Two Weekends in One Week?

You may have noticed, I got a little carried away with the Fourth of July,

and treated it like a weekend.

Wednesday was mowing day for Hubbs and I...

we did the whole week's mowing in a single job and it took several hours

with both of us on mowers.

It was hot as blazes and soaking myself with the hose was the only way to survive

the heat as I drove back and forth on the mower.

Later that day we enjoyed the yearly neighborhood celebration...

a covered dish picnic, the traditional "white elephant" bingo game, and fireworks.

It was the perfect summer celebration.

A quick rain shower in the afternoon cleared out the heat for a few hours.

Chester (Pester) stealing goat food.

Yesterday, the heat returned.

Luckily, our "littles" came for a day of swimming and grilling,

so we stayed cool in the pool.

It was Easton's first time in the pool and he loved it.

Mackenzie is, at almost three, quite the little fish.

After dinner, we visited with all of the animals.

I couldn't wait to show her how big the baby ducks had gotten.

We spent a little time with her beloved horses,

where she proceeded to tell me "Grammie, Moonie has a really big penis!"

Out of the mouths of babes... so matter of fact.

(I hope I haven't offended, but we use correct anatomical terms around here.)

I had to agree... and luckily the conversation ended there.

We played in the garden where my little fairy enjoyed a few fresh veggies...

eating 3 tomatoes, half a cucumber, a sugar pea, a handful of red raspberries,

 and a freshly pulled carrot.

There is nothing that makes me happier than seeing a child grazing in my garden!

Snacking inside the garden playhouse.

By the way, we picked another 8 (or more) quarts of blueberries and more black raspberries,

yesterday.

I think our littles polished off one of those quarts.

Most of the rest will go into the freezer.

We had so much fun, my little fairy, and I... so much, that there were tears

when it all came to an end.

There are many happy days ahead, little one.

Tonight we are hosting friends for a make-your-own-pizza party in our pavilion.

I'll be spending part of today making homemade crusts.

And, tomorrow, Tyler is coming to spend the day on the farm.

There's so much summer fun to be enjoyed...

and this week seems to be packed full of it!

It's hard to believe that it's Friday again.

It seemed this week like we had a weekend in the middle of the week.

We'll be back on Monday with more tales to tell.

Hope your weekend is great!

PS... Hubbs flew off his bike in the woods, yesterday. and landed on his shoulder.

He's getting it x-rayed this morning... hopefully it's something minor... I'll keep you posted.