Week ending 6-27-21 Yard work, girls' camp, riding bikes

 

Monday: School lunches at the park. I love all the family time we've had since moving here.

This is my favorite room because it's already painted. I just need a couch for it to make it a reading spot. 

(Excuse the bag of stuff to give away and the other junk.)

It doesn't look like it in the pictures but we thought Kaitlyn looked like Judy Ogle in Dolly Parton's "Coat of Many Colors" movies. So we took these and sent them to Madalyn to see what she thought.

Tuesday: Yay! A fun storm. Luckily it didn't hit Charlotte too much as Alexis was white water rafting there as a high adventure/girls camp trip. I took this to send to Spencer to show him the weather he was missing.

Wednesday: Couch shopping. Our living room is so small I don't know what kind of couch to get but it was fun looking. This store was where Alexis met her ride for girls' camp so we ran in to look.

After school lunches we went to the Smith's house to check out their farm. They said we could have some of their chickens so we're excited about that, we just need to get a place ready.

They have this wild pigeon who hangs out there and the kids were able to catch and hold it.

When we got home we opened our new couch for the reading spot.

It's so small and cute, perfect for little kids and a small space.

Now we just need to decide about the living room.

Thursday: Still working on the wildflower garden and clearing out vines and dead branches from it.

Kait and Tom carrying a big box of small sticks we'll use in our fireplace next winter.

Don't know why I took this, maybe just loved how they were all working together to cut one small branch to fit in the fireplace.

This is a before picture of piles of old wood I want to clean up. We started on it but didn't get too far.

Andy chasing down a lizard and trying to pet it.

Friday: Today's project is mowing and trimming grass and trees along our 1/4 mile driveway. We didn't get too far before lunch though, so it'll take a few more days to get it cleaned up.

Looking from the main road down the beginning of the driveway.

This picture is looking from the driveway toward the main road.

A before picture. Someday I need to cut down the dead trees and plant new ones along our driveway.

Looking from the meadow where I want to plant a magnolia tree up toward the house. Still can't believe it's mine.

With Alexis gone at girls' camp, Thomas and Kaitlyn read and hung out a lot together. I loved seeing that.

Andy cleaning a nice piece of stone we found that we can use for a name sign.

While neighbors were here talking I looked into the field and saw Talea and Makenna having a picnic with their dolls under a tree. My zoom doesn't work too well, but it was so sweet.

Friday night we went to the jam session at the local community center. It's mostly a retired town so there wasn't anyone under 60 there but me and the young'uns, but we had fun. Andy and Sam pretended to play their guitars.

Andy and Tilly dancing with the older couples.

This is the couple who stopped by our house with a plant and squash and invited us.

Cute little community center. I love how cars just park on the grass. It was 74 degrees, a beautiful Friday night and we rode home with the windows down, very content as we breathed in the mountain air.

Saturday: Alexis is home from camp! She got home at 11pm Friday night. We missed her but she had a great time and met lots of new friends.

We got her a welcome home gift.

Frying pans! I found a $10 set of 3. They may not last long but since we threw out our burnt ones before moving, she's been sad we haven't had one here so at least we now have some.

When showing Alexis the new reading spot couch the kids spontaneously erupted into a "jump on one foot" activity.

Riding our bikes down our steep driveway.

Ready, set, go!

Poor Samuel! He biffed it! His worst injury was a hurt collarbone.

Besides the collarbone, I was surprised all he had were scratches. They were all over both arms and legs as he rolled on the gravel, but none were deep or took off too much skin. I thought it would have been worse.

Kait and Kenna made a fridge for their dolls.

When you have nothing else to do, you can always watch the washing machine.

After a day of yard and house work it's time for a movie party. We watched The Parent Trap, one of our favorite summer movies.

I'm trying to decide which side of the house I'd add on to in the future. This side makes sense to make the house closer to the driveway but I love the original 1930's rock foundation, the landscaping, and deep red shutter. I think I want to leave it.