Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Guatemala Adoption News

An article from CNN on the reasons behind the adoption halting in Guatemala here.

If that link doesn't work, you can cut and paste this into your browser: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/28/international.adoptions/index.html

Sunday, May 25, 2008

More Befores & Afters

Master Bedroom:


Master Bathroom:


Family Room:

Moving Day(s)

Thursday and Saturday were moving days. Amanda, Caleb, and Matt's Mom & Dad lent a hand. Here are some pictures:

Caesar wants to go too...

Matt & Caleb move Amy's hope chest...

Matt and Caesar take a break from the heavy lifting...

Caleb lifts some really heavy stuff...

Finishing Touches

Over the past week we put the finishing touches on the house in preparation for a weekend of moving. Here's a look:

Amanda paints a closet...
Matt measures for a curtain...
Amy paints a church bench from her grandmother...

Saturday, May 10, 2008

So It Continues...

We continue to be hard at work at the new house. Here is some proof:

Caesar, as always, is master of his domain.

Matt plants a flowering cherry tree in the front yard.

Matt sands a door frame.

Matt paints the ceiling in the master bedroom.

Matt reads the instructions on his new miter saw.

Amy's cousin D.J. (just done with her first semester at Asbury) helps paint the family room.