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I've been having a hard time getting my videos to play on this blog since day one. Well, I finally asked for and took the advice of a friend and I think--thanks to the handy-dandy uploading procedures of YouTube--that the video issues are over. I've been hesitating to post new things because the videos play so iffily, which has been very frustrating! So, hopefully we can now get back to our regular, irregular posting schedule. ;)

Summer neighbors

So, we're playing a little bit of catch up right now.  We got to spend another summer out at Starkey this year.  It's such an amazing and beautiful place.  I could go on about it for a while.  Instead I thought I would just share with you all some pictures of our summer neighbors.  Enjoy

This is a video of three fawns playing in the yard out front.  They are not triplets. They're twins and a single.  We got to see them quite often since their mothers would bring them to feed in the yard around the cabin.  We even got to see one of them nurse, but I didn't have my camera ready in time.

 Mama bear...

 and babies.

 Great gray owl.

 Another picture of the twins.

 Can you spot the elk calf?

Coyote tracks.

First comes love, then comes marriage...

Well, I'm pretty sure we've told everyone we intended to tell directly, so it should be safe to post the news now.  I know some relatives have been waiting patiently for this post (and I'm pretty sure some gave up hope of ever hearing news like this during their lifetime).  Fear not, relatives!  The big event has happened!  Ryan and I are pregnant!

 Me at 12 weeks along.  My belly must shrink whenever I get in front of a camera--maybe baby is camera shy?--because I sure feel a lot bigger than this!  (Need to work on that posture, girl...)

This will be our first little bopper and we're very excited.  We don't know if he's a him or her yet but I'm an old fashioned grammar person so I'll be calling him a him regardless...until we find out. :)

I've added a little baby countdown ticker to the blog.  It should be hovering directly above the posts.  It'll keep track of how far along I am in the pregnancy, and since babies can't read calenders we'll just say that I'm due in March.

I found that particular ticker a few years ago and have been saving it in my Favorites ever since.  Yay!  I finally get to use it. :)

Now, if you'll excuse me I need to go eat something.  It's been an hour since my last meal and I'm starving.  Eating for two...oi!