pools open for summer

We relaxed on Memorial Monday and my parents pool.....just what we needed after the birthday bash!

Wyatt turns 2

Our baby boy turned 2 on May 30th!  I can't believe it!  He is the greatest little guy, cute as can be, adorable curly hair, a demanding personality and a big boss with a little body!  Wyatt, we could not be more in love with your little self.  Wyatt's vocal is exploding....I can't count all the words he can say now.  I always know what he is saying, but to others....it may sound a bit gibberish.  When I say, "I love you Wyatt", he replies with "love you too, mama"--uhhh, melts me.  He has great manners with please and thank you's, but he is a screamer and a feisty little guy.  Wyatt knows where the time out stair is and he will easily put himself on it if he has been naughty, and then he fake cries.  He is too much!

We had a big party to celebrate him being TWO!  I want to say there were about 50 people here....including little ones, which probably was about 15-20!!!  It was chaotic and oh so much fun!  Wyatt had a great day running around outside with all the kiddies, eating cupcakes and opening the amazing gifts he received!  The day could not have been any better.

Emmy and Ellie

Mandy and Joe....all the way from Chicago

Grandma Karen and Uncle Randy

Wyatt and Uncle Brad

loving that cupcake!!!

Ava...cutest god daughter

sweet Tayla

Happy 2nd Birthday Wyatt

before - during - after

We had a lot of work done in May to the exterior of our home.....we are in love with the final product!  We went from drab barn red stain on our cedar siding to a beautiful, bright steel grey.  The trim color was lightened and all 4 exterior doors were painted a charcoal blue....so pretty.  Since our house was in need of a paint job we thought it was also time to re-do the back deck.  It was done with a pressure treated wood by the previous owners and was warped and looked terrible.  We replaced it with red wood which is so pretty!!!  We also added a breezeway that connects our back deck to our covered front deck....it is so functional.  To top it off we changed the spindles to black metal ones.  Our house is slowly losing it's 1986 flair....

BEFORE front view

BEFORE back view

new breezeway

railings down!

the painting begins....

AFTER beautiful!