An update!

So I know it has been a long time since we have posted anything. So we have a lot of catching up to do. Since the last time we posted something we went to visit both sets of grandparents and have since bought a house a moved.

So. . . here is our new house. It was built in 1900 and is about two blocks from where we lived before, which is not saying much for Orange City seeing as it is so small. On moving day everyone bailed out on us, and since I am huge pregnant, Andy ended up moving the enitre house by himself, except for the furniture which a friend from church helped with. Needless to say, he was a little tired by the end.

So here is our house. It has four bedrooms, and a small office right as you walk in that I have claimed for a sewing room. I am excited to have a place for all my craft stuff. We are using one of the extra bedrooms upstairs for the office. Andy loves the garage because the guy who owned the house before us was in construction and put in some kitchen cabinets. So Andy has a place for all his tools and whatnot.

Front room.

My wonderful sewing room. (and Chris that material on the cutting board is one of the quilts, so I am started)

A very impatient little boy in our new kitchen. He has realized that he can get to anything now with his stool. He carries it all over the house.

Conner's new room.

Conner loves to drive his cars. . .

. . . and pretends that everything is a car.

He always sleeps holding on to the bars on his bed.



Whenever there is a loud noise Conner now sticks his fingers in his ears. . . garage doors opening, any kind of power tool, the list goes on. We took him to the car races thinking he would love it since he loves cars so much and the entire first hour he had his fingers in his ears. He had a fun time though.



Conner hangin' like a monkey at Grandma's house.


Enjoying corn on the cob.

Cuddling with mom in the hammock at Nana's house.

Playing at the park in St. Louis.

When we got to the park all the geese were on the other side of the lake. . . then they saw us. They cam swarming and one of them grabbed a piece of popcorn out of Conner's hand. Then another just bit his hand. So we finally had to just dump our popcorn out on the grass and make a run for it.


Conner had so much fun helping Nana unload boxes of material for her new store. Pushing the bolts down the stairs had him jumping up and down laughing.

Conner reading with his Papa in Tennessee.