Winter Love

 

I love where we live. I love that in 15 minutes away from home we are in the woods hiking. Today was practice using Fieldin’s slingshot by the lake. 

These two. I am so proud of them. I always worried what life would be like when they became teenagers, I shouldn’t have, it is just as fun. 

We see so many types of beautiful mushrooms on our hike. These are just a few of the beautiful species we see. Today we took time to take some pictures and appreciate them more instead of just pointing as we walk by. 

More Decor

The boys are still busy decorating the backyard:) 

I painted a (not so scary) grinch to go above the little kids free library on the side of our house. The boys did a great job hanging it. 

Finally got around to decorating the tree, it holds so many memories, we realized we may need another tree to hold them

 

Thankful

I’m thankful for so much this year. I won’t get to emotional and keep it lighthearted but I’m thankful for little and big things... little being a tasty way to use up turkey day leftovers, above. Having my dad living closer to us and being able to spend Thanksgiving with us amid all the restrictions. 

I’m thankful for all the baking and cooking we have tried and mastered in the last 6 months. 

I’m thankful for my new little business and Jeff’s help sawing new things for me. 

I’m thankful for so many new plants we’ve been caring for and for this bird of paradise blooming before Thanksgiving. 

I was pretty excited about Bundt pan stuffing 
 

Early Holiday Cheer

Almost all the decorations inside have found a home, so it was time to work on the outside. 

Here is a glimpse of the front(so far) Fieldin was proud of the tree he decorated and he hung the lights above the garage 

This is a carousel that was given to us that has been very exciting to the neighborhood kids. Today we had small groups accumulating around watching it move around VERY slowly. 

On the side there are lights that change on the house🤪

Good job buddy, now you get to do the backyard! 
 

Around Here

Around here my Christmas cactus is blooming actually at the right time instead of July 😊 We are getting our first bird of paradise ( below) 

And our hibiscus is still blooming indoors..

Around here we are decorating a bit early around here

And enjoy the beauty of Fall

Around here I am still conquering new recipes on my covid food bucket list. The latest... Greek Baklava

Around here it took a hour to put out all the holiday LEGOs. 

Around here my shop was buzzing with orders. My favorite being some custom hen ornaments. It’s quieter this week so I’m working on some new things. 

Around here, this kitty gives us so much joy( photo by Fieldin) 

Here was my humane chicken factory last week. Seven different breeds. 

Around here we are starting to get games out more and watching old holiday movies. 

Around here the outside is starting to look a bit like Christmas. I switched out the house lanterns and hung the very cute wreath from my aunt. 

Around here finishing up on some new ornaments for the shop. Sawing wood, painting and baking clay 

 

Third Time Driving

She is loving her driving time and getting more confident each time. I stick magnets all over the car😁

 

This Happened..

The eldest can now drive legally.. yikes! I just ordered caution new driver magnets for the car 🤣 now we just need to start her 100 hours of driving so she can get her drivers license this spring. Don’t worry neighbors, we are not starting on the roads, parking lots first! 

We gave her a vinyl record that she has really wanted as a treat for passing:)