Out on the Farm

You know that this picture is the cutest ever seen...isn't he just so adorable? He is wearing his Handy Manny sweater (from Papa and Omi in New York) while out on the farm today. And if you call him Handy Manny he will turn and look at you. This was taken during one of his breaks today...while meandering around while the rest of us worked.


Here are Will, Matt and Judah taking a break. We were really busy today. Matt rerouted some of our fencing by the new shed...to make a space for our new garden that will be planted in a few weeks. I put the rest of the sod down in the front yard...and Caleb and Bryn were raking the pine needles up in the front pasture (sorry no picture of them...)




Here is Will with the shovel, while Matt was using the post hole diggers for the new fencing. He thinks he can do the same as his Dad!




Esther for one brief moment...not old enough to do too much work, but she was in and out all day. She is standing in front of the rest of the wood that we had left over. Matt put on Craigs list that we had free firewood and we had a bunch of takers. Matt actually got an e-mail from somebody thanking him for the firewood because his heat broke and he had a couple of kids to keep warm....how awesome to help someone! Today we cleaned up the leftovers and made it look neat and tidy and ready for our camping trip in a few weeks. Can you see Judah in the background? He is on one of his many trips around the property!

Today was one of those great days where you get a whole lot done...and you feel so satisfied in the end. The skies were blue and the air crisp and cool. So the sod is down, the pasture is partly raked, the fence is moved, the wood is raked and put away...ahhh, what a great day. And we did it all together. So tonight...we all sat in front of the fire place listening to some awesome praise music and just enjoyed each other. Esther, Caleb, and Judah were asleep in front of the warm fire...and we loved every moment!

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