the pike boys

archer is...

sucking his thumb...

smiling (the closest we could get on camera at this point)

12 pounds 8 ounces and 23.5 inches at 6 weeks

looking a lot like his mommy too

addition!....addition!

this is our old cabin from when we first moved up to camp four years ago. this is the 350ish sq ft cabin we lived in when odin was born.

currently being used as a very nice guest cabin (anyone want to visit?)

but is very soon to be added upon to become our new little 1100ish sq ft home!

a general idea of what we will have. we will add onto the original building off the south end, the picture window will become a walkthrough to the living room with the boys bedroom off to the right and our bedroom off to the left. the kitchen will be enlarged as well, more countertop, cabinets, a larger sink, fridge stove, dishwasher the works. very exciting-a good thing to come of the housing industry's current decline is that 'square footage is cheap' as my dad keeps saying.

so life is gonna get a bit easier for us here at the camp. we thank our heavenly father every day for the blessings of living here at my parents property, and now we have even greater cause to thank him and don and mere fowler for their generosity with this little home.

and we found renters for our house in louisiana, a setback from losing renters at the end of december lasted only one month! we have another family from the ward out in baker, la that needed a home just as our last renters moved out. again the lord blessed us with answers to our prayers.

"Oh Boy" from Ronan

He even knows when to use it. Cracks me up.

I have a few good takes of his new phrase but this one is my favorite because of the cheese. Those seven short seconds capture so much of who he is right now-a total ham, cute and amiable.

Yay, I stole a minute to update!

Brothers!!!!

This is Ronan's favorite place, all over Archer.
Check out that hairline!

Eyeballs are still quite rare with this kid. He retreats to the quiet of sleep a lot still. His eyes are a bluish purple color right now. Very lovely.

Enjoying the rewards of Star Money- a Tootsie Pop!
Uh, wrong end, Ronan

Our first Sunday as a family of five

LOVE the puppets and puppet theater from aunts Cindy and Jennifer!

More Archer Pictures

We made it home on Tuesday around 5:00 pm and have been so glad to be in our own place. It has been either raining or snowing ever since we got back, but it has been working out pretty well. Archer is adjusting to his new surroundings and is adored by his brothers and grandparents.

As far as everybody else we are all recovering well from the time away from home and at the hospital. We were so glad to get out of there, we asked them to get us out early so we could beat the weather home as much as possible. Since baby and Mommy were doing so well, they had no objections. Yay!

And if you hadn't already heard about the delivery, it went really fast and easy. Hooray for natural birth that goes according to plan! I am barely feeling the effects of it. The lack of sleep at the hospital wore us out more than anything else.