44 NEW Trees

For those of you that don't know, David & Donna have purchased a house in Ida Grove & will be moving sometime this year or the beginning of next year.  After David & Donna move to town, Mark & I will be purchasing the home acreage from them.  This past weekend, Mark, David, Donna, Owen & I put 44 new evergreen trees in.  It was a lot of hard work, but it will be so rewarding once they start to grow.  It's been VERY dry here, so we will have to water them a lot just for them to make it.  Here are a couple of pictures from our day!

Baby Forbes #2

Mark & I are happy to announce that we are expecting our second child due on Sept. 18, 2012.  We are so very excited & blessed!!  Here is a picture from our first ultrasound!

Happy Birthday Grandpa

My grandpa celebrated his 77th Birthday on Monday January 23.  We were suppose to have a big party for him on Sat. but Mother Nature decided differently.  There was a small group of us together on Monday to celebrate.  He was so excited that Monte came over to celebrate too!!!  We are praying for good weather for this weekend so we can celebrate as one BIG HAPPY FAMILY!  Love you Grandpa!!!

Walker

We have a walker!!!  I wouldn't say that he is totally walking on his own, but he is taking quite a few steps by himself everyday!  Look out world!

TUBES

Owen got tubes in his ears on Thursday January 19.  He did really well &b continues to do well.  Here are some pics from our early morning trip to Dakota Dunes.

Happy {First} Birthday Owen!

We celebrated Owen's first birthday on Sunday Jan. 8.  Here are a couple of pictures from his special day!  Thanks to all our friends & family that helped make this day AMAZING!!!

 

DIY Cup Cake Stand

On Pinterest a couple of weeks ago, I can across how to make your own cup cake stand.  Here is the link on how to do it, if you wish & a pic of my finished product.  I'm pleased with how it turned out.

I purchased all my stuff from http://www.countrykitchensa.com/  They have a ton of cool cake/decorating supplies.  Check it out as well!

Link:   http://cakejournal.com/archives/how-to-make-a-cake-stand-for-cupcakes-or-mini-cakes