10 Degrees Outside

It is about ten degrees outside. I have absolutely no desire to go out there. My ideas of perfect activities on such a cold day includes reading books on the couch, making crafty things, and drinking hot chocolate. The boys however think otherwise. David keeps begging to go out to play, while Matthew brings his boots over to me every few minutes indicating that he wants me to put them on him. Finally I reluctantly bundle them and myself all up. The snow pants, the coats, the hats, the gloves, the boots. It takes at least ten minutes to get everyone ready for what I know will probably only be about five minutes of outdoor fun. It feels like such a chore. But when we finally make it outside it is worth it. It is worth it to see the sparkle in their eyes, the rosy glow on their cheeks, and the smile on their faces. Even though it does only last five minutes before they are cold and ready to go back inside.

Matthew

David

David and the Tractors

Last week we went to the Spokane Ag Expo. It was so cute how much David loved the big tractors. He wanted to sit in every single one of them.

Snowmen

Finally the snow was just right. David had been wanting to build a snowman for so long and we either didn't have any snow or it was too soft and powdery. So when it was finally perfect we all bundled up and headed outside to have fun. We started by building one snowman. Then David told me that the big snowman was Mommy and Daddy's snowman and that he needed a little snowman. So I helped him build a baby snowman too. It was such fun and he was very pleased. Everyday he looked out the window and said "I see big snowman, I see baby snowman."

Studying

David is fascinated by Andrew's EMT book and loves to look at it with him. It can make studying difficult for Andrew sometimes. But at least David knows about the "heart pumping red blood out and blue blood in" now!

Pumpkins and Squash

David Turns Two

Bottle Feeding

We enjoyed having Andrew's sister Aleah and her goats stay with us over the weekend while the rest of the family went rafting. David enjoyed having his Aunt to play with. He also loved going out with her to milk the goat and feed the baby.

Planting Potatoes

We have been very busy this past week working in the garden; planting weeding, and watering. Planting potatoes took up quite a bit of that time. We planted 24 rows. We have several varieties including Yukon Gold, Russet, Red Norland and Fingerling.

David loves to help us plant things, especially onions and potatoes. His method of planting potatoes is to take as many as possible and put them in on area(most likely the path) then try to bury them. It is very cute so I had to snap some pictures. After I took the pictures though I replanted his potatoes.

David Rides the Tractor

Last Sunday afternoon was beautiful. While the sun was shining Andrew took David for a tractor ride. He loved it! It was so fun to watch.


Waving at Mommy

This is exciting!

Posing with the tractor.

Afterwards the lighting was perfect so I snapped a few more photos of the tractor.

Baby Chicks

Our chicks hatched! David has been enjoying them so much.

Feeding the Chickens