Since learning to crawl, Ada has proceeded to take our house apart! K and I are scrambling to plug all of the outlets, take up electric cords, and clear the lower shelves! She moves ever faster and has started pulling herself to standing in her crib… looks like we will be dropping the mattress to the lowest setting tomorrow!

She has also started ‘talking’ more. She now says versions of “all done”, “hi”, “baby”, “dada”, “maymay” (instead of mama!), and “uh oh” when she drops something. It is an exciting time and we have been outside enjoying the warm days of early fall.

She's crawling! Enjoy the video
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It's OFFICIAL!

We are now proud owners of our long awaited “Piece of land in Maine.” Over the last several months we have been negotiating and working through the paperwork of buying a parcel of land in Maine. The property is 17.6 acres and is located in Stetson, Maine (about 30 west of Bangor). It has a little cabin set next to a babbling stream and also has electricity and a well (though no indoor plumbing!).

The cabin and property had been uninhabited for the last several years and were in significant disrepair when we bought the property. During the month of August, we -along with *lots* of help from family- have cleaned out, cleaned up, and remodeled our little cabin. There is still a lot of work to do, but it is now totally “livable” and down right enjoyable to spend time at! A few more work weekends and we will be ready for guests!

Please enjoy the slide show of a few of our remodeling pictures… as always you can double click on the picture for a full screen version.

just back into town and faculty training starts tomorrow... just a quick pic but promise more later!