Like Father Like Son

Dustin shaved his head "shiny bald" before school was out, and to my surprise, he hasn't grown it back out yet. He says he likes the way it feels. He dared Matthew to shave his head and Matt told him when he starts haying that he would. I think it was in hope that by now, Dustin would of forgotten about it. He didn't. Here is a picture of the TWO bald guys in my life.....

Newest Neighbors

I was putting in my time pulling weeds in the "community" garden this weekend, when I noticed 2 killdeer birds who didn't seem to happy to have me there. Every time I stood up, 1 of the birds would charge at me, not totally coming up to me. It was sure to keep at least 2 rows between us. Upon further investigation, I discovered this nest tucked in under the radishes.

Simple Pleasure

The other day Matt took the kids fishing while I was busy in town. I got home about 9pm to find my house quite and empty, so... fishing I went! It was such a nice night and we were all having a blast, we decided to build a small campfire and do a little fishing in the dark. The kids were in heaven. They thought that was SO cool. The only thing we needed were the marshmallows. Here's a picture of Matthew with his catch.... a catfish that weighed about 9-10lbs! This was the big one of the night, although there were quite a few big catfish in the spot we found. We even caught a leatherback turtle!

Scout Day Camp

Dustin had his first day camp for Boy Scouts this month. He was really looking forward to it because they are able to shoot bb guns and bow and arrows. He did great at both, ranked at the top of his group:) It was only a 2 day thing & on the last day, they had a campfire event for all of the parents. They had entertainment for the boys and also the boys did skits. Dustin's group did a skit on "How to conserve water while camping." The boy on the far left took a drink of water, then each boy 'blew' it into the next boys ear...all the way down the line. Cute huh?!?! Here is Dustin brushing his teeth....


For the campfire, there were a few boys who got to help with the Flag Ceremony and Lighting of the Fire. These boys got chosen based on their behavior and helpfulness....Dustin was one of them!!!

Shop Entertainment

The other night we walked over to the shop to take Matt a glass of Iced tea and while we were hanging out, the kids found the air blower. They thought that it was pretty fun and had to blow the dust off of everyone and everything....

Note the safety glasses. If Matt has taught them anything, it's the importance of safety glasses:)

After everything was dusted off, they got a little more creative....

Ahhhhh.....

The other day Riley Jo brought these to me and said "you're the best mom. Thanks for being mine." Isn't that sweet?!?

That extra touch is goose feathers =)

Meet Dinker & Slobber.....

We have 2 bottle calves residing in our yard for awhile. Their names pretty much say it all. One is VERY aggressive and inhales his bottle resulting in an insane amount of slobber, and the other is quite a bit smaller and very untrusting.

We've been letting them roam and enjoy the green grass, which they really like, but when feeding time rolls around and the kids walk out there with the bottles, it takes all they got to get the calves in the pen without dropping the bottles.

Mission accomplished!!!