Let there be water!!

Who would have thought that such a small hole (smal but VERY DEEP) in the ground could be the source of so much pain an anguish?? Well.....WE DO!

BUT even after this little well has caused us so much heartache, we forgive it....because now it gives us water!

Some of you have heard the tale but let me fill in the rest of you. After the inital dig of

a LOT of feet, half our well is lost becuase of a cave in. Why did it cave in? Well there was no liner in it. Why was there no liner?? Becuase we were only getting 1/2 gallon/min. SO after hydrofracturing, setting a pump and pumping for endless hours to get all the bleach out, we still have half the well we dug, BUT look at this beautiful water!!

so clear and COLD

here is the river i made down the side of our driveway...you get a little bored waiting for 4 hours while the water pumps to clean itself of bleach.

Building update: With the completion of our LOVELY well, we were finally able to get a water sample and turn in our building permit application. Theoretically, the say it takes two weeks to get your permit.....soooo in OUR case, we'll probly have it by Nov 1 :) so scott can frame in the snow!

Just Cuz

The Grampa Bill tongue continues

These pics really have no relevance other than being cute. Lane loves daddy's old hunting hat

Nothings better than a tractor!!

I find it kind of funny that all boys love tractors so much.....even the ones that would never admit it.....the minute you let them sit in a tractor and play in the dirt, they are the happiest boy ever. Lane is no exception. He was so whiney, and the second daddy let him in the tractor he was perfectly content.

Scott took a break and let Lane drive. He's a natural

Look at that smile...

We even let Nicholas in on the fun!

So yes, we got our footings, foundation, septic system and most of our water line dug this past weekend. Typically this isn't all done at the same time, cuz there's so much dirt.....so now our building site looks like a bunch of huge dirt mounds....wonder how they'll get the cement truck in there.....

What does a Monkey say??

This is my first attempt at a crochet animal. I had to make one because Lane's Gramma (HINT HINT) hasn't made him any toys yet......just kidding mom!! I just wanted to try it. It was really fun, and Lane LOVES it. He even can tell you a monkey says "oo oo aa aa" Baby Genious i tell you.

Lane has finally learned how to give NICE kisses.....he loves his monkey

BFF's

Trucky's Last Stand

Well, after almost 12 years of faithful service, my beloved Trucky is laid to rest (temporarily of course) Here is a picture of his finer days, helping me haul my toys....something he loved to do.... I couldn't bare to post a picture of his current state: the passenger side front shock broke and the whole front end is all but laying on the ground. So sadly I had to take him off the insurance because he won't get fixed for quite a while.....but don't fear, trucky will one day rise in all his wonder and glory and drive again!!!

So here's to you, Trucky!!! Thanks for all the fun, the cross country road trips, helping me move (several times) All the late night runs for ice cream, surviving a flood, all the off-roading even though you aren't a 4X4, all the moments of joy and laughter, and sticking with me through hard times.....I LOVE YOU TRUCKY!!!!!

So I looked out the window and.........

YIKES!!!!!

I just brought in my groceries and i was feeding Lane some lunch, and I look out the kitchen window and there he was!!!! I thought it was a big black dog at first, then i looked again and realized it was a bear!!!!! I ran to get my camera and forgot to even show Lane before he ran back into the woods. So add one more animal to the count, now there's turkeys, deer, BEAR, and oh....don't forget the coyotes that woke us up last night howling outside my window......i'm pretty sure that they ate one of my kitty cats last night!!! oops....:)

Jessie's wedding!

After the Terry reunion I went to utah with Lane for my friend, Jessie's, wedding.  It was a good trip, saw old friends, visit some family. Good times!

 Me and Bonnie

 Me, Amy, Jessie, and Bonnie

Then we got to visit Gramma down in Manti. Love this lady.  Lane had fun looking at humming birds and flowers with Gramma :)

Gramma Terry

This is Great Gramma Terry. She is SO awesome!!! :)  She's turning 95 this year and still plays the piano like a rock star :) She loves to play with Lane, and Lane loves to get rides on her wheel chair!!!  We are so lucky to be able to spend time with her...thanks for adopting us Gramma Terry!!

Phase 1

We have cleared our building site! We've also passed our test holes for our septic and are waiting for approval on our design for our permit. Scott is meeting with the well guy this morning so hopefully we'll have our well by the end of the week! Once that's in we can get our building permit, and then the real fun begins and we can start digging the foundation!
this is the building site view from the front right corner.
more building site
this will be the view from my front door. The little road you see is actually our driveway. The driveway comes up and does a big circle around the place where the house/yard will be.

This is for you, Cherringtons!

That's right, Jade and Chris!!! We bought a camper!!!!!!!!!!!! After we teased you mercilessly and vowed that we would never own a camper, we bought this fabulous, 1970 camper!! :) It's actually in really good condition and we bought it to put on our property so Scott will have a place to sleep when he's working on the house late, and me and Lane can come stay on the weekends. Once we get water and power at our place, we might just move in here till the house is done! We'll see.....i'm thinking this interior design is pretty sweet, i might carry it on to the house :)

Jessie's wedding, and more Utah

Me and Lane went to Utah for my friend, Jessie's wedding. It was fun to see all my old BYU gals! and SO fun to see Jessie be a bride :) beautiful!

 We also hung out with Gramma!  Here she and Lane are watching the humming birds :)