Wow! Time flies!

We have been busy these last two weeks! Here is a quick "catch up" from the King household:

1. Graham spent last week painting the entire inside of our new home, so the boys and I spent a few days at my mom and dads staying out of the way :) Looks beautiful!!

2. Sean took swim lessons with his Auntie Alli while we were there, and he has literally turned into a fish!! He now swims in the deep end, and he can even get things off the bottom of the deep end, too!! Wow!

3. We came home on the 16th to celebrate Graham's birthday. We took him out to his favorite restaurant, BW3s, for some wings and beer. What a fun night out with our family!

4. Friday was spent hanging up our pictures on our newly painted walls. It is amazing how that really turns a house into a home in an instant.

5. We finally got all the remaining things out of the "Peterson Storage" on Saturday. It is soooo nice having our bed back! We have been sleeping on an old mattress for two years, because there was no way our bed was going to fit up the stairs in Duluth! We had to get creative with the one we had ;)

6. Ginger came home from Texas, so we spent Saturday night out on the farm catching up. Fun night and great food!

7. Father's Day!! Early Tee time in Mankato and a beautiful, warm, sunny pool day made it great!

8. Monday had Graham ripping up the old floors and laying tile. Wow! Another awesome change! We got creative with blocking off areas from the kids while he busted his hump all week. Isaac is one determined little man...sneaky, too! I think he is going to be a Navy Seal when he grows up! It is finally done tonight and we are moving things back into place.

9. Twins both have double ear infections :( They seemed "off" yesterday, then Andrew woke up during the night...that is his clue of pain. So I took them in today, and we tried the St. Peter Clinic. It was fabulous and quick! I will do that again for sure :)

10. We met Amy and her kids at the St. Peter McDonald's Play Place for lunch. They all had fun, and we brought Braeden home with us.

11. I am sitting here while they are watching a movie before going to bed. I am thankful for the few minutes to update my blog. :) We are hoping the weather starts to improve tomorrow. We need a warm summer day soon!

12. Some Medical School friends are moving down this weekend, and we are super excited to see them and have them close again! Our other friends will be moving down August 1st and that date can't come fast enough, either! It is amazing how close you become with your friends going through the same life experiences you are. I am so lucky to have them!

Sorry for the "book!" Hope you are all doing well :)

Quality Time

Sean the Shark

Vampire Isaac
Sleepy Andrew

1. Graham survived his test, and that is all he can say about it. It was tough and long, and he is exhausted! We are glad to have him home and not "worrying" about studying for a few weeks.

2. We went to the Minnesota Zoo yesterday. We got there just in time to be ushered into the main building due to an animal escaping! They were pretty mum about where, what, and how. We later found out it was a wolf! Cool story, that is until we got home and watched the news...they had to shoot the poor wolf as they were worried about public safety. :(

3. House projects begin today!!! Paint, tile, lights, door handles, deck, and cement slab...ahhh...it is going to be a busy few weeks.

4. We tried out our neighborhood pool on Monday with Mandy, Noelle, and their boys. What a blast!

5. As Sean was talking to Graham on Monday night about the day at the pool, he told him, "they even have a CAT pool!" As I sat there listening to this...I started to giggle..."kitty" pool...."kiddie" pool...same difference, right?! So funny!!

6. Isaac loves to play the chase game, as he loves to be chased!! At my parents' last week, I had just picked up the Tupperware for the millionth time and Isaac would head right back to play. He would get as far as taking the top bowl out before I would see him, and he would take off running! His little laugh made this little game so much fun!

7. Andrew loves to wrap himself into Sean's comfy blankets, and I found him falling asleep in the living room recently. Too cute for words...

8. Finally got a picture of the Vampire ;)

9. Graham fed a homeless man last week...While walking to school from the "free lot" (about a 15 minute walk), he dropped his lunch bag along the way. He was all the way to school by the time he noticed it, so he started to retrace his steps. No luck, until he got back to campus and noticed a homeless man with his lunch sack hanging from his bike. He talked to the man who was hungry and enjoyed every bite of food. It was interesting because he returned his lunch bag, but had thrown all the Tupperware and silverware away...

10. The Ottos got moved into their new old home. We are excited for them and can't wait to see it!

Enjoy the pictures!

Test...

Wishing my hubby lots of Good Luck on his big Board Test, not that he needs it ;) It is an 8 hour timed test...ugh!!! He tells me that he gets about 90 seconds per question, on average...now if only it didn't take 60 seconds to just read the question...yikes!! Can't imagine! He has been studying so hard and has sacrificed so much, and we can't wait to enjoy the time he will have off before it all starts again :) I am so proud of you, honey!! Love you!