Pumpkin Patch

We went to the Right Choices Corn Maze tonight with our Life Group and had a blast! The weather was confusing...it was so hot! It felt like we should have been at the pool rather than a pumpkin patch.

I got some really cute pictures...

The 'cornbox' instead of sandbox...a huge hit!

The cow train...

Hayride...

Razorback Basketball

Last night we took the boys to their first ever Razorback basketball game. (Well, the season hasn't actually started; it was just a scrimmage, which means it was free and a lot shorter than a regular game-perfect for us!)
The boys were just mesmerized by all the action at the stadium, Eli especially, since he's never been to anything like that. Ethan's at least been to football games, so it wasn't too different for him. We got to watch the girls basketball team play for a little bit, then there was a slam dunk contest, then we watched the boys basketball team play. It was a blast!

Eli kept his hand in the popcorn box all night....he loves popcorn!!

Mesmerized...

He loved clapping and cheering...

Ethan gave one of the guys a ten for their slam dunk...

What We've Been Up To

Just a few pictures from around the house lately:


In our bedroom at Lonnie's parent's house, there is a ledge that goes along one wall, which our bed is up against. Needless to say, on a daily basis the boys must spend at least 15 minutes climbing onto the ledge then jumping into bed. Oh, the boys will miss that ledge when we move out!!!

On their way to the Bentonville Tiger football game for some man time:

Several weeks ago we went to Lowe's and they were handing out little wooden car do-it-yourself kits. Today Ethan decided to take it out and put it together. He did the entire thing COMPLETELY BY HIMSELF, pounding nails into wood and all. Took him about 5 minutes. I was SHOCKED!!!!

Getting Close!!!

The back patio is done!

I LOVE the stairs that go all the way across. I can visualize a lot of kids sitting on the steps, eating lunch when we have friends over, or playing on the steps, etc.

Okay, I was really disappointed in how this came out, but what can you do? We didn't think we were going to be able to be there when they were pouring the slab, so we had to do a concrete block before with our handprints in it, then set it in as they are pouring the whole slab. It looks a little yucky, but that's okay!

The kitchen is coming along. Appliances were put in today, and the lights are done in the whole house except for the light that goes above the island. We finally have power in the house, so I've enjoyed walking around the house, turning every light switch on and off. There's so many...it's going to take me a long time to remember what switch does what!

LOOOOOOOVE my dining room! It turned out better than I dreamed!

This last picture's a little silly, but it's the little things in life that make us smile, right? Well I love the closet under the stairs!!! Oh, the stuff I will put in there! Suitcases, brooms, mops, vacuum, jackets. Ethan LOVES this closet, too. He will be very sad when he realizes how much stuff I'm going to put in there.

The timeline is still mid-November for moving in, but we're thinking and hoping it will be sooner. Things left to do: driveway, yardwork, carpet, wood floors, blinds, touch up paint, cleaning.

CampQuest

One of the things we look forward to every year is CampQuest, when a large group of people (200ish!) from church camp together in Branson. What a wonderful way to spend a weekend!

Looooove this picture!

Poor Eli...aka Mr. Klutz. He fell FOUR times throughout the weekend. This next picture shows the result of his biggest fall, from the top of the playground onto gravel...

Lots of Progress!

The cabinet guys and carpentry team have been working so hard this week!

Sooooo excited about our dining room. We're painting the top half blue and the bottom half white. I'm a little nervous about the color, but didn't want just boring 'ol tan in the whole house.
The kitchen...WOW! Can't wait to cook in here!

Our master closet...

The left side of the kitchen has a little desk/office area. Through the archway is the hallway that holds the boys' bedrooms, their bathroom, the laundry room, the stairs to go upstairs, and the 'mud room' area you can see with the bench and cabinets...

Left side of the laundry room...

Right side of the laundry room... (this room and the workout room will be a light green)

They will start painting tomorrow, which should take a week. I think they're going to pour the back patio on Saturday (which we'll be placing our handprints in!). Once the paint is done they'll spend a week doing tile and granite. We're still looking at the end of October for being finished. Hooray!!!!