A few weeks ago we went on a very quick weekend trip to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival here in Washington. Round trip, it was only about 30 hours from start-to-finish. And between traveling and traffic, we estimated that we spent about 12 of those 30 hours in the car! Phew! The kids did excellent though, and we actually had a really fun...
The weather has really started warming up the past couple weeks--and we are loving it! When the wind subsides, we are outside for what seems like every waking moment! Last Friday, was one of those days. Brett mowed the whole lawn for the first time this Spring (it still takes about an hour and a half, even on a big riding lawn mower)....
I had high hopes for starting a fun Easter tradition on the symbols of Easter, this year. But unfortunately, time just escaped me and I did not. Hopefully next year I can incorporate that into our Easter festivities. This year, was pretty low-key, but great nonetheless. We woke up and went to church as a family, and enjoyed the Easter messages that were...
We added two fainting goat kids to our little homestead recently! Meet, Gladys and Gertrude! They are cute and funny little 3 month old twins. We can only get Gladys to faint, and it's quite funny. Gertrude is a pain to catch if she gets loose. If we can get close enough to Gladys to get her to faint, she is easy to...
I decided to compile a little Spring & Summer bucket list for our family! Many are things we would likely do anyway, but it is always fun to check things off of a list. And when we are brainstorming ideas for some casual weekend plans, it's a good place to reference. ...
Almost every afternoon when the kids are finished with nap time and quiet time--we go outside. Our little routine is that I play with the kids for a few minutes, usually they just demand that I push them super high on the swing--but most of the time I just relax on the chair and supervise/referee. And they come over every once and a...
We brought home 13 chicks last week! There are 5 different varieties, although I can't remember which ones they are now. Can't wait for the farm fresh eggs to start coming, although we are a good several months away from that still. We have had chickens almost our entire marriage--even when we lived in the city and before we had kids. We had...
I love the idea of little fairy gardens, and thought it would be a fun activity to work on with the kids. Landon also loves gardening and plants--when he goes outside to play, he digs holes and redistributes the dirt. And then comes inside and tells me all about the garden he made and what he planted. I think we will make the...
We added another animal to our homestead recently. His name is Blue. He is a good mix of several breeds and will turn 1 in June. We really like him! He is a great dog, although he does get really excited to see me or Brett, and it takes him a few minutes to calm down. We are working with him on that,...
This year for Superbowl Weekend, we were able to go on a little getaway with several other families. We had a blast! It's so fun to spend a weekend like that, all staying at the same place. The kids go to bed and the moms and dads can keep partying until the wee hours of the morning. Many movies were watched, many hours...
