The 17th Amendment

The Clinton Library had a viewing of the 17th Amendment.  I thought, "wow, what a great lesson for the kids".  They can learn about women's suffrage and voting rights.  And frankly, I could learn a lot about it because I am know next to nothing.  

my big boy in trouble for doing who knows what.

She was not in trouble, but she is really pretty and nice.

The 17th Amendment.  It took approximately half of an hour to find the case it was in.  It was tucked away and in one little case with two posters.  I got nothing out of it.  BUT, when we go to DC, I am going to read about it.  I have decided.

Oh.... this boy is a monkey.  But he is gorgeous.

The pedestrian bridge.

These two rowdies... Genetics is a funny thing.  The three of us are like three peas in a pod.

Patriotic Parade

Every year the Pre K and kindergarten classes have this random flag and patriotic parade.  I think it likely corresponds with learning the pledge and some other key American songs.  It is fun for the kids, and it is fun for the parents to come out and watch them.  

flowers from the pumpkin patch

Flowers

I love taking pictures of my flowers!

Soccer

We are doing soccer this year.  BabyP is still a bit young for it, but he seems to enjoy it more than his sister.  His sweet sister just really has no hustle in her.  That is fair because neither does her mom.

The "Jets" listening to coach Chris.

I guess the other fellows missed where BabyP was supposed to be the kill of the soccer field.

Look who we played for our first game!  Micah Lee!

Bend it like BabyP!

Go after your buddy!

And we did a lot of this on the field.  He has yet to grasp that we don't whine on the soccer field.

She was good at getting to the ball, but not so good at turning it around.

Getting some guidance from Coach Adam.

Enjoying a break at halftime.

Going after the ball.

Soccer, to me, is quartered oranges.

I am having fun taking pictures and searching for that optimal soccer picture.

Bathroom Vs 2

I was not joking about serious muscle going into the bathroom remodel.

Bathroom remodel

We started our bathroom remodel.  I realized that we have lived in this house for 5 years, and it is time.  Well, I guess we both realized it was time.

This is what our bathroom looks like now.  See the hole in the wall?  That is from Mr. T. USING A SLEDGE HAMMER to knock out the tile.  It is going to be crazy hard work.  We messed up the wall on the other side using the sledge hammer.  IKES!  so we are going to use a diamond blade on our saw to cut the tile out.  That stuff is about tile, about 3/4 of a inch of concrete, metal lathe, and wall board.  I am sure it is the wall board that adds all the strength.

The bathtub is what I miss the most.  It is the only one in the house, but we are getting a new one.  YAY!

And our worker is help us out a bit.  We got rid of this wall. Thankfully.  We finish the tear out this weekend and start building next weekend.  It is exciting, but I am sure it will be frustrating trying to get new things to fit into an old space.