Happy 22nd Birthday Jeremy!

God Answers Prayers!

In 2001, Grandpa and Grandma Siblerud moved from their house in Creston. It was the house my Dad grew up in since he was 8 years old and we have lived next to them since 1990. We've watched their house go through two owners and a few different renters and the property diminish since then. This summer Grandpa's health diminished and he passed away on July 16th and since then Rachel had specifically been praying that we might be able to get the property back. Growing up next to your grandparents is a rare and beautiful thing and we wanted the opportunity to have that again for future generations. About a month ago, Mom was up stairs and saw someone walking around the property as if they were inspecting it. She immediately wondered if the house might be for sale, so, in a step of faith we sent a letter to the owners stating that if they were ever interested in selling we would be interested in buying. Two days later we got a call from the owners saying they had just put it on the market!! Providential!

We are going to be posting pictures, stories and movies of our work on the house - 4798 MT Hwy 35. It's going to be quite the project, but a labor of love to be sure!

It's been a while....

We haven't post on our blog in a shamefully long time. Sorry! We will be correcting that very soon with some pictures and fun stories of our new adventures.

See you soon!

New View of Life....
This is the view from our new bedroom. It is our favorite view in the whole world!

Bathroom Project

Our bathroom is gone. Totally ripped out. Of course, we think this is a good thing. After living in this house for 20 years and only changing the bathroom slightly once, we are getting a new bathroom. New bathtub, toilet, vanity, floor, cabinets and everything! We also got a new water-heater! Now we can probably take more than one shower in a row and not run out of hot water! Yay!! Sunday mornings are going to be much easier. So, now only having one bathroom that is being worked on, I am literally left out in the cold; I am using the outhouse. The worst was this morning when it was 25 degrees and yours truly need to use the bathroom. Not what I would call fun, but as life in Montana always is, it's an adventure.

Snowshoeing in Glacier

On Sunday, after church, a group of us decided to go to Glacier and snowshoe.

It was a lovely evening with friends. We snowshoed for about 2 hours by the

lake and then finished off the day by playing king of the mountain on a

near-by snow hill. Such fun!

Jeremy got it good! Nice shot Rebekah!

Skiing

We love to ski! It is something we have been doing as a family

for years!

Monday was one of the most beautiful days we have ever seen!

We are so thankful that we get to live and play in such a

beautiful place!