After such a cold and long winter (our last snowfall was about 2 weeks ago and we had 94 inches total this year in town!!), there was a ton of flooding when the snowpack melted in the mountains. These roots used to be under sand but the water level was so high it washed the sand out. Now the water has receded and left a great picture place.