mount baldy

A Saturday morning hike

Little baldy takes a snooze on top of Mt. Baldy.

Admiring the view!

oh fer cute

Hanging out in the book nook

A summer squeeze:

Annabelle squeezes the monkey, Louis squeezes Annabelle

watching out

Is that you, Jason, pasty white from working in the office all day and wearing your "Git-R-Done" sweatshirt? Nope, just our friendly scare-hawk watching over the chickens (and mini-scarehawk Louis).

Meanwhile, the "watchdog" lays around, oblivious to any predators, and

ignores any sort of canine instinct to pounce on a chicken thief.

brother, corn

In real life, my brother Chris plays a good guy. Here he is in a recent

movie, playing a bad guy lurking in a field of Iowa corn.

blue thursday

Today we went blueberry picking....yum!!

Louis is a pro blueberry picker. This is his 5th time picking this year. Why waste time putting them into the bucket? Just pop them right into your mouth!

Blueberry picking with a baby? No problem, just push the stroller into
a bush and let her munch away.

It's a good thing they don't weigh the kids at check-out time!
We'd be broke!!

wagon tour

Snacks on board for the morning wagon tour!

Let's see what we can find...

Playing hide-and-seek in the neighbor's corn....

Checking up on the one-day old chicks that arrived this morning....

Nothing better than giving these little puffballs a squeeze.

Picking an apple.....

All it takes is two teeth to munch an apple!

Picking the last few peas....

And of course some play time on the swing!

Unforunately, not all wagon rides end well....time for a nap Mr. Crabby!

washing the produce

Broccoli and baby enjoy a wash.

All clean!

Playset

A very early Merry Christmas present from Grandma and Pop! What's better than taking a good morning slide in PJ's and rubber boots?

close encounter with a combine

John Henry vs. John Deere: Last week the combine was busy in our rye fields. Jason thought he might try and race the combine with his trusty scythe. Nice try, but stick to your garden, J.

That tiny speck by the wheel is Louis. He was lucky enough to ride in the "com-vine."

how to get your kids to eat vegetables

Annabelle takes a stroll in the grass with green beans (and Daddy).

Louis munches a carrot.