Tree Removal

We had two birch trees in our front yard, that although look nice had died over the course of us living here. They are also pretty close to the house so it's not like being on the farm where you can just cut them up and let them fall where they may. Dad came over with the pruning ladder, chainsaw, and some rope. Let the good times roll.

Once we started in it actually went pretty quick. The longest probably took strategizing where to tie the rope and where to pull from as to not hit the house or Dad on the ladder with a chain saw.

And like any good Sunday project Dad and I padded it a little to allow for a little football time afterwards : )

BTW, Brand and Summer, you both have a large pile of wood to pick through. Might want to bring a truck.

Where the Wild Things are!!!

Settlers of Catan

Brandon got me the best board game earlier this year that I've ever played called Settlers of Catan...


We've played this game a total of about 6 or 7 times with friends and ourselves, and as of last weekend I was UNDEFEATED! Then last Friday, I was unfairly ganged up on just so Brandon and his buddy Ryan Svendsen wouldn't lose again to me. You play this game as an individual and they made a guy pact to take me down, they attacked me, took my resources, stopped my production and smirked my way.

It was a tense game... (after Hunter was in bed, of course)


In the end, they unfairly won...

I was very upset... Me=poor loser...

But, just you wait Mr. Svendy, I will take all your sheep next time!! All of them!!

Fall is here!

I've actually been on top of picking up walnuts from our walnut tree in the backyard this year so we're going to have a ton to crack by the fireplace this year! (well, if we can figure out how to use the fireplace)

Jelly Bean out picking the flowers that are still coming up from the remnants of the trampled wildflower garden.

This week I decided to fix and clean the front gutters. It took me longer than expected, and I wish I had a before picture, but they look awesome now. Bring on the rain!

A new addition to the family

We got another chicken this week after finding Taluhla another home where no dogs roam. Heh. She was just too nervous of the dogs, and well, kinda annoying.

We now have another Rhode Island Red who is about 6 months old. And I found two eggs in the nestbox today so I think she's already laying! Her and Clarice had some rough tumbling this morning, but new chicken held her ground and literally pinned Clarice to the ground, so they are good buds now.

Not sure what we'll name her yet. I'd like to call her "BaaaAAAAA" (have to say it very high pitched), that's what Hunter's says when she wants to go outside and see the chickens. It's for "Baaack, Baack". But I'm not sure I want to pretend I'm Mariah Carey every time I say the chickens name. :)

The new one is in the back of both pictures...

Feeding herself... and the dogs

Morning drive to the farm

Hunter is finally 19.5 lbs, which makes her 20 lbs with clothes on, which means she can face forward in her carseat now! No more rear-facing and reaching and fussing (and rear-ending cars while messing with her). I'm sure there will still be fussing, but she can see us now. Snapped a few pics with my camera phone on the way to the farm this morning to drop her off with G-lo...

And the cowzzz... That soon will be gone...