The kids are loving the new space to roam, play, get dirty and just be free.
My parents just spent a marathon week with us, helping fix/improve various things around the house. My dad spent an entire day putting up a swing set for Sadie. Sadie was so excited, she kept telling us "you're building me a new back yard!"
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My parents did A LOT of work while they were here. It's funny, I always knew my dad was a hard worker, and he taught that to all of his children. And even though he'll be 66 this month, he outworked me by far. So, thank you mom and dad for all your hard work while you were here!
My sister Amy came to visit also. She helped me get started with the painting, and I was certainly glad to have her expertise. She and her roommate just finished completing re-doing a gorgeous home in San Francisco. I am so bummed I didn't take any pictures of the painting project. It was a lot of work, but well worth it.
I did take pictures of the other projects my parents helped with:
My dad tore down the old shelves in the pantry, because they were coming out of the wall, and put it new ones, plus added an extra one up top (no, they didn't fill the pantry shelves for me!)
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We also added a few more shelves in the laundry room. in the before picture, you can barely see the shelf at the top. My dad also re-hung the top shelf so that I can use it to hang clothes.
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We still have more to do, but we've been so grateful for the help we've gotten to this point. Jeff's mom came out the week we moved and helped us with the kids while we cleaned out the apartment and cleaned the new house. We're so lucky to have such great family!
