Another Renovation Under Way

Tonight Daddy started the master bathroom demolition.  Out with the carpet and 70's feel....

Wall Goes Up and Wall Comes Down

From the moment we moved in, we were anxious to remove the 70's railing that was throughout the house.

 Once we removed it, we realized that the entry way was no longer defined.  So Daddy and Grandpa built a half wall at the entry.

 Grandpa, the electrician, even put in an additional outlet!

 Wall ready for Paint

 

Finished Project...A Much More Defined Entry

 

So Different Than Before

 Another View

 The room opened up as soon as those rails were gone!

 The next project was fixing the funny area in the playroom.  It was once a wet bar, but over the years had been modified and changed.

 The Wrecking Crew

 The boys were excited to tear down the wall.

 Pierce in Action

 Nice Work, Beckett!

 Sterling observed from a distance, with his hammer.

 Out with the Old

 The lights in the nook were mismatched and not centered.  Daddy worked to fix this!

 Finished Project...

Daddy built the shelving unit and the boys made the art work.  What a team!

3 Year and 5 Year Check Up

The big boys had their yearly check ups. Pierce weighed 34.8 pounds and was in the 96th percentile for weight. He was 38 3/4 inches tall and in the 80th percentile for height. Beckett weighed 42.2 pounds and was in the 65th percentile for weight.  He was 46 1/4 inches tall and in the 98th percentile for height. 

Very thankful for these healthy boys!

Golfing with Daddy

Saturday morning Daddy took the big boys golfing. 

You don't always have to be serious on the course! 

Beckett

Pierce

What a fun morning with Daddy!

Letter R

Last week we worked on the letter R.  Our verse of the week was...

 Our devotion was R is for Resting.

The boys made sure to practice resting!

 They worked on the number 18

 and practiced writing the letter R.

 R is for Raising Animals

The boys received Sea Monkeys for their birthdays. 

 Also the received a Bug Playground.  This was HOURS of entertainment.  We feed the stink bug, Roley Poley and slug apples and grass.

 Let the observing begin!  We learned that if the bugs had food in the playground all they would do was sit and eat.  We finally took the food out, so we could watch them play on the slide and stairs.  The boys also learned that the slug was nocturnal and would not start to play until the evening. 

 R is for Reading

These two are always asking to go to the library.  They found the graphic novels section at the library and always want to get new books.

 Sterling enjoys a good book these days too!

 R is for Riding Scooters,

 Riding Bikes

 and Riding in the Stroller

 I took the boys to a local park to practice biking.  Our neighborhood is too steep for good bike riding.

 R is for Rainbow

 One morning the boys made a rainbow out of Fruit Loops.

 R is for Railroad

 R is for Riding Lions at the Zoo

 

We met some friends one morning at the zoo.

 The kids were more interested in the construction than the animals.

 R is for Ring

 R is for River

 On Saturday we took a hike down to the river.

 Sterling was so content on Daddy's back.

 The boys would have thrown sticks and rocks in the river all day, if we had let them.

 The Willamette River

 Piercey

 Beckett Boy

 We had Beckett lead us back to the car.  He chose the steepest trail!  What a workout!

 Lunde Boys

 R is for Recipe

Beckett found a kid's cookbook that Mommy had as a child.  He asked if he could make one of the recipes all by himself.

 Beckett made us all lunch!  Hidden Hot Dogs!  What a treat!

 R is for Red Robin

On Saturday night we went out for dinner.  Appropriate restaurant, don't you think?!?

R is for Real Men Work for their Money

 The boys have been asking to earn money so they can buy a new toy that is at the store.  So today Daddy gave them a list of jobs, with how much they would be paid for each job done well.

 The boys got right to work!  They picked up a whole yard debris bin of sticks,

 pulled lots

 and lots of weeds, planted grass, swept the driveway and path and washed Daddy's car.

 Thumbs up for jobs well done!

Lunde Boys for Hire!