Goats!

Last week we got to enjoy the sunshine at the farm and visit the new baby goats! My grandfather has a Polo Farm north of Atlanta and there's always something fun to do up there. My Aunt and Mom {Mia as the kids call her} just got two miniature goats. They are already jumping and climbing even though they are only about 2 weeks old. The boys {and I} loved them!

{Wells holding the little girl. We were thinking about naming her Heidi...what do you think?}


{Tate {my little brother}, Wells and Fielding watching Heidi climb about.}

{Proud "mama" ~ Aunt Heath}

{Fielding playing on the old but still in use gas tank...I'm sure I probably shouldn't have let him touch it...probably had lead paint....}

{Mia and Wells feeding the baby.}

Fielding loved the goats but was not happy when we brought out the bottles to feed them. He thought the bottles were for him! He was so frustrated that I had to nurse him right then and there.

{Wells did a good job.}

Both of the boys got to ride too! It was Wellington's second lesson and Fielding's first! They are naturals.

{First riding lesson!}

{cowboy}

After lunch, riding, playing with and feeding the goats, we walked down to the river pasture and played in the creek {threw sticks in}. Our trip to the farm reminded me of my childhood. I spent hours and hours at the barn playing, working, and walking around the farm. I love being outdoors and hope I can be diligent to instill a love of nature into my boys.

Happy Tuesday! We are using today to recuperate from the weekend/Monday. It was fun but exhausting, especially for Fielding who didn't get many of his regular naps. He even got his first tooth over the weekend! We started off having dinner with our good friends Steven and Karen who came up with their son William. Saturday was spent cleaning, going to the park, and attempting to get on the river.....This turned into just a trip to the office to get the boat then back to the house - the boys fell asleep as soon as we got in the car. So we went straight home and put them in their beds for a nap. We did get to go to the river though. We headed out first thing Sunday. It was perfect! No one was on the river yet and the weather was cool. Here are some pictures of our morning trip!

{A swan!!}

Sunday afternoon Fielding and I went to a baby shower while Josh and Wells hung out. It was good "girl" time with the family. Monday we had planned to pick apples with my mom and sister; however, it was raining....We decided to go to the apple houses anyway. Honestly, I wasn't sure it was a good idea considering our long weekend, the rain, and the fact that I was completely out of diapers for Wells. How I let this happen I don't know. Luckily, I found a pack of pull ups that fit. In the end, it was a great trip. It did rain the whole time until we got back into the car to head home, but whatever. We spent some quality time with Mia, Uncle Tate, Aunt Brekken, and Josiah. Plus - we got lots of apples for eating, pies, and apple sauce as well as sweet potatoes and apple cider. Yum!!

{Here's my cute nephew, Josiah. He's about 3 1/2 months and was amazed by my kids and all their noise!}

{Wells and Tate in the back of Brekken's car.}

{It was raining pretty hard. Good thing we brough umbrellas.}

{"Uncle" Tate and Wells just went off a played when we got there...Wells is getting so big!}

{Aunt Brekken and Josiah}

{Mia, Tate and Wells rolling around the apple house. Wells loved all the samples.}

{Hot Apple Pies}

{Fielding really wanted some apples once we got home.}

This post is mostly pictures of the boys...they've just been so cute lately I can't help but take pictures of them. I'm sure you feel the same about your kids. We have had a great week though! We celebrated Julek's birthday {more about that below}, worked on the house, played outside in the dirt, and I've tried to do a little sewing. That endeavor has mostly been just pull out the fabric get some things cut but not much sewn...oh well. I do have some new pictures up of recent projects up on "My Project" if you want to check that out. But, like I said, here are the boys :D.


{ Fielding and I playing after nap time.}

{Wells posing on the bed. I take his picture then he says, "Look! Look!". Then goes back to posing.}

{Me and Wells.}

{The boys this morning in my nursing chair. I think they love each other already.}

Julek's Party ~ Thursday we celebrated Julek's 2nd birthday by going to the most beautiful park! It's right above the Morgan Fall's dam. The playground is great and there's a great view of the lake. When we got there, Wells was more interested in looking at the lake than playing. :) He's his daddy's boy. We stayed for a long while playing with the cousins, celebrating, having a great lunch brought by Joa, and just enjoying the fabulous weather. Here are some pictures from our time there.

{Fielding trying out the astro turf.}

{Wells and Julek being bounced by Aunt Hannah.}

{Wells asking to go down to the lake.}

{Wells again on the great swings, I love this park. Can you tell? :)}