Bye-bye Grandpa

Greg's dad left for Indiana tonight. He will make the trip in two days, break it up a little so it's not so long. He spent three whole weeks here with us working on the house and he got a LOT done! All the trim is up in the bathroom and office, there is a new wider doorway between then living room and dining room, we have a coat closet under the stairs, all of the awful bead board is covered up, the ceiling is repainted and the ceiling trim is back up in the living room. There is still plenty for us to do... finish the drywall and paint it, strip and re-stain all the floor trim and put it back up in the living room, get the electric hooked up for the bathroom and office, and so many small little projects. Eventually we want to get different carpet in the living room and refinish the wood floor in the dining room. Greg borrowed a "dustless" sander from our friend Jordan, it is motorized and has a shop vac attached to it so it goes supper fast and you have to be really careful but it makes things go a lot faster. Greg had a lot of fun trying it out on our living room walls... There is still a lot of dust, but not nearly as much as there would have been otherwise! Thanks Jordan!









We are really going to miss having Grandpa around. Luke had gotten used to having him around all the time and even learned how to roar finally in the last few days! He really wants to be big like Daddy and Grandpa and Mommy. He wants to walk around in my shoes, play with the pots and pans, wash things and fold laundry like Mommy. He wants to pound with a hammer and roar like Grandpa, and he wants to sand drywall and vacuum like Daddy. Another game we have really enjoyed lately is chase! We have had the entertainment center pulled away from the walks pretty much since Grandpa came and he likes to run around it with me crawling after him. Then after he goes around the corner I change directions and surprise him on the other side. He LOVES being scared like that!



Here is a short video of the shoes!!!

and here he is trying to sand the drywall like Daddy...

Here is Grandpa next to the two doorways he put in...

And here is a picture of us that Grandpa took for us!

Bye-bye Grandpa, give lots of hugs and kisses to everyone back in Indiana for us. Thanks so much for taking care of us. We love you and we'll miss you!