Stuffed church

Suso sent this to Trelawney... She loves it!

Well, someone has to do it...

Mark and Ainsley milked tonight since the milkmaids (Hope and Hannah) are away at Discovery days. Elizabeth is the main backup but she was at softball practice.

Noah

Ready for Little League

Softball practice

Elizabeth (center in orange) is playing 10-12 girls softball this summer.

Last day of hand watering

... Because tomorrow, Mark installs the drip irrigation!

Anniversary cookout

Hope and Hannah and friend Megan threw us a cookout to celebrate our anniversary

Our vegetarian thought she might eat a hamburger, but couldn't bring herself to take a bite.

Renewing our vows

... After 20 years of marriage!

Altar server meeting

Happy 20th anniversary to us!

Flowers from my husband for our 20th anniversary!

Percy

... Who went missing for 34 hours. I'm so thankful he's back and unharmed!

Shiny happy horse

It is amazing how shiny Lily is since we switched her diet to include a large portion of Purina grains. This is her, ungroomed, dusty, and unbathed.

Harry

Beautiful Hope

Building a fence

To keep out rabbits at the community garden

Burritos

Snuggles

Fisher Price

One of my favorite sights

New library statue

Favorite view

From the north, approaching Sharon Springs

Three little girls

Ainsley

Ready to plant tomatoes!

Community garden

Finally fencing and planting our plots

Cool doghouse

Mirror, mirror

Hope and the mirror she made in shop class

Rhett is an artist

This is the ceramic bowl that Hope's boyfriend Rhett made and gave me for Mother's Day

St. Alphonsus confirmation class 2012

Hannah gets Confirmed

... With Hope standing in as proxy for her sponsor, Sandy (her godmother)

Noah gets Confirmed

... With Mark standing in for his sponsor, Uncle Jeff

Confirmed!

Rhett's graduation party

Horse hives

Luna had colic, then a scary reaction to the Banamine that resulted in hives all over