Happy Birthday Andrew!!

To the new graduate: Happy Birthday!

The Big Pour- A New Driveway

After months of scheming, it is finally here. We were so blessed with tons of help. We even had some neighbors come over and help out, just to be nice- it was amazing. It was a big project; the cement truck had to bring 3 full loads and another half load just to finish the job.

We love it! A HUGE thank you to all who had a hand in this!!

Visitors from the South

Andrew's sister, Amanda came to visit- and did we ever have some fun! Amanda does flower parties, so naturally we did a few while she was here.

A few of our "creations."

One of our sweet sugar cookies.

It was great to see her and Zach and spend some quality time together!

Handy Andy Strikes Again

I did not get the "before" picture, but believe me- this is an upgrade. We had one board that went across the entire closet space. It was probably 3 feet deep and impossible to reach things in the back. Not to mention it wasn't very aesthetically pleasing. I love our new cabinets- thank you, Mr. Hughes.

Andrew enjoying a well-earned break.

The Best!

Andrew graduated from Grand Canyon University!!! He is done and we are super excited. I asked to get a picture of him (looking all smart), but he's camera shy. We took my parents to La Crosse, had a wonderful meal at Outback, and did some sight-seeing. The rock formations are beautiful. This time of the year, aqua blue ice can be seen hanging from the rock. It's quite stunning. Sorry about the non-quality pictures. I'm actually quite proud of them. I took them from the back seat of a moving vehicle. A for Effort.

So Stinkin' Cute

They are all here! Almost. It's a work in progress.

Happy Birthday Mom

To my mom, who is forever correcting our mistakes and willing to lend a helping hand, Happy Birthday. You're the best, now eat some cake... a lot of cake.

Not Halloween!

It has been way too long since I last posted. I suppose this has something to do with the rapid pace of life. The weeks seem to simply fly by.

Andrew and I are both doing well. We enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving meal at my Aunt Sallee's. Andrew and my dad went deer hunting and my dad tagged a trophy buck. Apparently this deer was well known in the surrounding area as "The Goat Buck." My dad is particularly fond of the name and was answering to "Goat Buck Daddy" for a brief period of time. This deer was (no joke) 175 lbs field dressed.
I get hungry just thinking about it. Andrew was not as lucky and failed to see even so much as a squirrel in the woods. He did, however, manage to stay warm which is no small feat in the northwoods.

Before we were able to escape to the south, Wisconsin was hit by a bit of a snow storm, dropping around 20" on us. Luckily this all happened on a weekend. Unluckily, it was the weekend we had a Ferge get-together planned. We rescheduled. Church was cancelled. Snow plows were told to stay off the streets for their safety- you get the idea.

Christmas was spent in AZ this year. Through almost 3 weeks, we were able to see all of Andrew's immediate family. It was really nice. We headed to our local church more than once to allow everyone some extra space. We were even present to meet the newest Hughes- Carter, born on December 27th. How great! We were so grateful to be welcomed in so many places, some of them more than once- thanks a million!