Once upon a time a cowboy was born. Man oh man Mac is going strong in this cowboy phase…that little video of him trying to rope and the baby bison came up to him that’s the life right! Mac gets dressed by himself every morning… 95% of the time he puts on jeans and a plaid button up shirt. 98% of the time he’s got boots and his hat. It’s just his thing right now! Each week here at the ranch there is a “roping show” and he brings his rope and they teach him a little more about it. Merrick was given a rope last week…so we’ll see how this all goes! It’s so much fun to see them doing new things!
Garden update:
- 39 cucumber plants (2 varieties)
- 228 tomato plants (11 varieties)
- 44 squash plants (5 varieties)
- 20 watermelon plants (2 varieties)
- 20 cantaloupe (2 varieties)
- And then solid rows of spinach, kale, cabbage, green onions, red onions
Along with the three potato fields, eighteen potatoes pits and two asparagus fields we are keeping plenty busy 🤣 but really truly we are loving this work! When we left on this camper life adventure I thought gardening would be something I would miss in the spring….but here God took care of that 100 fold! We actually forgot to take two days off this week because…work really isn’t bad when you like it. We didn’t mean to and I doubt it happens again… but it really got us to thinking about how much we enjoy doing this.
I had started some flowers in the green house so we finally got those in beds near the main office and restaurant! Sunflowers 🌻50 wild flower “hummingbird mix” and 24 nasturtiums.
Merrick is in a highly absorbent sponge 🧽 stage. He is watching, listening and just soaking it all up. He is turning into a source of information and can usually relay a message. He joins Mac in giving tours at the chicken coop. The kid could sit on the tractor all day everyday.
The boys picked gooseberries one afternoon! We turned them into gooseberry blueberry tarts when we got home. Mac wanted a candle lit dessert while we ate them so we did!
After church we explored a resivour we had been told about! Really neat little spot that I think we’ll visit after church more often!
Animal highlight of the week: seeing a Western Tanager right in the campground! And getting to feed Bonnie the bison myself 😊
Hi Emily !
I love reading your life stories. If I were young, I would have loved to do your life with my own family. You are making some great memories !!
My husband and I are growing elderberries, and as much as I love to garden, it is a lot of hard work ! We have about 1800 plants, and the babies need hand weeding, and straw and mulch, and, and ,and ! I can only do 2-2.5 hours at a time before I run out of steam. Wish I had your energy !!
Enjoy the adventure 🙂