It's snowing

Yes it is April 23 and its snowing really snowing and collecting on the ground

Easter and beyond

It has been event full here.  Easter Sunday, egg hunt with mans work. Raising our own food.

The boy got a new suit to wear and looks very dapper if I may say so. 

The girl got a Easter dress

We have been working at raising some of our own food. The twins love helping feed them worms, crickets, and meal worms.  Don't worry they are not all ours we are sharing with a friend, I forgot how fun it was to watch the little fellas. They should be ready to eat by summer.  School has been busy for the kids and the adults in the house. Only one month left till summer break.  Something very important happened for man today.

Yep round 2 and many more good things to come.  

It has been very nice out so we have taken advantage of the great weather 

We got bunnies that remind us of out Saviors love for us. 

Say hello to our little friends.

So the twins will be joining the local 4H peep's and squeeks group. In order to do so we had to have any of the following Rabbit, GuiniePig, Chicken, Duck, Geese,  Turkey or Quail.  Where we live says no farm animals so that means no Chickens, but they did not count Turkey,Duck, Geese, or Quail. So we settled on Quail. We are attempting to hatch them. 120 little eggs. The incubator is on loan from the local Co. Extension office. I love that place they pressure test caners and have some awesome programs. The twins will be raising some quail. We could have anywhere from zero to 120 little thumb size babies. We have found the extra if we have any a home on a friends land and many will make it in to the freezer 9-12 weeks after they they hatch. The twins are excited and so are man and I we miss fresh eggs and the bug control. When they hatch here first week in April we will up date with how many and photos.  The kids wanted to crack the eggs and play with them. Don't quite understand they are growing in there little homes.

Photo drop

It has been a while. Days just seem to fly by. Except for February it drug being the coldest location in the lower 48 for 2 days makes them drag. The local weather set a record. Below freezing for 23 days straight.  Yes you read that correctly. For 23 straight days it did not get above 32 deg. Its currently 42 out and I'm considering opening the windows during this heat wave.   

  Here are some photos from the last few mos. We brought snow inside to play with it. Had picnics on the floor. Been going to Home depots kid building weekends.  Went to a nice car show at the Oncenter, had a Love's assortment of eye candy. 

For the twins 6th birthday. Yes I said 6th. They chose to eat at the Roadhouse, they did not like being sung to or having all the attention. Mommy made cakes, we got some awesome gifts and things to do. Even some long term gifts to work on.  

 Mans waiting rather impatiently for this re up and people seem to be slow on paperwork. He is in his last to classes to get his degree. He says it feels like time is dragging. 

School time

 School has stared for our whole family man has 3 classes left till he completes his 2 yr degree, then will be doing some CLEPS.  We chose to home school the twins for the duration of are stay in the cold north.

We had a stellar garden this year 

Grew very tall sunflowers,

We stayed busy all summer with actives. 

As always we went to fire safety. As part of the requirements where we live for home school we must attend fire safety lessons. 

The twins hand writing is improving and we have a goal to be reading by the end of the school year. 

As part of school we repourposed a  piece of furniture for recycling

Back from vacation

We got back from a trip home to find a garden ready to harvest.

Little K grew carrots and tomato's this year. 

Little J grew strawberries, green beans and potatoes

We grew corn and more green beans at are community garden plot. By far the kids favorite are the massive sunflowers by our front door

 Peas litter the fence line in a constant rotation.  We returned home to attend some things in the local community. 

We got a free trip to the Zoo thank you ACS. The kids love going to the zoo. 

Outdoors days on post, put on by parks and land management. Got to make fossil's, shoot nurf guns, touch snakes, climb on emergency equipment, watch them chop down trees and a skinning demonstration on a beaver. 

We borrowed a wheat grinder and ground up some food storage wheat for rotation. Tried on are civil break down masks 

 Cheesing some photos

And last but not least home grown corn from the community garden.  We love the summers up here. But the days are getting shorter and cooler at night.  Hope we dont get 18ft of snow again this winter. 

July

July was a busy month. Spent a 5 days on the road. We went back to KS to visit, play, shoot and roast in the heat.

We got a tent to play and camp in, on rainy days we bring it inside we also caught grasshoppers and picked dandy lions

We had birthdays and out 4th of July. 

My Sister trying to not get sticky eating a huge smores 

E is in love with this car. Driving it all over the house. He also got a kick out of the RC car as well 

We had a day just to spend  with J and J. 

Then we went to Dave and busters. J and little J found a transformers game. Its  neat how much they look alike 

We went shootin with my dad,J, jimmy, P and B

How we miss are gun toting freedoms . Little J got two new to him cars he loves to play an crash and made a new friend. Mommy got to catch up with two of her best girl friends  and there little families They are not what most would call family but its not always blood that binds, it can also be sweat and tears as well. But they  are family, I think of them as that way love ya Britt and Jordan and Nicole and the girls. 

 Are last day was spent at the water park before we went home. We love and miss everyone. You all stay safe.