A Few Recent Pics

Look what Kaleb just did!!! Tooth #2 is gone! He got a little help from me. I really wanted that tooth out before we leave for vacation. Mainly so the "toothfairy" won't lose it. He's holding his blue tin where the tooth is and in the morning he found 6 quarters. No signs now of any future wiggly teeth. What I pulled from the garden in a day. Not a bad return. I currently have at least 5 butternut squash growing too!
Clif took this pic of the dogs. They sure are good friends.

The kids and I went to church for the clean up day. I was the only working female and they were the only kids. It was good for them to do and they worked pretty hard. We had a nice lunch and got to take home all the leftovers for helping out. I recorded this for their homeschool activities. We are super proud of them.

Artichoke lovers just like their mom!

Wood Cutting

Well, out to the woods we went on Sat and again today, Mon, to get wood for this winter. The two boys also went on Friday. Results: Friday= a few pieces.....Sat+ my nagging = 1/2 a trailer. But today= a almost full trailer. Maybe 1/4 of a cord by now. The kids had a blast. Kaleb loved wearing his orange ear plugs...Klara didn't so usually stayed back. They did pretty good on Sat, but by Mon, mom had food. Always seems to make life better. Kaleb was a HUGE help today. Klara sure tried hard. See her bow and arrow?
Here she is helping load the trailer as Kaleb poses for a pic.

Daddy loves his chain saw.

Today's results. Under the blue tarp in the back is the other wood. Thanks to the church for allowing us to borrow the trailer. Any guesses on what we are doing next weekend???

Clif's B-day and Other

Clif with the kids opening his b-day card. They all just LOVE hoops and yoyo. Yummy brownies for "cake". Now most of it is leftover and in the freezer now.
Finally, a hummingbird. This is looking out the kitchen window.

This mornings garden pickings. Yummm

Clif's TV b-day Wish

Happy Birthday to my wonderful hubby. Thanks for working as hard as you do! I'm sorry you have to work tonight, but a yummy dinner party will be fun tonight! Love you lots!

Daisy and the Garden

Turning "left" again. She is still holding up her left ear. Daisy got a new kennel. She needed a new one since the first one we bought is too small for her to sleep in. So now she has a new bed. She slept in it lastnight for the first time and did great!
Some yummies from our garden. Sure has been fun!

A Soft Place

As soon as I put down Clif's folded laundry by the door, Daisy jumped in. She ended up falling asleep in there. Can anyone say spoiled?? Kaleb and I finished our school day with a great game of dominoes. Really, it was only a game, not school (wink, wink).

Storage Shed

We decided to put up another storage shed in the back to store all our garage stuff. The kids enjoyed helping. My folks came up to help.
The finished product. Since we have a tiny backyard, our placement options were....well, one place. It was tons of fun moving into it the next day during the constant rain.

Now, both cars fit in the CLEAN garage!