How the last few weeks have flown by! We have been so busy, trying to squeeze in as much as we can before it gets too hot to enjoy the outdoors like we do right now. The boys have been so industrious, learning all sorts of new things and helping me do a lot of yardwork. They are both such good helpers raking up leaves and sweeping, and they love it when I get out the pruning shears, eager to have a turn at "snipping" any plant that seems overgrown!
We've had some small rewards along the way from our garden. The boys helped me pick one beautiful zucchini before the plant succumbed to a mean little garden worm. They had watched it for days and were so proud to get to pick it!
When I took this photo, Isaac had treated himself to some sugar snap peas, which rarely make it all the way in the house. He couldn't say anything because his mouth was so full of them!
We made a mid-week trip to the farm a few weeks ago, too, and the boys had a couple of days to learn about fishing, see the cows, and watch the hay get baled into round and square bales. Their Uncle Brian gave each of them a child-sized fishing pole, which they thought was so exciting! Caedmon even mastered casting and reeling in his own lure. The fish were being a little contrary that day and never took the bait while he was casting it by himself but Grammy and I helped the boys when they got tired, and we did catch some bass on their rods.
One of the bass we hooked was really and truly a whopper! I was helping Isaac with his rod and reel when it hit and we got it all the way to the edge of the water before it managed to get off our hook. Even though the "big one" got away, Caedmon pulled in this bass by himself after Grammy helped hook it.
We don't really need an itinerary when we go to the farm. The boys find fun things everywhere they go, like this old wagon. It was hard work pulling it but Caedmon persevered. And Isaac was right there beside him!
There were also all sorts of interesting things to see in the barn. Papa left some wrenches behind which the boys carried up and down the tractor ladder and used to dig in the dirt. The dry, powdery dirt on the floor of the barn sticks to everything...Isaac gave himself a raccoon-like mask when he rubbed his eyes with his dirt-covered hands!
The boys thought the balers were so interesting. Jumping on hay bales has been a source of much entertainment in the past so watching them being made and then jumping on them was icing on the cake. Caedmon even got to ride in the big tractor as it pulled the round baler, watching the whole process from start to finish.
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