First Day of School

OK. OK. OK. I'm finally back. I know I'm a little behind on my blog but life happens. I'm going to try to do a little better this time. Now that Lane is in school for a whole two hours I may have a little time to do a few things I like to do. Like keeping my blog updated. It may take several entries before I can catch up from the summer.

These pics are from the first day of school. I don't have one of Nathan in his classroom because for the first time I did not walk him to class. So many firsts.



My boys are growing up so fast. They seem to change every day. If Nathan does not slow down the is going to be taller than me before he is in the second grade.


I took several pictures of them when I dropped them off and when I picked them up. Lane decided that he needed to take a picture of me. So here I am on their first day of school. Along with Lane's little finger. Pretty good for a 4 year old.

Babies Everywhere

We picked up our new baby goat last night. We still have not decided on a name. She will either be Rose or Lilly. The boys are both already attached to her. They are sitting on the couch with her even though I have told them several times, she does not need to be on the furniture. I had to get up with her a few times last night. It reminded my why I'm done having babies. I'll stick to the goat kids.

A couple of Killdeer have layed their eggs in our driveway. Nathan thinks it is funny to walk by the nest so the birds fly off and act like they are hurt. When I took this picture there were three eggs, now there are four. I hope they make it through all the rain and winds we have been having lately. I love spring.

Easter With A Broken Arm

We took these pictures on Easter Sunday. We did not do much that day. We went to Jeff's mom and dad's house for lunch and that was about it. The boys did not get to hunt eggs this year. It was to cold outside. Being the overprotective mother I am I did not want Nathan risking falling on his arm again.
These are the first picture I have of Nathan with his broken arm. He has not wanted me to take any of him up until now. I think he is getting used to having his splint. He has not been complaining of pain to much, unless he think it will get him out of trouble. He has been quite a trooper through this whole thing. I think boys are born with the idea that they can't let people see them cry, except mom and dad. When he had pins put in his arm, we had to wait outside. After they let us go back to see him, he was upset because he cried when they woke him up. Jeff and I both told him several times it was ok to cry. It's hard watching your baby go through something like that. I am thankful to God everyday that our boys are happy and healthy.

Muffins with Mom

Lane enjoyed Muffins with Mom day as much as I did. We got to go to school with Nathan for about 45 minutes. We had muffins in the cafeteria then went to his class to see how they start their day. Lane did not want to leave. Nathan loves having his little brother in class with him. I think he would take him every day if he could.

One afternoon we were messing around with my camera. We had a lot of fun making silly faces and taking pictures. I need to take more time to just be silly with them. They are growing up so fast.

Wild Country

We went and picked up our pig saturday. Lane and I got to ride in the back seat with him. Isn't he cute. Well I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. For now he is in Jeff's office. We are going to have to add on to the house before he will fit.

Jeff and I have been working on the fence for the last couple of weeks. This was the second week. The first day I did not have gloves. My hands looked horrible. I think I will keep this picture for future reference for anyone who says I don't do anything. I look like an old farm hand. I think I could have made it in the wild west.

Nathan's 6th Birthday

Nathan had a great 6th birthday. He had a transformer theme. We had his party at the church and he got to invite his friends from church and a few from school. It is so fun watching him grow up. (Just a little note, after seeing myself in these pics I decided it is definately time for a diet.)




As you can see Nathan had lots of help opening his presents. It was a little hard to see what he was doing, but he loved every minute of it. The little boy wearing the black T-shirt is Nathan's friend Ethan. He was in Nathan's pre-k class and his class this year. The party was on Saturday and Ethan and his family left for Japan on Tuesday. We were very glad that he could make. Nathan has been sad about him leaving. When he talks about it he gets a little teary eyed.

Christmas Tree

We finally got around to putting up our Christmas tree. Nathan has been harrassing us for some time to get it put up.


We decided to get a real tree this year. I think it looks great. I put the lights on and let the boys put all the other decorations on it. The had a lot of fun playing with the tree and santa. I hope their joy of the Christmas season last for many years.