Back to building

Here's the next step... the basement walls were built the week before last. Followed by the trusses floor and walls.



Dad and I got to help raise the East wall. That was cool.

Visitors

We are feeling very loved. We spent the last few weeks with friends and family staying with us in our home in Wisconsin. 17 guests. 5 different states, 12 nights.
Our first guests were Isaiah's Godparents from Michigan, of whom I did not seem to snap any worthy photos. Our second guests were Jonah's God parents from New York.



Our third guests were Ella's Godmother and Aunt with her three kiddos, and my parents. They stayed with our children while we spent a weekend in Door County.

Our fourth guests were our dear friends from our Togo years. They left just today and I have not uploaded their photo yet. We are feeling so loved. So wonderful to see these dear people in our lives, so sad to see them go.

Cats

These are our cats. The calico in the box is Butterscotch, and the other one on top of the box is Molly. Molly is the klutz of the family, and this is a rare event in which they are this close to each other with out batting at each other with their paws.
Jonah

Masonry

Today's project is laying groundwork for the foundation. Did I mention that EVERYONE enjoys watching this?

excavation!

Excavation started yesterday. We're all having a good time watching the process from the kitchen window.

July 4th

Here's a picture from July 4th. The kids rode bikes in the Trinity Freistadt parade this year. They'd been looking forward to it all year, so it was a treat. Even A got to participate. They'd like to bring a chicken in the parade next year... hmm we'll see how that goes.

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