Thanks

Thank you for your comments on our previous post! We really miss our Crunchie, but we're grateful to have such kind friends and relatives.

We're also grateful that we still have our sweet Brisquette. We all went for a nice walk today and had a great view of the city.

Brisquette also got some exercise with Daddy.


Here are some more pictures from Carl's visit and all the repair work he helped us with. Front steps before:


Front steps after (we'll paint or stain them once we've had a decent stretch of dry weather):


Gross laundry room before:


New faucets for the washer:


New washer, with pots and pans hanging around:


Filling in the cracks:



And a delicious dinner afterwards!

Today We Lost Crunchie

Today we lost Crunchie. She was hit by a truck in front of our house when Alison and I were trying to get her back in the house. Due to the nature of her injury, we know she was killed instantly and did not suffer. It was a very traumatic experience and Alison and I are very sad. We will miss Crunchie, but we know that we gave her a good life when she lived with us. She was our friend. Goodbye Crunchie, you are missed by us and Brisquette.

Late-Breaking News

Well, if you were on Facebook, you found out May 12th. For anyone who missed that announcement, now is your chance!

We're halfway there!

On Thursday, we found out that our baby has a . . .

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Y chromosome!

No, we're not going to show you the proof, but here's his adorable face:


Also, I think my baby has a secret identity: Strong Bad. (Note the mask and the boxing gloves for hands!) I'm sure many capers are in our future.


Speaking of capers, Alison started a prenatal yoga class and got her trash kicked on the first day...turns out when you're basically sedentary for 20 weeks, you get a little out-of-shape.


In other news, we had a pipe break in front of our house. Water leaked from our front yard out to the sidewalk and the street for about 18 hours. Then the plumber turned the water off and we had no water for 3 days.


So we had to stay at a hotel with a lovely view of the city. (Tough life!)


After the water pipe issue got resolved, we figured a few more things in the house could stand to be upgraded. So Brandon's dad came out to help. The guys fixed our fence (hopefully Crunchie will find fewer chances to escape).


They rebuilt the decorative brick wall in our front yard.


They also did some great work with appliances, light fixtures, electrical outlets, and lots of other things. Thanks, Carl! The house is a lot more livable now.

Oh yeah, and we also witnessed a historic event.