Life is a happenin'!

Scout- Pretty sure she'll remain unemployed with this kind of work ethic!

Carter playing with his Monkey mouth. I made the teeth out of Play-doh and he "carefully" removes them.

Getting ready to go out for a 4-wheeler ride.

Cake day with Auntie Alisha

Auntie Alisha came on Friday after Carter's birthday to celebrate with him. She brought him the coolest GIANT cupcake baking pan, and together they constructed an amazingly large and amazingly delicious cupcake.
Carter had a great time! Thanks Auntie Alisha.

Carter turned 3!

On January 12th, Carter turned 3. I cannot believe this little miracle is growing up so fast.

Here are some pictures from the little party we had and also some pictures of him with is gifts. Grandma and Grandpa gave him 2 goldfish. Carter named them Nemo & Nemo. We are having a hard time deciphering which one is which.

He also got a pair of red rubber boots for our spring mud walks. He wore the boots for days.

January 2010

Carter and his best friend, taking a nap.






















Bryan making Venison/Elk jerky.






































Dance party on New Year's Eve. The meaning of "dance party" sure changes once you and all of your friends have kids. I wouldn't trade it for anything though.

Pizza party for New Years. Boys, boys, boys!

More December pics

Christmas, etc.

Carter put the lights on. Something look "odd" to you?

Did I mention Scout thinks she is a human?














Family pic on Thanksgiving.

















Grandpa Calvin and his new dog Toby.


















Me and my amazing son.


















My sister, Anne and I.

Where does the time go?

Ok. I realize again, I've been a bad "blogger" the past 2 months, but seriously...where does the time go?

I've decided to stop waiting for big "blog" worthy events and just start posting random pics and comments as they come. Hope you can adjust to this transition and will still enjoy peeking in on us from time to time.

Carter has 1 chore so far and that is to feed Scout.

He does an excellent job!

This is a funny picture. Look for the 2 little lights.

Bryan and Carter went on a "walk-about" after dark one evening.

Two little headlamp lights walking down the driveway. One was up in there air about 6 1/2 feet, the other juts a mere 3 feet off the ground. A site I never want to forget.

It's official! We've moved in!

This post is late, I know, but better late than never, right? We started moving items in on 10/24, but spent our first official night with beds, tables, etc. on 11/6. Bryan actually missed rifle deer opener for the first time in 10 + years, but in retrospect, I think it was worth it. Almost a month has passed, and we are settling in nicely. We still have a few items at our duplex and also some large items in our storage unit, but for the most part, we can officially call our one-year labor of love
H-O-M-E!

Thanks to all who followed our journey for the past year. Our home and hearts are warm, and our door is always open to you.

We are thankful each day for God's blessings. He watched over us through this entire process, and never gave us more than we could handle. We look forward to making many great family memories in our home.