Here's Bailey.

Mallory looks on as Natalie attacks her dinner with both hands. 

Eating is hard work!

Natalie fell asleep during lunch at my friend Nicole's house. Natalie now goes there after school on Wednesday's so Joe can have some time to himself.

Rachel's cast has seen better days

Rachel's cast is taken a beating, especially since she's not supposed to be walking on it yet.

Mallory being Pampered

Mallory was getting her hair brushed by Adam before they went out.

Main Outside Wall

The main wall is almost done. Just the middle section to be completed on Monday.

New Wall Outlets

Each room now has 3 outlets, one each on two of the new walls.

View from Rachel's side

The middle wall from Rachel's side of the room.

View from Taylor's side

The middle wall from Taylor's side of the room.

Taylor's Opening

This picture was taken from inside Taylor's new room. See where the wall ends so she can get in and out of the room.

Taylor - Fall 2005

Taylor is 10 1/2 and in 5th grade this year.

Joseph - Fall 2005

Joseph is 8 and in 3rd grade this year.

Bailey - Fall 2005

Bailey is 5 1/2 and in Kindergarden this year.

Natalie - Fall 2005

Natalie is 2 and started preschool this year.

Partially Completed Walls

Bailey stands under the partially completed wall of Taylor's room. The bottom half of the drywall has to wait until the electrician can come on Monday. The rooms should be structurally done by mid-week. Then Joe will start painting. Rachel's room first, then Taylor's room, then the other half. The girls get to choose one color each. Joe wants to paint Rachel's ceiling dark blue with glow in the dark stars.

Wall Between the Two Rooms

Today's progress of the wall between the two rooms.

Bailey on Taylor's Bed

Bailey rests on Taylor's bed.

Taylor on Taylor's Bed

Taylor rests on her bed in her new room.

Soon to be a wall between

By early next week, Taylor and Rachel will have a finished wall between them.

Tae Kwon Do Ceremony

Joseph had a belt advancement ceremony at Tae Kwon Do tonight. Joe took him and video taped it for me so I could see it later. Bailey and I were at a softball practice so we could not be there to see Joseph pass his test.

Getting ready to Punch

Joseph during the belt test. They had to run through a series of moves to advance to the next belt.

White Belt Removal

Joseph got to take his white belt off during the ceremony.

Joseph got his Yellow Belt

Joseph got his yellow belt in Tae Kwon Do tonight. Congratulations Joseph!!!

Under Construction

We decided about 6 weeks ago, that Joseph is getting too old to bunk with Taylor and Bailey. That meant that Joseph would go back to having his own room and that Rachel would have to go back in with Taylor and Bailey. But it didn't seem fair to toss all three girls back into the same big room, especially since Rachel had gotten used to having her own space. So we decided to have a few contractors look at the space and see if it was possible to tear down the closet wall and then divide that whole side of the room into two small rooms. One would be for Rachel and one would be for Taylor. Bailey and eventually Natalie will share the other half of the room as one big space.

Outside of Closet

Here's a picture of the outside of the closet in the room over the garage. It's 5' x 8' and takes up a big chunk of this room.

Inside of Closet

This picture is inside the closet. Up until a few weeks ago, this closet had become a dumping ground for everything I didn't want to deal with at the moment. As you can see, it's empty and a third of it's contents got thrown away, a third of it's contents got given away and the rest of the stuff is in the attic for now.