Our house fix is finally nearing an end! We still have a little wallpaper to patch, and then the dining room can actually get moved back to the dining room. Here are some pictures of the upstairs bedroom and bathroom, all pretty now!

Believe it or not, Kayla will be 12 this Saturday! She is having a few girl friends over for a sleepover Saturday night. It’s crazy to me that I can read the cousin blogs, with babies meeting those milestones, and then look at my two and realize how BIG they are! And how long ago those baby milestones are, and yet they don’t feel like it should be that long. Kayla is turning into quite a special young adult, with a crazy sharp intellect and a kind heart. She wants to work the church food pantry Saturday morning – that’s the kind of girl she is.

Ashley amazes me constantly with the piano. The video is of her playing her version of
“The Entertainer” from her level F book. She taught this to herself. She has only had 1 lesson in the last 6 weeks. She just decided she wanted to play it, so she plugged away at it and learned it all alone. There is no doubt that piano lessons for her are one of the best investments we are making.