March 2021

March 2021

When this pond was fished and drained it started collapsing on the sides because there was nothing holding the dirt up when there isn't water in the tank. So Scott and Pete are redoing all the sides with fencing before we fill it back up.

                           We ventured out today and went to a new park, pretty far from our house. 

                             Shopping at Aldi's, Panda Express picnic and the Shark park. 

                                and then Parent Pick from school and Ice Creams for everyone

 The kids always ask for Happy Meals so today 

I made homemade happy meals and it was a big hit. 

They even got delivered in these cool baskets

Ryder is now big enough to bath with the big kids

 The missionaries told us this is called the 'Florida Earring'

Yes that is a real lizard holding on to their ear

Helping dad work has never been more fun

Madie presenting her spring project in school

Dr. Suess's birthday at school

She dressed up at Horton hears a who and ate green eggs and ham

They also learned how bees make honey and 

then enjoyed biscuits and honey

Ms. Lewis earning a reward

This has been a huge project. Transporting these huge metal roofs from

 one side of the property to the middle so we can use it for a 

carport and put our picnic table under it. 

We needed a break... from life so we went to Fort Myers for the weekend. 

Hotel, Swimming pool, beach and good food was just what we needed. 

Pete is always surprising us and today was catching, skinning and cooking snake over the fire

and next... rabbit (caught, skinned, and eaten)

Our garden is doing great and starting to produce

St. Patricks Day has quickly become one of our favorite holidays. 

Trying to catch a leprechaun and enjoying all his tricks gets the kids very excited

We are very LUCKY to call these cuties ours

This is our leprechaun cage with a cookie to draw him in...

 he took the cookie but left some gold and mint patties

Green food, scavenger hunt and tricks all day

Tia chased Sophia into the gator pond and followed her in. They were both struggling to swim but because Sophia was trying to swim and fight off Tia at the same time by the time she got to the side where Pete ran to get her, her little body had been through too much. She passed away a few hours later. We buried her  in the back with this rock as her tombstone. She will be missed. She was a great kitty.

Hammock buck beds

Lauryn has come to visit with the kids for Brody's birthday

Pinata Fun

3 months apart and nothing but trouble... but also the cutest little friends

I love this 4 year old

8 kids (Ryder not pictured) all 8 years and younger

Smoothie moustaches

So many fun gifts

They had such a great time with their cousins

(Ryan 8, Hannah 6, Madie 5, Connor 4, Brody 4, Xander 2, Mary 2, Ryder 8 Months)(

Florida Sunrise

Feeding our neighbors goats

Madie analysis everything and tries to come up solutions. She is a talker. We can be in the car for hours and she will talk non stop. She is a great story teller and her imagination is out of this world. He loves to play school, restaurant, hospital, and many other games where she can be in charge and help others. She wants to be a chef when she grows up. She is adventurous and will try any new food you introduce. She deals with a lot with only brothers, they love to tease her. She is smart and doing great in school. 

This handsome guy is smart with such teasing personality. He is a rule follower and always is the first to jump up when I ask for something to get done. He is a hard worker. He loves to tease/torcher Madie with copy cat games and NO girls allowed games. He gives great squeezy hugs. He's sensitive and says things like 'I don't know how water got in my eyes if I'm not sad.' when he's trying to be tough and not cry. He loves puzzles and games. He getting into Nintendo and really good after only a few tries. At the end of Mario Kart he says 'I won in threeth place or fiveth place. Even if he comes in last he says I won in last place. He is not afraid to try new things. He has a sense of humor that just cannot be taught.

Example: We're sitting at dinner. Brody says 'I'm tired'

Mom- We played outside in the heat a long time.

Brody- No I'm tired from beating you in so many games today

Xander doesn't listen half the time and is a mischievous kid. He is full of energy and is usually the one with bumps, bruises and black eyes. He likes to climb and jump off of things (nothing too dangerous, usually onto the mattresses). He doesn't love rides and adrenaline stuff. He likes most food but it is a struggle to get him to eat. He always wants you to feed him and takes FOREVER to eat each meal. He is also the SWEETEST boy around. He loves to snuggle. About 10 times a day he just comes up and says 'snuggle me.' We go to the bed and snuggle for a few minutes and play big bad wolf while hiding under the blankets. He loves to snuggle dad to go to sleep and when he wakes up in the middle of the night he goes right to Scott and snuggles in tight. His love language is physical touch. He also loves to wrestle and jump on people. He helps me work on patience everyday but he also melts my heart in so many ways.  

Boys and Brownie- she's much better on the lease

We finished the t.v. show Chuck