Christmas is over and now we’re feeling the need to get a few big projects done before the first wave of visitors come. Next week the Hammers will be here then a handful of others one right after the other. So we’re getting the house completely ready before all the fun starts!
The first big project this week was painting the downstairs. We decided to do it all white and make it look new and fresh and bright down there. We taped and covered everything in the main room and sprayed that whole room with the sprayer. It worked good because of all the pipes and tubes on the ceiling. It covered everything up great and looks so nice! We rolled the rest of the rooms and finished up with all the paint by Wednesday. I’ll tell you this, I don’t want to touch a paint brush or roller for a long time now! We’ve had enough painting for a while.
Josh and the boys mixed cement and filled in the open area on the driveway that was cut away for the electrical. They all worked hard and did a good job getting that done!
Other highlights of the week included a new cooking class from Hermano Vasquez (I learned how to make empanadas and arroz con gandules), Rhen and Kim made wind chimes and had a great time together, Liev perfected his monster truck drawing and Rease made a mess of the kitchen.
Other highlights of the week included a new cooking class from Hermano Vasquez (I learned how to make empanadas and arroz con gandules), Rhen and Kim made wind chimes and had a great time together, Liev perfected his monster truck drawing and Rease made a mess of the kitchen.
It was a good but long week getting lots of things done and the house ready for a houseful of visitors. I’m so glad to have it all done but now I need a nap to catch up on it all!
New Year’s Eve was so cool as we sat up on our deck and watched fireworks all over the valley below us. And they were literally all over. Everything was lit up below us and it went on forever as people were celebrating a new year. It was the best sitting up there watching it! We loved bringing the the new year and also wishing Josh a happy birthday from here.
Sunday afternoon the Hammer family arrived!! They had a long trip over with delays and long layovers but finally ended up at our door! We were sooo excited to see them all and welcome our second family into our life again. Everyone settled in quickly and the boys took up their normal spot right next to one of the big Hammer boys and Rease and Rhen next to Izzy and JT. It was just like normal again :)
We had cake and ice cream for Josh’s birthday (the big 44!), had Hammer/Beutler Christmas with gifts all around (Rhen made custom sea glass wind chimes for each of the girls) and then settled in for an early movie and early to bed for everyone. It has been a long 48 hours for them traveling and we’re all ready to rest and get ready for the week ahead. We can not wait to spend the next 7 days together. Welcome to our home Hammers!!
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