Trampoline Fun

The kids love to jump on the trampoline in Grandpa's yard.

 I got some great pictures of Emmalee jumping.

I'm not sure how Zane's able to read with all the bouncing, but he did.

I love her hair!

 Emmalee was having such a good time, she didn't want to let Ben have a turn.

He tried, but Emmalee bounced too high.

 So Brienna finally had to hold Emmalee so Ben could have a turn.

 He had a fun time!

 Until I told him it was time to go inside.

Pig-Weigh In

We were a little nervous at the thought of trying to move the pigs...

 and at the thought of the pigs getting loose.  Or having to try to pick them up because they didn't want to get into the trailer/out of the trailer/out of the pen/into the pen.

 But all those worries were for nothing--because once we were ready & opened the gate...the pigs 

 just walked right out of the pen, into the trailer.

 And then out of the trailer onto the weighing trailer.

 They did wiggle just a little when they had to get their ear tagged (but then again--none of us girls have ever had an ear pierce either!!)  {giggle, giggle}

 Everyone had fun (even with the November-like north winds) watching & helping with the pigs.

 Callum's was a whopping 135 pounds.  And Zane's was 85 (or it might have been 95--I can't remember & no one is here to ask).

 When we got home, Rusty opened the trailer door,

 and

 they just walked right out of the trailer

 and into their pen.

 No squealing, or fighting them.

 I guess it helps to have Emmalee & Benjamin always trying to pet them & right by the pen talking to them.

 They are right on track for a good weigh in a few months.

Chilly Weekend

The wind was not kind last week.  The wind blew our antenna & broke a wire.  So Rusty needs to buy a part to replace it.  The kids are really missing our PBS channels.

Friday was 4-H pig weigh-in.

 So Rusty made a corridor so we could load the pigs into the Grover's trailer.  (The Grover's are the pig 4-H leaders.)

 

 Emmalee had fun crawling around.  (notice how bundled up everyone was--the wind was a very cold north wind!)

 Ben

 playing in the utility trailer

 Emmalee--"smile"

don't fall, Ben!!

It was overnight scrapbooking this past weekend!

Although I don't spend the night, I do get a lot of pictures scrap-booked!

 and this weekend I finished over 140 pictures.  I scrapbooked about 3-5 months for each child.

If I did this more often, I would be closer to being "caught up"--but I'm still about 3 years behind.

Maybe that is why I was so tired--20 hours of scrapbooking!  I really wish I could do this more often, but I don't have a place to spread out at my house.