Moving (the chickens) Out
And the parakeets cheer! The trio of 6-week-old chicks move out to the big flock #FreedomFromIntruders #WhenTheChickenGetsOnTheUpperLevel #TheParakeetsHaveHadEnough [...]
The Story of the Baby-Pen
Online Purchase that wasn't as expected... #TheStoryOfTheBabyPen #2024 #2015 #OnlinePurchase #NotWhatIExpected #PositiveSurprise #GiganticPlayPenBecomesToddlerSafeRoom #Tool #BabyGear #OnlinePictureMadeItLookSmall #ButItWasReallyGigantic #EasyToFindThePositiveInThisUnexpectedTurn #NineYearsOfTheBabyPen [...]
What This Mother Wanted
What This Mother Wanted TimeWarp From May 12, 2024 Becky returned to us for the summer (or at least a bit of it) on Saturday. Louis brought her home from the airport in the wee hours when everyone else was sleeping. We had work that ended at 2pm. It was [...]
Sister-Cousin Spring Camp
Sister-Cousin Spring Camp & Making Memories! #2023 #Family #Sister #Cousin #Blessings #Connections #SistersAndCousins #TartSpringBreak2023 #SpringBreak2023 #Friends #WateringFriendships #PurposefullyBuildingRelationships #FamilyAndFriends [...]
Evaluations
January 29, 2021 Evaluations This week and next week are skills testing weeks at gym. Evaluations of skills each gymnast has and their ability to move up or stay in their current level to solidify their knowledge. Most of the time, the coaches catch when their student gymnast gets enough [...]
Watermelons
May 18, 2020 Watermelons In our garden there are these long snaky vines that we keep training to stay out of the peppers, stop invading the carrot patches, and keep your green tendrils off of the zucchini! They start as wavy delicate yet determined sprouts. Nothing, not even the largest [...]
Muddy Water Day
April 6, 2020 Muddy Water Day We are a crazy outdoor family. After one 6am epic three-player (connected our little old computers together with LAN – the girls’ new love) Age of Empires (old school from like the 90s) game, we are technologically pooped. As we are winning our Age [...]
Cousin Visits!
Cousin visits to our "mini-farm" aka place to get messy, play with animals, discover eggs hidden outside, and enjoy togetherness! [...]
The Exuberance of Life
"Look Mom!" and what else is Lucas excited about? [...]
Grill Smell
How excited I get when I smell the grill - aka Louis cooking! [...]