productive Saturday

 Last Fri was Michael's last day of the summer semester so we decided to get going on some projects we'd been wanting to do.  Everything with our condo and I mean EVERYTHING has been a process.  Our garage has been a royal disaster until Michael installed shelves yesterday.  Now we can walk in there and actually get stuff and we're loving it.  Michael's friend from school, Jaran Mills came and helped.  I think they're going to quit PA school and start a professional shelving business.  They are GOOD!

                                                                           before (yikes)

                                                            after  (I think I hear angels singing)

                                                                  We couldn't have done it without Handy Manny.  Notice the tool belt and construction hat.  Never know when you'll need it.  That afternoon Michael also installed our garage door opener.  There's still a few wrinkles to iron out there but he'll get it figured.  It was hot and busy all day...we also had our carpets shampooed by Stanley Steemer that day so we couldn't go in from 2ish 'til 7 that night so the carpets could dry.  I'm so glad we went that route.  Carpets look so much better and its way cheaper.

Lake Elmo

Today we went to Lake Elmo with some friends.  It was a perfect day for the lake!

tonight

 As soon as we started looking at this condo, Michael had big plans of carving the kids' names on the tree in front.  He and his brothers carved some sentimental (haha) things on the trees on the farm and liked how as time went on the words got bigger and darker, so tonight Michael carved all our kids' names on this tree.

 Uhh..Kandace loves having her picture taken.  She kept saying "mom, come take my picture."  She had some crrrrazy poses, thats for sure.  This is like the 3rd day in a row she's worn this dress.  She usually wears a shirt under it.  We'd just gotten back from the pool at Pioneer park and her friends were here to play already so she hurried and got in her dress.  Its summer, I let them dress themselves. LOVE HER.

We have a family in Billings we trade babysitting with so we can go to the temple and Janelle was NOT happy about sharing mom with 3 other kids.  Holy cow.  By this time she had cheered up and would sit for some pics.