House Progress through June 30

Our house looks like it is finished. The only thing we see missing is the carpet and RC Willey is delivering our appliances on Monday. It was fun walking through the house and seeing all the minor changes that are happening. The changes we noticed inside the house was of course the granite counter tops, sinks,  sink fixtures, light fixtures, outlet covers, toilets, and master shower glass. Outside the house the front stairs are dry with railing and the driveway is complete with RV pad to the side of the garage. We are getting excited to move in and get things settled.

Maternity Pictures

 At the Spackman Family Reunion Mindee and Amanda, Emily's sister-in-laws, found some time to take maternity pictures. Travis was not as excited as Emily about the whole thing, but it was something they wanted to do with their first baby. In the end it was fun for all those involved. The pictures turned out to be amazing!!! Thank you Mindee and Amanda!!!

Broken Pinky

Travis broke his pinky finger this week. He was playing soccer with the Elder's quorum in his ward and was playing keeper in the goal while warming up. the ball came in and jammed his finger causing it to break. Immediately Travis knew that it was broken, but he stayed and played the game anyway.

The next day, Travis and Emily visited three different doctors who kept passing them along to other specialists. Finally they found someone who would do surgery on his finger placing a pin through his pinky to keep it in place. They gave Travis a prescription for pain medication, yet after taking it he got very nauseous. He is just taking Ibuprofen and as long as he keeps it elevated it doesn't hurt too bad. 

Week 33

Emily has less than 7 weeks left! That is if our little guy comes on time. Emily is hoping he will come a little early. The heat is starting to get to her and she is starting to swell. The pregnancy has not been too bad for her and we hope everything continues that way.

Spackman Family Reunion

   
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Family

 

This past week the Spackman family got together for a fun reunion!!! It started with Kendall coming home from his mission and everyone picking him up from the airport. The family kept busy with a baby shower, water kickball, tennis, boys soccer game, shirt tie-dying, and a murder mystery dinner. All of the meals were cooked by family members from their missions. Kendall made Empenadas, Kyle Jumbalaya, Brian had stuffed peppers and a potato casserol, Travis made Cepelini and potato pancakes, Mark fixed doubles, Dad (Paul) did a Brazilian steak dinner, and Grandma and Grandpa made borscht.

House Progress through June 23

The house really looks great! It really is coming together with the paint, tile and now cabinets! Earlier in the week we took the Spackman family to see our house. The railing was stained to match the cabinets and some of the cabinets where in place. Later that week we went back and all the cabinets were up. We even had some cement laid out for the back patio and front stairs.

Father"s Day

Travis has gotten Father’s Day presents from Emily since they have been married. This year has been special for him since he really is going to be a father. Travis got all of his presents early because he could use it or Emily couldn’t keep it a secret. His first gift was a soccer ball. He picked it out himself and used it to help him get ready for his soccer season. His second gift was the book “Ender’s Shadow.” He started reading his book last week, but it ended up missing pages! Have you ever had that happen to you? Now his book is being returned and he is waiting for a new one to come in the mail. 

Travis also got a surprise gift on Father’s Day. Emily is currently a sunbeam teacher in our ward. She decided to spend some time making Father’s Day gift with her class. They made little white shirts out of paper and stuffed a bag full of skittles to look like a tie. They turned out better than she thought and Travis got the leftover treats!