Coyotes Attack

Every night the dogs seem to bark, warning us that the coyotes are near. They keep coming closer and closer to Mom's house. Last night we went out with our guns and a dim flashlight (it didn't work too well). We could see Bo (Mom's dog) running around and 3 sets of eyes, but no Sadie. Mike said he needed a bigger gun and ran back to the house. He came back and took aim. We couldn't see it very well because of the bad flashlight but Mike took a shot. Then Mom and Mike went out on the 4 wheeler to look for Sadie. They didn't find her but they found the coyote Mike killed. What an amazing shot! I wish it ended happy but Mom found Sadie this morning. The coyotes had killed her. She will be dearly missed. She was the perfect dog. See you in heaven Sadie, we miss you.

Well, I'm now in the third trimester of this pregnancy. She's got her feet up in my ribs and it gets harder to sleep every night. I want her out so I can breath again, but I'm not sure I'm ready to take on a newborn. She's easier to take care of when she's in me rather than out.

The house is coming along nicely. We are trying to get the kitchen, utility room and bathroom finished so that we can move in and be able to work on it while living there. It's hard to work on it now because we are staying at Mike's mom's house which is an hour and 1/2 away. The garage is finished (you can see we already have stuff in it) and trying to get the tile down in those 3 rooms. Brother Lee came by and helped us out with the tile. Mike's got the whole kitchen tiled now.



And Mike finally went to the dentist yesterday! Poor guy. He had 2 major cavities filled and got 7 or 8 shots to get the job done. And to top it off it took the dentist 3 hours to get it done. His mouth hurt a lot after that. They still hurt today. My poor baby...

Harrisonville Baby Shower

It took a while for me to post about it but the Baby Shower in Harrisonville was a Blast! We didn't end up swimming because the day wasn't hot enough and the water was too cold. But a lot of people came, we had yummy snacks and an amazing cake! Thank you to everyone that came and I did update the list. :c)

I finally got some pictures of the house. This is the front and the back of the house. Mike likes stone homes. The back is siding because it is an addition to the house.


Mike has done so much to the house. I feel like he's taken it from a first time home and turned it into a palace. In the pictures is shows the vaulted celing he put in, the new stairs (the old ones were skinny and steep), and the new kitchen! He added in the window/eating bar between the kitchen and the dinning room. He took down all the walls and put in insulation (there was none) and he is sheetrocking it all now. He made the master bedroom bigger, added a walk in closet and made a closet for the second bedroom. He is putting tile in the kitchen, utility room and bathroom. It's going to look amazing!

And this is the new garage! We have a lot of our stuff stored at a members home and as soon as we finish this we can get out of their way. Mike is most excited about this addition to the house. The tresses were the hardest part so far. I helped Mike put them up. And we got a great deal off craigslist for a 16ft garage door!

Stockton Shower

Tonight was the shower in Stockton. It was so much fun. A lot of ladies came and made the party a blast. One of the games we played was where everybody was given a bag of candy and you couldn't say the word "baby". If you did the person who called you out on it got to take one of your candies. Thank you to all for coming!

I did update the list and took off the stuff that I got at this shower.

On the 4th of July Joel Moreau proposed to Elizabeth Davis (Mike's Mom)! They are getting married on September 15th in the Nauvoo Temple. Their reception is on the 17th at the Stockton Church Building.

Baby Showers All Over Missouri

There are a total of three Baby showers that will be occurring. Which ever area you are in you are welcome to attend!

I put a list up of items we are in need of. Gently used items from previous children you have had are welcome and greatly appreciated.

We haven't made up the invitations yet but Kristina (a very good friend) is hosting a shower in Springfield, Mo. It hopefully will be at my new house if we can get it finished soon. Mike is working very hard on it.

My Mother-in-law is throwing a shower at her home in Stockton, Mo. We will have cake, punch, some games and a good ole time.

My Mom is throwing a shower in Harrisonville, Mo (where I grew up). We decided to make it a pool party! Healthy snacks (and some not to healthy), flavored water bottles and a bunch of women soakin in the pool and talkin it up. Don't be embarrassed about wearing a swim suit, just throw on some clothes you don't mind getting wet and come join the fun. Don't forget your floatie.