Autum is in the Air

Oh, it's nice to be back in the "blogosphere"! We continue to be busy and quite frankly, I seem to be very tired in the evening after chores are done and the kids are in bed. But, I didn't want to wait any longer to post! Here are some pictures I have taken recently...

We are enjoying our new view of this mountain with the foliage that is starting!

Some Blue Hubbard squash that is patiently waiting for a frost so that we can pick them.

Part of our carrot bed that is also waiting for a frost!

So...this is a random picture! I found this tire in the cleared land and decided it was a interesting shot :) Does anyone need a tire while we are on the subject?? HAHA, it would probably fall apart if we picked it up!

Katherine in mid-grin!!

Timmy smiling! (Sorry about the red eye, I kinda forgot about it until I loaded it and I am too tired to worry about fixing it!)

Hannah napping with Katie...

Okay, so here is a warning, there will be pictures of me just below, PROCEED WITH CAUTION!! Okay, seriously though, I have had MANY people ask me to put pictures of me on my own blog. If anyone knows me personaly, they will admit that I HATE pictures taken of me (for good reason I must say). That is why I am the photographer, but anyway... I decided that I would take a couple and post them so people will stop bothering me!! Oh, and if anyone is wondering... in honor of the up-coming hunting season Noelle gave me an orange hat to wear and I just decided to leave it on!

Surveying the land for the *perfect* hunting spot.

And, uh, this is pretty self explanatory... Me on a stump!

So if you made it this far, you survived! I hope everyone is enjoying the beginning of fall. Fall will officially be underway in 6 minutes from this post at 11:09pm! Happy Fall 2010!!!!

Lindsey

Try, Try Again

This coming January, I will have a chance to participate in photographing a wedding! I am so excited! While at Border's last Friday, I was browsing photography books and saw this neat photo of a wedding band in a Bible casting the shadow of a heart. I took a picture on the cell phone so I would have a visual. When we got home, Beth helped me with lighting and after several attempts, I got something close, but not what I would like. So, I will keep experimenting so that hopefully by January I will have mastered it and be able to incorporate it in the wedding pictures!

Time Flies

Time seems to fly by and suddenly it has been a week since my last post and it seems like it was yesterday! Katie is now 10 days old! She had to go and see a cardiologist on Friday and they discovered that she has 4 holes in her heart. Thankfully, 2 of them were so small the doctors didn't measure them. One of the other holes should close very soon and the other one will be monitered and should also close on its own. We are praying that they will close by themselves and have hope because the doctors have said that 70%-90% of the holes like Katherine have close on their own. They are not life threatening, but we would much rather have them close on their own than have her have a minor surgery when she is older to have them closed. But if you would, keep her in your prayers! Here are a few more pictures to update you all...

I know, I know, I post too many of Timmy, but I like this one! (Taken at the hosptial)

Cheese!!!!!


All bundled up her a blanket Rebekah made for her.

Katie's first bath at home...

She seemed to be enjoying it for a little while...

Well, I guess not for too long!

Sleeping in the May family heirloom basinet!

Lindsey

Introducing...

Katherine Grace Reynolds

Born: September 4th, 2010

At: 7:49pm

Weight: 7lbs 13.4oz

Length: 21.5 inches

Noelle and Katie on her first day home!!

Timmy's first time holding Katie!! (He wasn't so sure about the whole thing ;)

Checking her out cautiously...

But finally, Timmy's first-time-big-brother kiss!!

Rebekah holding Katherine.

Noelle is ALL smiles getting to be a big sister for the 3rd time!

Don't worry, there will be more photos to come soon as long as Katie doesn't pose like this...

Lindsey

Learning More Farming Skills

Okay, so maybe I'm a little bad at posting :) Things have been so busy around here that time just flies by and it seems as though I have no time to blog. But, here are some pictures of something that Chris has been learning with dad...

Getting to use a chainsaw for the first time!!

Learning different ways to cut logs.

A view from behind some trees.

Everything went very well, no accidents or anything... but let me tell you, the chips were flying!!

Lindsey

Piggy Pictures

Hello to all! Yes, I am still here... just have been very busy! We extended the pigs fence the other day and they were so funny!! They would not go past the line where the dirt met the grass for the longest time! Here are some funny pictures...

Cautiously checking it out.

Chris even bribed them and for awhile they wouldn't budge!

Come on Chris, stop tricking us, we know the fence is there!! (I think they wanted the slop just a LITTLE bit!!!) After most all the pigs crossed the line into the greener side, this poor pig was left behind!!

Hey, Hey Guys!!?? Is it safe to go over??

It was absolutely hilarious watching the whole thing unfold. And we were afraid they would get out!!

The lone pine tree. The garden is giving tons of produce, and I know that this is terrible to say,but... I am SO sick of picking green beans!! Well, it will be worth it this winter.

Cleared land!!

Okay, I don't have any more fun new pictures! But, I do have a random little story. While cleaning for an elderly (93 year old lady), I was writing down some stories and history of her life for her when she told me that after WWII was over, (her husband served 4 years in the Army) they finally made it back to Maine. Okay, not so unusual, right. Well, they stopped at a motel to stay for the night and the motel rudely demanded to see their marriage certificate or they would not be allowed to stay the night! Wow have times changed...for the worst in that respect. I mean, I would not have ever even thought about that! Although, in no way am I opposed to that rule! Oh, and in case you are wondering, yes, they were married and had been for a few years!

Be back soon!!

Lindsey

Land Clearing Update

Man, oh man have we been busy! If anyone cares to know I will update you of this past week... last Friday I cleaned, Saturday we had to be out of the house by 8:30am to paintball(!!!!!), we paintballed until 3:15pm, went home to do barn chores then left home again to go to a party. PHEW!! We got thru 2 whole days! Shall we continue??... Sunday we (me, dad and Chris) were up by 5am to go fight a forest fire. We worked all day, however I (we) had Monday off. Tuesday the hot-shots in our house went to clean up after the forest fire we finished putting out on Sunday, Wednesday we cleaned the hose from the forest fire just mentioned and then also took care of a .10 of an acre camp-fire-gone-bad fire. Today I babysat pretty much all day and tomorrow I have to clean again! So, I think I have a pretty good excuse for not blogging this past week. Plus, we had to keep up on regular household chores and barn chores! Now that I have completely bored you all to death (please stick with me!), let's look at some progress pictures of land clearing.

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Rebekah commented that people that drove by and didn't know that our land was getting cleared would think that we were completely wierd for having our fire pit in the middle of nowhere!

Talking over the progress being made.

Trees anyone??

TA-DA!!!

This is only the beginning!

The equipment getting brought in Monday morning.

This little man LOVED watching the whole operation.

A look at Timmy's point of view.

I haven't been down today or yesterday to see the progress, but I will have to go check it out and post some pictures!

Blessings, Lindsey