Trucks, Family and Potatoes

When Brad's family came up last month they brought with them his Grandpa's 1987 Custom Deluxe long bed pickup. I feel more American just saying the name. It's 4x4 so it should be nice to have around this winter. The first time I drove it I felt like the queen of the road with windows big enough to need curtains. Who knows, maybe it will be Ella's first car in twenty years :)



Two weeks ago Brad's sister Elizabeth came for a week to help watch Ella and hang out. She crocheted Ella a nice hat while she was here. I love her expression in this picture.




We took a nice trip to see Char Falls on Saturday


I decided to dig up my garden and see if there were any potatoes there. I was pleasantly surprised since the deer ate all the leaves off the plants. Brad made a delicious dish out of all the potatoes.


Finally, Ella got her first tooth last week. I was wondering why she was so cranky and kept waking up at night. I think another is coming because she's doing it again.

The Screamer

Last month Ella learned how to scream with all her might. At first it was cute because she tried so hard and put her whole body into it. Now it's annoying because it's her only way to communicate that she wants something. As a solution we're working on sign language, but I'm pretty sure her first word is going to be "No". I took this video of the scream back when it was cute (Brad still laughs uncontrollably everytime he watches it).


Life has returned to normal again although we had quite an adventure this week. If you'd like to hear about it just shoot me an email.