Home Improvement

Ok. Ok. Maybe I should call this post "furniture improvement" but I finally painted/repaired our 30+ year old dresser. 

The picture on the left doesn't do "before" justice. I was actually impressed by how nice our house looked when all we had in it two years ago were the seven bags we brought back from China and some furniture. However, if it were a close-up, you would see the horrible stains all over strangely yellowed paint. Worst of all, the knobs fell off every time you opened a drawer.

Fast forward to today. I just brought my freshly pained dresser up from the basement with tightly secured knobs. (Hardware man told me to super glue 'em before tightening the screws all the way.) The things I never think of!!!

Friday Fotos

You are my best friend ever!

Some things are too sweet to not post. According to my mom, my dad is still basking in the glow of when Grace told him this weekend, "You are my best friend ever!"

She always has been a fan of her Papa!

Singing the New Testament

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, First Timothy, Second Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, First Peter, Second Peter, First John, Second John, Third John, Jude and Revelation!

SUPERMAN, SUPERGIRL!

These superhero accessories have to be some of the best presents the kids have gotten recently. They LOVE them!

The (Almost) Spring Football Game

Last weekend the DeJs came down for a visit and we had so much fun! We even managed to get all dressed up in our best Tech attire for a family pic. Only problem: the game was cancelled due to thunder. Oh well, there's always next year! GO HOKIES!

Take me out to the T-BALL game!

Let's go, Pirates! Archie loves pirates so I think it's appropriate he is on the pirates team. He looks so cute in his uniform. (The kids have team shirts and hats but can wear whatever pants they want. Archie doesn't see much point in sliding into bases so insists on shorts.) Grace enjoyed hanging out in the outfield while Hunter helped make sure Archie watched the balls and went after them. (Ok, well, she got a little bored.)

This is what I have gleaned from watching about t-ball rules.

1. There is no score keeping (hence everybody wins at t-ball)

2. Everyone bats every inning. There are two innings per game.

3. You only run one base no matter what.

4. There are no strikes and no outs.

5. You always throw the ball to first base no matter where the players are.

6. Kids will get mixed up about what direction to run, who should get the ball, whether they should drop the bat before they run. Coaches and parents can steer them in the right direction. It's pretty funny!

7. It's a simple game. Don't think I've missed anything. If you can think of more rules, add on in the comments :)

 One, two, three - PIRATES! Their coach is a veteran. One little boy broke his leg two days before practice started, but he's determined to still come to all the games and practices.

 Since it's the church league, they have pre-game prayer.

Grace thinks she's on the team, too. She likes to sit on the bench with her pink Dora glove.