Back On The Farm

I spent most of yesterday in town babysitting the boys. 

 And while I was changing diapers, cleaning yogurt from every crack and crevice, and building castles, Hubbs was wading through rivers of water all over the farm.

We received a large amount of rain in a short amount of time.  The greenhouse flooded (first time ever!)  The front pasture had a stream running through it, as did the upper pastures.  Most all of the farm drains into one area... the pond - which almost overflowed its banks.


The water was more nuisance than anything... no lasting harm done.

Late in the afternoon, I headed home and brought Easton back with me to the farm.  I wish I could tell you everything funny that he said to me along the way.  A couple of things - we drove past a wall of steep rock, over which there were several waterfalls from the heavy rain.  Easton was enthralled with the sight of the waterfalls, exclaiming, "Look, Grammie, those water fountains are beautiful!"  

We drove over a few rumble strips on the highway which he called "grumble strips".

Then at bedtime when Muppy put his reading glasses on to read Easton a story, Easton told him he looked like a "genius".

Four year olds are so delightful, so un-filtered and honest, and yet, at the same time, so prone to making up little white lies - or "stories" as I call them.  It's definitely one of my favorite ages.

Our weekend will be spent with Mackenzie and Easton - I'll try to jot down the "funnies" along the way and share them with you on Monday.  Have a perfect weekend.



Comments

Lynne said…
WOW, I would say so, lots of water . . .
Easton will have fun splashing in the puddles!
Mackenzie too . . .
A agree . . . love that four year old span of time.
Natural, real, spontaneous . . . loved the “genius” comment.
Have fun, enjoy the weekend!
Anonymous said…
How cute Easton’s comments are!!!
This N That said…
LOL at Easton....Perfect name for rumble strips..
We had a little over four inches..almost 10 inches this month..I think I heard it was the second wettest summer on record..
Have a happy weekend...
THE BEARDED ONE said…
AS IT HAS BEEN SAID FOR AGES..."""KIDS SAY THE DARNEST THINGS""" AND THAT IS SO VERY TRUE...MY BOYS DID THAT GROWING UP AS DID MY GRAND KIDS...TWO OF THEM WOULD ALSOWAYS COME TO ME AND SAY "GANDAD...CAN I HAVE YOUR LIPPY?... SMILING... THEY KNEW I CARRIED BURTS BEES LIP BALM IN MY POCKET ALL THE TIME..EITHER POMEGRANATE OR CHERRY...AND THEY LOVED IT...SPENDING TIME W/OUR CHILDREN OR GRANS IS SUCH A GREAT BLESSING....CAN HARDLY WAIT FOR ALL OF THE CUTE THINGS OURS WILL SAY OVER THE WEEKEND...KEEP SMILING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MONDAYS POST...

EDGAR C. BEARD
I heard you were getting lots of water out your way, and I guess you did! Love the comments from little Easton. So fun to hear what they come up with. did you know you were married to a genius? Lucky you.