Grow Grass Grow!!

Hi all!! Can you tell school has started again?? A couple of busy days in the classroom as opposed to the property. I can't wait to settle into a routine of evenings at hearthstone...and extra busy weekends!! A good life!
My grass is poking up ! Wahoo!!! Thank goodness! I'll admit I was definitely worried about my grass growing capabilities! But finally it's growing a week into the process!! I may just have a green thumb after all!! :)

Kara Came Over!

Today, the guys continued working on cleaning up the main house.  They removed additional hardware from top floor windows, beautiful window panes with wavy glass, and even found an old coffee mug!  Eric and Becca came over, so Eric got up on the Pettibone to help with the left dormer.  

Look how strong that gable wall looks!

It was such a beautiful day!

While the guys were working away, Becca, Kara and I walked around chatting and laughing!  Kara was SO excited to get on the backhoe and pettibone and take her picture.  :)  Then we took some funny pictures...you have to take into account the progression of photos here (going UP and going DOWN & Kara's face!).  

Can't tell what this bird is (maybe hawk?) but we saw 2 flying around.  One even flew onto the tree on the bank of the driveway.

And landed...!!!!  

Christmas card picture this year?!?!?!?!

Work...Party...Work!

We celebrated Roger's birthday on Saturday.  Matt came over early to help Rocky and Roger take down the heavy and rotted dormers.  This really helps relieve the pressure from the stone walls.  It was so fun to listen to the guys laugh and joke around while they were up there working.  Too funny!  Check out the difference!

Check out Roge on the left, by the chimney.

Phew!!!  It fell the right way!!!  

Then we partied!!!  Thank you all for coming and making Roger's birthday so special.  We had so much fun!  We could not ask for better friends and family who are so incredibly supportive!  I hope you all had as great a time as we did!   xoxo

Anne caught 3 sunnies in the Butler's Pond in the kayak!  

She grilled them and served them for Uncle's birthday.  Thanks Anne!

Check out the back door we used for the table (totally Real Simple style :) ).

The flowers were Joe-Pies from the backyard.  

Stumps for end tables :)

The girls helping to set up.

Roger, Dad, and Mary

The trashcan filled with drinks!!!  Thank you!!!!!

Wow!

Thank you SO much Matt for bringing the grill and being the grillmeister!!!  

Picnic!

I had so much fun showing Mimi and Dadu around :)

Giving the tour

Holly came to celebrate too!

Lots of laughs, great friends & family!  We are SO blessed!

Straw and more straw

I love pulling up the driveway and seeing toys out and chalk pictures on the driveway. It's such a cozy picture!

We have been working on laying grass seed and straw to grow grass. Hopefully we will see some green poking up in a few weeks. :)

Barn Stabilization has started!

We're over here working on stabilizing the barn. Finally fixing all of the holes in the roof. The pettibone is doing wonders!!!
Roger got some incredible pictures from the pettibone over the barn. Check it out!