New Life, Nesting & Work Being Done at the Property

It's been so fun for our family to be living on a farm.  There is so much to do and always something going on and Zeke and McKenzie are loving it!  Yesterday, Wednesday the 18th, we were getting ready to go to town for the day to do our shopping when we got a knock on the camper door.  Sheryll came over to let us know their cow was about ready to give birth, so I threw the kids mud boots on and we ran over to the barn to watch the action.  What a neat experience, the kids were amazed and after the calf was born McKenzie kept saying "baby cow, there's a baby cow!"  God is so amazing, the Author of new life!

Nathan's crew has had other projects around town that needed to be worked on this week so not much has been done at the property, but on Tuesday him and another crew member were at the lot for the day and Bob and Trevor came to help.  They were able to pack gravel for the foundation, put in the grinder tub and built the garage foundation walls.  Again, the kids and I stopped by to check out the action and Zeke wasted no time getting right to work helping Daddy with the house!

 cutting boards for the garage walls

 Zeke jumping right in to help move the wood pile

hmmm....

Kenzie standing by the gravel pile

packing gravel

Nate building the garage walls

Zeke working with Daddy

garage walls

getting ready for plumbing

McKenzie getting a ride

Also, I've been in major nesting mode for a while now and have tried to suppress it because there's not a lot I can do to get ready, especially since we're living in a camper so it's been a bit humorous.  But I finally (some might think: already?!)  started working on getting things ready for Janessa's arrival and I have felt so much relief.  Hahaha, that's a pregnant woman for ya!  I don't have a baby room to set up and get ready, the camper isn't that big so it sure doesn't take long to clean, and might as well not add to the amount of things we have in the camper until we really need to.  So we've cleaned out the van, which really did need it after the winter we had and I've ordered a few items that we'll need this time around.  And thanks to my mom we have a new summer girl wardrobe.  I think it's helpful for Zeke and McKenzie this time around with all the other changes going on in our lives that they are prepared as much as they can be for another family member, especially Kenzie, who is such a mommy's girl!  They know we're getting these things ready for Janessa and hopefully it will help ease the transition.

getting all her things organized and ready for her arrival!

 our new moses basket for Janessa, SO cute!!

Rainy Week

What a week we had, last week was rainy or cloudy every single day which means we got very little done on the house, due to the rain and muddy mess it creates.  Nathan was able to work one evening removing the footing forms and finally on Saturday he got a day in working on the house.  In the morning Bob and his son Trevor came and helped Nathan pack the floor with clay and Nathan worked the rest of the day doing that.  Not a real fun job but it needed to be done.  The kids and I stopped by for a little bit to take pictures.  As you can see from the photos, Zeke jumped right in and started helping Daddy!!

And I must say, I am SO glad to be finishing up with the chickenpox, just knowing we don't have to deal with that for a while is a relief!  McKenzie is almost contagious free which means we're almost free to venture out again, and that makes for one happy Mommy!!

Bob packing the clay

giving it all he's got

Zeke helping Daddy!

Week 33

Round 2 of Chicken Pox

I am SO thankful that McKenzie got the chickenpox.  They showed up Monday, so here we are on day 4 and I must say, the younger they are the better to get chickenpox.  She's covered pretty good too but kids seem so resilient.

We got a special package in the mail the other day from Grandma and Papa!  A beautiful red skirt for Kenzie!  She'll have so much fun playing dress up!