Why Yes We Are Exhausted, but not smart enough to stop!

All things should start on a note of beauty. Cause it's gonna end messy!

I took this while camping. It was fun learning to use my camera!

Don't they look happy. Every little boy should have entire dumptruck loads of dirt dropped in their yard at least once a month. The soil is soooo bad where we are putting in the orchard. We had to buy dirt. Go figure. You buy 5 acres of land and you still buy dirt:)

Warren's first day of school picture. He is loving his class. His teacher has so much energy and is so fun. I get to be a classroom mom once a week and I really enjoyed watching the day unfold.

Happy 3rd birthday James! He had a great day. Complete with an excavator cake and a train ride. One of his favorite things in life right now!

James looking out his window to see we've arrived at the train station!

Warren didn't appreciate the whistle!
OH, the continuation of a massive project. All things worth having come by blood, sweat, and tears, right?

Had to have dirt to level the spot out.

Sand to put under it! Don't ask how many trips we made to D&B. We just bought a trailer. Just a month late...

Our poor truck. It is no longer a lazy city boy. We've hauled, shoveled, towed, kicked, and abused it throughly. It's sure pulling it's weight.

And we wonder why jobs take us forever! Doesn't everyone have a child learning at their feet?

Grandpa was infinitely patient!

The leveling process!

We bought the pool on craigslist so we had to work on it a little. Just more fun for the boys!

Augh! the finished product. We didn't get to swim for long but it will be fun for years!

We did take one break and went camping at Sagehen Reservoir. The water pump was the boys favorite entertainment. Unfortunately it was on the corner of the road and I was terrified someone was going to get run over!

Greg and Glenn went scuba diving a few times and picked out our fishing spots. We still didn't catch anything!

The ducks were fearless!

FAMILY REUNION

Warren had an assignment to make a poster about him. One category was for his favorite things. I think he really just wanted a picture of the pizza but since he took one of me I'll count myself as one of his favorites.

Reality Check :) Yes that is my mess!

The during and the after. No one should take a picture after days of canning but here it is ladies, this is reality. I used to be able to can and not trash the place. What happened? At least the after was pretty!!!

ORCHARD PROJECT

I came home from grocery shopping the other day to find this war zone in my backyard. We've got our own fox holes.

I'll have to post more when we are finished planting. When all is said and done I'll have 4 peaches, 4 apples, 3 pairs, an almond, a pie cherry, a plum tree, and 8 grape plants. Yes, I have died and gone to heaven. Yes, we are crazy!

We've only got 6 trees in the ground right now. It's a long process since we are basically replacing the soil with some the trees might actually have a fighting chance of living in.