Party Prep

We're in full party preparation mode this week getting everything ready to host (along with the other siblings and significant others) Sarah's parents 70s themed 35th wedding anniversary party this Saturday. Having the party this spring has really helped us to accelerate the yard work and finishing our downstairs level. Our downstairs project has been a big undertaking. We went from having a completely empty, unfinished basement to now having three bedrooms, a family room, a full bath and a storage room. The carpet installation will be finished this Wednesday and the downstairs is as finished as it's going to be for awhile. As Mike's dad says "many hands make light work" which has been true in this case - many people from both sides of our families have helped to make our downstairs livable and look great! We couldn't have done it without them! Today Mike almost finished building the steps from our patio doors to our backyard and Sarah planted flowers in her containers and the flower bed. It was a gorgeous spring day and we can only hope that the day of the party is as nice.

Lil' Mikey is 29 weeks old this week and kicking up a storm. It's fun because Mike can really feel his karate moves now and sometimes even see Sarah's belly rocking and rolling with his movements. Mike, Sarah and Rachel hit up a few garage sales this past Saturday and found more baby clothes to add to Lil' Mikey's growing closet. We were joking that he now has more clothes then we do! Sarah has another doctor's appointment this Thursday and will be going for check-ups every two weeks now.

Well, Sarah should get back to work on the final project for her master's class and Mike is ready to bottle the latest batch of home brew with Dave. We'll post again next Sunday - hopefully with a few fun party pictures! To all of those who have tried to subscribe to the blog - it's not as simple as Sarah first thought it was. We'll be for sure posting once a week and hopefully will get into a regular schedule for posting - so check back soon!