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This pretty much sums up Hayden. Gun in one hand...broom in the other.

Matt and Michelle

Welcome Elsie Faye

Family of 4

Well......I am hoping my blogging sabbatical is over. It has been almost 5 months since we welcomed sweet Elsie Faye into our lives and I must say this past 5 months have flown by!!!!
So...I need to start blogging again because I am going to kick myself a year from now if I don't. Time flies and life flies by too quickly. I love looking back at my old posts...and am looking forward to continuing to chronicle our lives. Hopefully without another 6 month sabbatical. :)
Without further ado here is what has been happening:

• Elsie Faye arrived January 22 weighing in at 7lbs 9oz and 20 inches long.
• Hayden is a great big brother who lovingly refers to his sister as "sweet honey"
• Hayden is a big ball of energy who loves loves loves to test limits and boundaries
• He loves John Deere still
  
• Hayden also loves to watch videos on youtube of tractors, rockets, garbage trucks, snowplows, rc tractors, rc monster trucks
• Joey invented "something" at work and was awarded a trade secret. It has to do with lasers so Hayden and I lovingly refer to him as Dr. Evil. (Austin Powers) "laser" get it? :)
  
• We decided to gut our upstairs and transform it into a bedroom, bathroom, and small living area. It was quite the gut job. Thanks to Joe and John who helped with the demo.
• Our 3rd dumpster from upstairs was just picked up yesterday. We have the bathroom plumbed in and I am soo happy I figured out how to get a small shower in as well as reusing the old clawfoot tub.
  
• Joey has taught himself framing and is doing an amazing job. He moved a couple of knee-walls back, built a walk in linen closet, and built a walk in closet. His next task is to frame in a wall for the shower and build some bookshelves and built in shelves in the bathroom. Then electrical etc. We are hiring out the drywall and insulation.
  
• Joey went to AZ for 2 weeks over Easter. He worked on a project with the military in the desert by the Mexican border. They were training the military on corneal recognition machines they developed to ship to Afghanistan to be used at military checkpoints. He had to have armed guards with him the whole time because of the threat of bears and the are he was in is a high crossover point on the border and lots of drug/gang activity. He loved it. Only my husband. We managed very well while he was gone. It went by fast.
• Elsie Faye is growing and talking and eating well and playing and giggling (mostly at her brother) and smiling. She is such a joy.