Redecorating

No, not inside...OUTSIDE!! It's great! Instead of paying someone- they pay YOU! Well, part of it was like that anyway. We had lots of our acerage logged this summer. They paid us for that. Then, we had it stummped and a dam built. We paid for that. It came out just about even. We just seeded it! PLEASE pray that it grows the FIRST time!!



Here is the pond.


Here is Thomas walking in the pond.


The dam


Judah walking on the dam. Isn't he stylin' ?!! LOL


Burning leftover debris


As you can see, we have MUCH more to burn next year...after it dries out.


We now have about 5 acres of wide open space.


It's a thing of beauty!


Going back up to the house via the new "road".


I just thought this little flower was so pretty. It practically screamed, "Photo OP!!"


My blueberry bushes are one of the best treasures on our land. :)

Coming back up to the house from the new "road".


But wait...Who is that?
The cutest 2 1/2 year old EVER that's who!!


The shop is tucked back where no none can see it at first glance.
Driveway going to the attached garage

Monsterous fig tree and my favorite spot to sit and watch the kids play.

Weird angle but that's obviously the house.

GINGER!

Kumquat tree


Muscadine vines
Side view

Rear yard

Kids' play area


Family fire time "pit"
Ok look, another garbage truck.


Wood to keep us warm.
Gid is looking for a toad to play with. They like to hide in the rocks there.

Paddle boat that someone threw away. :)

Other field. That's where the Alpacas will start out till the back is ready.

The greatest 6 year old ever!

Judah's First Tackle Football Game!!

Judah and Thomas both played flag football together last year. This year Judah moved up to contact ball. :) He is the SMALLEST one on his team. His age bracket is 6-8 year olds. Judah is one of four 6 year olds on his team. He has had to learn the game better because we don't get cable and he hasn't grown up watching it. We just play backyard ball and there aren't enough of us to have "positions". lol

Thomas is still playing flag football and he is one of the tallest on his team.

They both really like the game and it's nice to see them do something athletic, burn off energy, and meet some new people for a small amount of time every week where Mom and Dad are RIGHT THERE watching and listening. :)

Plus, we can call it PE. Yeah!!

Here are the pics I took tonight! Enjoy!!



Ready for his first game and being a good sport about Mommy taking his picture. :)

Judah is the one in the center.

See how the 8 year olds on his team just TOWER over him? LOL
He still contributes though. He's a tough guy!

He spent lots of time on the bench.


But they *mostly* enjoyed watching the game together.
Judah is #80 and he's going to finally get to PLAY!! YEAH!!!

You can see the here in the next few pics. I placed it directly over his head.




Well, except for this one which I placed directly under his feet.

Back to over the head.



Doesn't he look so grown up? Have a mentioned how much I LOVE football?!
And there was SO MUCH to love about this game tonight. Here's our star runner on the team, #24- running for another touchdown. :)




The scoreboard at halftime. :)
My adorable son Thomas. He is on the Tigers and his first game is next Thursday. He's really excited!!


Gideon enjoyed being held by Daddy and eating boiled peanuts.
Two little girls enjoyed playing with my long hair during the second half. It was so sweet. One was around 3 and the other wasn't much over 1 1/2. SO CUTE!! Another little girl plopped herself down next to me for a hug and a tickle. She kept pointing to my flowered skirt.





It is a sad moment when Daddy leaves me with Mommy. I see her all day!!

WE WON!!!! 28-0!!



It was lots of fun!! Gotta get some rest tonight.

Blessings!- Angela :)