Monday, May 26, 2008

Painting Keshan's Room

We have finally started the long process of making this house our home! It has begun in Keshan's room. After long deliberation, the green paint has gone up. Mommy started with the roller.
Daddy then joined in with the trim work.
It was a long afternoon of waiting outside the gate for the kids. After Kuy and Kesh went to bed for the night, Mommy and Daddy burned the Midnight Oil to get the second coat on.
Here is our first glimpse of the results this morning. Yea!!!! It is so peaceful and dreamy.
Now, with all of the furniture in and the pictures on the wall, it is the perfect peaceful retreat for our Sensitive Dreamer. Yes, Kesh, the world really is a good place after-all. She had a rough start and is now settling in and enjoying family, fun, and now her new room. (J and I are just excited to cross one major project off of the list!) Next project...? Oh, I forgot to mention that Keshan is becoming mobile...better get as much done as possible now before all spare time is spent baby proofing! Kuyler is already learning to pull his papers FAR away from Sister's reaching arms! (He piles toys in front of her to distract her.) Ah, the life!

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Adventures in the Sun

Wow, what a beautifully busy time! Since I have posted, we have had numerous adventures. The National Day of Prayer rally was held in the courthouse lawn. We really enjoyed the opportunity to join with others in our town for such a wonderful purpose. The days leading up to it were warm, but as you can see from the picture, that day was chilly! (Also pictured are Miss Erin and Pastor Steve.) We bundled up. Keshan and I were definitely the warmest as she is a little heater, especially in the wrap. Kuyler cuddled into Daddy and enjoyed the yummy treats that the local churches provided.
Since then, the weather has made a turn for the warmer. Jason and Kuyler surprised Grandma Helen by washing her car when they went out to wash ours. They all gleamed in the sunshine, appearing happy to have shed pounds of mud and dirt from all of the country driving.
For all of you who are wondering, the kidney stone ordeal is OVER! The stint was definitely the worst part. Kuyler is just glad that Mommy is now able to sit on the floor. He joyfully exclaimed, "Mommy, you're free!!!! Now you can sit on the floor. Lets build Lego's." Immediately, the Lego's got dumped out of the bag and the building began. (Pictured below is Jericho before the wall fell down.)
With spring has come Spring Fever and planting! Grandma Helen started plants at her house and then brought them to us to nurse along until time to plant. Here in Montana, planting can't safely happen until June. Our dining table has become a nursery.
Kuyler has helped us with the planting, too. 6 cubic feet of peat moss later, we are starting to add plants that Mom gave us out of her flower beds. It is so fun to see the previously empty flower beds coming to life. We take daily strolls around the yard enjoying all of the changes in plant life.
This past weekend saw the kiddos and I at the ranch while Jason got the fun of cleaning our carpets and working on an extensive honey-do list. We really missed him, but we came home to a beautiful yard. He also umpired softball games. Here is a pic of all of us out watching a softball game at a field near our house. It is fun to watch Daddy in action.
While we were at the ranch, Kuyler threw rocks in the pond for our German Shepherd, Caty. She loves to splash around while attempting to catch every rock (or whale, as Kuy deems them). Keshan had some fun in the sun with her new sunglasses and bucket hat. She isn't too sure about the feel of grass. Sitting on it or standing in it prompts little screams of "Ag, Ag, AG!". We had a wonderful break, but are glad to be settling back in with Daddy!

This pic turned out so cute that I just had to share it.


Friday, April 25, 2008

Hail to the Little Ones

Yesterday we had the joy of our friend Bailey Mae coming for a visit. She is 4 months older than Keshan, but I think Kuyler was more enthralled with her than Keshan was. He immediately lay down on the rug in front of her and just stared. Keshan and Bailey "played" by taking toys away from each other as they seemed to always want the same one. Power of suggestion rules once again. Today, we were sitting having lunch when there was a strange sound from outside. We looked up to see a huge hail storm blow through. That was followed by snow, then rain, then snow, then sleet. Who knows what it will end up doing. This all took less than 15 minutes. Sunday is supposed to be in the 60's. We are going to give up guessing about the weather. Well, grocery day is upon us. Blessings to all.