Frank the Tank! Frank the Tank!

That's right. Our exciting Saturday nights now consist of updating you on our kitchen progress, and posting new photos of Ellie and Stout. Tomorrow we're totally going to Babies R Us, and maybe Home Depot. Dennis is at least having a beer as I type.

Ellie, Mom, and Stout spent the last 10 days at Grandma and Grandpa's house while the cabinets were being painted. Felix and Dad spent a week there. Thanks, Grandma and Grandpa! We had a great time!

While we were there, Ellie sort of figured out how to grab things.

Grandma calms a fussy baby. Fussy? Where? Looks peaceful to me.

Stout was worn out from guarding the house and the baby against intruders including neighbors, the yard care guys, and Grandma and Grandpa themselves!

Daddy and Ellie in her cupcake dress from Denise, Carrie, Kristen, and MaryAnn Ufkes.

That snail is SO FUNNY!!!

The new french doors. Aah, glorious light!

Still airing out the fumes.

The flooring guy comes Monday.

One major appliance in, three to go! And flooring, subway tile backsplash, faucet, and probably a million other things...

Until next time...

The Crying Game

We thought we'd see if Noah, Micah, or Grace could get Ellie calmed down, since we know Ellie likes them so much. What do you think? But Ellie loved reading Goodnight Moon with Aunt Deanna!

Kitchen Update

Cabinets were installed a week ago, and are being painted now. The whole family is at Grandma and Grandpa's house, including Stout and Felix. Grandma and Grandpa couldn't be more happy about that.

Grandma being excited about Ellie's visit. This, by the way, is how Ellie likes to spend her time burping... ASLEEP. Tall cabinets! YAY!!! The sink goes under the window, with the dishwasher in that space to the left.

Our new pantry and mail station. The stove will be on the wall to the left, next to that cabinet you can see in the photo.

That's where the stove goes!

Visit with Julia, and maybe one or two actual baptism photos

Archery Summit Vineyard in Dundee, OR
On a walk outside Hood River

Overlooking the Columbia

Dennis playing in the NAGVA National Volleyball Tournament in Portland. Look it up.

Stout and his mistress, Julia

Aunt Nancy makes Ellie smile with "I'm-Cool Mike"

I'm having issues with rotation, but Ellie with her cousin Micah

Ellie with her cousin Brenden

Zonked out but baptized girl. She slept through the whole thing, including being paraded around the church by Pastor Scott

Ellie with her birth mom Tabitha and Nana Dee