Let There Be Roots

Well, since the last post David and I have found a house! It's on over 10 acres, super long driveway (flat!!) that leads to our home tucked in the back. David has his dream barn that he's slowly getting settled in to, and the inside of the house is more than we could have imagined. It's a big house but hopefully one that will be filled with tiny feet at some point. For now we love being so close to family and spending time with our nieces and nephews.

We have started and finished projects, started and not finished projects, and dream of projects to come. For now, here's our first project we tackled, the landscape. The house was built in '07 but the previous owner didn't add landscape because they had goats they would eat anything they planted. Considering we don't plan on having free range goats, landscape was something I thought was the missing piece to finish off the outside of the house.

More project updates are to come, but for now we welcome you to our home and the adventures to ensue.

Blue grass, rhododendron, spirea, dwarf grasses, coral bells, mums, box woods and cherry tree

Mirrored image of the other side until the corner where there's a different type of coral bell, hydrangea, variegated liliope and next season hope to add a hydrangea tree (or some type of small tree)

The eye sore that is the propane tank will be moved at some point

Hosta patch with a hydrangea, grasses, cone flowers and black eyed susans (in between the grasses under the 3 windows). Also going to try and round out the gravel driveway and get grass to grow on the left side

Start of our orchard on the right with 4 apple trees! Part of the garden tilled on the left.

Existing 3 apple and 2 peach trees we're hoping to move to the orchard in late winter

The view to leave our property, very long driveway but FLAT!

The house and barn. Hope to create a wrap around driveway to the right after moving the fruit trees, but that's for another time :o)

The garden!!...2 months ago

Yah, this post is a little late, oh well. I still figured I'd post the pictures so you can see the progress this garden has made. Literally this is the best garden I've ever had! Granted, it helps when there are 4 people to help, and when you find the tool to manage weeds!! More on that later. The garden contains tomatoes (duh!), basil, peppers (hot and sweet), beets, kohlrabi, carrots, swish chard, peas, green beans, onions, shallots, potatoes, butternut squash, summer squash, acorn squash, seedless watermelon (no idea where that plant came from), and spaghetti squash. The squash problem (evident in later posts) is because mom doesn't like to to prune plants and ended up putting way too many in the garden. Oh well, it's been fun to watch it all grow and take over the garden.

Garden with a greenhouse!

Work in progress, old tarp, new door

Tomatoes, basil, potatoes in the box

View from the back corner of the garden

Basil

Green bean tee-pee!

Sooo many squash!!!

First squash to start producing

Beets and kohlrabi

Peas, swish chard, brussel spouts (?), peppers

Shallots and onions

2016 Father's Day Campout

Alright, 2016 Father's Day Campout is in the books! No fields caught on fire, all the children are still accounted for, bellies were filled to the max, and great family conversation was had around the fire. I'd call that a success. Words will be few in this post, considering looking at some stinkin' cute kids is what this one's all about. Enjoy :o)

Papa Jim teaching the girls how to set up their hammock when they go hiking on the AT with him

Healthy dirty feet

Such stinkers, Emma's drowning

Tea parties are a MUST with Mimi Mary!

BUBBLES!

Buddies

This girl, such a looker... better keep an eye on her mom and dad

HA! Check out the gum in mom's hair. She played to win

Aubrey anticipating the POP!

Kids these days, can't seem to get them to keep their clothes on, such a shame

Papa Jim doing his fire dance

Never too early to wear a tutu

Bubbles making another appearance

Just take in the cuteness

Morning hay rides

Independent soul

Such a sweetheart