Marley's first real injury.

Marley did a face plant off of a chair on to our brick patio. OUCH! She was tough and only cried for a minute, until she got a popsicle. Then she was all ready to play again.

More pictures...

Mickey smiles!

Ducks visiting our pool.

Toilet time.

Marley is such a good helper!

The Kids

Marley loves her new brother so far and has only tried to flip him out of his chair once.


Rosse and C.A.'s little girl Nevada with Mickey. They came down for a visit. It ws so much fun.

Auntie Jenny and Mickey. Marley calls her "Nenny".

The Allen Family

Mickey James Schack

Yeah!! He finally got here. One week late. I had a scheduled c-section for Monday the 21st but went into labor on Sunday night. After close to 18 hours of labor he did not want to come out so I ended up with another c-section anyway. Oh well, at least I got to try. We are so glad he is here. So far is he is a sweet mellow baby. We feel very lucky. Here are a few pictures. It is crazy to have another one. Once again I am incredibly thankful for all the help we have from our families.

Still nothing...

I was sure this baby wouldn't be late like Marley. I even had what I thought was labor on Wednesday. I was sure it was happening, then nothing! Wow. I am four days late and at this point am just glad I have a c-section scheduled for Monday. There is light at the end of this tunnel of misery that I put myself in. I can't wait. Luckily we have lots of family here. They are all so much help. We've eaten dinner with Jake's parents nearly every night. I can't remember the last time I cooked. My dad even cleaned my oven that I lit on fire last week. We are very lucky. Here are some recent pictures.

Marley's first Happy Meal.

Grandpa, Marley, and Papa

Nana and Marley

Junior's Room

I am soooooo ready for junior to arrive. The room is ready, we have everything we need. Jim and Jackie are here....come on baby!

This is some art in Junior's room. It's a National Parks poster for the Northwest by Charley Harper. I love it...it reminds me a lot of Montana too.

Swimming

Marley had her first swimming lessons last week. Of course she was the most advanced in the class! Jake is doing the lessons with her...they had so much fun and I was just a bit jealous that I wasn't in the water too. She was aslo the first official swimmer in our cold pool. I tried to get in but it was too cold. Not for Marley! She couldn't get enough.