Best Daddy!

Jeff has been helping get the laundry finished!  He framed out a new wall so we can finish up the project!  I'm so excited!  It was also Father's Day, and it was great to let him know how much we love and appreciate him!  He is the best Daddy! 

 

Balcony Curb Appeal

After putting up the new slats on the balcony, it seemed the gapping was still too large between the slats.  I decided to get some thinner pieces to put between to fill the gaps.  I think it turned out great, if not even better than my original plan.  I finished up the trim around the slats too.  It's all finished!  I love the way it looks with the flags out too!  Definitely upgraded the curb appeal!

 

Pasture 7

After a few months of hard work fencing pasture 7 is open and the animals are switched over!  It is amazing to watch them nibble down all of this amazing grass!  They explored the whole perimeter of the pasture to learn where their boundaries are.  

Unfortunately, with the pasture switch over we had a few babies popping out of the fence!  It was quite a bit terrifying, but we got them back in.  We decided to come back out and run more barbed wire on the bottom to help the babies not get pushed through the fence.  The kids were great helpers and we got it done in a few hours.  They came to see what we were up to ... if you can see them behind me in the one photo. Hopefully now we won't have any animals where they don't belong!

 

Ranch Surprise :(

 Not everything with a ranch is easy and lovely. Found the poison ivy.

Jeff

Weeding Time

It seems like ever since we moved into this house 5 years ago, this flower bed has never been cleaned out.  The time has come to reclaim it!  Luckily it has rained a lot recently so hopefully, with a bit of kid helpers, we will get the grass pulled out and ready to be a flower bed again!  

It sure is hot and sweaty in the summer!  I am so impressed we were able to pull out all of the weeds and the old tree stump too!  It may be messy, but that's what progress looks like sometimes (before it's finished ;)). 

 

House Projects!

I have been working on the balcony rail replacing rotting slats.  Meanwhile, Jeff's parents have been in town, and they have been working on the laundry room floor.  Fun times getting work done!  The balcony had slats going in and the laundry room has a new floor being built up.  There really is so much to do with our house!

 

Chica Boots

With Sandra having a job for a few months, she saved up money to buy her own pair of cowboy boots!  It was so fun to shop for boots.  First, she looked online at options.  Then, we cruised Boot Barn and Cavender's to figure out the best boots for her.  These were the winner.  They are so cute!  I hope she gets so much use out of them for years to come!