Clay Bowls.

J and E have been really into creating stuff lately and they dug clay out of our yard and made these neat clay bowls. J's is the bigger one and E's the smaller. They have them by the wood stove to dry a bit and they are drying nicely. Not crumbling at all. I think soon we will be able to paint them! J also made a clay letter J but it fared less well and lost the upper part. I think it was just to thin to hold nicely. 

The Snow Melt Continues :)

I took these pictures last Saturday the 19th of April.. exactly a week after we got 13 inches of new snow.. 

Looking out to the road.

Kids play area. 

Looking into the front area from the yard. 

My strawberry bed! 

Looking into the place. 

The front of the house/driveway. 

More kids play area.

The front of the cow pen and the new pig pen. See Papa sitting under the tree?? 

The laying hens winter pen.. with the cement mixer. 

Now this is what it looked like last Saturday!! 

Amazing what a bit of rain and some nicer temps can do in a week!! 

Spring might actually be around the corner!!! 

L's EIGHTH Birthday!!

We celebrated L's 8th birthday this weekend!! What a fun time!! 

Shirt from Grandma and Grandpa F.

FISH HOOKS!!! 

G and R being cute :) 

What Papa calls 'the bait.'

Grandpa F and E checking out a neat game.

J3 handing L his main gift from us. 

Ohh... what is it?? 

A DRAGON to eat the bait :) Makes cool sounds and lunges with it's head to eat things!! 

Cake TIME!! Ice cream Oreo cake with a cougar and a deer on top!! 

Happy Birthday L!!!