It's been a while...

I just realized how long it's been since I last blogged....a long time!! I was going to complain about the mosquitoes..but I'm sure no one else likes them either...so I decided to not go there. Then...I went outside and look what I found in our bush right outside our living room window (close enough for Caleb to see right into the nest!!)


There are four little chicks in the nest...and the nest is only about 3 inches across. They are Chipping Sparrows, in case you were wondering.

And ladies and gentlemen...that's about all the excitement from around here. Abby is sleeping through the night almost constantly now. Caleb looks like he's a connect-the-dot game with all his mosquito bites. We're back down in Illinois, tackling Brent's grandmother's house....this weekend is the "deadline" that we set for her getting into her apartment...she's been putting it off for a long time. There are a LOT of things to go through! Anyway...that's about all from here!! :)

SO this last weekend we went back home to help clean out Brent's grandma's house...oh my! We just tackled the outbuilding...six weedwackers, three push mowers, a chopper, a tractor, a motorcycle, a riding lawn mower (the old 3 wheeled kind called a Big Mow). I lost track of the motors, etc. That's just the larger stuff....there was a TON! It was actaully a pole barn and there was only enough room to pull the car in and out. Brent's grand-dad loved to tinker with things. He did a lot of electrical work and always wanted to fix the motors....just didn't' do much with them after he fixed them. The first roll-off dumpster is full....and that's just with the stuff that wouldn't sell at the estate sale....We'll tackle the house next. Hmmm....wonder what we'll find!

Hula lessons from Dad...





Isn't she a doll?




Why is Abby wrapped in a blanket? What you don't see is the fact that she pooped up to her armpits...literally. Ugh!


Look! She's pushing up! I have a feeling she'll be making a forward motion soon :)


Abby and Grandma



Abby and Grandpa



Abby is starting to hold her own against Caleb...