Hawaii 2012

That's right ladies and gentlemen, we just got back from a wonderful vacation in BEAUTIFUL Hawaii!! We spent a lovely week with friends in Ko Olina, Oahu. They have a fantastic timeshare, and we were lucky enough to be invited along. Here are some pictures...

Are you a Lost fan? Do you recognize this tower? It is where the nuclear bomb was hung in the 5th season. Cute Todd has the biggest grin on his face!! He LOVES that show.We had fun hiking, atv'ing, swimming in the ocean, relaxing at the pool, dinner cruises, yummy food, and so much more!! Gotta love vacations!!

Yikes

It has been too long. I would like to say much has changed, but truly much hasn't. Life is the same, and things are good. I haven't been posting lately because I have been busy, but here are a few things we have been up to.
First things have gotten cold. It was about time December weather hit, whether we wanted it to or not. April isn't too far away is it?

The cows are becoming more and more friendly. Now that it is winter and the grass isn't growing, we give them bales of hay and supplement that with grains. Since we have started feeding them grains on a regular basis, they are coming closer and closer to us. Now when I go to fill up their water it is expected to be surrounded on all sides by the lovely herd. They are very friendly and sort of like large dogs. Not to mention nosey as you can see in the video. At one point they follow him in, well until the tractor got started up! ha

And check this out. I made a calendar out of the remaining window I had. I was tired of spending money on awesome calendars, but not having many uses for the after the year. So, I made this one.
I can write on it with Sharpies each month and then wash it away and start over the next month. Kinda neat huh?

Happy Fall...

We love this time of year....

Bradford pears turning fire red...
Oak trees turning yellow...
Even the bushes are getting in on the changes...
The whole tree line changes around here...
Which means, we will have thousands and thousands of leaves to rake up!! Luckily leaves make wonderful fertilizer for the garden....

And for those of you who were wondering, Mr. Collins is doing quite well these days. Healthy, happy, fat, and spoiled. He fits right in around here..

Caught on Candid Camera...

I finally snapped a picture. See Mom, cows really do lie down to sleep. Lady Tasty is taking an afternoon nap in the warm sun, so sweet!! So ladies and gents, cow tipping is false! Cows do not sleep standing.

And here is a scene we see quite often around the farm. This is what Lulu looks like moments before attacking. I think right after this photo she got a mouse.

Super Cute

Having Todd home EVERY SINGLE NIGHT has been wonderful! My family and friends would probably say that they hear from me less, but I just cant get enough of Todd being home. Married life is fun when you live under the same roof full time! :)

However, this week Todd has been at his first MRI class in Wisconsin. He left Sunday morning and comes home Saturday morning. He is having a good time, and is enjoying learning a new modality. After this first week of training he will then go for three straight weeks in December and then, Mr Todd, will be qualified to work on Nuclear Medicine, CT, and MRI equipment. This new job has been a wonderful opportunity to broaden his skills.
This is a cute picture Todd sent me this morning. Its a picture of their class. Isn' t that sweet, they take class pictures!! Hooray for new opportunities and adventures!!

Thats one brave toad...

Check out what we found out on the porch tonight while reading....

Collins taking a peak....

Lulu taking a sniff...
Kaylee excited and smiling because she got an extra treat after dinner!!

Conference Weekend!!!

I feel so very blessed to be able to participate in the LDS General Conference each and every 6 months. This past weekend we were able to enjoy the sweet spirit of the modern day prophets and apostles. I am very grateful for modern day technology that allows me to enjoy these beautiful messages from the comfort of my own home. What a wonderful blessing!! The talks given were inspired and beautiful. I feel like so many of them were given just for me. I love the gift of personal revelation, with that tool I am able to be inspired and directed in my own life. I know that I have a Heavenly Father who loves me and wants me to succeed. Even though I am ALWAYS the one messing things up, He never gives up on me. The messages given this past weekend were beautiful and inspirational. I can not wait to get a copy of them to study all over again.

With this weekend being Conference, Todd and I were able to wake up and have a country breakfast on Sunday, bacon and farm fresh eggs. After a hearty and yummy breakfast we decided to go shooting.
We now have the land to go shooting whenever we would like, so we loaded up the new shotgun and headed to the pasture.
We threw clay pigeons and had a good time!! Todd hits almost every pigeon thrown. I have to admit, this is a very attractive quality he has. Him shooting is super sexy!!!

This is the new 20 gauge shotgun Todd bought me. It has a bit of a kick, but boy is it fun to shoot. PS-I hit 2 of probably 25 pigeons thrown.
We were having so much fun that the neighbors headed over to shoot too. This is cute Pat. He lives next door and is the sweetest man alive!! He comes over at 3 in the morning when Todd is traveling because I "hear" a noise and the dogs are barking. Oh goodness, today is a BIG day for Pat. He is asking his girlfriend to marry him!!! Good luck Pat, and I hope Peggy doesn't know about my blog.

Oh, did you know cows LOVE and I mean LOVE peaches??
It was a great weekend here on the farm!!Hope you had a great one too...