All alone

Well, Dan and Georgia left! I milked the goats all by myself today. It went well too. Whitey was not cooperating. I had to drag her up onto the milking stand by her collar and one leg. I tried to do it as humanely as possible:) The other 2 just walked right in there perfectly!

I got the siding for the chicken coop (more like a shed) and will start today. It's so nice outside.

I just finished casing the windows in the soon to be kids room. More on that project later!

ON THE FARM

So, I decided to start up blogging again. We moved... and have changed plans 50 times. Isaac decided that in order to finish math, he is living at the math lab at school. He will be tutored by the teacher who said that if he does this, he will make the deadline for graduation. Anyway... since he will be gone, his parents are leaving to serve a mission on monday, that leaves ME to care for everything! That means, I MILK THE GOATS. Yeah, thought Isaac would be doing that... nope.

DAY 1:

Did laundry. Went out to the barn with Georgia to learn about the goaties. Helped milk each goat a bit. The goats are named Whitey, Canella and Tsunami. Whitey and Canella are shorter and light peach in color. Tsunami is taller, makes more milk, and has little ears. They are all dwarf goats.

Took hay/alfalfa out to their feeder. It fell over. I caught it and learned that it is supposed to be stuck about a foot into the ground. I dug 4 holes and stuck it in. Now the little goats can reach their food!

DAY 2:

Vacuumed all the floors. In the barn I milked Tsunami and Canella the entire way. I am actually ok at it. My hands get tired though. Georgia thinks that since I play piano (which I have done almost daily since moving here) my hands are stronger. I still need to work them out. Too bad I don't rock climb any more. I took Straw bales out to the goat shed (3 of them) and spread them out a bit. This keeps them warm. Helped Cyprus give them grain. Fixed part of the shed that was coming apart... used lath screws, they looked like the type that would work! So far so good.

I am tired!

January Fun 2010

We spent a few days with Cam & Tim in Washington. Harrison and Cyprus have a love-hate relationship... mostly love! They are both such nuts. We had a great visit with them and Grandpa.

Uncle Stuart & Scott came to play one day. Cyprus loves them. It's fun to have Scott close and we can't wait til Stu moves close too!
Mercedes is a little afraid of them... she needs to spend more time with people besides her mom!

Finished Quilt

Nonnie (my mom) decided that instead of a knitted baby blanket, she wanted to do a quilt for Mercedes. Being in school, she didn't have a ton of time, so she got me some fabric and I did my first pieced quilt! I think I picked a cute pattern, a little intense, but really fun.

My mom did most of the hand quilting. I did some of it, and you can tell the parts I did. My stitches aren't nearly as small and uniform. Then I added the ruffle (that was kind of a pain, but totally cute) and finished it off!
Tadah!
Mercedes loves it. The fabric on the back is what I used to make their Easter dresses.

Over due Mercedes update

Mercedes is 7 months old now. Time goes so fast. She sits, army crawls, is up on her hands and knees, tried to climb the book shelf, giggling, smiling, copying sounds,... Here she is at Isaac's cousin Donavan and his wife Amanda's apartment. The little knitted outfits are made by Oma, Donavan's Grandma, our adopted grandma. Mercedes is such striking eyes and the cutest little mouth... we aren't sure who she looks like in our families. She is just an original.

Mercedes eats everything... paper is her favorite.

She has a ton of hair and the tips are brown and the rest is blonde, but she looks like a red-head in the right light.
Funny shot.
She is a happy girl
So beautiful, sweet, and usually happy.

Merry Christmas

We spent Christmas in Highland with Isaac's family. I had fun but really missed mine! I got Isaac this UVU sweatshirt... he loved it! He will graduate sometime this year from there.

I love my little girls! Here I am in my new robe and Mercedes in her panda jammas. She loved them, they have little eyes and ears on the feet and she just played and played with them.
Cyprus went with Isaac to Poco Loco Swim shop and picked out this swimsuit and paraded around the store and was so sad when we made her take it off, so we went back later and Grammers (Isaac's mom) got it for her. As much as we try to not spoil her, I think she is! What a lucky girl. She got these cute tinkerbell socks too. She had me do her hair like Tinkerbell the other day... I loved it!
Bethany got mercedes this little sailor girl dress. I love it. She has navy blue eyes right now, so it matched her eyes perfectly. Mercedes just started to form some real sounds... she was saying, "mamamama, dadadada..." Not knowing that she is really talking, but just experimenting with new sounds.

Christmas dresses... Cyprus wore hers all day (after we got the swimsuit off her).
We sure were blessed this Christmas! It is wonderful to think of blessings and family.

Give Thanks for Family!!

Great Grandpa McCurry makes the most beautiful doll houses for my girls! I like them just as much as Cyprus likes hers... here is Mercedes with her green house. Grandpa loves his great granddaughters, and they love him! The Washington crew came down for Thanks Giving. Cameron, Tim, Harrison, and little Kendra, Dave and Vicki.

Mercedes and Landon... TUMMY TIME!

Cyprus loves Great Grandpa!

Getting to know each other better
Harrison and Cyprus have a love-hate relationship! They love to play and chase, but then it gets a bit rough and Cyprus ends up crying and fighting back! They love each other though!
Babies everywhere!!!!