FUN AT THE PROPERTY AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! I get a special birthday group hug. Ahhhhh! That felt good!

I was able to keep up my birthday camping tradition. This year we were able to spend it at our property in Leavenworth. It was the first time we all could sleep inside!!

I had a GREAT birthday! I turned 39 and I am so grateful for the life I have. I look around at all that brings me joy and truly my cup runneth over. I am so in love with my husband, adore my beautiful healthy funny girls, have a great relationship with my parents, a great home in a great area, AND I have this wonderful property full of sunshine and endless wood to burn. What more could I ask for. I love life at 39.

I find that there isn't a lot of sitting around at our property. There is so much to do that everyone just picks something and starts working. Little by little it is all coming together. The outside is starting to become usable thanks to lopers, clippers and chainsaws.

Pat and B work on building the picnic table.

Mom working on burn piles. Check out that huge one behind her. They may take a while.

B hauling up chopped down brush from our new creek play area.

Mom and I take a lunch break on our new table, just minutes old.

The inside is now fully furnished and the loft is next. We will get that done this weekend. Pat built the ladder last weekend so now we can get up and down easily. I am so amazed by all that Pat has done with wood and nail gun.

Sara is zonked on our new Ikea futon.

The girls make their maiden voyage up the new ladder all by themselves.

They are very excited to be at the top....especially Sara.


My parents have worked really hard for us here. Then they still have the energy and creativity to tells scary stories around the fire. If you ever run into my Mom be sure to ask her about the adventures of Slippery and Lippery.

While we work the girls get LOTS of playtime. I am so excited that we cleared out the creek so that they have a great place to splash around.Hard to believe this spot used to be completely covered over like the spot upstream.

Syd practices for her school concert.