Fair Judging Results – Part 2

Fair Judging Results – Part 2

If you haven’t read Part 1 – you can read it here: https://applehurst.com/fair-judging-results-part-1/ Logan had his 2 Poultry entries on Friday – eggs laid by his chickens & his chicken Dominique who he incubated from our hen’s eggs. It was hotter on Friday, but still 

Fair judging results – Part 1

Fair judging results – Part 1

Xanna had 7 projects & Showmanship entered & received 1 Champion, 1 Reserve Grand Champion, 2 reserve Champion, 1 Honorable Mention, 1 Top of Class & the rest were all blue ribbons. She was chosen as a State delegate for her Creative Writing (Communications category) 

Sharpie Siblings

Sharpie Siblings

While Grant & I were away, there was a plan concocted to have “angry eyebrows” drawn on Ellie. That plan turned into this:

Time with Grandparents

Time with Grandparents

My parents came to visit last week and stayed with the kids while Grant & I were out of town. We, of course, played a lot of games…

Baby chicks part 2

Baby chicks part 2

A few more baby chick pictures…

Working on 4H projects

Working on 4H projects

We are busy around here working on our 4H projects…sewing, baking, painting, writing. Chickens & rabbits & eggs, oh my!

Sunday games

Sunday games

Yesterday afternoon we took a much needed day of REST! We played games, laughed a lot & were so thankful for the time. Instead of playing a game all together, we spent the afternoon playing games with 1 or 2 kids at a time. Often 

Sweet times with baby

Sweet times with baby

Xanna took some fun pictures of Ellie with Grant & I as we were getting her ready for bed. She just kept going back & forth between us…

Finding ways to help…

Finding ways to help…

Over the years there have been many, many times that families have blessed us by bringing a meal to our family – whether it was following an illness, birth, death, when I was in the hospital or out of town for my grandparents’ funerals. As