returning home

we just finished up with quite a busy weekend. our friends the Bansemar's, Harms's, and Maio's all came to town and the girls enjoyed Robin's baby shower. Scott and Anna brought their 3-month old Ethan along and i think that he was the only guy at the baby shower and was getting quite a bit of attention from the ladies. we all went out for pizza last night and then enjoyed some Guitar Hero before retiring for the night.

our home renovations wound down on Friday evening. we had some more help from everyone, this time moving our belongings back in and putting the house back together. Clayt was really helpful with doing some substantial electrical work and, as of right now, the house is liveable again. on Saturday morning we had carpet installed in the baby's room and our new refridgerator delivered, all before 11:30am. the pictures below don't show how drastic the changes are in the floors. they really look great, just like the rest of the changes that were made to the house. thanks to all of you guys that volunteered to help us out, and a special thank you to Hotel Friedt. Robin and I (and the baby) are truly appreciative of you all.