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My Dad had some time on his hands in January, and so we flew him out here to help with our basement. What a project! We are so grateful for his wealth of construction knowledge and experience, and mostly for his willingness to come and work amongst the chaos that is our house! We all had a great time with him. It was fun to have him here for so long just being a part of our day-to-day lives. He went to gymnastics and piano and school and the kids just loved it. Trevor really got into helping down in the basement. They also added an outdoor storage area. We have lots more to do, but WOW did we get a great start!




One night, Savannah decided to diagnose my Dad. She looked into his mouth and said he had "a bad case of tattle tongue!" Apparently, when the school counselor came into their classroom that week, she read them a story about tattling! I haven't seen my Dad laugh so hard in a long time!


After hearing the news that my Dad was coming, his brother Dwayne asked me if he could surprise him by driving over from KY. So Dwayne showed up on my Dad's birthday and then helped with the basement for a few days, too! AND he brought a plentiful supply of ALE 8 -- a delicious soda they make in KY that we all love and crave!!! It was so great having these two brothers stay with us. Savannah planned all kinds of activities for my Dad's birthday - breakfast in bed, pin the head on the Grandpa, musical chairs, and she even gave him a foot massage! He says he's coming here every year for his birthday:)






Rachel loved all the extra attention and keeps asking about Grandpa, especially when we go down into the basement. Dwayne was also so sweet with the kids, especially Rachel.