Before winter came Mark needed to stop a leak in on of our hose bibs (to prevent a major leak if it froze) Mark had to go in the crawl space and asked if Megan wanted to go. She was SO excited. She changed into work clothes, grabbed a flashlight and off they went. She was helped follow the pipes to find the shut-off and really didn't want to leave the crawl space.
When they we done and after I helped get her out, she quickly informed me that she needs to have a flash light that goes on her head like Daddy's and it has to be blue! I guess I need to get her one if I want her to keep helping with projects.
Finally, we are going to tile our back splash! We have had the tiles for months but didn't want to take up a summer weekend for an indoor project so now that we were hosting Thanksgiving, we had to get it done. Here is a boring before picture.
Megan was warned that she was going to have to entertain herself for most of the day so she started off watching Olivia upside down. But once we changed it to a non-kid show, she moved on to other odd activities to keep her busy. 
I took a lot of time to lay out the pattern just to make sure we had enough of the small tiles.
At this point, we were already sore from leaning over the counter and under the cupboards. Not even halfway done and I thought it was never going to end.
Comedic relief! Megan came scooting into the kitchen on her lady bug, wearing her "bike helmet" and her tu-tu made from a foam floor puzzle piece. She is a little weird sometimes.
Worst position ever!!! Behind the stove, under the microwave, straddling a gas line...horrible! I'm sore even thinking about it.
But I guess it was worth all of the pain, so pretty! I even leave the under cabinet lights on when we leave just because it is so pretty. The glass tile just looks so good when the light shines on it.
It was hard to get a good picture of the tile that doesn't make it look "flat" but at least you can see the pattern. So glad it is over and our kitchen remodel is officially done!
In the beginning of October Megan and her friend Chase spent a morning playing at Carpenter Farms before picking out their Halloween pumpkins.
We spent some time in the straw pit playing on the climbing rope,going to the slide and just climbing bales of straw. Megan loves it!
I think we found a few pumpkins! Not all of these were ours, but we did buy a few to carve and use as decorations around the house. But I will always buy my pumpkins at Carpenter Farms, because the kids can play, pet farm animals, go on hay rides, walk through corn mazes etc. for free! Love this farm!!!
Halloween dinner at Lenawee Country Club before Grandma and Papa Schutte leave for Florida. Megan was excited to finally wear the Big Bird costume and I was happy the Grandma and Papa got to see her in her costume.
Megan showing Grandma and Papa how to play a matching game on an iphone. So priceless watching Papa taking lessons from Megan.
It's "Little Big Bird" That is what Megan kept calling her costume, it was adorable.
Megan and some of her friends. Some came to our house for dinner and some just came for trick-or-treating and it was so much fun seeing all of the kids getting so excited running from house to house getting candy. 
Megan couldn't keep up with all of the walking and had to be carried and had to skip a lot of house to keep up with the group. But don't worry, she got plenty of candy and we still have some left!
The girls from Merry Marketplace. Another fun weekend where the adults and some kids made some money, but more importantly, Megan got to play with her cousins.
How many kids can you fit in a phone booth? After Merry Marketplace we all went to dinner at The Beach Bar and while waiting for food the girls were entertaining themselves. Interesting note: I took this photo in the dark and I was very impressed that I was able to see all of their little faces on the first try.
Before winter came Mark needed to stop a leak in on of our hose bibs (to prevent a major leak if it froze) Mark had to go in the crawl space and asked if Megan wanted to go. She was SO excited. She changed into work clothes, grabbed a flashlight and off they went. She was helped follow the pipes to find the shut-off and really didn't want to leave the crawl space.
When they we done and after I helped get her out, she quickly informed me that she needs to have a flash light that goes on her head like Daddy's and it has to be blue! I guess I need to get her one if I want her to keep helping with projects.
Finally, we are going to tile our back splash! We have had the tiles for months but didn't want to take up a summer weekend for an indoor project so now that we were hosting Thanksgiving, we had to get it done. Here is a boring before picture.
Megan was warned that she was going to have to entertain herself for most of the day so she started off watching Olivia upside down. But once we changed it to a non-kid show, she moved on to other odd activities to keep her busy. 
I took a lot of time to lay out the pattern just to make sure we had enough of the small tiles.
At this point, we were already sore from leaning over the counter and under the cupboards. Not even halfway done and I thought it was never going to end.
Comedic relief! Megan came scooting into the kitchen on her lady bug, wearing her "bike helmet" and her tu-tu made from a foam floor puzzle piece. She is a little weird sometimes.
Worst position ever!!! Behind the stove, under the microwave, straddling a gas line...horrible! I'm sore even thinking about it.
But I guess it was worth all of the pain, so pretty! I even leave the under cabinet lights on when we leave just because it is so pretty. The glass tile just looks so good when the light shines on it.
It was hard to get a good picture of the tile that doesn't make it look "flat" but at least you can see the pattern. So glad it is over and our kitchen remodel is officially done!
