Timberrrrrr!!!!!

Last summer's drought left us with many dead trees.  Unfortunately, several were much too close to the house or one of the sheds.  Ricky had some help from Steven and Allen on Saturday to get the job of cutting down those trees done.  I am so thankful to those two young men for helping...it definitely wasn't something Ricky needed to do alone!!  We are glad it got taken care of and feel better not having to worry about one of the trees falling on our house, sheds, or cars!!

Lee County Junior Livestock Show

We all went to Giddings for the livestock show as a family this year.  It was SO nice to have Ricky with us!  Kalyn made a 7-Up cake for her cake exhibit this year.  The format was different than last year which I think we liked better.  Last year Kalyn had to do an one-on-one interview with the judges then wait all day for the results.  This year it was done out in the open where the exhibitors stood behind a long table in front of the audience.  The judge took turns tasting each cake and asked a few questions which was fun to watch.  Kalyn did a great job and got 5th place out of 13 in her exhibit.  We are very proud of her!  Next year will be even more fun since Sheldon will be participating in the livestock too...yay!!!

Look who's been in our bed!

Spring!

It is my most favorite time of the year!!  I love seeing all the flowers, grass, trees, etc come to life.  God has blessed us SO MUCH this year with generous amounts of glorious rain.  Ricky has been working hard on our new garden closer to the house and I cannot wait to get my hands on some yummy veggies soon!!!  More to come....

And he is FIVE months old!!

Ryder is growing so much!  I am trying hard to enjoy every moment of his infancy because it will be over before I know it...so  sad!!!  Right now Ryder is working on rolling over now that he likes tummy time much better.  He is pretty content on his tummy for about 20 minutes which is a huge improvement from before!!  He is sitting up better while sitting in the bumbo and really enjoys sitting in his high chair with toys on the tray.  We continue to get lots of giggles out of him which we all love so much.  Ryder is babbling more and gets really excited when he hears Daddy's voice.  It is so cute!  He also squeals a lot in excitement.  Ryder is now starting to like the feel of his diaper cloth against his face during his naps.  He gets a really sleepy look on his face and cuddles with it....precious!  We have also put cereal on hold until Ryder shows more interest in solids...he just likes momma's milk too much right now.  He has even decided that he WILL NOT take a bottle whatsoever.  Little toot!  Soooo...we have quite a bit to work on in the next few weeks and will have fun doing it!!