What a Weekend!

This past weekend Tyler organized a birthday work weekend for me, and boy did the work get done!

The fencing is done!






The water line got put it!



The fencer got re-housed, buckthorn got pulled out, and the chicken plucker got tested!



On top of that more presents (probably undeserved), picnic tables and tulip trees!



Ivy got butterfly nets, her own table and chairs and, from dumpster diving Susie, a bike!



We had birthday cake, and lots of food!




And most impressively this is the house...



... still standing after leaving Sarah all alone with the kids all weekend!



A huge thanks, to Sue, George, Mom, Dad, Riley, Sarah, Granny, Gramps, John, Jeff and Katie. For the help, the work, the tools, the expertise, the financing, the kid watching, the dumpster diving and cake getting, the food prepping, the cleaning, the soda, beer and turkey(for plucking), the garbage burning, the trenching, the pounding, and all the fun too!

And an extra thanks for Tyler for making it happen, he's the best brother ever!

Basic Clara Safety Rules

Those of you who have spent some time with Clara know she has a teensy problem with spitting up. Tyler said it best this weekend, and since we always put safety first, here are Tyler's Basic Clara Safety Rules:

1. Treat Clara as if she were loaded.

2. Never allow the mouth to point at anything you are not willing to see destroyed.

3. Be sure of your target and beyond.

Don't let the smiles fool you she is a dangerous weapon!