9.27.23 Addie's photos

One of the worst parts of being hacked was loosing Addie's photos from facebook. She took thousands of photos of the family reunions for the past 3 years and those are gone. Precious memories and a very thorough capturing erased by a bad dude running a stupid scheme. Trying to con caring people out of $300.

I'm always thankful for the pictures Addie shares of our life that I don't see. She really enjoys photographing children and gets good pictures of them as they really are. 

Here the kids were building much needed fences for our cows. This grass has been growing since July and the hay mowers were ready to eat it up. The bottleneck was the fence crew. Although cute these kiddos are very much in training and not the real muscle or know how of getting the job done. They are putting insulators on the posts ready for the wire stringing which is the next step. 

Merle has spent a solid 8-10 hours a day in the tractor with Greg then Mark. He adores his brothers and won't be easily budged from the buddy seat. I often think how empty the older kids lives would be without these much younger ones admiring them. 

Bruce ready to go for a ride. He's being called on more and more to be a worker not just a player. We enjoy his observations he is thoughtful and insightful. He gets life in a down to earth way. 

Lia showing off her pony she doesn't get those often because of her beautiful curls. She just wants to be like everyone else who is constantly tied up. 

Merle is a pocket guy right now. His pockets hold many treasures from other places and around. I have rocks all over, corn in between and a myriad of matchbox cars and this day it looks like a hammer head. Boys have pockets girls have purses. He also took my license this week when I was working on an appointment at the DMV. Thankfully before we left I searched him and found the missing item. 

Reed is always tired he is growing fast and expected to do a lot. We are thankful for his know-how. 

The go-to-chores crew who love to be with their dad. Sundays on the farm include hours of farm work feeding and watering the cows and of course making sure the fence is hot. 50-50 chance it is indeed hot. Which then includes lots of walking and checking if it is not. These kiddos are blessed to have a dad who includes them. 

 The weather is changing and the coats are being used more and more. I read a study where the scientist injected adrenaline into trees in the fall and studied what happened. The lack of hibernation and rest caused the majestic trees to wither and die. Rest and slowing down is imperative to health. I will be really glad to take a pause soon to spend more time reading inside going to bed earlier and .... well maybe in February. When cows come that means after school is watering them for hours. I watch the weather change and am grateful for the peaceful solitude of our way of life. Life is glorious and we are blessed for the time we have.