Welcome Home Ryan!

After six years of active duty in the U.S. Army, which included two tours in Afghanistan and one in Iraq, our neighbor Ryan is finally home for good. Can you tell how proud and happy his dad is?!?!? He has actually been home for almost two weeks now, but the weather has been gorgeous so we've been outside every waking minute and nobody felt like getting on the computer to post anything. We're catching up now though since it's raining today!

Introducing: The Gary

Ryan came home with a truckload of mountain bikes that he collected over the years, and Dad's old bike was falling apart so Ryan agreed to sell him his Gary Fisher model.


It definitely needed a little tuning up, but Dad is always up for a project. He now has a sweet like-new bike, which he affectionately calls "The Gary".

A birthday surprise!

Mom came home from work today to find this shiny new bike in the garage, which was a total surprise! Now that Dad actually has a decent bike, he felt she needed one that could keep up with him. If you've ever seen the beat up old Huffy she currently rides, you know that this one is definitely an upgrade!

Nature's Fireworks

Wishing everyone a happy and safe 4th of July holiday!

Sprucing Up the Neighborhood

We all know how much my dad loves his power tools, so of course he was happy to have another excuse to use the pressure washer.


It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it!


Amazing what a fresh coat of white paint will do, isn't it?


Meanwhile, Steve and Cindy O. were busy next door ......


..... putting in some beautiful new bushes!