Rylee turns 10!

Sweet Rylee turned 10 years old on August 14. The item at the top of her list was a hamster - but unfortunately her mom and dad did not agree. Lost hamsters in the house are not her parents idea of fun. But she understood and settled for a karaoke machine instead. :) She also received lots of new clothes (really cute ones from her Grandma and Grandpa and Aunt Elida and Uncle Aaron), Hannah Montana pajamas, gift cards, and lots of fun stuff. Our sweet Rylee is growing up to be such a young woman. She is always so mindful of others and loves to be able to help anyone at any time. She loves animals, and you can always find her playing with her dogs, Tank and Dash. When she grows up, she wants to be a veterinarian. Right now at this time in her life, it is the perfect career for her. Rylee can hold her own with her brothers - she has learned from being in the middle of two boys that she has to be able to take care of herself. And sometimes if they have little spats - they are the ones who come out crying. She loves the color pink and we just finished decorating and painting her room in a really light shade of pink. Rylee keeps all of us on task - always reminding us what we need to do and what we haven't done (she is going to make a great wife and mother!) Thank you Rylee for being you - we love you and all that you are to us! You make our lives complete!

Hayden turns 14!

Hayden turned the big 14 on Tuesday - wow! Can't believe how time has flown - just seems like our blue eyed, blond and bald little baby just came into this world. What an incredible kid he has turned out to be - We are so proud of him and the choice he has made thus far in his life. He is a huge help to his mom and dad - and he is definitely his father's son! He looks like Jim, talks like Jim, and even walks like him! He has a love for cars just like his Dad - we have nicknamed him the "car whisperer". He can name any engine coming down the street and is almost as good as his dad at diagnosing car problems. He ceases to amaze us - how grateful we are to be able to call him our son - WE LOVE YOU HAYDEN!

We're tying our shoes!

A huge milestone has been reached in the Hyde household. At the ripe old age of 7, Evan has mastered the art of tying his shoes. It felt kind of like the whole toilet training process---when they are ready, they will just do it. So during Church last Sunday, I told Evan to take a shoe off and that we would practice tying his shoe. He was all for it. So after quite a few tries, he did it! Way to go, Evan!

Happy Mother's Day

What a great day! I was treated like a queen - The kids made a wonderful dinner, which included a spaghetti-like dish that was made out of ramen noodles and even seasoned with the enclosed packet! There was also fruit salad and a beautiful chocolate cake with sprinkles. It was a delicious meal. How lucky I am to be a Mom to such a wonderful family!

Ready for rent!

It is hard to believe, but the storage units are built and ready to rent! There is still a lot to do - paving, landscaping and finishing the fencing and gates. But we already are getting phone calls from people ready to rent!

A lot can happen in a week!

Just since my last posting, it is obvious that a lot can happen in a week. Here it is a week later and you can see that it has been a very busy place! The roof will be delivered tomorrow, 4/28/08, and that will complete the first building. The second building has been started, and will most likely be completed this week - stay tuned for more pictures to come!

And the construction continues. . . .

As you can see, the construction on the storage units continues. In these last two weeks, two concrete pads have been poured, and three semi trucks came from Wisconsin delivering all of the materials to build the storage units. In the next coming weeks, we shall see all of those materials that were delivered being put in their place. We will keep you posted!