Country living

I'm liking this farm living (Mama is glad I'm enjoying it). I'm collecting thoughts and will share them with you as we venture through life on the farm. Here goes -

You know you're a country boy if...

• Your mama has cooked more meals shot by your Uncle than bought at Walmart (wild turkey and deer)


• You take your mama out for her birthday ... to Walmart ... and the whole family goes (yes, Walmart is always a generational affair - atleast three generations at a time)


• A trip to town requires a bath and "church" clothes (Anything with a collar is a church shirt to me)


• A tractor, Monster truck, or construction truck siting is the highlight of your day!

"Green acres is the place for me --- Farm living is the life for me!"

Here is the Mixer that came to pour concrete at Uncle CC's house - I was excited to see it but boy was it a hot day! Mama and Uncle CC worked hard to get the concrete in while I played in the yard with my tractors.

Beach babies

I am a beach baby. Several weeks ago when we went to see great mema and papa we went to the beach for the morning. Mama thought I would be a timid (why would she think that about me?) in the ocean and stay in the shallow water - not so. I loved to let the waves pour over me and come up sputtering and coughing...and laughing as mama almost lost it - she seemed to be a little nervous!

We had the opportunity to go back to the beach last week and had a wonderful time again. It was such a great week BUT Mama is even more nervous because I am fearless around water and walked into the ocean up to my neck and didn't want any help. I think Mama is in for a fun filled next 16 years (I turned two at the beach last Monday!).

Building sand castles ..... Not so much fun

Destroying sand castles ..... More fun than building them - AAARRRR!

Playing with my tractors/trucks at the beach ..... Loads of fun - of course

Playing in the ankle deep water or small tidal pools ..... fun for a short while

Trying to swim to Africa ..... Lots of fun - I just couldn't resist

Enjoying serene beauty of the beach ..... no way - too quiet

Loudly greeting all who passed by ...... Certainly, why not?

Wearing enough suncreen to drown in ..... not so bad and quite effective

Laughing, smiling and enjoying life ..... always and especially at the beach

My brown eyed girl

Here are some more recent pictures of my sweet Oo-cy. She is smiling so much, laughing, cooing (she cooed all through church yesterday), gnawing on her hands, blowing bubbles, kicking her feet and she loves to sit up (we still have to help her but she does not like be on her back for long.)

You know you have lots of chub when you have a forearm roll. Mama loves the rolls.

Upclose and personal with Lucy in the baby Bjorn. Mama carries her everywhere in that thing as she plays with me!

My sister and me AND my new red wagon

My great Mema and Papa gave me this wagon for my birthday and I have had so much fun in it. Thanks Mema and Papa! I enjoy it so much - I don't know whether I like to ride it or pull it better. I do like to share it with Lucy - and she likes to sleep in it.

Cousins!!

My cousins, Tori and Jordyn, and my Aunt Jackie came all the way from Germany to visit me on the farm this week. We had SOOOO much fun. I got to show Tori and Jordyn the cows and the horses, we played in the water hose, dug in the dirt, played with my tractors and LAUGHED. I really liked having Jordyn around - she is only 2 weeks older than I am and we are the same size. I like playing with people my own size. Cousin Tori was great too - she sprayed us with water, rode us around in the wagon and helped us play all afternoon. Here are some pictures of our exciting afternoon.

Jordyn and I playing in the dirt near the tractor. She likes dirt as much as me!

Coloring on the porch. We liked the stickers best!

I got a free shampoo from Shiloh - I liked his shampoo better than mama's - mama uses soap!

I showed Jordyn how to feed the horses hay. Jordyn like the horses but she liked the cows best!