Joseph's Birthday

With school and football, it's been hard to schedule an activity. Then, when we did, I forgot my camera. So, here's us with Joseph several days after his activity. We went to a movie with him and ate in the car on the way.

Cousins' Gathering Place

Our new house has become a gathering place for cousins.  Though the backyard still isn't quite finished, the kids had the first picnic on the "island" (picture #1) and watching the excavation in the backyard became a "spectator sport" (picture #2).

Backyard Evolution

The pictures, above, show the transformation (so far) of our backyard (as seen from our bay window).  Picture #1 was taken in July of 2011, picture #2 was taken in February of 2012, and picture #3 was taken today (August 2012).

These pictures show the transformation (so far) of our backyard (as seen from the back of our property).  Picture #4 was taken in July of 2012, and picture #5 was taken today (August 2012).

Our Barn

We've been using our neighbor's barn (right center in 2nd picture) for a horse shelter and stacking hay under the blue tarp.  We're building a barn that will be divided into two sections -- one for horses and one for hay, etc.