House O' Sullivans

February brought more snow and an official "Snow Day," allowing the kids an extra full day of fun (and labor). Here's Zeke, shoveling one of many neighbors' driveways after another big dump: Celebrating Kimberly's birthday at her new house in Lehi. A few of Lindy's preschool friends over at the Money's house. This photo perfectly encapsulates Lindy's personality. One of Hallee's many reminder notes, posted to remind Casey to wake her up early to study her weekly spelling words on the day of the test. (Notice the spelling.) We gutted the upstairs bathroom in February. Baby Sean had a habit of dumping bath water onto the floor and the 80s linoleum had started bubbling up AND it was just time. I sanded down the built-in vanity and have successfully refinished it.  It took many woman-hours of labor, but it turned out well.  Now for paint, tile, and some tub refinishing. This, like all other projects started at the Sullivan...

On New Year's Eve I told Casey and the kids the big news of 2016: We are having another baby! I thought that 3 was a good number, but once we moved onto #4 (Lindy), I knew that we'd need to make it to #5. It's a numbers thing for me. Look for the next addition in late summer. We spent New Year's Day at Crystal Hot Springs in Honeyville. It was a spontaneous decision to head up. The temperatures were below freezing, but the sun was out and it seemed like the right thing to do. There are several pools of varying temperatures at the hot springs and some of them were overflowing with people, but we soon found our zen in the 93-degree Olympic-sized pool. That one was relatively empty. The waters there are so mineral rich, that slightly lifting your legs brings you into a floating position with literally no effort. We found that we could float effortlessly on our backs and spent ample time drifting through the giant steaming pool, with the snow-capped Wellsville Mounta...