Fun with Visitors

Last Week we were so lucky to have my dad and grandmother come from PA for a visit. It was my grandmother's first visit to KS and I hope she had as much fun as we did. We took them to a ranch rodeo where we saw local cowboys from local feedlots compete and we were interviewed and I was even quoted in the newspaper. We also spent time at the farm and showed them the great expanse of the land around here. It was a great time and we have a week here to prepare for our next visitor, my mom who is coming next week for mine and Eve's birthday.

Country Girl

I love taking Eve to just go and try new experiences and see whats around us. Well last weekend we went to our local 4-H animal show. The kids were showing all their different animals. We saw goats, sheep, cows, and horses. Eve loved seeing all the animals by was a little nervous to really touch most of them. She slowly warmed up to the horses and enjoyed getting to sit on one of them. But she wasn't so happy with the sheep. They were all getting sheared and prepped when we got there and made a lot of noise. Now whenever you ask her about sheep all she says is "Sheep are so so loud".

Pigtails

Kansas is by far the windiest place you could ever live. It doesn't help when I am trying to let Eve's hair grow, but it is constantly getting in her face and mouth. At least now it is long enough for ponytails and pigtails. I took these the other day and just thought they were too fun to not share.

Old Fashion Fun

Last week we had some really nice weather, not as hot as normal, but not cold either. I went to work finishing off my gardening work and restaining our deck. I tried to find some new things for Eve to enjoy. While I was working on the garden I let Eve do some of the fun things that my Grammy always had us do at her house. First she got to have some fun with water. Grammy always used dish washing tubs, but I didn't havc any so I just used a plastic container and some kitchen stuff. The first day she played in the water without getting in, but by the second day she just felt like she had to get in the water. Well, I didn't want to get out all her bathing suits yet, so she got to go in her birthday suit. She had a great time with the funnels and she loved using the ladle. The next day I worked more on the staining, so Eve wanted to help me paint, but there was no way I was going to let her use the stuff. So Grammy inspired me again and Eve got to work with a paintbrush and a big bowl of water. She would laugh and tell me all about the animals she was painting. I was able to get a lot done and she had lots of fun with new experiences.

First Movie

Last Thursday Eve got to go to her very first movie, Hannah Montana. We went to a 1:30 show and ended up being the only people in the theater. I know we all had a really great time. The movie was really a nice family movie and Eve got to stand up and dance to all the songs. At bed time that night, we heard her trying to sing one of the songs from the movie, Let's get crazy, to herself. She knew only a few words but seemed to make up her own.

Eve and Grandma Jan in their seats. Eve is on a movie booster.

Easter Eggs

I love dying Easter eggs. My mom always would boil tons of eggs to let all of us get a bunch and I remember we all tried so hard to make them just right. So I boiled a dozen eggs and tonight me and Eve took up the task. Tyler had to finish some spraying on the farm so he didn't help us, but we still had fun. I know that I could have let her be messier but without Tyler it would be hard for the mess to not just keep going. We listened to her favorite "Jesus" CD (Wee Sing Bible Songs), used the waxed crayons and all the stickers to decorate our eggs.

I hope everyone and their families have a wonderful and blessed Easter.

First Ponytail

Last week, I finally took the plunge and tried putting Eve's hair in a ponytail. She doesn't really like me brushing my hair and most of her hairstyles I do with just my fingers after the initail brushing. But she did manage to sit long enough for me to do a little brushing and pulling back. I know its a little thing, but she just looked so grown up and you could just see her.