I'M ONLY 20 DAYS BEHIND

WE HAD A GREAT TIME ON THE 4TH OF JULY...THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT AND IT WAS SPENT WITH GOOD FRIENDS!

HALLE REALLY ENJOYED THE ICE CREAM AND WARMED UP TO THE FIREWORKS!

GUS HAD A GREAT TIME WITH THE FIREWORKS AND "FARMING" WITH HIS FRIENDS. BY THE END OF THE NIGHT HE WAS--SAFELY WITH SUPERVISION--LIGHTING HIS OWN FIREWORKS.

SAGE WARMED UP TO THE IDEA. SHE SPENT THE FIRST PART OF THE FIREWORKS INSIDE BECAUSE IT WAS LOUD, BUT BY THE END OF THE NIGHT HAD HER OWN SPARKLER.

THE THING SHE AND HER FRIENDS ENJOYED THE MOST WAS PLAYING DRESS UP OF COURSE!

HAIR CUT

SAGE AND GUS HAVE BEEN REALLY INTERESTED IN LANCE'S FARMING THIS YEAR. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO ANSWER ALL OF THEIR QUESTIONS, SO THEY KNOW WHAT AND WHY HE IS DOING STUFF. WE JUST FINISHED CUTTING WHEAT AND SAGE IS READY TO CUT THE CORN. SHE SAYS WHEN IT GETS ITS HAIR--AKA TASSELS, IT IS TIME FOR IT TO GET A HAIR CUT. SO CUTE, I HAD NEVER THOUGHT OF THE TASSELS AS HAIR!

SAGE'S ASPIRATIONS

SAGE, SHAYLA AND I WENT TO GET PEDICURES THIS WEEK. IT WAS SO FUN, AND SAGE ESPECIALLY ENJOYED IT. THE PLACE HAD LITTLE CHAIRS FOR GIRLS WITH DVD PLAYERS. SHE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME THAT SHE TOLD ME YESTERDAY SHE WANTS TO BE A NAIL PAINTER AND A SNOW CONE MAKER!!

WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS

ALOT OF THIS!! THINGS HAVE GONE VERY SMOOTH AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE DONE BY SATURDAY!! GUS CAN'T WAIT BECAUSE I KEEP TELLING HIM WE CAN GO ON VACATION WHEN DADDY IS DONE. I HAVEN'T TOLD HIM IT STILL MAYBE A FEW MORE WEEKS.

MY LITTLE CHICKEN...

... ISN'T SCARED ANYMORE!! SAGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AFRAID TO RIDE BY HERSELF, BUT NOT ANYMORE. SHE WENT TO JAKE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY WITH JANA AND JOSIE ON SUNDAY AND RODE ONE OF HAZEN'S PONY'S BAREBACK, WITHOUT A BRIDLE ALL BY HERSELF!! SHE HAD SO MUCH FUN AND TOLD ME SHE COULD RIDE ALL BY HERSELF NOW.
LAST NIGHT SHE AND GUS BOTH WANTED TO RIDE SO WE SADDLED UP BAR L. (WE DIDN'T SADDLE SPANKY GUS' PONY BECAUSE I CAN'T CATCH HIM BY MYSELF, NOT QUITE AS GENTLE AS HAZEN'S) SHE RODE BAR L ALL OVER THE PLACE. I HAD TO WALK IN FRONT OF THEM SO HE WOULD FOLLOW AND NOT STOP AND EAT. SHE LOVED IT!
GUS TROTTED AND LOPED HIM AROUND THE ARENA. EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME!!