Brady the backhoe boy

Last week Laura, a friend of ours from church, suffered through the death of her beloved horse. She and her husband were struggling to dig a hole in which to bury Myla. Laura stopped by our house to ask for help. We know Heavenly Father sent her our way. We are most likely the only members of our ward that has access to a backhoe. Dale's uncle Jay owns one and was more than happy to let us borrow it. Dale used the backhoe to bury Myla. We then kept the backhoe at our house because Dale needed it to do some clean up left from the installation of our new well this past summer. Brady was anxious to help, and couldn't wait for his turn at the controls!

Boys will be boys

I almost forgot I had these pictures and wanted to blog about them. Two weekends ago we were with Dale at the Arcadia Fire Company as The Carroll County Ramblers put on an indoor Bluegrass show. After the show, as we were taking down the sound system and loading it into the trailer, three of my sons were outside being boys -- running crazy, wrestling, jumping on each other, etc.

At one point Brady said to me, "Hey Mom, watch this! This is how a hillbilly wipes his butt!"

He then jumped a bush, giving himself a nice clean wipe! LOL! That's my boy!

Today's bargain

Hey Dottie, check it out! I got Kellogg's Nutri-Grain bars for $1.29 a box! (No, they're not outdated. The expiration date is April of next year.) The reason for the deal? The boxes are slightly smashed. I don't care if the box isn't perfect, I don't plan on keeping it anyway!I try to keep some kind of bar like this on hand at all times. The children and Dale put them in their lunches. If we're running late in the morning, the kids grab one for breakfast. I always have one in my purse and diaper bag in case Kaden needs a snack. Kaden has become a picky eater, but this is one half nutritious food I can count on him eating. I've never found them this cheap before, not even the generic brands!

Anniversary hike

I have fond memories of hikes Dale and I went on while we were dating. For our fifteenth wedding anniversary we stayed in a cabin near Pine Grove Furnace and hiked the trails in that area. This year we went to the Marry Ann Furnace trail at Codorus State Park. Kassie, not liking to hike anyway, stayed home with Kaden while he napped and the rest of us hiked.




The lake was dry, which made it great for finding shells. The children thought exploring the lake bottom was the best part of our hike.

We had great weather for our hike! I'm ready to do it again!