New Deck and other Updates

Minnesota Twins Liam and Luke!
mmmm....Sweet Potatoes
Where did that cracker thing go???
Ahh, the deck!

The deck is finally complete! We enjoyed pizza on the deck with the boys on Saturday night and ate outside last night as well though we fought off raindrops. John is really excited to test out the grill; however, we were preoccupied with our first true home renovation project (since the boys were born) over the weekend . We vowed not to move into a house that required extensive renovations after we gutted virtually every room in our New Jersey home. This weekend, however, we extended the hardwood flooring on the main floor of our house. Previously, we had hardwoods in all rooms except the family room, which is the room where we are probably hardest on the carpet. So, we pulled up the carpet over the weekend and John installed new flooring to match the existing hardwood. I think we were both a little nervous about tackling a project or anything above and beyond our normal busy lives caring for two babies, but it went smoothly overall. John worked very hard and completed the entire project over the weekend so we are back in business again.

In addition to a home renovation project, the boys continue to explore fruits, vegetables, and cereal. They are not too keen on cereal, but love virtually any fruit or vegetable so far. Luke particularly loves bananas. They also tried a finger food cracker type thing over the weekend. We were hoping it might provide entertainment so that we could enjoy a nice dinner. It was interesting, yet messy of course. Luke found the cracker in his mouth very quickly. Liam is great with using his hands, but was not too sure what to do with the cracker.

Cheers!