Finally...an update

Well, I am finally getting a chance to update the blog as I am quarantined in my room. I've been told by the doctor that I have H1N1 but I really don't feel too sick...just feeling like I have the common cold. Regardless, it is giving me a chance to get back on track with this blog.

A lot has happened in the past few month. We have remodeled our new home, moved into the new home, Rory has learned to crawl and has become very vocal, with her favorite word being Dad (and dada, da - you get the drift).

Hope you enjoy the pictures and videos...I promise to start updating this blog on a monthly basis again.

Picture: A recent, albeit blurry, picture of Rory.

The quality of this video is poor (dark) and it was filmed sideways (we don't have the software to rotate it) but if you strain your neck and eyes you are sure to laugh. The Sadlers gave Rory a John Deer radio and she loves to dance to the farm music.




Apparently she doesn't like to have food stuck to her face...

Blurry picture but I wanted to share it - Yuri and Rory with Tim and Jeanne Benintendi...our friends from Anchorage/Juneau.

Sydney (not looking all that rested) and Rory with Grandma Linda Anderson (center) and close family friend Cheri Ashby. For those of you that were at our wedding and remember all the beautiful flowers, they were Cheri's handiwork.

One of Rory's daycare workers likes to put her hair up in ponytails...here she is looking very Bohemian with her dad.

Rory's first visit with Chrissy Michaels' girls. They came over for a visit after spending the day at the fair - lucky girls! Note: This picture is several months old.

This video is a few months old...early on in Rory's crawling days.

Below are some pictures of our new home. I'll post more (of other parts of the house) in future blog postings. We still have a lot of unpacking, picture hanging, room organization, etc. to do but it truly feels like a home!

Before and after pictures...in the kitchen looking towards the back deck.

Before and after pictures - looking into the kitchen. You can see that we removed some walls, basically opening up the kitchen to the rest of the upstairs living area. Major improvement!

Dyanne and Betty posing in the new living room. We still have a few pieces of furniture to purchase but we are thrilled with how it is all coming together.

L to R - Dyanne, me, Lanie, Renee and Betty sitting on the new couch in the new living room. Dy, Lanie and Renee flew in a few weeks ago for a girls weekend...it was a great weekend of doing not much more than watching movies, eating a lot and partaking in a few alcoholic beverages.

Next up...Halloween pictures!