our story

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Supper

Husker pizza quesidilla with banana crisp and fresh bananas on the side. In the words of Ella, "I think I nailed the presentation."

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Cookin' Beauties

The girls got creative when cooking supper tonight.

Sophie's Chicken 'N

a Biscuit bread

Cheesy Lasagna Bread

Country Style Chicken Bread

Monday, August 1, 2016

We are so used to demolition that deconstruction seems to make me so impatient. Just tear it down! Rip it to pieces! Knock it over! Ideally, we would; however, we are working with some serious rough sawn boards and barn wood we would like to salvage. We are pretty certain that each of the boards and beams used to build this shed were cut from the sawmill that Chad's great uncle had at the back of the property (some of it still remains). Very cool!

Chad intends to build a steel garden shed to replace this one. Hopefully by winter, we will have the beginnings of a new garden shed!

Booger

Piece by Piece

Watch out, Corn Crib. You're next!

Always helping!

Gathering the Nails

Look at Me, I'm...

Sandra Dee

Tell me about it, Stud!

Huntin' & Fishin'

Cooking up a breakfast for champions:

SLEEPOVER!

Goat Show

After the goat show, we spent the majority of the day at the pool. We then ended up going to the midway that evening, and it was such a blast! I got a bracelet this time with the kids, so I was able to experience death defying rides with all of them! It was also pretty neat that I seen some of my school kids there, and I was able to ride rides with them, too! Such a fun day!

Monday, July 18, 2016

9 Weeks Post Op

Two shoes! Two shoes!

I'm going to go drive somewhere now! Who wants to go somewhere? Anywhere? I'll drive.

Friday, July 15, 2016

Summer Lovin'

A little sewing project for my classroom.

Chair pockets! Let's cross our fingers that they fit on the chairs.

Kolaches - Part One

This was my first time making kolaches, and I had a very determined helper to assist me through the process. I am not a big fan of cherry ones (my heart belongs to poppy seed), but my cherry-lovin' family assured me that they were scrumptious. :)

Sprinkler Jumping

Saturday, July 9, 2016

Sophie's Donut Showdown

Friday, July 8, 2016

Front Porch Sittin'

There is nothing more that we enjoy than sitting on the porch. Tonight it's just Sophie, me, and the pups. The air is calm, Sophie is hopped up on homemade brownies, the big tree is still, there's a little something in my water, and the melodies from my spotify summer lovin' playlist keeps us smiling.

Love. This. Life.

Happy Birthday, 'Merica!

4th of July

Oh, don't worry. I will watch them.

There goes my plans to go for a nice jog.

(internal giggle because I am the only one laughing)

On your marks...

Get set...

Go!

Kickin' the Crackers

One of my all-time favorites...the parachute!

Found it!

All the while, Brock is fishing for frogs.

He never seems to come up empty handed.

He had some spectators looking out of the window.

Spency didn't know what to think.

Supper Time

Papa and Chad talking business:

Teaching Maddie how to clean a frog:

Spencer (aka Spency or Pency)

Investigating Frog Eggs

Everything is cute in baby form. Everything except for cockroaches, that is.

Buncha Balloons! Do they really work?

Oh, no! The cooler is leaking!

"It's such a beautiful day to..."

"Attack!!!"

Did somebody say war?

Can she make it away from him in time?

Missed!

Sophie is having so much fun until...

Terror strikes!

The balloons were very difficult to break, so essentially, you had to throw them really hard in order for them to break. Suffice it to say, everyone was terrified of Brock.