46?

I've been neglecting my blog lately....I have been spending my free time on my digital scrapbook instead. So, to keep all my avid readers interested, I decided I better post something. Sorry for the lack of inspiration...but this is all I could come up with. I don't necessarily lead that boring of a life (or maybe I do...), but the last few weeks have been filled with outside play time, naps, park time, running all over...and nothing too exciting!

So, upon last count, we are up to 46 animals in our care....39 cows (well, 29 heifers, 1 bull & 9 calves), 2 dogs (one whom has been chewing up all our toys and cannot seem to stand still while going to the bathroom, thus spreading his waste all over...which thrills my husband since he's the one who picks it up) and 5 kittens. Oh yeah, can't leave out Melody - the beta fish- so 47. This beta has to be the oldest beta known to man...we have had this one for at least 5 years...can't believe it is still alive.

Brecken loves having kitties on the farm & they seem to be enjoying their new home!

Here are some pics of the animals! I promise to post something more interesting next time....

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Happy 32nd! This picture is from last year....only because I didn't have my camera ready for the 'buttering of the nose' tradition this year. Aaron's family has ALWAYS put butter on the birthday person's nose....so that they 'slide' through the next year. I thought it was a little different when we were dating and first married, but the little kids get a big kick out of smearing butter on each other's noses, so it's become a fun tradition to carry on.

Fun Week

Our oldest niece, Sara, spent last week with us. She was SUCH a big help with the boys. Brecken absolutely loved having her here....and the morning after she was gone, the first thing he asked when he woke up was, Where's Sara? He was very sad to find that she was gone.

He learned some things from her:
*new songs
*new things to build with play-dough
*that older cousins are pretty cool

She also learned some things from him:
*how differently her little boy cousins act compared to her little sisters
*boys like bodily noises...a LOT
*boys like to run, jump & climb - on things AND people
*boys like to wrestle
*boys stomp around the house, growl & are loud
*oh yeah...and they like to go potty outside

Where's my baby?

Leighton turned one 2 months ago....and it seems like all of a sudden he is making significant changes from baby to toddler....SLOW DOWN! He has decided that at meal time he wants to eat off of a plate - he is no longer satisfied with me putting a few bites out on the table.
Also, while playing with trucks, he makes the sounds & knows what the trucks/tractors are for (notice that he is hauling something in the pic). It fell out several times as he was pushing the tractor around & he put it back in the bucket.

It seems like he is growing up more quickly than Brecken did - maybe because a) he is watching Brecken & learning 'big boy' things much earlier or b) when Brecken was at this age I knew I was pregnant, so I wasn't bothered by Brecken turning into a toddler. I love the stages my boys are in - they are both so much fun for different reasons, but I do miss the baby stuff at times! Then I see this pic below & see that Leighton is still very much a baby...he's got the chubby baby hands with dimples still. Phew.

Rub-a-dub-dub

Three Kids in a Tub...

While changing a load of laundry, I heard squeals of laughter. After investigating, I discovered Reese & Leighton splashing in the toilet, with Brecken cheering them on. I wanted to grab my camera to catch some pics of them splashing, but couldn't bear the thought of fingers in mouths....even though the toilet was 'clean'. So, bath pics are what I went with.