Memorial Day/Levi's First Cottage Visit

 This Memorial Day proved to be a perfect opportunity for a cottage trip. Tony has been anxious for visitors and Carla, Mike, Levi, and I decided to go.

 We were all super excited...

 and happy to be together.

Who says baths can't be fun?

 Getting ready for a walk.

 It was great seeing Uncle Jimmy.

Suzi and Nicole got their "baby fix".

The cottage according to Levi...

 Tony gave Levi a grand tour.

 He especially liked the kitchen...well, mom being in it, I suppose.

 Mr. serious face.

Levi loved looking at the lake.

Ahhh, Tony!

 Carla wanted some family pictures. Which one is your favorite?

Best picture ever!

Happy Memorial Day to one and all!

Hmmm....

Enough said!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to everyone!

 

And as a final note.....

 Too cute!

The Floors Cont.

 Tony is in his element! He worked so hard.

 The drum sander was super easy to operate.

The 36-grit paper took all of the old varnish off. We then used an 80-grit and then 100.

 Tony used a heavy-duty orbital to sand against the wall.

I chose to use an oil-based varnish. I'm sure it will reap the results I'm looking for but the smell is absolutely horrendous.

Watch Tony in action.

Stay tuned for the finished product.

Tony's Toy

 Tony took some time off from the floor project to build a ball launcher for Regen.

 He used PVC pipe and a few other sundries...

 Here he is loading the ball into the tube.

 You do want to make sure it's all the way down.

 Now he is attaching the air compressor and....

 Wow!

Awesome!

Carla's Birthday Celebration

 Well, it's Carla's birthday and we gathered at her house to celebrate.

 Awww.....

 Grampa is looking at some Levi pictures I printed for him.

 Gramma is just enjoying Levi.

 Grampa's opinion about my camera.

 I love this picture.

 Lighting the candles.

 It took a while.

Happy Birthday to Carla....

Happy Birthday to you!

 Gramma's cakes are the best.

 Even Levi gets a treat!

 Ha!

 Big Tony and Little Tony...

 Paul's busy...

 Yum....

 Time for presents.

 Carla was thrilled with the Salon Noir gift certificate from her brothers.

 One of MY presents.

A gift card to H & M.

 Nice, Mike!

Carla loved Renee's gifts.

What up??