Gardening Time!

We've been anxiously awaiting some nice sunny warm weather so we could get our garden planted! It looks like its a good thing we took advantage of it when we did!  Its been cold and rainy ever since!! 

Getting the ground ready! and of course landon has to be in the middle of it!

While Ron worked the ground the kids and I had a fun picnic lunch outside!

Our garden area is so big this year that I couldn't fit it in the picture!!

T-Tape:  This year instead of using a sprinkler we are trying out some t-tape.  I already love it! Its like a big soaker hose.  You have one main hose at the base of the garden then along each row you attach a "soaker" hose that has an on/off valve.  You only water the rows that need it!!  Here, Ron and I are trying to figure out how to attach the clamp at the end of the rows.

 Landon is becoming quite the michevious little bugger!

We got to use this handy little planter from Ron's grandma!  It was a life saver!!

The kids "helping" mom plant the tomatoes, melons, and pumpkins on day 2!

We had to take a break inbetween planting to mow the lawn.  Landon LOVED helping dad!

Mud Bath!!

Working in the garden yesterday turned in to quite the event!!  The kids LOVED playing in this mud hole, that was created when I had to run and get Landon who was headed to the highway-just as school was getting out.  I tried pretty hard to keep the kids out of the mud, but once they succeeded I figured they mine as well have some fun!!  In fact at one point Madilyn decided that since her pants were muddy she just needed to take them off, panties and all!  It took me a minute to realize why everyone was honking as they drove by!!

Look how deep that is!!

Miss Maya

 (one of the little girls I watch)

The three stooges!

SICK!

Just Playin'!

THE AFTERMATH!

None of them were too happy when I hosed them off so they could get in the tub!

(It was only 60 degrees outside)

Yes. This is the REAL Landon!

This is for all of you out there that think Landon can't throw a fit because he's always full of smiles! (and this is just a mild episode!)

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Hauling Cattle

Every year Ron offers to help his grandpa hunting haul cows to and from the desert.  For all you uneducated cowboys out there...Every Spring they take the cows and put them on the "desert" AKA the middle of no-where and leave them for the summer to eat and breed. Then once it gets cold and there is no more feed left to eat they bring them back home where they calve for the winter.

I used to go with Ron all the time when we were dating and before we had kids. -Just like tractor rides!! (I never do anything of course.  I'd probably get trampled! But its fun to be out there and see everything.)

Loading cows onto the semi!

Working hard!

Here she comes!

THE DESERT

Coming off the trailor!

Trying to get them out, you'd think they'd be excited to get out of there!

After the first load I went and got the kids from Grandma Jane.  She was nice enough to watch them so I could go! 

 Landon LOVES dogs!!

Madilyn yelling at Dad, Grandpa, and Uncle Allen!

Sittin' on a hay bale watching the men hard at work!

OR are they??

Second Chance Prom

Hey! Look!  My Boobs Fianlly Fill it out!

Even though I REALLY felt like this:

Every year our friends Pam and Taylor go to the 2nd Chance Prom. It always sounds like a lot of fun, but I KNOW Ron isn't much of a dancer so I never push the issue-even though they invite us every year. This year this invitation was more of a..."hey, we're on our way to the second chance prom if you want to join us this year..." I had just talked to Ron and he'd been rained out of planting potatoes so I threw on my old prom dress, acted like we had a sitter, and convinced him we were going. I didn't think I picture would do any justice of his reaction when he came home and saw me...he was EXTATIC on the phone because he was actually going to be able to WATCH the Celtics play, instead of listening to it on the radio!!

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His reaction totally caught me off gaurd.  I expected a ****NO!

I guess I need to "wear the pants" more often! Its kind of fun!!

Madilyn and her hair.

  Its like pulling teeth to do Madilyn's hair. She always wants it "STRAIGHT DOWN!" With NOTHING in it.  (so she looks like a homeless girl even if its brushed!) I don't fight with her too much during the week since we don't usually go anywhere.  But when we go to town or out of the house, its my rule that we fix her hair "sooo cute!"  Today she was really excited about her "pony tail and side bangs!"  I couldn't believe it!  I had to take a picture of it!

 

But by the time we got to the VERY FIRST STOP in town she looked like THIS:

I was bummed!  But not surprised. 

It happens EVERY week as SOON as we get in the car!

While we went to town today, Landon got his first solo tractor ride with dad! 

Dad says he did JUST FINE! He didn't even try to climb out of his seatbelt-AND took a 2 hour nap!!

PERFECTION and INDEPENDANCE!!

Madilyn has turned into quite the

Impatient

Indpendant

Perfectionist!! 

OH BOY am I in trouble!!!!

1. She'd love to be able to ride her bike. BUT if she doesn't get it doesn't "get it" on the first try she just gets mad and jumps right off.  If I try to teach her and show her how to peddle she gets even ANGRIER!! She can't STAND someone telling her how to do something!!  She's got to figure it out on her own.  Sometimes she'll sit and tinker with things forever just trying to figure them out...but when it comes to skills,  if she can't do it right the first time then she
JUST CAN'T DO IT!! 

2. Today we were tracing squares.  She was getting SO anygry becasue her lines weren't PERFECTLY straight!  I didn't think she did too bad.  But it wasn't PERFECT so it wasnt' good enough for her!! I feel bad for her teachers when she gets to school!  She is definetly an independant learner!! However, I love sitting and watching her trying to be so perfect.  She just needs some patients to go with it!

Here's a picture of her squares.  Not too bad for a 3 year old!!

I love how she had to do so many different colors!!