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This is Rylie performing "Bitsy-bitsy" or as you & I would call it, "Itsy-Bitsy Spider". This is on her list of current faves, along with "Twinkle-Twinkle" & "Head & Shoulders, Knees & Toes"! She is Ms. Betty's biggest fan when we go to story-time at the library! Other favorites are: The Doodlebops, books (Peek-a-boo Baby & On Top of Spaghetti still get rave reviews from the littlest Fox:) & Baby Einstein videos.

Rylie & her little cousin John Gavin playing in the bubble bath !

Here is Stewart's latest project......rebuilding his jeep! Yes, the same jeep he has had since he turned 16! As you can see, it is in many pieces. Where are they, you ask? Why you ask? And more importantly, how are we getting into the attic????? Mysteries......In this picture, Stewart is removing the motor, transmission & transfer case, single handedly! He is so smart!

**As a side note, Melinda, Kenon, Haleigh & Breanna came to visit on Saturday. We all went to the park & had a picnic, but ended up having to eat in the back of the SUV because we didn't realize gale-force winds were blowing in from Antarctica! Unfazed by this, we headed to the playground, where Rylie braved the big slides for the first time with Breanna & Haleigh. It was all fun & games until they headed into what I like to call the "tube-of-terror", a plastic tube that kids can crawl throught to get to the next level of platforms. As Rylie & Breanna entered the tube, Rylie took a nose dive & emerged with her first bloody lip! After the wailing ceased, her lip swelled so that she looked a little like Rocky Balboa. She was a trooper! We all went home & made Valentines & grilled hamburgers & had a great time! I will have to get pictures from Melinda, because I left my camera at home when we went to the playground!

Mini-kitchen-makeover!!

We finally did it.......painted the kitchen! After weeks of mulling over what shade it should be, I decided on a color & my sweet (patient) husband helped me. O.k......he pretty much painted the whole thing. I did the initial base coat, but he knows better than to leave me alone with a paint brush (that spells DISASTER), so he took over, doing the tedious trimming & the all important final roll coat. Here is a shot of Stewart putting on the final touches!

Before..........

After!

I love the color........sort of a pear green. The picture doesn't do it justice. I loved my red kitchen, but I need a change. I have all red kitchen-aid appliances & they look so cute with the green!

Our little helper, caught in the act! She kept climbing up & down the ladder. Stewart & I were both concentrating so hard on keeping her out of the bucket of paint while we were painting that we failed to notice that she was underneath Stewart, rubbing her hand on the freshly painted wall! Her whole hand & part of her sleeve was green! I didn't get a picture of that!

Our sweet little helper!

Another "after" picture!