Walkers' Trail

  this is how a 6 year old packs - a bat, stuffed animal, piggy bank! Cooper came over!   and Lukas   Reid had some twin time at Wondertorium when Mom's away, let's buy ice cream sandwiches!   Mr. "I love getting up early"   Kyle's off to church camp right now for his first time! We all miss him - even Grant!   Grant played with the "reds" this weekend - they earned 2nd place!   basal cell carcinoma! before treatment   after a few applications of the cream   two weeks in and it is nasty!    Grant, Max, Barrett and William - golf and then swimming - not too shabby!

here is our picture as it was listed on realtor.com when we decided to buy it!   here is original landscaping and a closer view   we had already removed a lot of dead shrubs below the window   September 2016 - Our home is a crawl space and we had some wood floor that appeared to be warping. Jason crawled under the house expecting to find a leaking toilet. Instead, he found termites and some mold - both in very small areas but present.   After several phone calls, we ended up with our original builder and a contractor to agree on a plan of action. This plan will eventually span 7 months of workers (could have been 4 weeks if everyone showed up when they said they would and on time!).   We had to remove the entire porch and lower layer of siding so we could see the damage (actually minimal) and we then chose to waterproof the entire front footing of the house, and added a French drain just for safe-keeping.  As a result, we h...

baseball in Springdale - they are standing on turf. Just check out the dugout and overall facility - kind of amazing!   yes, we have matching red Nikes.   Grant doing his thing... Official record keeping - Grant ended his season with a .486 batting average! His on-base would be higher for when he is walked and hit by pitch. So cool!!!     special friends - Max and Barrett     What to do when you lose?!  Our team headed to the Drillers game! summer wouldn't be complete for Reiders without these two! This is their "team picture" as they told Juliane!   popsicles at the pool!   While we went to Arkansas for baseball, these two stayed and played with my parents. They were worn out! Kyle amused himself with his afternoon pretzel snack!   success from the lettuce garden!   Sunday school outdoor movie night!   John's grandmother took ...