Long Time No Blog!!

Sorry for it taking so long to get the next update here. We have been very busy putting final touches everywhere in the house and every time we think to update the blog it is 10 or 11 at night. Excuses Excuses I know. Anyway we have completed the baby room at this point. We put a couple shelves on the wall, hung up a few pictures and have added many books to our book shelf (thanks to our thoughtful family from afar). We are feeling like the baby will like its new room. A special thanks to Tammy (Courtney's Mom) for all the sanding and painting. The baby room would not have been such a success without her masterful touch with a paint brush.

We have a couple pictures of the room with Courtney in them. If you can't notice the baby has started to move down more so that means we are getting close. If all goes close to plan we will be proud new parents in a couple weeks, but at this point anything goes. It is an exciting time preparing for what is to come. Please keep us in your prayers as the time comes when another one of God's maricles makes his or her way into this world.




The book shelf behind Courtney is now filled with tons of great books we will get to read to our darling son or daughter. Most of the books are even at a level that Ian can read, so it should be fun for all of us.


And the blog would not be complete without an update on the landscape. We have moved more dirt, taken out more rock and planted more trees. We have put 4 new trees in since the last blog. The back yard is really starting to take shape. This first picture shows two Queen Palms. These are great for shade and a little privacy from the neighbors house. Both of the trees were about 15 to 20 feet tall. They really make a nice addition to the side yard, which is almost complete.

The other two trees we put in the planter bed that we built. The one in the corner is a Brazilian Pepper tree and the one to the left is a Evergreen Elm. Both are nice and will provide good shade in a couple years. You will also notice that the grass is doing quite well. We are very impressed with the out come so far and are eager to finish the rest.

We would like to thank all of our family and friends for your generosity and prayers. Without it we would have had a lot more work to do still.