Here we go again . . .

It's getting harder and harder to keep this a secret and since the news seems to be leaking out anyway, we decided to just tell everyone that . . .

WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER BABY!!!

If all goes well, we'll be welcoming another little one into our family sometime around the 19th of May. So far, I've been feeling great and we couldn't be more excited!

The Porch Re-Do

A couple of weeks ago, I decided to give our front porch a makeover. It took about a day to paint the floor, make a trip to Hobby Lobby, and pull together a few odds and ends. Since finishing it, we've all been spending a lot of time sitting out and enjoying the mild weather. Sophi especially enjoys the new porch swing (thank you, Carig's List - $10!).





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cheap wall art idea . . .

Go the the scrapbooking store and buy some artistic paper (I paid $.50/ sheet) and pop it into a cheap frame. Voila!

End of August . . .

Jason turned 33 on the 20th. We celebrated with a trip to the go kart track . . .







. . . and a minor league baseball game (Wisconsin Timber Rattlers). We had a BLAST, even though the weather was a little rainy. I'm so thankful to be married to someone I enjoy being with so much.





The ice cream man has been frequenting our neighborhood a little more regularly, much to Jason (and Sophi's) delight. (This may be because we actually put in a request for more "drive-bys".








With the gardening season coming to an end, I thought I'd post a picture of one of my recent harvests from the Fiedler Back 40. Is it weird to take pictures of vegetables???







With all the fresh produce around this summer, we've discovered that Sophi absolutely LOVES tomatoes. I'm thrilled, not only because they contain lycopene, but because this proves, once and for all, that she is also MY daughter (despite resembling only her father).









Some of our dearest family friends, the Rajalas, had us over for a cookout the other night . . .








. . . and they put a wig on Sophi. Good times. Good times.












Two of my friends from my teaching days at Nasonville School in Marshfield came over for a visit. We had a wonderful time catching up.