Back to School

Riley and Connor are back in school. Riley started 4th grade and Connor started 2nd grade. So far they are enjoying it, but they do not like the new bedtime. They were enjoying their late nights during the summer. They both have really fun and energetic teachers. They are growing up way too fast.

Trying New Things

We are lucky this year to be able to try some new things. We planted corn for the very first time and so far it is doing really well. The rains flooded it a couple times this spring and summer, but it still grew up nice and tall as the pictures show. The kids want to run through it, but they just might get lost. The picture with Wyatt in it gives you a good idea how tall it is. We are excited to see how the yields turn out. The other thing we are trying is forage beans to make silage bales out of. That is the stuff the three kids are all standing together in. It grows like crazy. We are going to try cutting some within the next week if we can find a few dry days in a row. We are having lots of fun here and wish everyone could experience it with us.

Fishing With Daddy

Megan and Riley had a great time fishing with Wyatt. Megan loved to reel the fishing pole in especially if it had a fish on the line. She was pretty proud of herself. It is fun to see the boys getting older. Riley was able to catch and release his fish all on his own. At one point he jumped in the pond and tried to catch his cousin's catfish that got off the line before he could get it all the way in. As you can see he just got really muddy instead. They had a great morning fishing.

Happy Birthday Megan!

Megan turned 3 years old. We had a very fun pink party with the Grandparents and our friends the Grady's. Megan loved all the attention. She even got Grandpa to wear a princess crown as you can see in the picture. She is enjoying all of her new toys; thank you to all of her family and friends. We appreciate all of your kindness in making her birthday so special.

Mommy's Helpers

Riley, Connor and Megan helped me move the mineral feeders for the cows and fill them up. Riley is the muscles, Connor is the spotter, and Megan holds the lid up for me. They are so much fun to take around. They keep things very exciting. You can see Megan found a new type of grass that she wanted to show to me. They are all great helpers. They all want to drive so we take turns at each gate they trade. I'm so lucky to have each one of them. They are wonderful.

Happy 4th of July!!

All the guys had fun getting ready to shoot the cannon. It was so much fun we shot it five times over two days. It was a lot of fun having both Wyatt and my family here. We enjoyed the smoked pork our friends the Grady's worked so hard at all day long. It was very good. We are still eating it as leftovers. We had an amazing show that night as usual. We did not have any unexpected explosions so it kept things more peaceful. Of course the time went by way too fast. It left us wishing we could all spend more time together.

Start Blogging

This is us. Looks like I need to carry a camera with me and take more pictures. We are going to try this blogger stuff. I've been impressed by my sister-in-law's posts so I thought I would give it a try. We are looking forward to our families arriving for the 4th of July Celebration. It is always a blast with lots of excitement.