Bathroom Makeover

The Wallpaper Removal Crew - they work cheap.

Note to self: If you only have one bathroom for six people, do not hang wallpaper in it.

The Taskmaster

Sam managed to commandeer a squirt bottle and took great delight
in showering his siblings and telling them to get to work.

Last Day of Swimming Lessons

Random Stuff

She can read! She can read! And write!
Rach has wanted to learn to read for ages,
but she wants to learn in five minutes or less.
She has officially made the connection that the letters "talk"
and she really is reading.

My rose bush...it didn't bloom last year, but it's beautiful this year.

A tootsie roll and a stroller ride...what more could a two year old want?

Danny has earned his Totin' Chit and his Firem'n Chit...
which means he's legal to carry a knife and play with fire at scouting events.

Memorial Day Parade (Pioneer, OH)

Wednesday Night Graduation

Danny and three other fifth graders have graduated from the
Wednesday night kids' program at our church.
In the fall they will attending the middle school program
at Crossroads Farms near Reading.

Spring Flowers

Planting Raspberries

Raspberries are my favorite fruit, and I have wanted some since I was a kid.
A very kind-hearted neighbor gave us a bunch of plants, so our patch is on its way.

Michael didn't think it would be much fun
until he saw that a posthole digger was involved.

Rachel was my chief planter.

See the worm?

May 2010

an art project that went a little crazy

planting our hanging buckets and porch pots

three turkeys in a tent

Art...From the Ground Up

When your dad starts digging holes in the backyard...

it's the perfect place to collect your own clay...

and make your own pots.

Do you think this will sell on ebay?

April 2010

It's been a while since I posted, so here are some pictures
of the Sullivan family happenings.



Sam...up on his hands and knees.
That's a new accomplishment this spring.
He's not crawling this way, but he's up and rocking.

Bacon and Eggs anyone?

April Fool! It's really candy.

The traditional egg coloring

It works better if you use your hands, you know.