Our Roof is Done!

As you may already know, we have been waiting to get a new roof since late spring. Well, I am happy to say that all the work is finally complete! It is an improvement that was well worth the wait an the rather large chunk of change that came out of our savings account. Anyone who has been to our house knows that our roof was the biggest eyesore. The roofers had to completely strip off the old roof because there were up to 6 layers of shingles. New York state law only allows 3 layers of shingles. Needless to say the roofers had their work cut out for them. The roofers started working late last week and finished up on Wednesday. Nate, Addie, and I almost got used to all the banging, and having a bunch of sweaty guys hanging around our house. With that said, you can see the vast improvement for yourself (sorry, but I took the pictures in the evening when the sun was behind the house...oops)

BEFORE

AFTER

I guess it wouldn't be a true blog without some mention/picture of Addie. I can proudly say that she now smiles on a regular basis, and it is truly heart melting. She definitely has her daddy and I wrapped around her little finger. Yesterday she attended her first birthday party. Our good friend's son, Peyton, turned 5. We had a great time, and of course Addie got way too much attention from everyone (after the birthday boy of course!). Nathan and I were very excited because she is now able to wear clip in bows in her hair. We had to get a picture of Addie's first party, and we really wanted to get her with the birthday boy. Unfortunately, neither Peyton nor Addie really wanted to have their picture taken together. See for yourself....

Peyton and Addie