spring at the farm

we had a nice last trip to oklahoma before baby arrives. the daffodils were blooming, the wheat is lush and green and becky and i were dreaming up uses for old barn wood :) i included the middle picture because to me it looks like 2 emily's-

happy 10

it has been 10 years. 10 years since bobby and i got married.
since i met him i have known he was the one. my match. i remember feeling so strongly about his goodness. his trustworthiness. his loyalty. his funness :) i knew he would make a wonderful husband and an amazing dad. he has lived up all of these expectations and has surpassed even my initial impressions. he always strives to do what is right. he always wants me to be happy. he is always there for me and helps me see his vision of how to make it through (in the tough spots). he supports my dreams and tolerates all my various sensitivities. i could fill pages with his skills as a dad-he gives his all to make our lives better.
we have had a very full 10 years. 3 (almost 4) kids. 2 (almost 3) intense house remodeling projects. living without a house with 2 kids under 2. a new business. i have several sayings up around the house right now-one of my favorites is 'we can do hard things'. i think our motto includes never doing things the easy way-and although it makes for challenging moments it is very satisfying to know that we can do it. we plunge forward into new adventures and new challenges because we can trust in each other. we know we can handle it.
thank you bobby for an incredible 10 years-i love you!

march 16, 2002

 march 10, 2012
i am so thankful to my cousin rebecca who has dedicated her time and talent to capturing me with the kids. these images are so special to me and i love that she can be my photographer :)

roof, windows and emily's tooth

watching the progress on the house has been thrilling. the shell is complete-the shingles should be going on this weekend. now we come to the point of waiting for the plumber, electrician and heating and air professionals to do their work.

the girls had fun climbing in and out through the windows

those windows are now installed in their new location and we have a beautiful piece of plywood covering the hole :)

this is the 3rd of the 3 windows we bought on craigslist last year. the other 2 were installed in the garage room.

the 36" door is propped open until the hardware is installed. the wind has been so fierce the workers were afraid the door would be blown off it's hinges.

and in other very important events...emily has lost her 1st tooth. she was more excited than i would have expected-it was so fun to see her so smiley.

a winter tent

it was 70 degrees on thursday. crazy lovely-and an invitation for some fun. i was supposed to have a photo shoot with 2 little boys-so anneliese and i set up a tent in the meadow. the photo shoot fell through at the last minute-so when grant and emily got off the bus we drove up and had some fun of our own.

photo by grant :)

one two three

we came home yesterday to a new floor-they had anticipated getting more done-but the snowstorm slowed them down. it was a very good feeling to hear the hammers this morning-and quite amazing to watch what 3 guys can get done in a few hours.

one wall-the 6x6 window, 3x6 window, door and 2x2 window will go into this wall

two walls-the 4x4 glass window was found at the habitat ReStore :)

three walls-these two windows will be the existing ones in the formally exterior walls

the roof and windows will be left for monday

outside door-eventually to a deck

interior walls of bathroom and laundry area

and if you want to watch something very short and fun-click here. i had some fun with the preview feature in imovie. it makes grant smile :)