Construction progress

Well things are still moving forward with construction up here. We now have some siding, some sheetrocked walls, some in floor heat....get the main point yet? We have alot of unfinished projects, but they are all progressing and that is what matters! =) Here are a few pics of the latest and greatest.

09-09-09

Luke is here and his birthday will be easy for everyone to remember. He arrived at 11:38 on 09-09-09. He weighed 7lbs 13 oz and was 19 1/2 in long. I went in for induction at 5 a.m. At 6 a.m.I was all hooked up with pitocin. At 7 ish they had to turn pitocin down because I was progressing too fast for thier liking. Just before 8 the dr. ruptured my bag of water. They turned the pitocin off as I was contracting too close together on even the lowest dose. I labored on my own from that point, a little bit slower then previous labors...but easier on my body and the baby. The nurses joked for a bit that maybe he would arrive at 9:09. We welcomed him into the world with Daddy and both of my sisters there to greet him. The rest of the crew was already on thier way and showed up in the L&D room shortly after to meet little Luke for the first time. It was a nice delivery and a sweet time getting to know him together. He is the sweetest baby, hardly ever cries and is very content. He looks a little like each of the kids, more and more like Zach though. ( who happens to be totally taken with him!!!) He is the perfect addition to our family!

Behind on blogging.

Wow...guess I have not updated this in awhile. So it is now Sept. and Luke will join our family this week. Construction is moving forward and get's more and more exciting each week. Mark is home for most of the month and we are all thankful for that! Uncle Chuck and Aunt Doris stopped by yesterday while on thier vacation (which included Montana....Yay!) It was very nice to have that time with them and to show them our neck of the woods. The kids are excited about starting thier new school year. Zach will be doing 6th grade this year, Ethan 2nd and Andrew starts his Kindergarden books. Madeline will join in with some of Andrew's schooling. Samantha gets to enjoy a bit more time running around playing during school time. We had a semi- productive garden in pots this year. We have recieved loads of peppers, squash and pumpkins. ( still are) Our tomatos, green beans and peas didn't fair so well though. We also have potatos to harvest soon. Fall is approaching quickly here in Montana which means that winter is around the corner.We aren't quite ready for it yet.... but when it arrives the kids will be ready to play in it I'm sure!