Termites

While getting our guest house ready for Granny Suzy we made a horrible discovery. The tenant we had in the property for a year prior was negligent, to say the least. A roof leak had worked its way into the bedroom creating a hole in the ceiling where water ran down the wall for who knows how long. The tenant never said a word. Rob started cutting into the ceiling to find out exactly where the leak was and little white bugs rained out of the ceiling. When the exterminator came he let us know that we had a healthy termite problem. So gross. We scheduled him right away to treat the entire property. Thank goodness we didn't have a problem down at the main house. Granny Suzy had to stay with us for a bit longer than planned to get it all taken care of. There was a small shed attached to the house and when we pulled up the floor to replace it there was evidence of activity there as well. So on June 12th Rob and I spent the day tearing it down while Aiden helped Granny do some cleaning inside.

Oh Crap

On June 11th water started pouring from the ceiling in our basement. A phone call to the insurance company was met with defeat. What do they cover anyway? After calling a plumber and getting his weekend emergency rate Rob decided to go at it alone. I'm grateful to have a husband who has dabbled in every trade. We are guessing the bathtub had a very slow leak potentially the entire year that we lived here. We love our little 1920's house, most of the time.

Our Home Study

June 6th was an incredible day for our family. It was a day that we had anticipated for a very long time. Our social worker, Donna Mecham, came to spend a couple of days with our family to complete our home study for our adoption. It was monumental for us, as it was the final step of the paperwork nightmare that we had been living for almost nine months. We had so much anxiety going into it but Donna was amazing and it wasn't nearly as painful as we had imagined. It really made us realize how easy it is to take for granted the ability to make the decision to just have more children. When you are faced with the hardship of that no longer being an option, you are forced to look at things in a whole different light. We were in control when we were pregnant with Aiden. As a couple we were able to make decisions independently without considering anyone else's opinion. We knew our home study was part of the process and believe that it is a critical step in the process of adoption. It was incredibly difficult though, to all of the sudden be forced to have our worth as parents determined by someone else. It is slightly intimidating to have a complete stranger come into your home to decide whether or not you are fit to be a parent. It was very surreal. Overall it was a great experience, just as every step of this journey has been. We can't wait to bring another little one into our family and every bridge we cross brings us closer to that day.

Boy Stuff

Uncle Riley promised Aiden that he would take him shooting for his birthday. On June 5th, they headed out for a boys only afternoon. Aiden got popped in the eye with the scope once but was quickly side tracked with the four wheeler and driving Uncle Riley's truck. He had lots of fun.

Emmie's Birthday Baptism

On June 4th Emmie was baptized. She was excited that she was able to be baptized on her actual birthday. Everyone's families made it and we had birthday cupcakes and ice cream after dinner. Congrats Emmie!

Look Who's 5

On June 3rd our little man turned five years old. It's hard to believe how quickly the time goes. What he wanted more than anything this year was to go swimming on his special day. So off to the pool we went. He got spoiled rotten, as usual. We just can't help ourselves since he is our one and only.