Another Big Hole!

In our marriage I have known Todd to dig a lot of holes and really big holes at that! I have seen him dig holes much taller than himself and holes big enough for 2-3 people to hang out in! But this hole - this was the mother of holes! Lucky for Todd he rented a mini-excavator to dig this 4' deep 50' long hole! He was burying electical wire that he ran out to our new garage. The book he has says it only needed to be 18" deep, but Todd decided 4' was better!

Here is an update on what the garage looks like. It was nighttime when I took the picture so it isn't perfect, but there will be more to come!

Our Garden

We have been harvesting our garden over the past couple of weeks and have had some interesting finds! Our favorite was this ironic twist with a huge red potato and a little cute butternut squash! We had a great year with our garden this go around and it produced like crazy. We made plenty of fresh salsa, 3-4 batches of jalapeno jelly, 3 batches of relish (which the cucumbers that got lost could have easily been, and often were, mistaken for squash), had excellent fresh corn, and the kids picked all the peas they could find! Although all of this was excellent nothing really compared to the 30+ quarts of grape juice we were able to steam. Homemade grape juice like the stuff we have tastes better than liquid candy. We got both concord and white grape juice and have been spoiled rotten with it. So it has been quite fun as we have definitely had our years of scarcity!

Our New Garage!




We decided that because of the slow market here we are probably going to be in this house through the winter and so we then decided we wanted a garage! So Todd is putting one in! It's pretty big, like 1150 sq ft. Dimensions are 32x36. It is going to be pretty sweet. I am getting so excited! We currently have a storage shed we rent for all of Todd's tools and bikes, etc. So having them close to home will be nice. Plus we didn't want to stack up our house full of our stuff(for showing potential buyers) so there is a lot of stuff I have been missing too! So that will be nice. We are also getting our food storage in order and having it all on shelves easy to count, organize, etc will also be so helpful!




Todd's dad came down this week and helped too. They put trusses on and sheeted the roof. Todd said it was so nice to have someone to help with that part and having Randy visit was a treat too! They got so much done and had a good time doing it too!





We also had a carport put in for our boat. We hate having a few feet of snow stack up over the winter and stretch out the boatcover. So we decided to just get a carport for it. We are really glad about it as now we don't have to worry about it weathering so much.



We also put in a front yard (well Todd did!). It really makes the place look cute. Surprisingly so we both decided. It's just a little grass and a little sprinkling system, but spruced the place right up! So yes we (Todd) has been keeping himself plenty busy trying to get it all done before winter. And fixing it up nice like this has made us second guess moving! Of course we wouldn't move until it sells, but who knows, we might decide to stay a while!

Think Pink!

Well for all of you who have been thinking Pink, it worked! We are having a Savannah! It actually took a second to sink in as we were pretty certain it would be a Nater! Everyone in both our families has had a boy first and the girls are definetly out numbered, so guess it's a good thing!

I have some pretty obvious pictures that I won't show on this Family Friendly site, but it's pretty certain! This profile picture we thought was pretty sweet and we are now getting pretty excited to meet her!

The bubble above her nose on this picture is the cord.


She waved to us quite a few times and was also trying to hit with her fist. Guess that's something we'll have to work on when she gets here!

She has been extremely good at kicking lately and it was just perfect that during the ultrasound she decided to let everyone see. I am actually pretty surprised at how much she is moving. Right now it is more just a little bubbly feeling in my belly, but I am certain it will become more and more painful! In this you can see her heart, which they verified has 4 chambers! You can also see her stomach which is the black circle, and her spine! Pretty perfect if you ask us!