For Gama

I love my mother. I could proceed to list all the things she has ever done for me or enumerate her many strengths and talents. I could laud the many accomplishments she has accumulated over the years but then I would never have room for anything on my blog. So, I decided to show off some of her hard work. Below are photos of her posterity wrapped in an exquisitely hand-crafted, hooded towel. I think the pictures illustrate just how much it is loved. I love you Mom.




Okay, so maybe it's still a little big for him, but he'll grow into it.

At last, the kitchen...

It has finally happened. I have managed to not only whip Denver into finishing my kitchen, but I've also taken pictures of it, downloaded them and am now publishing them to my blog! Please keep breathing, the shock may be great but it will pass.

Here is my kitchen! Not much to say about it other than I love it!


Look at that beautiful pantry and countertop!

Oh so shiny! Come on, admit it, the little green monster has a hold of you!

I wish this picture could express the depth of my love for that sink. Having lived without one for a time I have developed a new appreciation and have learned to love washing dishes. Oh the beauty of running water!

This picture was taken to help illustrate how deep my sink is. I told Denver I wanted the deepest one that they had and so that is what we got. We figure we could easily fit a whole turkey in it, and look-we did!

Fair-ly nice pantry

Below is a picture of my husband. No, he is not on drugs. At least not of the illegal variety. He is preparing to paint the pantry. We decided to tape off the room and just spray paint it. It worked for a few minutes and then his eyes started burning and he was screaming to be let out. If you would care to continue to scroll down you will see how we invented a ventilation system. We really are red-neck genius's. I've also included a couple of pictures from the 2008 Lane County Fair. And if you'll stay tuned, we'll be getting some of the pictures of our new kitchen, complete with sink and counters. Just hang in there, it's coming.


I made him use an actual ventilator when he started spraying. The great thing was that he had to shave off his goatee after he was done painting because the hairs that were sticking out were nice and white. Sorry I didn't get a picture-I was laughing too hard.


The silver tube is just some alluminum piping we had left over from the vent for the microwave. There's a fan outside the window pulling air from the inside. Yeah, I know I'm good.

My slave, uh, I mean husband, installing the shelves.

Ta Dah!

and Ta Dah!!!!

and the final Ta Dah!

Yes, even after working on the house together we can still hold each other and smile. I love this man.

Chase milkin' it with the ladies....

...and a goat!

And poor, sweet Corbin, just checkin' out the scenery and wondering if his family will ever be normal.

Life with the Daltons

We've had a pretty busy week. I am officially back to work and Denver is officially not! Of course, this means that Denver has a lot more time to work on the house and take pictures of Corbin so that's what we do around here.



Don't I look Happy?

I had a naked photo session and I slept through the entire thing!

Here's Corbin getting ready for his two-month check-up. He weighed in at 13 lbs 14 oz and is now 25 inches long! He's growing so quickly and lookin' real good while doin' it.

Seriously.

Corbin has now learned to blow bubbles but not with the traditional dishsoap solution. He uses a combination of milk and slobber. EEEWWW!

It was not planned for Denver and Chase to wear matching shirts while working on the house but I think they are one good-lookin' team. I don't think we'd ever get much done without Chase.

These are the pictures of our pantry. The top is the before shot, the bottom the 'in progress'. We're hoping to have the after shot within the week.