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The Homestead

Spending the day out at my parents house yesterday was wonderful! I love spring in the woods--everything is so green and lush. And you can find treasures everywhere. Yesterday while walking around the property I found:

A pink (once red) motorcycle, enough yummy morel mushrooms that my mom could make mushroom soup, frog eggs in the pond (which I can't wait until they are frogs and I can show them to Isaiah!), a Keystone beer can (not really a good find), a couple of plastic potted plant containers (which came in rather handy for collecting previously mentioned mushrooms), a red and black centipede (I showed it to Isaiah and he called it a snake), and a beautiful birds nest with 4 precious eggs inside and one little mama sitting on them. Ok, I didn't actually find the birds nest, my Mom showed it to me, but still, it IS an awesome treasure! :)

Sorry the eggs are out of focus, I didn't want to get too close!

The day started out as just a short visit to see the cousins, Audrey & Lola, and to pick up some wood for making our boxed gardens. It turns out the wood was in a big pile and was riddled with nails. After de-nailing, cutting, and power-washing the wood (THANK YOU MOM & DAD FOR ALL YOUR HELP!), we had been there all day! It reminded me how much I loved living & growing up in the woods. We even witnessed a thunder & lightning storm and got to listen to the rain on the metal roof, which happens to be one of my favorite things ever! What a wonderful day! :)

Canadian Cousins Visit!

Last weekend we had a wonderful visit from Nick's sister, Theresa, and her two boys, Amani and Moses. We had a blast! Of course the pool at the Kroc center was a highlight! The boys all had a wonderful time playing in the backyard with Lucy. We are so happy they could all come and can't wait to visit them in Canada at the end of May!