Last Weeks of 2011

Beware when shopping at Lowes-you never know what will end up in the back of your truck with your plants...
Erica getting ready to get her braces put on,
Evan testing for his brown belt,

breaking boards,

Evan was the highest ranking person testing so he got to bow everyone in and out, this will probably be the only time this will happen,

Erik took Evan kayaking,

I went shopping with Erica and we saw the most beautiful magi ever, Erica noticed they were each on a different animal,
we also saw the most beautiful kimono ever,

Erik took the kids to a shipyard Christmas party,


Erica and Rachel decorating a gingerbread house,
Erica dissecting a shark at science lab,

decorating Christmas cookies,
Christmas Eve...
Erik starts cutting up our dining room carpet,

scrubbing the red dirt off the concrete,
we were originally going to acid wash the concrete and just use it but Erik had a better idea,
taking a silly break,
laying the flooring,
taking a Christmas bread break, Erik showed Evan how to make this little lantern-I was so impressed,
the flooring is done in the dining room,
it looks so awesome Erik decides to do the whole floor, breaking tile in the foyer-note the wall next to the steps,
it was a mess,

scrubbing,
taking a tree trimming break...I am sure there is an easier way to do this...
oooh, half way,
oh wow, the walls, next to the steps are gone-hurray!
taking a air-soft game break,

two weeks with braces-so far so good,
she had to go back for her jaw expander
the floor is gorgeous, we are loving it,

the closet took Erik a whole day,

picking out a paint color for the walls now,

taking a rc-car break-this car is a lot of fun,
Evan and Erica have been walking Nalu in the mornings...actually I think Nalu walks Evan...