Also today, Lucy made a quilt for her new American Girl doll, Annabelle. She sewed it herself with guidance from Grandma. :)

Merry Christmas Eve!

Lucy got off the bus just in time to help Fred with his giant snowball. :)

Santa visited Fred at school today. He was beyond thrilled and Henry was in awe that Fred sat on Santa's lap.
Henry calls Santa Santy. It is adorable. :)

Grandma and BobBob came to the Christmas parade this year! It was 15 degrees and snowing, not as fun as some years.

Henry is helping out while I pin a curtain I am sewing. He is sawing and hammering my table and all of my rulers. So helpful!

Lucy's Sinterklaas gifts.

Enjoying a candy cane from Sinterklaas. Lucy was really worried about writing him a note so he would know about Henry's allergies. Fortunately he left the box with the candy canes so we could read the ingredients.

This is how Henry went to the bus stop this afternoon. Halfway down he got worried because baby wasn't wearing shoes. :)

This is how i just found Lucy and Gus sleeping.

Just like Daddy.

Our first Girl scout campout.

Henry's first participation with pumpkin carving.

Super Fred!

Better late than never, Halloween costumes!

His first model.

This is an example of what Lucy is doing for math right now at school. Kindergarten is way harder than it used to be!!!

Freddy is on summer vacation!!!!!!!

New Venture

In case you haven't heard yet I thought I had better let you know about our new business. We have started a CSA (community supported agriculture). Our business is named Our Heritage Homestead at Bubbaloo Farm and you can check out our new website here. Basically, people pay us up front in the spring and they get vegetables and fruit all summer. If I am not updating this blog much check out the blog on the new site. I will probably continue to send pictures to this site from my phone if anyone is interested in seeing them. A farm is a lot of work. We are all exhausted but enjoying it!

<3 Friends <3

Happy early birthday grandma! (We couldn't get Fred and Noah to stop chasing each other long enough to get in the picture too)

Today it is dump trucks full of gravel.

He LOVES his new chair!!! Thank you Granny!!!

Watching the concrete truck.

I am not sure what the rule should be about bears at the dining table. This morning I disappointed the kids by making a rule that Gus was not allowed up at the table with us. However, a bear is a lot tougher than Gus.

Also, Fred just informed me that he can see better than an eagle. :D

The cuteness is killing me!!!

Enjoying opening day of t-ball with Oma.

Today my keets came. Keets are what you call baby guienna fowl and I am so excited to have them. They will be voracious bug hunters all summer and should help keep our farm a happy, less itchy place to be.

Yesterday the sheep were sheared. They seem to be enjoying their new hair dos.

Henry has been eating non-stop for the last few days. He is even inhale my bowl of kale chips! Might he actually be about to grow??

Another skating party at school.

My birthday surprise from Lucy was appointments at the salon for both of us. I never get to get my haircut any more, so this is a huge treat!

Happy Birthday to me! Check out the cool cake Dave made!

Lucy lost her first tooth!!!! She just told us about it yesterday and it fell out during lunch today. That is the good news. The bad news is, she lost her lost tooth. She said it fell on the floor in the cafeteria and she couldn't find it. There is worse news. She told me all of this when she got off the bus. I thought she was upset about losing the tooth but when we walked halfway up the driveway she turned and said "Mama I need to throw up." So, we did not have the best afternoon. She seems fine now, even ate dinner and she made a little tooth out of paper to put under her pillow. Keep your fingers crossed that it was anxiety that made her sick and not the stomach bug that has been going around!

Fred wanted to be the one to get Lucy off of the bus today. He made Henry and I stand back up the driveway a bit so he could stand at the end and wait for her.