Finally Done!

The granite was installed on Wednesday and Ryne returned on Thursday to install hardware and rehook the plumbing! I have never been so excited to run a load in the dishwasher! The whole project wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be...a little on the inconvenient side but nothing we couldn't handle. Here are the before and after pictures:

I realize that the white appliances don't exactly look great, but they don't look terrible either. The range/micro and the dishwasher were only 1 year old when we bought the house, so it was not really reasonable to replace them. Besides, the next owner of this house can take on that project. :)

A Wedding

Last Friday, we drove up to Philadelphia...Joe's cousin, Patrick, and his fiancee, Nichole, got married. It was the first reception we had attended where the kids stayed with us. It was a little hectic chasing them around because they did not want to sit at the table. They both loved getting out on the dance floor and running back and forth to Grandmom and Grandpop's table. Jack was pooped at the end and fell asleep on Grandpop. Joey thought he was going to miss something and didn't want to give in even after we got back to the hotel. Overall, it was a fun night and they looked too cute!

Which side of the car really does matter!

On Tuesday, Joey and I talked about switching his and Jack's car seats on the way to school. He currently sits behind me, but because of the car pool lane at school, he needs to be on the passenger side. As I tried to negotiate with him, Joey started welling up with tears and said, "If you move my seat then I won't be able to reach my bag in the drive thru at Chick-fil-a". Funny how everything of importance in his world revolves around Chick-fil-a. You would think that we go there 5 times a week!

Last Day @ The Pool

Labor Day meant that it was the last day to enjoy the pool for the summer. It was a little chilly at first and most of the kids chose to play on the playground instead of in the pool. But, after lunch things warmed up or they were so cold that numbness set in and it didn't matter how cold it was :)

Day 2 of School

On Jack's second day of school he was a little more challenging to get out the door. He knew what it meant this time when we said it was time to go to school. I asked him if he wanted his backpack and he said "nope".  And he wasn't leaving the house without his bink. I know, I know...but it got him to leave. Joe said that Jack cried the second he tried to leave. Given that there were 4 other kids crying or hanging on to their parents, his teachers weren't really able to help. As Joe tried to leave, Jack tried to crawl out of the classroom after him :(.  When I picked Jack up, his teachers said that it was a tough beginning, but he settled down. I asked him after we got home if he had fun at school and he gave the standard "uhuh". So, that is a positive sign.