Just Another Day

Oh my goodness, this wonderful weather has me pretty much living outside J  I absolutely love it, and so does Claire!  We are literally outside playing or working from about 8am until 8pm.  With the exception of an afternoon nap for Claire.  Spending so much time outside also leads me to neglect my blog.  So, I am going to get back on track and start sharing more regularly again J

8am. Claire wakes and her feet hit the floor running.  We get breakfast and dressed as fast as possible and make our way outdoors to start chores.  Feeding the dogs, horses and cat is one of Claire’s favorite tasks right now.  She very carefully pours the food into each animal’s bowl.  She is so cute and such a great helper! 

Next we take the ATV down the lane, around the pond, and through the woods.  Claire insists on sitting in the passenger seat like a big girl rather than on my lap.  The dogs go with us and usually enjoy a morning swim.  The trails in the woods have been really beautiful for the last week.  Pretty little white flowers cover the ground and there are no bugs out yet!

On our way back to the house we check on the wheat field.  The wheat was planted last fall and will be harvested this summer.  Wheat is my favorite crop, just because it is so pretty, and I love it when it is behind our house! 

Then we check-in with Claire’s Uncle.  His cattle have been calving lately and Claire enjoys seeing the calves and especially her Uncle!  Like people cows are pregnant for 9 months.  Sometimes cows do need help calving with their first calf.  Usually after they have calved once the cows are independent for future calving.

The afternoon is our down time.  Claire naps and I do house chores and get dinner started.  When she wakes, we are up and playing outside again.  During the late afternoon Claire has to take her playing inside so I can pack dinners up to get them out to my family while they are farming.  This is probably Claire’s favorite part of the day since she gets to see her Daddy, Grandpa, Grandma, and Uncle.  She also gets to ride in the tractors and play in the dirt.  If we happen to take dinner to the fields and not ride in the tractor Claire is very upset and cries all the way home.  I’ve learned it just makes for a more enjoyable evening if she rides in the tractors J

As we make our way back home close to bed time, we have just enough time for a bath to rinse all the dirt and sweat from the day.  I am thankful that Claire does sleep well at night.  I do too after chasing her around all day, ha-ha.  That’s just another day for us!