Family -Cutting Wood Together

Woo Hoo!

Raising Girls - Creative Silliness

Wondering what to do with duct tape and paper plates, just ask Laura. She is never at a loss over what to do with herself. Here she is styling her HAT.

Nature - Signs of Fall

There are so many beautiful things around the farm in the fall; mums, pumpkins, sorghum, and this find of Dayton's...some call it a kissing tree. 

Nature - Fall Fungus



Black Moshannon, Beaver Lodge





Coral Fungus




I don't know anything about these little marvels of nature but the colors are amazing! Outer space Orange!





This was shiny blue like a jewel, so beautiful!




I coined this one 'Grandpa'!




AmazingYellow!




Beautiful Brown!



Raising Girls - More Laura 10

Laura has had a birthweek, not a birthday celebration..I think we are finally done celebrating this amazing girl.  No, I take that back - Grandma comes soon and we celebrate again.  Life is good!

Pirate Doctor Laura - got some accessories for her dress up game.

Party table before little girls arrive! The table cloth was cross stitched by Grandma Margaret Rutan, I was close to tears while putting this on the table. Laura's middle name is Margaret. I am tearing up again!

School - Reading

We just got an order of books....the girls and I can't wait to dig into these wonderful stories.  These are some of the best reads out there for young girls!!! Astrid Lindgren, Maud Hart Lovelace and Lois Lenski - we love these authors!

Raising Boys - Eli Football

Helmet after football game in the mud

Scenes from the laundry room!

Boy and jersey have both been though the wash and all is well.

Eli has been enjoying playing football - Go Eagles!