Bailey helps Joseph

Bailey decided that Joseph needed her help with this side.

Rachel on Top

Rachel got to do the top since she is the tallest. Taylor helped too, but I didn't get a picture of her.

Cuddle time with Mommy

Natalie still loves to have a snack with Mommy just before bedtime.

Sound Asleep

I found Natalie asleep in this chair in Bailey's room one night when I thought that the older girls were watching her upstairs. She almost doesn't fit.

Joe and Natalie

Joe and Natalie cuddled up on the couch watching "24".

Tying Shoes

Natalie tried to copy Bailey as she tried to tie my shoes.

Work In Progess

Taylor taught Bailey to tied her shoe laces. Here she demonstrates her new found skill on my shoes.

Way to Go!!!

Yeah!!! Bailey successfully tied my shoes.

Clean Dryer Vent Pipe

Doesn't this pipe look much nicer than it did a few days ago. Joe took the pressure washer to it and cleaned it up good.

Pipe enters attic

This is the end of the pipe where it enters the attic from the dryer on the floor below.

Pipe meets outside wall

This is the end of the pipe that was leaking onto the bathroom ceiling. You can see the new foil tape joint of the left side of this picture. The other end just sticks out a louvered hole on the side of the house.

Hard working Momma!

Taylor took this picture of me working in the attic to put the dryer vent pipe back together.

Waiting for Closure

Still a hole, but square now.

Leak Discovered

The water damage in the bathroom was caused by a leaky dryer vent not the roof.

Ick!

This is what our dryer vent pipe looks like after almost 20 years of lint accumulation. Makes you want to run home and check yours, doesn't it?

Hole-y Smokes!

Bailey lost two teeth last week to create this hole-y smile.

Enjoying the Sun Shine

Natalie and Bailey took advantage of the beautiful sun shiny day by playing outside on the slide while I cleaned leaves off the pool cover.

Feet First

Natalie took the feet first approach for her trip down the slide.

Knees First

Bailey tried going down the slide on her knees. She found that this way hurt her hands when she got to the bottom of the slide.

Ballon Fest

The kids were entertained for a while by these ballons that Mallory put on the kitchen ceiling.

Kilroy was Here!

Mallory and Natalie looking at the ballons.

Licensed Driver

Mallory passed her driving test today and is now a licensed driver. She got to drive by herself twice. She picked Taylor up at school after a field trip. She drove herself to the HS band concert and then picked Rachel up at her school after the concert was over.

Old Roof

This is our house before we got a new roof.

New Roof

This is our house after the new roof.

Close-up

A close-up of the new roof.