Monday, September 10, 2007

cleaning up

What a great week. I have wonderful neighbors Catlyn and Lisa. They are always there for us if we need anything and our boys absolutely love them. Catlyn is a Senior this year and we have gotten to spend a lot of time with her lately she comes over for coffee every morning and then for lunch sometimes to. Here we are making crab salad which was delicious. She is an amazing teenager. She is very responsible and has such a level head on her shoulders she high school rodeos which has been neat to go watch.. She has gave the boys a few roping lessons to. We will miss her dearly when she goes to college.



My friend Heather and I have started having lunch every Thursday alternating each others houses. Brendon absolutely loves Griffon every time they come over Brendon gets all his toys out and shares while he watches over him like a hawk! They are destined to be great friends. They already are. We sure love that family!!



We had a great weekend!! Cleaned up the farm which always feels great. Stevan rented a tractor and got a pile of rocks for our drain field moved, the cows pen, and the boy goat pen cleaned out. He graded the driveway out so there aren't as many bumps which is always nice...it is amazing what a man on a tractor can get done!! I'm glad I have a handy husband who can do these things. The boys had a blast playing on our big dirt pile where we pile everything . As you can see from the pictures you have to love country boys!! I sure do. Every little kid should have a memory of "sledding" down a dirt pile I know I do.





When we bought this place it had never really been cleaned up at least not for a very very long time the barns were buried inside and out with at least 2 and a half to 3 feet full of poop and hay and straw just layered you couldn't even break through it with a shovel so it has been a process getting all of this cleaned out. Each time we clean out with the tractor especially that first time the difference is amazing...I couldn't imagine letting my animals live in those barns like it was before YUCK!! So Stevan and I vowed to never let it be like that again. Besides it's fun working as a family together to make your home a little nicer. I'm including some pictures of our place that beautiful mountain behind us is Squaw Butte We love that mountain and the view of it from the pasture. Pictures just don't do it justice. The other picture is looking up towards our house from the pasture and you can see our 2 big trees in the front yard. The little white house in between them is our cozy little home. We then worked in the garden and just had a nice weekend together. Everyone was very tired by the end and I think still today. We all fell asleep as soon as we hit the floor literally here is Brendon with his "best friend" Nemo. He loves this blanket he drags it everywhere with him from breakfast till dinner. Of course he had to become attached to a huge comforter LOL! What a great time of life!






What a perfect way to end a weekend!