6.30.22 Update

There was a pretty big fire that happened this week in Willowcreek here I am driving home and trying to capture the smoke bilging from that area. Also notice the empty road usually this has lots of traffic. The insanely manipulated gas prices are really starting to effect travel. 

Andrea is just getting cuter and cuter. I am making her spend some time on the floor, as she has proven she can push and inch her way off the couch a few times this week. She has to learn to roll over and that just takes time on the floor crying as it may be, but she has turned to her tummy at least once which she didn't like any more than lying alone on her back. 

Alone can be a dangerous place when her brother comes. It's also interesting. He loves to be around her. 

Until he starts picking, licking, biting, pulling, whatever he comes up with at the time. She knows what he does and is leery. 

Another Andrea alone and so sad moment. Mark was refilling my wheat bucket and of course thought he should lay it on her. She was actually soothed... weighted blanket? 

Our vibrant sassy Lia showing off her new headband. 

Merle asleep on the table so tired from the day chasing the big kids. 

A much needed bike repair night. Afton particularly was so excited to have her bike fixed now we have collisions because too many riders are going too fast in the same area. Poor Bruce is a scabby bruised rider but he still wants to beat them, sometimes he does sometimes he doesn't. 

Lubricating chains. 

The boys have found some mammoth eggs the last two days we cracked on today for Bruce's breakfast see the hand with the blister started from riding bikes so much? Anyway it was a big double yoker interesting only one yoke was fertilized. I always wondered what would happen if it was sat one would you get two chicks? Guess not. 

We went to the pool and the local paper had a photographer there. She snapped this shot of John mauling Reed for the basketball. Someday Reed is going to be as big as John and then oh my!

 Summer! More and more work, lots of arguing, and lots of stress. The three girls are pulling weeds that were too big for the spray to knock down or immune to it, in the corn rows. Addie does much of tube watering and is the tractor driver. Bruce and Merle ride with Addie on the four-wheelers, or in the tractor they really enjoy going with her. Reed is on cows and sprinklers and tubes, and spraying. Mark is on tractors, fixing the big problems, animals and being in high school so more activities. Drivers Ed is particularly time consuming right now 3 hours a day 3 days a week. John works with Greg at the mechanic shop. Aliza drives and drives- thankfully its a lot more complicated when she is gone. I keep telling myself I have to take over all this stuff but she sure helps out. She also manages the little kids weeding which is huge help. I do dishes and cook and take care of Andrea... Life is full. We sure enjoy the cooler summer only two days over 100 so far this year a welcome change to the constant heat of last year. WE are blessed!