Here is a roundup of various pictures taken over the past week and a half. First from last Sunday, when we decided on the spur of the moment to go check out a local lake we hadn’t been to yet, since it was a good half-way spot between us and our friends up north. It turned out to be such a lovely place!
It was such a perfect day…the lake was enormous and so blue, and very secluded. Dustin spent most of his time on the dock with Davy and the other little boys, and Davy’s new fishing rod.
Davy’s first little fish! He was so proud of it and talked about it for days. They caught quite a few little ones under the dock.
We will likely be back at this mountain lake a lot this summer.
Back Home at the Little House
With all the sunshine, Betsy has to wear a hat sometimes. She’s not really a fan.
We started getting some strawberries off our little patch. A nice little handful every few days doesn’t last long, but is very enjoyable addition to our daily menu.
Davy loves to help Janna in the garden. She says that he likely may grow up to be a gardener, which is fine with me!
The new landlord got quite a crop off of the alfalfa field. It is mesmerizing to watch the tractor go around and around the field, and the scent of new mown hay is one of my favorites.
We ended up felling the tree in our yard that had been affected by lightning, because it was so close to the house and we had no way of telling how damaged it was.
We have had more rain this June than any other June on record. It is very unusual! Here was the view of Indian Valley when coming over the hill home from a visit at Grandma’s, on one of those rainy days.
On Saturday Janna, Caroline and I took the children to the little playground in Midvale. Davy loved it, of course.
Betsy has been letting go of things, and practicing standing. This time she probably stood for almost a minute before losing her balance. She’ll be walking before we know it!
Then on up to see the progress at the new Big House. Janna brought muffins and chocolate milk, so the workers took a break on the back porch.
Elsie is in the middle of painting the house exterior. Right now you can see exactly how high the ladder goes!
Janna’s new garden came up in record time.
A construction zone with a view!
This part of the house is all painted and certainly looks sharp!
Davy is helping Opa with his woodshop, and of course when asked what this piece of wood was, he said it was a spear gun!
Lots of progress, and lots of work still to do in order for them to move by the end of July.
They certainly will be trading one lovely back porch view for another!
The Jolly Jumble 