The Reason We Pay For Homeowners Insurance

This morning at 3:00 Sam woke up. I'm so thankful that he did! I was in his room feeding him and I heard Dutchess whining in the laundry room. I wondered why she was whining but thought maybe she just had to go to the bathroom. After I put Sam back down I went down to check. I got down the stairs, turned the corner, took a few steps and knew why she was whining. I stepped in a puddle of water. Our outside facet had frozen and burst and was filling up the laundry room with water! It was beginning to spill out into the entryway as well. I quickly ran upstairs and woke Matt up and we spent the next 45 minutes cleaning up the water.

Matt called his cousin Travis (a plumber) and he came over to fix the pipe. We also had someone come out to assess the damage. I didn't think there was going to be that much damage because it hadn't gotten very far onto the hardwood and carpet. But, there is water damage to the hardwood. Right now there are two ways this could go. We are drying everything out with really loud fans right now and then if the damage isn't too bad we will have to have all of the hardwood refinished. That is the best case scenario. The worst case scenario is that we will have to have ALL of the hardwood replaced! Those of you who have been to our house know that there is quite a bit of hardwood. But, it would be an all of nothing deal since they won't be able to match the pattern. Here are som pictures of the living room, bathroom, and laundry room. Needless to say, we are spending the next night or two upstairs.

Thanksgivng in Arizona

I'm still behind in my blog posts. We went to Tucson for Thanksgiving. My parents have a condo there and they go every November. This year we decided to go and spend Thanksgiving with them. Abby, Sam and I flew out on the Friday before Thanksgiving. We had a few days there and then Matt came the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. We had a great time hanging out at their place, swimming in the pool, Christmas shopping, and going to the Desert Museum. Matt got to play golf twice with my dad (even though it rained both Thursday and Friday). We had a great Thanksgiving dinner. On Saturday we drove to Phoenix to spend our last day with Amy and her family. It was fun hanging out with them and Abby loved being about to see Ashtyn and Kylan again. Rick and Amy have a Wii so after the kids went to bed we played that for a while. We played tennis and bowling. It was very fun but my right arm was sore for about three days after leaving! Here are some pictures of the trip.

Abby sporting the sombrero Grandma and Grandpa got her in Mexico.

Boppa with the kids.

Sam and I in the condo.

We spent quite a bit of time in the pool and hot tub.

It was nice to see the sun again...

One night we were in the living room and Abby disappeared for a while. She was in my parents closet getting all of my mom's hats and putting them on her head. She was quite proud when she came walking out without any of them falling off.

I was sitting on a bench in the bird part of the museum. I was right under a bird and made a comment about it being able to poop right on my leg. About a minute later it did! I just had to take a picture and share. :)

Boppa and Abby at the Desert Museum.

Posing at the Desert Museum.

Abby and Grandma Loon playing cards.

The four of us on our last morning in Tucson.

Having fun in the park.

Three princesses.

The four cousins.

Kylan LOVED Sam. I love this picture of the two of them.

Joy and Kylan

Daddy with his kids.

This is a video of Abby and Ashtyn playing at the playground by Ashtyn's house. I love the imaginations of six year olds!

Abby's Thanksgiving Program

Abby's class invited all the parents to come to a Thanksgiving feast the Thursday before Thanksgiving. Her class worked hard at learning a few songs and then we all feasted on Turkey. Here are some pictures of the event.



Guess where Abby is....yup, back row center.




Jingle Bells Thanksgiving Style



Abby and her friend Emily