The Farm

If we can't live on a farm, visiting our friend's farm is the next best thing...horses and occasional riding lessons, our church garden, a friendly dog named Rex, open space to run and yell and not bother next door neighbors, a pond for fishing, climbing in the hay barn, smelling the hay (I wish I could bottle that smell...), dirt and rocks to play in, and visiting with my dear friend, Libby.

 

We headed to the farm to enjoy a lovely fall day last week...

 

New mini horses to visit and pet...

That's our Miss Libby with the boys...we don't have grandparents nearby, however, Miss Libby and Pastor Ron fit the bill quite well!

 

Holding a sad Sadie in the garden while Eli practices taking pictures...there were "ladybugs" bothering her.  It could have been grass, flies, a crooked sock, hair in her eyes, whatever...it was quite tramatic! 

 

The biggest boys...aka "my muscles"...excellent stock for hauling bags of veggies to the van...



Fall Beauty

Just one quick glance around and the beauty of fall assaults me...

 

 

I wake up every morning and see this tree changing before my eyes...what a lovely view!  Especially on sunny days...oh, how I need the sun!

Open window, no screen...much prettier and truer colors

Mums

 

Front step welcome

Weekend in Review

We thoroughly enjoyed this past weekend...some work, lots of play. I realized that since we moved, I've spent very little time outside always feeling like there is work to do inside the house. Soaking up the sunshine as much as I could...

While everyone played and Sadie napped, I sat on the front step prepping peppers for the freezer...some of the final harvest from our church co-op garden. I'm very thankful for the produce we harvested this year and praying that next summer will allow us to spend more hours there helping throughout the entire season.

We've been so blessed to find out that our neighbors two doors down are Christians. They have two boys, ages 11 and 13, who are stellar young men that I absolutely encourage our boys to befriend. Sundays afternoons have been filled with football in the yard.

Even Mike got in on the game in between projects...

Bags and bags of peppers and squash...

My four favorite guys...

a few of our trees...such variety of color all around our house!

Elijah climbing and swinging

It was Isaac's idea to hang the rope so he could climb and swing...sure beats the inside alternative of swinging from the banister. I've put a nix on that activity...

Leaf Jumping