Whatcha Doing??!!

I'm still blogging! I promise you I'm trying. Life just slips through my fingers as I'm consumed with bookwork, house work, taking care of kids and family as well as all the volunteer projects.

If only I could be a kid again. No worries, except....is it going to be warm enough to wear shorts today???!!!! Oh the stress!

This is just a glimpse of my kids lives right now.

Breanne rides her scooter from sun up till sun down.

Trey rides his bike! I'd say he rides it till sun down but he just spent his well earned money on a light for the front of his bike so he can "ride in the dark".

Breanne has also got a playmate!! Kara, her kitty!

I know, I know, this is cruel right??? Don't have pity for that cat....she could scratch, or hiss or bite if she really wanted too but truth be told....she seeks this kind of attention out on a daily basis. Then there's the new puppies!! Eight to be exact. Six boys and two girls. The kids just LOVE them!!

You know you want one!!!

This ones not for sale. It's part of the family!!

Spring Again

I know it's coming!! It has to be coming!! You know why I know? Because of the babies, yes, the babies. We have had the birth of several babies around here and that has to mean that spring is coming!!! It has to!!


We had several calves born last week. This week we had twin lambs born and a litter of puppies is on the way!! Bre has become quite the farm girl these last few weeks. She helped with the birth of the calves and loved feeding the lambs!! She's starting to beg to work with daddy!

It's times like this that I love, love, love living on the farm!! This is the way life should be. The kids, especially Bre, have been excited about all the new life around here (until Bre got head butted by the momma sheep this morning while petting her lamb. There were tears but she went back a few minutes later to check on the baby.)

Sweet Sleep

I love old farmhouses. And I really love the deep window sills that are scattered in every room. They are great for plants, frames, nick nacks and in our house...........

sleepy heads!

Through the Lens of a Little Boy

So it snowed!! It snowed a lot around these parts and it was inevitable that I would be asked to shovel at least one morning during our storm! I'll tell you what.....when momma's away (or shoveling in this instance) the mice (TREY) will play!!!

While I was shoveling my son was busy taking pictures in the house (over 50 to be exact...thank heavens for digital cameras and not the old 35mm stuff)

So, I sighed heavily in his direction then asked him why he took the photos. He proceeded to give me a narration of each and every photo. Here's a few of the favorites:

This was taken as evidence towards a crime that Bre commits on a regular basis and it literally drives Trey NUTS!!! He yells at her every time. She washes her hands and throws the towel on the floor instead of hanging it up!! So he was just collecting proof!

He said he took this to show how his socks actually matched his guitar pants. He loves socks!! He can't live without them. He will even try to wear them in the summer with flip flops!!

So the question is.....do they really match???? I'm not much of a pattern on pattern person but I'll let it slide this month!Of course this was taken to show the Mount Everest of snow we had! He thought it was a memory to put in the scrapbook. Smart boy!!This is me! He said it was funny to see me shovelling because I never lift much. Dude!!! I work out okay....sometimes...whatever!This was the kicker!! He said, "this is the box of whoopie pies aunt Lil dropped off while you were shovelling" Yum! I think to myself! What a great after shovelling snack!and this, he said....."is my face stuffed with whoopie pies!" WHAT???!!!!!!! I have no idea how many pies our aunt baked for us but it looked like at least 3 were missing!! (he couldn't remember how many he ate....that's not a good sign)

Party from Long Ago

Yeah, I know!!! I'm completely and totally slacking on the posts lately! I can't help it...life has sped up and I'm hangin' on for dear life!!

Trey had a birthday like 300 days ago...okay, not that long ago but it seems like an age or two to me. And guess what the theme was??? Anyone?? Trains? oh, good guess but you'd be WRONG! It was legos....thank you Lord for a break from the train addiction!

I baked up some lego brick cakes

Threw in a few lego games like "Guess how many legos are in the jar" and Lego tower relay race

The boys, and girls for that matter, had a blast!

Trey shook each gift with the anticipation of getting a lego set!

It's amazing that my first born is now 6 years old and in school and growing more independent with each year. We love this little monkey so much!! He's got a head full of ideas and knowledge and an exercised mouth to verbalize them all. He is always, always smiling! He's got a happy smile, and excited smile, a naughty smile and an exhausted smile. He just loves life!! And we love him!

Be happy being six buddy!

Keep Scrollin'

It's been a while since I blogged so keep scrollin' and see what's happenin'

The Pond!

It's been bitter cold and around here that's a fabulous thing. Why you ask? The POND!! It's frozen and nothing brings a warmer feeling than to glide around the ice at supersonic speed, the sound of hockey sticks scratching the surface and scent of hot cocoa brewing from the sidelines!!We invited the youth group over for a little broom hockey and the kids were so excited they could barely contain themselves. We I got out I saw Bre recruited Niki and Eric for several hundred loops around the rink.Trey was busy skating on his own. He finally got the hang of it and was zipping around (slowly) but confidently. We may just have a hockey player on our hands!!

Getting ready for a game. We play the amish way...brooms, sticks, skates, boots...whatever! It's all legal here!

Niki as goalie!

Holly and Lexi posin' pretty!

We built a campfire to warm up!

It was a good time although my toes are still tingling!