March was a busy month it seems! First off, a dinner date post Whole 30 with Jared! We also went to Edwardsville/St. Louis to celebrate Margo's bday. I took a road trip with Emily to Waco with lots of fun stops along the way. We began the bathroom remodel, which took up quite a bit of free time.
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First post Whole 30 dinner at Gin Mill. So yummy! March 3 |
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Followed by brownie skillet from Taproot! The BEST! |
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Margo turns 1!! March 4 |
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Ethan, Margo, Haley, Katie, Nora & Atley |
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We stayed the night with Abby and Alex and went to the St. Louis Science Museum the next day! March 5 |
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Ethan, making a sail boat! |
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Watching cars go under us on I64 |
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We competed the arch! |
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Last bath in the big tub before demo! March 7 |
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Emily and I are off on our road trip! March 9 |
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We made a detour through Oklahoma to visit the Pioneer Woman's "Merc". There was quite the line for lunch, but it was worth the wait!! YUM! March 9 |
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We made it to Waco!! March 10 |
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The Silo's were so fun! So much to see! |
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Magnolia Silos |
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It was busy inside!! |
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Of course we had to get a cupcake from the Silo Bakery! |
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Made a stop in at Clint Harp's store (From Fixer Upper). Lots of really cool things in there :). March 11 |
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I came home from my Waco trip to this! A demo-ed bathroom! March 13 |
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Bathroom reno means lots of Lowe's trips...Atley was hiding in the "tent". March 14 |
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More demo! Jared really enjoyed this part :)! March 18 |
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This video has made me laugh over and over! "Oh, you shower is gone!" March 18 |
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Free cone day at DQ! March 20 |
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Grandpa and Atley March 25 |
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Grandpa and Dustin came up to help us out with some electrical work in the bathroom! Thank you so so much!! March 25 |
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Our contractor graciously left his tile saw for Jared to use on the flooring! March 24 |
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Jared measured, cut, laid and grouted the entire floor! He's pretty impressive ;)! March 26 |
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Another Lowe's trip! Checking out the toilets! March 29 |
See! March was jam packed!! More bathroom reno coming next month!!