This has been an exciting week for us...
Our house is looking great. It has garage doors and the front door is in. The plumbers and electricians have been busy doing their thing. Once they are done, the builders can start hanging drywall. We are getting more and more excited everyday!
Ben's sister, Jessi brought our niece and nephew to Iowa for a 5 week stay. She is their full-time nanny and while Jason is gone to Iraq, this was a good way to break up the time. So, not only do we have Ben's folks and our five staying in this house until ours is done, we also have added two more children. Our three boys and Ben and I now sleep in one big bedroom! As if things weren't crazy enough!! It is great though. We are so lucky that the kids get to know each other so well and play the rest of the summer. We are so lucky to get to know our niece and nephew so well also. So, through the chaos, we are very excited that they are here and we get to have lots of fun together!
Ben's grandpa celebrated his 90th birthday this weekend. We had a three day party and got to see all of Ben's cousins and their children. The kids had so much fun playing together. Grandpa was so happy and there was such a nice turnout for the parties. On Friday night we had a get together at Ben's aunt and uncle's house. On Friday was a party for family of the Kalainoffs that were in town. And Sunday was a party for the friends and family of Grandpa. It was an exhausting, but great weekend.
Here are some pictures from the weekend:
Isaac and our nephew Dylan
Our niece Sarah and our nephew Jacob
Great Grandpa and the great grandchildren
This is what happens when a three year old and four year old are left unattended at the reception
Evan and Jacob using Uncle Bill's office for some office work
Aunt Jessi and Eli
Grandpa and his grandchildren
Sarah and Evan
