No wonder those pants are looking short!

Josie had her annual cardiology visit at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital bright and early Wednesday morning. No significant changes from last year. Her repaired heart is still working hard but her valve replacement surgery is still several years out. We were surprised to learn that since her last appointment, she's grown over 4 inches and gained 9 pounds!   

 Geeze.  4 inches and 9 pounds in one year!  I noticed with our recent cooler weather her jeans and sweatpants were looking awfully short.   

Grow, Josie grow!
 

Meet the newest member of the painting crew...

 There is a new member on the painting crew of our future potting/storage shed.

If you join this crew, you get to experiment with BIG paint brushes, mini paint rollers and mixing your own paint colors.

Be prepared though, this paint crew keeps late night hours.  

Hopefully, the construction crew works equally as hard.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Chris came home with this Remington typewriter.    He paid $5.

I "think" it weighs more than Josie's 42 pounds.

I've got big plans for this heavy duty typewriter at Halloween.

Welcome home Emma...

For the last week, Emma's been away at Varsity Marching Band camp at Central Michigan University.

As a sophomore, Emma isn't the new kid on the block anymore.

It's been a week of working extra hard and having lots of fun.  

As you can imagine, Josie missed her big sister quite a bit.

 On Saturday, we went to CMU to watch them perform and bring Emma home. 

 Welcome home, Emma.

You've been missed by everyone, including your little furry sister. 

XOXO
 

Playing with paint...

When I got home from work Thursday night, I  headed straight to the woods behind the tree house.  

This is where I found my hubby, busy  at work with his collection of doors.

Leftover paint is finding a new purpose.

This potting/storage shed is going to be very colorful.

XOXO