Okay...this time, we really do have a good excuse for why the blog has been left behind for five whole weeks. We have been SOOOOOOOOOOOO busy with :
a visit to a FUN park:
We went with the entire Lamont family to Cedar Point in Ohio. It was a blast to hang out with everyone and enjoy the awesome roller coasters. Caleb is pretty much Snoopy and Charlie Brown's biggest fan, so the fact that they are the mascots for this theme park worked out great. He loved meeting them at a character breakfast and riding all of their rides. Leah enjoyed watching and waiting for the day when she can ride too!
a FLOOD
Two days after getting home from our weekend in Ohio, we had a ton of rain. The sump pump in our basement stopped working and we ended up with a major flood. In order to take care of the water issue, we had to rip up the carpet and take down the (hideous) paneling. Taking down the paneling meant that the (hideous) drop ceiling had to come down as well as the drywall that it was glued and nailed to. We are SO blessed to have such an awesome church family that came to our rescue with this immense project. Several of the youth group boys managed to demo our entire basement in about 2 hours! Another friend from church helped by putting in two new sump pumps....and another couple came to help us paint when the new walls were put up. Meanwhile, everything that was in our basement ended up in either the garage or randomly placed throughout the house (not good for a person who likes everything organized and in its place). When all was said and done we were incredibly thankful that this happened for two reasons: we got rid of our hideous basement and have a new one paid for mostly by insurance....and we discovered a lot of mold behind the paneling that had probably been here for quite awhile and wouldn't have been taken care of had this not happened. God sure knew what he was doing!!!
FAMILY time
We have managed to spend a lot of quality time with family throughout these busy weeks. The kids are learning to enjoy each other's company a lot more now that Leah is getting older. She loves to watch Caleb and he loves to entertain her (and take away all of her toys). They had a ton of fun playing and enjoying our vacation to Lake of the Ozarks. This time, Daddy and Grandpa came too. It was SO nice to get away from the craziness at home for a week. We relaxed a lot and spent plenty of time in the hot, hot, hot Missouri sun. When we got back to reality we had a few more projects to finish up with our basement. Luckily, Grandpa Ron and Grandma Sue came up for the weekend so we could get just about everything done. The kids sure enjoyed seeing them!
