House Building

Our house is coming along! We broke ground on July 11th and things are really moving along. Click here for a family photo in front of the house.

Here is the back view before the storm last week.

BUSY BUSY JULY!!!

Okay, we have had a busy month so far--the first day in July we had a BABY! Yes, Malachi Thomas Beutler was born July 1st, 8:02 p.m. here at our home in Preston. He weighed 9 pounds, 2 ounces and was 21 1/2 inches long. What a healthy baby, and the birth went really well. We used the Bradley and Hypnobirthing methods to focus during labor. He has been a wonderful addition to the family.

The Most Current Family Photo


Malachi Thomas Beutler--Isn't he adorable?

Then, on July 7th Gideon had his 5th birthday, complete with a cowboy party arranged by his Aunt M. What a good aunt!!

THEN on July 11th, we broke ground on our HOUSE in Dayton! Hurray! Things are finally moving along. July 12th was Joseph's 7th birthday! He had a wonderful Spiderman/Cowboy party arranged by his Grandma Carol. It was nice not to have to plan any birthday parties this year, as I had already had Malachi's "party" (aka Labor). So that sums up the month so far, but we still have Aaron's birthday to celebrate at the end of the month. HAPPY JULY EVERYONE!!

Almost Due!

Almost Due!
West Side of the Valley
I've had several requests for pregnant photos, so here I am in all my glory--one of the beautiful beutlers. Well, actually, TWO if you think about it. We're hoping that the two will be seperated within the next few weeks. The other photo is our new house site. We think it is beautiful and peaceful. As you can see, there is not a house there yet. Use your imagination.

We are the Pirates--ARGH!

What else do I need to say? Argh! Aren't we lucky the local mascot is the Pirates?

Ice Skating in Preston

Well, just to prove that it really is colder up here, I thought I'd show you the ice rink that Aaron created for the boys to play on--or maybe for HIM to play on! Right now it is gone, covered with a foot of snow. While it lasted though, it was pretty fun. Also, here is a picture of the "Preston House" where we live. We like it a lot here, especially when it is frozen and we can't smell the cows in the backyard!

Here you can see our little snow eating monster (Sam). He prefers to wear goggles in the snow to keep out snowballs! If only he ate more snow and less candy, perhaps we wouldn't have such high dental bills!