Summer Days

If there’s one thing country homes lack that city homes have, it’s cement/sidewalks for tricycle riding. That is pretty much the only thing I think we lack, imo, and there are plenty of other wonderful things to fill that hole. BUT…we’ve always hoped to have a cement pad poured at some point.

Then there’s a foundation for Nana’s cabin.

Daddy holding his kiddos attention

“The truck is coming! The truck is coming!”

Poor driver had to maneuver our goofy back driveway.

Elijah captivated, to the point of drooling, by the big cement truck

Starting the pour!

Micah was so thrilled to be helping Big Boys this time, no longer sitting on the sidelines! That smile was pure joy of being allowed in the work zone and running an errand for Daddy.

Jacob was s’posed to work that day so Mr Vdh came to help. VERY thankful he came, too. It was hot and things set much faster than hoped.

 

Screet, fill, screet, fill, float, trowel, screet, float. Jacob got off unexpectedly early, we needed him! What a blessing to have strappin young men.

Ahhhh, my new patio! The hole near the house is our crawlspace access and the two squares in the middle are our septic tank access points. We are going to tile all three so they are flat.

Done, now onto the cabin.

 

 

Trowel master Micah! He worked so hard in that hot sun. He is like a pitbull when it comes to work, he grabs onto a job and does not look up until it is finished…and well!

 

After lunch, Jacob took out two large blighted peach trees and plowed the garden they were in for grass seed. He has quite a knack for that tractor.

Dan grabbed the sawsall and trimmed fir tree 15ft up.

 

No matter how much teaching, threatening, bribing…one unnamed little still snuck out and ran over the new concrete leaving his footprint forever.  <sigh>

A hard day’s work should end with a hard day’s play. And it did, down at the irrigation pond.

Swimming with the bluegill

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“Look mom! Jessie taught me to swim!!” Hmmm… that doesn’t look like swimming to me.

Daddy. His own little island.

 

 

 

Nice dirt mustache Miker T Biker

Lydia and baby belly.

To end the day, the tractors came to rake and collect silage. One little boy sat and watched the whole operation.

One little girl was a tad scared of the big machines and loud noises.

 

What did I do? Plenty really, I worked right along side the guys as much as I could, but come late afternoon, I polished my nails and sat by the kiddy pool with my raspberry tea.

I’m not a big blogger anymore, but you can see the kids are growing up nicely. Jacob is working his first summer job, a new baby due in 3.5 weeks and life is good. Not because it is problem free, but because the grace of God is, and as these children grow older we find ourselves more and more asking for and receiving strength and wisdom from being at His feet as His mercies are new every morning. Great is HIS faithfulness as called us to this adventure in parenting these wonderful creatures He has given us.