Thursday, April 15, 2021

Exploring

 The farrier and his wife were out a few weeks ago to trim up the miniature horses and mentioned a nice park that they thought we'd enjoy so we got in the car and went exploring. They allow horseback riding in the park and it was fun to see people on horses near the trails. We'll be back for sure!







Tuesday, April 13, 2021

This and That

 Easter this year was another low key one. I haven't been back to church yet as they are just starting to lift restrictions around here. We hid a bunch of eggs in the front and back yard and the kids had fun finding them all. We've reached the age where it's more about finding the most candy than the joy of finding the brightly colored eggs. Notice the plastic grocery bags instead of the baskets too. They sure are growing up!


Wesley has been moving up the ranks in his karate class. Earlier in the year he belt tested and passed so he's now an orange belt. I'm proud of him for keeping with it! 


When we bought the Jeep Wrangler it had half doors on it. I wasn't too sure what to think of half doors but after driving it several months I've made the decision that half doors are not too pleasant. It's more about the windows than the doors. The lack of rolling windows and the noises that come with them made driving a hassle so I started my search for full doors with windows that actually roll down. I had to contact several salvage yards before finding the perfect white pair of doors with the inside panel to match my car. They had to ship them from Nevada which wasn't cheap but I'm sure happy with the end result. 




 Each year I've been trying to add something to the garden/yard to help us be more self sufficient. This year I wanted to add asparagus. I did my research and discovered that asparagus isn't able to be fully harvested until the 4th year. The first and second years you let it go to seed so that it grows its roots deep into the ground (they say up to 15 feet deep!). Third year can be a light harvest. So when I went to purchase the crowns the seed catalog offered first, second and third year crowns. I bought 40 third year crowns with the hopes of being able to harvest some next year. I'm excited! The kids are not. 

Kevin is getting to be an adult dog. He's holding his own with Cooper and they play for hours each day. I had to clean the floors and I put all the dog toys onto the dog bed. Kevin thought this was great and proceeded to take a nap on his toys.