April was an interesting month full of changes. Laura turned ...wait for
it......35, and left
Shands Rehab Center For Kids and started at Lamp Post Therapy Center!! The remodel of the downstairs was finished, adding an awesome new room and bathroom as well as a new water heater and new heating and cooling system and insulation for the whole house.
Work had just begun. New eindow framed in at the right, getting ready to move the door down to the left a bit
Framed in new furnace room, laundry nook and half bath. Putting in new insulation in the walls
Wall between the old "garage" and our family room getting ready for demolition!
Hot water heater getting ready to be donated and a new tankless unit put in instead.
Drywall almost done, new french doors to open onto the future back patio
Paint, new light fixtures, new door/window
The wall is down, new steps up into the house from the new room
Painting trim and doors
Finished! Carpeted and furniture moved in! (View from kitchen)
Finished! (View from corner of new room)
Voila!
Last minute storage cabinet door adjustments before baby shower
Laura hosted a baby shower for her friend Steph and made great use of the new downstairs room.
The Shands girls
We celebrated Laura's birthday with brunch at Mom and Dad's, the Farm to
Family Music Festival in High Springs where our friend Andrew's band
was playing, a dinner date at Francesca's and then 80s dancing at The
Atlantic with friends.
Hanging out listening to Nook and Cranny
Chillin like a big girl
Out on our birthday date night
80s night with DJ Donna at the Atlantic
Patrick surprised Laura with a trip to a little beach bungalow on
Manasota Key on the Gulf for her birthday. The grounds of the little
bungalow were lush with plants and we walked out of our door and onto
the beach. Everett loved digging with her new shovel and bucket and we
had a great time exploring the nearby parks and restaurants.
We drove down to see Grandma Janet and Papa Bob our last day.
We enjoyed a trip to Rick Treworgy's Muscle Car City Museum, which had
been on Patrick's to do list for a while.
Everett's April included her first Easter egg hunt, mastering stairs in one day, the usual
walking around with multiple clothing hangers, playing with helium balloons and playing in her new kiddie
pool and Grama and Grampa's
First Easter egg hunt....cheerios and blueberry halves!
first balloon
Riding her new tractor looking tough
Everett went for her first bike ride in her new bike seat and helmet and loves it! We usually ride through the Town of Tioga neighborhood on the shady bike path and then stop at the new playground.