Delicious little bits of heaven. But mostly because I spent the day with my mom and sisters celebrating the fact that I am going to be an aunt to a beautiful nephew. 
Loving the tummy action. Loving that baby. Anyway, after a hearty breakfast of donuts and coffee, we spent the remainder of the day shopping for the little squirt.
We had so much fun. 
We did notice however, that although shopping for little boys is a blast, shopping for little girls seemed to be much easier (and fun). It seemed like every store we went into there was a huge selection of girl items and a little small section for boys. Depsite this fact, we still had fun and we really just enjoyed being together. We don't get to do that as often as we'd like.
I love my family. And, I must say, I can't wait for my nephew to arrive. ETA: August 5th. Many more updates to come on him. In other news, things on the farm are going well. The tulips are in full bloom, and we recently mowed the yard for the first time this season.
Our block layer has been a little MIA the last few weeks which we later found out was because his phone was broken. Thankfully, he will be back on Sunday to resume the block laying. The electric company came out this week to hook up all the electric and set the poles.
They were missing a part so it's not completely hooked up yet, but will be soon! We are looking forward to a beautiful weekend on the farm complete with weed killing, weed removal, mowing, working on the house, and hanging out with friends.
Have a great weekend.
2) Re-potting all your house plants and moving them to the porch:
3) Beautiful Sunrises:
Okay not really, but he is cute. Speaking of Spring, what a wonderful weekend we had. It was absolutely beautiful outside and Joe didn't work Saturday so we spent the whole day together. Saturday morning we ran to my mom & dad's to pick up some doors for the house.
They are used doors but they are solid wood and are very nice...plus they were free! Yep. Can't beat that. Anyway, we plan to sand and re-stain them if they don't match.
What a blessing! And here is a picture of my incredibly handsome husband:
The arrows kept going through the target. I think it's time for a new one!
Joe grilled steaks and potatoes with his best buddy Ruger, who volunteered several times to help. 
Much to his chagrin, Joe politely declined. Poor Ruger. Maybe next time.
It's so weird for me to type that. You see, not only does she not look like she's in her 50's, she doesn't act like she's in her 50's. Not that she doesn't act her age emotionally. She is wise beyond her years. But she is so very young in spirit and at heart. My mom is the coolest mom in the world. Like literally. She is in incredible shape (way more than I could ever dream to be), she runs, swims, rides bikes, does Pilate's, and eats incredibly healthy. She has done triathalons and numerous 5 & 10k's (usually coming in first in her age group). She sets an amazing example of self-control and perserverance. She is always up for a party, she dresses "cool" and most of all she is an incredibly Godly woman. She is an amazing mentor to more people than she probably realizes and every time I am with her I feel uplifted and inspired to be a better person. She's always striving to have a closer, better relationship with Christ and is always looking for a chance to grow to be a better person. Words cannot say how thankful I am to her and to my dad (who is also amazing, but I'll save that for another post) for how they raised me to be the woman I am today. I am one lucky lucky girl.
He originally poured the batter in before spraying the pans. Luckily we caught it before he had both pans poured :-). Becca made amazing enchiladas:
It looks like a big red barn you say? Well it kinda is. And yes, it has garage doors, they were just open when the picture was taken. When we started this process we wanted to build as economically as possible since we are paying with cash. After a lot of research and many "plans" later, we decided to build a big metal building and build a house inside. The house will be 3000 square feet, 4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms. In addition there is a large shop for all of Joe's hobbies. Except hunting, but that's what all the land around us is for. Anyway, originally, our little plot of land looked like this:
Then we had to have a "pad" made and footings poured (note our metal building laying unassembled to the left):
Next was assembly:
I neglected to take pictures during the time that they put on the sheet metal, so this is the last picture I have before the outside was complete. If I find any, I'll post them later. Anyway, recently our block layer came out and started laying block for the foundation of the house. His name is Chris:
Yay Chris!
Just kidding. It looks like they're shootin' the bull, but actually they're working too. Joe worked on getting the electric box up most of the day so we can hook up electric, and Jason came out later in the afternoon to help.
He loves rawhides. And any bones or any other dead animals he finds around the farm. And trash, as is evidenced by this picture of him:
All that black on his face is soot from the burn barrel. We burn our trash because we live too far away from civilization for trash service. Actually not really, that just sounded good. It's just easier to burn the trash. And cheaper. Have a great Tuesday...