Updates, Updates, Updates...

Since some people think that I don't update my blog often enough (yeah, what's with that? heehee...) I am posting several items at once to get y'all caught up to the present in our lives. Older stuff is at the bottom.

Our drive to Wattensaw (wildlife management area) didn't yield many wildlife sightings, but we did get to see a pretty sunset.

Aaron got a lot of good pictures. You can see them on his blog--link to the right.

A nice action shot of Nate.

Aaron proved surprisingly good for someone who has never played...or else we are just not as good as we think. (; Finally, last week Aaron flew down from snowy Maine to visit and go fishing. Too bad we just had major flooding all over the state! But we did find some spots near Greer's Ferry Dam and we had a good time. I forgot the camera, of course, so you can't see that I caught the biggest fish (I really did!) but I got some good action shots at the park when Nate and I taught him to play disc golf (or frisbee golf) for the first time.

Later the week after the snow, there were spring flowers everywhere!

After a winter of Nate telling me "we usually get one good snowfall," we finally did...in March, after a weekend of 70 degree weather! It made for some pretty pictures and snowmen, but melted off within a day.

My Breezy. I enjoyed her brief visit.

Curled up in her favorite basket. In February, we added a new member to the Williams' household...Bagheera, a little black cat. She was a starving stray rescued by my friend who then lived in Kansas and was visiting her relatives in Colorado at the time. Bagheera is a bit of a spaz and we laugh at her antics constantly. I think she is still getting used to us, but we get along quite well, as long as we respect her independence...and feed her on time. She loves to sleep in "her" basket and adores our large picture window in the living room; she is quite ferocious with her toys and lets us know if she wants something. (:

My family.

Vijay meets his great-grandpa Brown.

I got to hold my little nephew for the first time at Christmas.

The Christmas Tree decorating committee: Me, Jo, Jen, and Jess.

A taste of Maine winter!

Nate's first real snow at the airport.
We got to go to Maine to spend Christmas with my family, and it was an enjoyable time of fun and fellowship with all kinds of family members. And we were happy to have snow for Christmas!!

The kitchen took two days to complete.

Get that tile straight, Nate!

I am proud that I helped pull up the nasty kitchen carpet!

Gene and Nate putting in the final piece of hardwood.

Nate, Gene, and Matt work on the floor (it was quite dusty in there...).

The front room after we removed the carpet.

I was glad to see the carpet go!

In December, we installed hardwood and tile in the front room and kitchen of our house. Nate's dad graciously gave us the supplies left over from a house he was renovating and helped with the installation, as well as his brother, Matt. Nate and I did the entire kitchen (tile) by ourselves. Then he spent 7 hours grouting it alone while I recouperated on the couch from having wisdom teeth out. (o: