This is for Joseph Lawrence. We saw an F650 and we had to take a picture.

Everyone else will just have to wonder why. (I hope Joseph doesn't have to wonder.)

Hoby Farmers.

It is time for us to do some work on the farm.

Check 'Da Pants

It's dipper changing time, the happiest time of the day. Ellie especially likes being sung to at this time, mother sings "bye umm pum pum" or "Peter and Penelope Penguin". Father just sings something about checking da pants.
It is nice dipper changing time comes so often during the day, we get a happy laughing baby.

Julie's Birthday Experience

A celebration of birth. How does one celebrate? Sometimes sweet things and sometimes gifts, this year I chose an experience. We piled into the van and headed for the Ecergreen Aviation Museum, home of the "Spruce Goose". President Dieter F. Uchtdorf talked about the three legged stool and I was thankful the heater worked. At the museum I had my doubts about all of us enjoying ourselves, but my doubts were unfounded. The boys drank it up. We met Barney, an oldder volunteer, Darian and him struck a friendship right off. Barney had flown the B-17 in three different wars. Darian loved asking questions. Wade liked investigating the gunners stations. We were able to board the B-17, seeing the radio controls and the cock pit. The Spruce Goose was awesome, amazing to see its workings and how it was built. Of course we had to see the F-15 too. Ellie did very well, considering. We had a very plesant morning ending with a lunch at the Aviation Cafe. I wonder what we will do next year.

Gingerbread Girl

Decorating houses is nice but decorating little girls is infinitely better.

Blustery Day

The wind howled. The wind whined and pulled. The wind tore branches off the trees. The wind lifted the trampoline and it went for a ride on a couple of wooden saw horses.

New Years Thaw

After the great snow of 2008 came the new years thaw. Darian and Wade were very worried when they woke to take care of the animals. Darian and Wade joined in prayer to ask that the floods would go down. Darian was afraid to let the goats out of the barn in case they went too close to the flood and were swept away. Their prayers were answered and the floods did go down.