Life...Sieber Style!: 2008

Monday, December 29, 2008

Monday, December 1, 2008

Thanksgiving, Deer, and our New Home

Aunt April whipping up the whip cream!

Mom making homemade gravy

Violet is my greatest kitchen helper, she helped stuff our turkey

One of my Dad's freshly "stuffed" dear heads (for his friend)

There's many more heads than this drying in our home, when people come in, they think we are nuts!

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Amber's Race

I ran in a 4-mile race and my girls where there to cheer me on

Before the race

All pumped up to start!

Finished

I ran 4 miles in 30min55sec, a record for me, and I placed 8th out of 788 women. I was proud and very happy I did it! Anyone who wants to run in the Fort 4 Fitness half marathon next year, let me know!

Sunday, August 17, 2008

The logs are going up!

We are putting white cedar log siding on our home. Our parents are working on our home like it was their own, and we are so grateful!

We've got about 50% of the siding done, after that we have to finish the inside and we are looking at around Christmastime before we will get to move in. We are getting excited....

Baptized

Addie wanted to be baptized, it was so sweet.

Friday, June 20, 2008

Violet and Addie got 2 new Mini-Lop bunnies

Yes, we joined 4-H! Let the fun begin. These bunnies are really friendly and soft and fluffy. They love eating fresh red clover and alfalfa. Violet named hers Hannah Montana! They are only 6 weeks old right now.

We are making progress on our home!!

Addie and her Cousins go to the Zoo!

The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo is so much fun. Aunt April and Aunt Alexis took my girls to the zoo while Kevin and I stayed home to work on our new home.

They love to pose in the cracked egg everytime we go! Stella is on the left, then Violet, Nova and Addie.

They got their faces' painted. Violet did not want to use her money for that so she rode the horses instead.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Rex and Deb's Alaska Adventure

Okay, my mom and dad are outside of King Salmon, Alaska. They had to fly in to the fishing lodge, so they do not have their car! I am pretty sure it is parked in Anchorage. Their fishing lodge sets on the beautiful Alagnak River. They are working really hard, this is not a vacation for them! My dad is heading up several construction projects and my mom is cooking and helping where she can! I really don't know what their everyday looks like, it is a mystery to us all!

The Alagnak River

The 12X12 "hut" my parents are living in, only they could do this!! What pioneers!

All the builing materials have to be brought in by helicopters, that is my dad telling the helicopter dude how to do his job!

More materials being lowered.

Mom's Kitchen and helpers. Breakfast is at 8, Lunch at 1:30 and Dinner at 7:30. Do you see the jar on the counter, it has some cream colored stuff in the bottom? That is her bread starter. She is making homeade bread out there!

Our New Home Update

We are making progress on our new home. We are now at the point of roughing in all the plumbing, heating and electrical. My hubbby and brother in law are takling this big project!

The Amish are just getting started on the first floor framing.

Day 1: the framing is complete in 7 hours.

Day 2: The attic trusses were put up and the roof was completed (pic doesn't show this) It is amazing to see the Amish work. They work like hogs and use alot of workers so that they can get the job done in one day. They all have Mexican "drivers" because they don't drive. That is their driver in the bottom left hand corner. I will pay them 25$/hr each. So for 8 men times 8 hours that will equal $1600 for one day! Man they make good money!