At the hangar

Yesterday, dad decided to go out to the airport to check on his plane (it was being worked on). As he was getting ready to go, Cash asked, "Me go wid you?" Dad agreed, and they both got in the car and off they went. I think Cash likes it when he has one on one time with Grandad.

Not sure what he's doing here - I guess he's checking out the work being done on dad's Cessna.

Dad said it didn't take long for Cash to get curious. 

He wanted to sit in everything that was parked in the main hangar, including dad's plane.

Here he is on the John Deere tractor that tows the planes.

Not sure who this motorcycle belongs to, probably Ed, but Cash got a chance to sit on it, too.

He also sat and "drove" the camper that's parked in the hangar.

Care for a ride? Cash gives free helicopter rides around town.

Don't you trust him?

Last, Cash sat in the dune buggy. This was the last because as Grandad was helping Cash out, his foot got covered in a spider's web. I guess lil' man is too much like his dad and hates spiders.

Thanks, Grandad, for a fun afternoon in the hangar.

Everything, but...

the kitchen sink

The "I love you" game

February 24, 2005

WKU vs. MTSU

Diddle Arena

We exchanged "I love you's" for the first time.

6 years later - I love him just the same, maybe even more.

A roof vs. a quarrelsome wife

Twice in Proverbs it is written that it is "better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife."

Proverbs 21:9 and 25:24 in case you're wondering.

So in case I start to get a bit quarrelsome, 

Heath now has a place to go.

How did this happen?

My little B, sometimes called Britches, turned 11 months old yesterday

How did this happen?

 

Here he is at one day old, home from the hospital.

He didn't even come to close to filling up his little outfit.

Now I see a happy, playful little baby boy

Walking, babbling, playing, and watching every move of big brother

Plotting and planning his next little fit - sometimes he's quite the handful

Those big eyes and even bigger, loving heart get me every time

I love you, B

A Sunday afternoon

We spent this past Sunday afternoon in BG walking through the house, playing in the mud, visiting with new neighbors, and taking it all in.

These two have become awfully thick lately.

Cash is on his second pair of pants here. The first ones got completely covered in mud when he fell in a puddle of standing, muddy water.

Content to be chillin' in Daddy's arms

Cash made sure he brought all his tools - you know, so he'd have the right one for the job.

Baylen wanted to help, too. (He loves doing what big brother does.)

Back of the house

Imagine some comfy furniture, porch fans, and two little boys playing in the yard 

the river

Can you spot our across-the-river neighbors? They go "mooo" as Cash says.

Baylen has learned to give "kisses." 

I caught these two loving on each other. Sweet.

Wordless Wednesday

Love

Heath bought me my own pair of Muck boots today.

Nothing says love like a good pair of mud boots.

Measuring line

“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?

   Tell me, if you understand. 

Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! 

   Who stretched a measuring line across it? 

 On what were its footings set, 

   or who laid its cornerstone— 

 while the morning stars sang together 

   and all the angels shouted for joy?"

Job 38:4-7

The Snowy Day

I guess it would be better titled The Snowy Night in this case.

Last Wednesday when we got so much snow, the family had to take advantage of it.

Heath took this picture of us while standing on the front porch (he hurt his knee playing with Cash in the snow two nights earlier). Cash wasn't too sure of sledding and only allowed me to go around the yard a few times.

He was more interested in using his shovel and come-along to help Grandad move the snow off the driveway.

Karalee and Derek were there, too, with Kennick...

who was also a fan of the shovels. 

Cash prefers wearing Heath's toboggan outside instead of his own. Although it sometimes blocks his vision, it made for some cute pictures.


Hope you enjoyed the snow with your favorite people, too.

"Dat my new house!"

It hadn't worked out for me to take the boys to the house the last few times I had gone. It was either too cold, rainy, or I needed to get more things done than I could with two little boys.

So Thursday afternoon, mom and dad helped me pack up the boys and we drove to BG. Mom and dad hadn't seen the house either, so they were able to get to see all the progress firsthand, too.

When we drove up, Cash was asleep, but as soon as his eyes popped open, he exclaimed to Grandad, "Dat my new house!" He knew exactly where we were!

Home, sweet home! (or it will be)

Baylen LOVED walking around the house.

He especially loved walking in between the studs.

Once we talked Cash into bypassing the mud (forgot his boots), he explored every inch of the place. This ramp was wobbly and fun - right up his alley...

Although it would seem that this broom is too big for a 10 month-old, Baylen proved that he could handle it.

I tried to get a picture of the whole family upstairs, but Heath got a phone call and Cash was obsessed with a pile of sawdust. 

As soon as we got back outside, it was very clear that we weren't going to keep Cash out of the mud - even without his mud boots.

He helped Heath "Spread dat gravel."

B loved feeling the dirt on his fingers. We had a hard time keeping the gravel out of his mouth, though.

The mud didn't stop our little walker, but he walked without stooping to pick up rocks when Heath had his fingers.

Again, the family picture didn't happen, but doesn't this picture say a lot?

What does this picture say? 

"No, B! Don't put gravel in your mouth!"

Poor kid.

Can you tell what happened here? Boy with shovel got too close to mud and lost shoe. Daddy came to the rescue.

Too bad these shoes were supposed to be his "good shoes."

(I tossed them in the washer -- brand new!)

Mom and dad just laughed. Oh, what's that in the background?

Yes, Heath and Cash had to "do some work" in the backhoe before we left. 

Cash was in heaven!

I thought this was hilarious. Isn't this against the Amish by-laws?

I think these two wanted to go for a ride, too, but decided to just watch.

That was Thursday. Friday they set the windows and moved the bonus room wall back three feet. Heath has roofers, plumbers, and the septic tank guy set to come this week. Anyone want to take a guess on the estimated move in month?