Melissa, Andy and the kids' Blog

The trailer's front left corner trim pulled of last time we were camping, because there wasn't any wood left behind if. The bottom 4 feet of frame in that corner was completely rotted away.  Cute girl break.  So we took the front of the trailer off and replaced the insulation, water barrier, several sections of 2x2 framing.  Then recovered and water proofed, I'm on top, the twins are "helping" New counters and a beautiful shiplap wall treatment (stick on vinyl).  We decided to head up the mountain to see the water tunnel from Monticello to Blanding through the mountain. Hannah got sick on the drive up.  She was so quite and out of it.  We stopped to have dinner in the bed of the truck and luckily she decided to vomit then, not during the drive.  So Zoe, Finn, Lilian and I took a short hike while Melissa and Hannah rested at the truck.  All we could figure was the girl had some of her 4 year old shots the week before, so maybe she was reacting to t...

Summer is getting real!  Using the kids' sprinkler play to rescue the lawn.  We pulled out the camp trailer's rotting counters to start over with custom epoxy counters.  Then it was our anniversary!  Holy cow!  Happy anniversary, we got dinner at the hospital and ate at the park.  Melissa is cool like that.  June 6th a giant hail storm hit.  Look at those ice chunks.  Our house would need a new roof, fence, outside lights, screens, etc.  The duplex would end up needing siding and several sections of roof metal replaced.  The siding on the back of the rental.  Melissa's design for the trailer counters.  Melissa's personal "Cinderello." Sometimes this kid loves to help.  Nana and granddad came to visit and take care of the kids.  I bought Melissa a long weekend at the Majestic Dude Ranch for Christmas.  Then COVID-19 started and it got pushed back a little from May to June.  Nana and Granddad braved the p...

Grandma Workman's birthday kicked the month off right. Grandpa even baked her a cake.  \Kids delivering their crafty presents.  Modeling her new fancy flower shirt from Melissa.      The next weekend, May 8th, we went camping with Rob and Mallory Lyman's family.  We headed to Recapture Pocket , northeast of Bluff for an over nighter.  Everybody enjoying Mallory's taco soup for dinner.   The kids had a blast hiking all evening Lots of little caves and overhangs to make them feel like explorers.  Just a few yards from camp, it feels like the middle of nowhere.  Zoe bravely leading the way.  (I'm typing this 2/21/21.  Zoe passed 2/18, seeing photos of her while prepping the blog is very hard.) Lilian seemed at home in the dirt and rocks.  She is quite her brother's little sister.  A brave little adventurer.  Hannah is a mountain goat.  Melissa blamed Finn's jeans being too tight, but Hannah was leaving him...