AUGUST BRINGS PROGRESS!!!

Hi Everyone!!!!! As you can see by the pictures, things are starting to move along a little. (You should be able to click on the first picture and then view them all, one by one). Last Monday, August 18th, they started framing our house. By Friday, five days later, it was totally framed, the OSB board was up, the roof was closed, and the shingles were put on!!! Wow, now if the rest will go that smoothly, we'll be in good shape. Logan and Cayden were so excited to see the progress. Now that we have a fourth bedroom upstairs, Logan thinks he will move into that one "to make things a little different." Cayden has informed us that he may want Logan's old room.

In addition to taking the house from a 1 1/2 story to a full 2 story, we added on a little room on each side of the house, changed the front room into a den, enlarged our pantry, changed the extra space we had added on two years ago in the back of the garage to an exercise room, we now have a larger "loft" area for the boys to play in upstairs, and both our upstairs bathrooms are a little larger.

In the process, we had to have a huge Pear tree cut down, because it was too close to the house now and the trunk was starting to split. We'll have to pretty much start all new with the landscaping.

Tomorrow night (Sept. 27th), we will be meeting with the builder to pick out cabinets, countertops, hardware, and to start thinking about appliances and paint colors.

Logan and Cayden are doing well in school, and we are very pleased with the teachers they got. We all miss being at the bus stop and chatting with our friends, but it's just a short distance to their school.

God has truly blessed us with all of you, and all your love and kindness is what keeps us going. God is gracious and He's with us every step of the way. Hope you're feeling His love now.

Take Care,

Love from all of us,

Jennifer, John, Logan, and Cayden

Hello Everyone!!!! Can you believe the kids are going back to school already!! Wow, the summer break has flown by.

Good News: Construction on our new house will begin this week. The builder will be pouring the new concrete on the sides of the house (we are expanding a little). John and I have had a meeting to pick out the exterior materials for the house, the faucet fixtures, the windows, the doors and door handles, and sinks. We met with the flooring specialist, and we now have carpet and tile samples in our apartment. We are pretty much decided on what we want with those. Next we'll be picking out kitchen cabinets, counter tops, and appliance style and color. We are so excited to get things rolling!!!!

Apartment life can be somewhat cramped at times, but thank goodness we've been able to enjoy summer weather and activities a lot. Speaking of activities, the pictures above are from our awesome trip to see our close friends Kristen, JP, Kai, and Jacob Snyder in Smithville, MO. We went the week of the 4th of July and had a great time. We were so glad to see them and get to spend some much needed time away from Fort Wayne. On the way to their house, we also spent a few days in St. Louis. We went to the zoo, a Mets/Cardinals game at the Busch Stadium, visited the Arch, and the kids enjoyed a go-cart/fun spot Nascar place.

Logan will be in third grade this year, and he is very happy with the teacher he got. Logan just finished his soccer program with the Parks and Recreation and will start the Mini Dons soccer at IPFW in September.

Cayden will be starting kindergarten this year. We are very happy with the teacher he got. Cayden's a little disappointed he won't be able to start off the year riding the bus. Since we are in the apartment, close by Lima Road, it's quicker and closer to drive them to school.

We pray for a good school year and that the house will come along with little or no problems!!
We hope you all are doing well and are blessed with a safe and healthy start to the school year.

Love and Peace,

Jennifer, John, Logan, and Cayden