A Day at the Beach

One day my husband took our girls to the beach and took these beautiful pictures. I believe he takes much better pictures than I. These pictures turned out so well.

Two girls having fun!

Pretty girl!

Pretty blue eyes

You have to click on this picture to enlarge to see how pretty she is here.

Little giggles!

Pretty, quiet little Hannah.

Matthew Getting Bigger...

These pictures are of Matthew at about 2 - 2 1/2 months old.
I have some more recent pictures I'll be posting once I get them downloaded.

Isn't he getting big? He was over 14 lbs at his 2 month check up.

Looking at something...

Yes, he's our "little pup". His shirt even says so.

Here's little Matthew reaching for his little bear. It amazes me how quickly they advance.

You'll be able to tell in some of the other photos that I like the sleeping baby pictures.
I think a sleeping baby is one of the most beautiful things in life.
Especially if they are yours and they are in your arms.

Big Boy!

More of Little Matthew

I do this with each new child... they get the spotlight for a time. Lots and lots of pictures. Usually by the second child the pictures reduce significantly. I think they are increasing if you ask me!

Sleepyhead Pictures...

Here's some adorable "sleepyhead" pictures of little Matthew. Just look at those chubby cheeks!

Double Stroller

I found this stroller at the Goodwill for $14.99... so now we have two double strollers. Hey, who said we were done having kids???

We have come to "what works for us" with three kids. Each morning Matthew takes an hour or sooutside, in the barn or the garage to get some things done. Then he gives me an hour. He usually takes the girls to the beach or a walk. I put Matthew down during this time and do some sewing. I then start lunch, they arrive home and we all eat lunch together. Only 1 1/2 hours left til their naptime where we have a good 2 1/2 hours. Anyways, this picture is in Westport on one of their walks.

Here's our little Matthew. He is such a doll. I just love him to pieces!!! I enjoy having a boy even more than I thought I would. He's such a content baby... the easiest baby I've had. It sure makes it nice when our two toddlers are a handful right now!

Cutie Pie!

Our handsome little man.

Gorgeous... yes, we're talking about you little Matthew!!!

You look like such a boy in the picture!

You still have lots of hair here taken several weeks ago. You are losing it fast though. Each morning when I pick you up from your bassinet, there are lots and lots of hair strands laying on the spot you lie on. Your hair loss is only making you look more boyish and is revealing our beautifully shaped boy head. Now hopefully you won't lose hair again until you are your daddy's age and we might not be here by then to see it as your daddy just turned 49 and mommy will be 39 in just a couple of months.

Pictures

Isn't he a cutie?

They all look so little here.

Elisabeth holding Matthew. When she wants to hold Matthew she says, "holn, holn?"

Ready to go Bye-bye.

A Turkey Dinner - by Matthew

A TURKEY DINNER

First a trip down to the barn. This was a Blue Slate turkey and his weight was about twelve pounds. We slaughtered him because we slaughtered our two Broad Breasted hens and didn't want to leave him alone.


In front of the barn and ready to go up the drive way. Take note of the chain saw helmet, turkeys can really beat you with their wings and I mean beat you.


To spare the details of the picture, one turkey, one man, one axe, and one axe.


Plucking a turkey only takes about ten to fifteen minutes for a beginner like me, the important thing is to have the water at about 145 degrees. The cone in the back ground is for bleeding and we let our turkeys bleed for about two to three minutes. The bucket is for dunking the turkey in and it is filled with the hot water, I dunked him about three times during the plucking. The box is for the; head, feathers, guts and anything else. I then throw the burn barrel and and all is taken care of but the cooking and eating.

A Day at the Park

One day about a month ago or so we decided to get away for a while. We drove down South to Raymond to a little park and let the kids play. They did exceptional in the car on the way down and on the way back.

Elisabeth in the swing.

Mommy and Hannah

Goose Dinner

Yes, that's right. Goose dinner! This is actually the leftovers from the night before. During hunting season, a couple of men hunt geese across the highway from us. Acres and acres of beautiful land... I wish I had a picture. I usually hear the first shots at about 7:00 in the morning. Anyways, on the second to the last day of the season one of the men came over to ask if we would mind if he shoots some geese in our backyard. We have 12 acres so they are usually filled with geese during this time of year. We said we'd be obliged to if we could get a goose for ourselves. He came back with a goose a couple of hours later. My husband cleaned it and we had it for dinner the next evening. I was a little nervous about trying a new meat and had my husband try it first. I asked him how it tasted and he said it was delicious. I knew him to have good taste so I figured it would be good. It WAS delicious! Wow, why don't more people eat goose dinner? I'm surprised they don't. It's like a rich, delicious and delicate beef. It even looks like beef. I cooked it in the crockpot and will probably do it again next year. They will be coming back to hunt in our backyard again next year. I'm excited for my husband as he will be able to do a little hunting and right here in our backyard.

A Day on the Farm

Here's a day we walked down to our barn for some fresh air.

Here I am with little Matthew.

Here's one of our blue slate turkeys. We had him for dinner last month!
The best turkey we ever did have.

Precious little Matthew. Isn't this such a precious picture?

Our darling Elisabeth. She's looking bigger every day!

Matthew and Hannah. She loves being in the carrier.