Train trips, paint and puppies!

 Last weekend Hannah and I had the blessing to be able to travel to Santa Barbara by train to help Danielle and Ryan do some work on their first home!

It was an experience for both of us, as I had never been on a train that I can recall either.

We boarded in Klamath Falls, Oregon after a 1 1/2 hour drive over the pass in the first snow of the year, at 10 pm on Wednesday, my birthday!  We arrived the next day for dinner.  20 hours on what would take 12ish to drive.

 Hannah loved the room to play and read and do school.  We even went to the lounge car so she could spread out her dolls on the table.

 What a way to get woke up each morning.  No matter how we tried to let Hannah sleep in a little after our long days, Justice knew she was up there and was bound and determined to find a way over the gate---as you can see he usually did.

 Ryan and I sporting our painting duds.  We painted the entire downstairs and all the kitchen cabinets in two and 1/2 days.  Pretty good if I do say so myself.

 Danielle and Ryan loving that the cabinets are almost done.  I should have gotten pictures of Danielle toward the end, as every time she second guessed something, he would paint her!  Anyone who knows Danielle, knows that it was a lot of paint!

 Before we left Hannah was telling everyone she was going down to 'puppy-sit'!  Well she was not far off.  If she had not been there to entertain Justice and take him for multiple 'walks' every day, we would never have accomplished what we did.

Though as you can see, he did get away from her once or twice.

 Sorry for the x-rated puppy picture, but we did catch this one before he came inside.

Another time we were not so lucky and got white puppy paws all over the brown couch.

Another time it was puppy tail brush marks all over the floor!

 So we caged them in the not currently being painted areas.

Here they are locked in by couches and the entertainment center.

Yes, Hannah thought he was more like her doll and covered him up and they went to sleep just like this!

 Justice likes sleeping on things, and anything will do when your stuff is constantly being moved around.

Hence the computer case, dog bed!

 Hannah took about 50 pictures one day with my camera---dirty laundry, floors, cabinets, shoes, and this cute one with her reflection in the new washing machine door.  You can even see the washing machine in the mirror in the reflection.  It is actually a very interesting picture.

 Ever get enough pictures of puppies and babies.  Due to the lack of babies, you get puppies!

 So nice on our last night there in clean clothes watching "Blind Side".

 Some 'done for now' pictures.  Painted cabinets with no doors yet.  New to them stove with all the proper fittings and properly functioning.

 Painted front room with all the paint off the floor and furniture replaced.

And sadly saying goodbye a the station. We left at noon on my anniversary, to arrive home the next day, totally missing my anniversary and then seeing David for about 20 minutes before he left for meetings in Salem overnight!

We were joking that it won't be long before the 'little' sister, becomes the 'big' sister!