Tree-cutting

 

Before I even start this post, I’m going to say that I am not a tree-hugger. I just happened to like the privacy and (for lack of better words) beautifulness of the ten Firs and one White Pine lining our driveway. So for those of you that like to tease me, don’t even start:P

Remember these babies?

Well, one by one, they were, and I quote, “destroyed maliciously”. I was conveniently at work while the destruction was taking place, so I didn’t have to watch…much. However, I was forced to watch the very last one, which happened to be the largest, and it was quite a sight falling like it did.

 

 

I now have nothing to shelter me when I’m running out to the van in my PJ’s in the morning:) Only two large stumps which my dad is planning on turning into a rather awesome zip line, I guess that’s one bonus:)

 

 

Piles of wood and brush lay everywhere, in the picture above you can see what remains of our tree house, it kinda came down, too…

 

I have to hand it to them, the guys worked incredibly hard, rain or shine, to get these trees down and chopped. Everything was done in less than a week!

Sorry the pictures are a little fuzzy, Windows Live Writer is being kind of a pain, it won’t keep my picture quality when I’m enlarging the pictures and the water mark won’t stay small. I guess you will just have to be happy that you got any pictures:P

<3 Jess

Life is Busy

So I haven’t been able to pay much attention to my blog. I’ll try and post now and then though;)

Haying 2014

Last week most of us went to our friends the W’s and picked up our year’s worth of hay for our goats! We made two loads, I babysat little ones for the first load then helped out with the second:) We ended up toting 75 bales home using my dad’s truck and a trailer, bucked it into the loft of our barn, and cooled off with ice-cream.

      

Hard working men:)

    

Happy kids, happy goats, hot day and ice-cream is the way to go:D

<3 Jess

Mary~11 months

Happy 11 month birthday!!

 

 

And a pool day…

<3 Jess

Time Well Wasted

Last week we left the cold Lynden weather and high-tailed it for the 95-102 degree weather in Winthrop, Washington. Perrygin Lake has become a family-favorite vacationing spot ever since my Grandparents dragged us there last year. I practically lived in between the lake and the ice-cream stand, getting an awesome tan and made a whole bunch of awesome new friends to boot! Here are just some of the many pics I got;)

All packed and ready to go. Can’t believe I actually fit 5 days worth of clothes in this thing.

   

Kids started getting restless halfway there so we stopped in New Halem and played around on their little park. The kids got a kick out of climbing on the train and pulling the bell over and over…..and over.

Ever day there seemed to be at least 10 more bug bites on most of the kids. I was one of the lucky few that went home with almost nuthin’.;)

 

Like I said, we practically lived in the lake. Me and Dan (he’s the only one that is willing to crazy things with me) went out into the deeper water with the canoe and would jump off, swim back, and jump off again, it was a blast.

 

 

Mary just sat in or by the wagon and looked cute alllll week. 

 

Last day of our stay, we all went and had a photo shoot with our new friends:) Mary was getting a little touchy by the last picture so we had to move fast.

Hope you have an awesome day;)

<3 Jess

Sisters

I was bored this afternoon, so I pulled out the camera, and had these girls pose for me. They are crazy photogenic which makes for painless picture-taking.

Lydia – Age 3

This girl has insane curls, I’m kinda jealous.

 

Emma Joy – Age 11

 

 

Grace and Mary – Age 7 and 8 months respectively.

 

 

All three of the younger sisters

Aaaand a random photo of mah handsome big brother, Jacob – Age 15

<3 Jess