Once again I’ve decided to post something that makes zero difference to anyone but myself. This particular bit of useless flotsam is in regards to a major milestone that I recently achieved in the Jeep. I’m about a month late getting this posted because I keep forgetting, but in late October the Jeep rolled over the 100k mile mark.

To be honest, this isn’t really that big of a deal considering the fact that 100k mile warranties are pretty standard anymore. But based on the fact that this is only the 2nd car I’ve owned where I’ve been privileged to witness this epic milestone, it was a bit of an occasion for me. For weeks prior to the actual rollover I watched in anticipation as the miles ticked away and I kept reminding myself to take a picture of the odometer at exactly 100k miles. Now, anyone who knows me is aware of my natural aversion to the pre-noon hours and I have to admit that I tend to sort of “coast” on instinct until about lunch time. Unfortunately, the morning of the event was no different and I was paying more attention to my audio book than anything else as I made my daily trek to Orem. The result was that I missed the 100k mile mark by 10 miles (as the picture below shows).

And here’s the second little one to join our extended family last week. Creed arrived on the same day as Owen and has almost as much hair (although it’s quite a bit darker). His vitals are below.

Weight: 7 lbs 9 oz
Height: 21 inches

Congratulations Ben and Holly!

Well, we finally got some pictures of Shelley and Adam’s new addition. Shelley was induced on Wednesday and after a few hours of waiting Owen decided to come via cesarean. His vitals are below:

Weight: 7 lbs 13 oz
Height: 21 inches

Congratulations Shelley and Adam!

It really happened. Today my family came and laid our sod. It was so exciting. After 3 years of very hard work we only have to wait a week more and we can have a picnic on our own lawn. (unless it snows!) Mike has worked so hard on our yard. We had to build a huge retaining wall all around our house. Then we had to fill the yard in to level it out. Mike has done an amazing job of getting it very level. I don’t think it could get any flatter! All the neighbors told us that it makes our house look different. I think it does too. Now it looks like a home.

A huge thanks to my dad for all the help and the sod. Our family has been great to come and help us with our big project. We are so blessed and loved.

We can’t wait for Spring now. The girls have all kinds of plans for summersaults and cartwheels. No more dirt castles and hopefully less dirt in the house. In fact today I swept the floor after the yard work and instead of just finding a big pile of dirt like I usually do, I found little blades of grass mixed in. It was so exciting. So, bring on the grass stains!