Day 332 of Project 365

Alright, we didn't take this picture today but we did hand out our Christmas cards at church today with this photo on it to announce the newest addition to our family, due in early June.

It was a day filled with both joy and sadness at the same time, as I realized it was 3 years ago today that our first pregnancy ended in miscarriage and our little baby went to be with the Lord. Because of that, the first trimester is always a challenging time for me, but I am happy to be through the first 13 weeks and well on our way to the birth of a happy healthy newborn in only 6 short months from now!

Thanks for sharing in our excitement and keeping us in your prayers!

Day 331 of Project 365

Day 330 of Project 365

Thanks to Rob we finally got a group shot of everyone before we all headed out for the drive home!

Day 329 of Project 365

I loved this picture for some reason and since I never did get a picture of the whole family on Thanksgiving Day, I thought this would be a good picture of the day. Not only does it show off our table, you get Rob in the background, shopping the Black Friday deals on his iPhone, and a good view of the infamous "bathroom door" (that's mostly for you B). Dinner was delicious despite some minor modifications due to some of our ingredients freezing on the trip over. Good times... and definitely full of good stories to tell our kids later!

Day 328 of Project 365

The view as we arrived at my Dad's cabin outside of Clark Fork on Wednesday. It was so pretty with all the fresh snow and he even had a sledding hill all prepped and ready for us! My parents built this house over 30 years ago and I lived in it until I was 6 or 7 while they built "the big house" on the same 27 acres of property. That house has since been sold along with part of the acreage during my parents divorce and then ended up burning down a few years ago. It's kind of sad to walk down and see that piece of land now, looking nothing like how I remember it. But it's really fun that my dad still has this piece of our childhood and he did such a good job of making it feel like home for us while we were there. Here's a picture of the old log bed he made for me when I was probably about Jenica's age.

Thanks for hosting a fun Thanksgiving for us all Dad! Jenica still keeps saying she wants to go to Grandpa's house, even after 9+ hours of traveling, so you must have made an impression!

Day 327 of Project 365

A stop to stretch in the gorge on our way to Idaho. Unfortunately, we didn't make it to our friends' Dave and Genies as planned due to an accident on I84 that had us stopped in traffic for close to 3 hours. Instead we spent the night in a cheap (but surprisingly clean) motel in Boardman, Oregon and made the rest of the drive to my Dad's house in Clark Fork the next day. We'll have to catch you next time Kirklands!

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