Homecoming Parade

Cole and I rode our bikes up to the homecoming parade this evening. Hope was already in bed, and Marc stayed back with her. It was so fun to ride there with him. I felt like I was living the dream. 

Here we are waiting at the courthouse for the parade to begin. 

It didn't take long for Cole to find our neighbor girl, Maddie, across the street and want to go greet her. We ended up watching the 15 minute parade with them and filled up our candy sack. 

Here we are on our way back home with our loot. 

Small town fun...

BBQ Ribs

Hope enjoyed eating a BBQ rib the other day at the Voths' house. :)

Taking after her Grandpa Ellis?

Volleyball

Yesterday the kids and I met Kristy and Grayson Zeller at the volleyball games in Sublette. Kristy's niece was playing. It was fun to watch, and Hope did great sitting on my lap chewing on my car keys for the entire time. Grayson is used to going to lots of his cousins' sporting events and seems to just sit well and watch but Cole lost interest after a while and talked Grayson into exploring the bleachers. Luckily, they weren't very full, and I don't think their roaming bothered anyone. 

In between games, a team was warming up and I noticed two Sublette grade schoolers shagging the balls. To keep Cole busy, I suggested Cole go join them, and he did! The boys were good about being aware of him. They thought it was funny. He never got a ball, but I love to see his boldness. 

If you couldn't make it to the Sept. family birthdays....

Brad and I had an announcement......We're pregnant!!!!

Our due date is April 19th! 

I am 11 weeks along right now and the baby is the size of a lime :)  We are planning on finding out the gender in the end of November. As I am getting closer to the second trimester I am starting to feel a lot better. During weeks 4-9,  I was pretty exhausted! Getting out of bed was really difficult and then around 5:00pm I was ready to go to bed for the night. Needless to say, we ate out a lot during that time because I was often too tired to cook anything for dinner! I've been feeling a lot better lately too. I had a few weeks where I had an upset stomach in the morning right when I'd wake up and then throughout the day if I didn't snack often.

Brad and I are so incredibly excited to be parents!! It is still daunting to think about, but I just can't wait! Getting to see the baby when we got the ultrasound was such an amazing experience. We also got to hear the heartbeat which made it so real for me. Up until then, I had times when I honestly kind of doubted if I was pregnant haha. Just because I wasn't showing and couldn't feel any movement, but when I heard the heartbeat, it was the most amazing thing!! So unbelievable that there is a living thing growing inside of me! I love it. I just get so giddy thinking about it!

Please be keeping us in your prayers. I've been nervous towards the end of the first trimester, just praying that I and the baby would stay healthy and move into the second trimester with no complications.

Baby Ellis coming soon!

KAICC Logo

Marc is the president of his crop consultant association. He's done a lot in the way of leadership for the organization over the past few years. This year is their thirtieth anniversary so he planned a skeet shooting event to celebrate in October. He's also orchestrated the redesign and update of their logo. One of our pastor friends in town does graphic design on the side to help make ends meet. We were happy to give him some work and liked what he came up with. 

Here is the new logo on the sleeve of Columbia jackets that Marc got made for all the guys at the shoot. 

He's also getting hats made. I think it turned out great!!! Proud of Marc and all the work he's put into this. 

Breaking Ground

Mark it down, Monday, September 19 we broke ground on our new house!

Here was the hole for the basement to start

And here's the final product

I was so impressed with the precision and finesse of the digger (the track hoe, I learned). He was so precise and made the bottom very level and the sides straight too. It was fun to watch. 

I had shared the excitement with my friends and a lot of them showed up to check it out. Here's Tiffany and her kids. 

Marc was over at the site all day! He never even took a break for lunch. He enjoyed watching but was also doing a lot of coordinating between the digger man and the guys coming to haul the dirt away. There was a LOT of dirt! It was a draining day for him, but he did a great job. I'm glad he's 'on my side'.

And so it begins!

Spaghetti

Classic "Baby Eating Spaghetti" photos. 

Cole saw me taking pictures and came over with tongue wagging saying he could get Hope to laugh. He did, but I didn't catch it on camera. 

Hope enjoyed the saucy meat the best. The pasta was an afterthought.