Mom....look what we built!

Carter & his friend have been busy for 3 days creating zip-lines in the trees.

Yes....you read that correctly.....actual zip-lines with harnesses & ladder & platforms & wires.  But helmets?  No.......not helmets.  Why would there be helmets?

The zip-lines are over 12 feet off the ground.  Way too high for a mother to ride........besides, I surpass the weight restrictions on a "built-on-the-farm" zip-line (lol).

Oh well -- everyone's having fun here on the last week of summer vacation.  And who am I to spoil the fun?!!

 

Remember:

"What happens on the farm, stays on the farm."

 

 

keep creating (zip-lines too),

jill

no. 36

Last weekend we watched Carter in the AAA PeeWee Provincial Qualifying Tournament.

Although Pembina Hills ended up 4th (top 3 teams go to Provincials), we were so proud of the way he played.  He was one of three minors on the team this year and definitely had his share of playing time.......

 

in center field

pitching

batting

& stealing bases

 

What a great season for baseball!

(........ & hockey starts next week)

 

come back soon,

- jill

summer adventures // so far

Carter mowed a dirt bike track just west of the yard.

We hired someone to come remove this old shed.......

To make room for this new one.

(finished photos to follow soon)

We reconfigured the play-structure to make some new fun.

Dare was picked up by another ball team and became "the pitcher".

We discovered 4 of these new cuties under the deck.

We've had a few campfires in the backyard, complete with sparkler shows by the kids.

Lots of wonderful, hot days spent in the pool.

Fun times spent family camping, kayaking.........

......and fun, competitive games.

 

back soon with more summer fun!

- jill

graduation photo shoot

two weekends ago i spent the saturday taking graduation photos of my niece.  she graduates this coming Sunday. 

she is stunningly beautiful and so incredibly easy to photograph.

her boyfriend was a hoot and such a great sport as it took us 

THREE HOURS with multiple changes of location!!

soph had purchased these 3 giant balloons, so we had fun with some creative photos in a meadow.

they are so funny......with their glasses, a vintage afghan & zach's big shoes.  how cute!  at one point they were chucking grapes up into the air & trying to catch them.  so many giggles.

i have these two vintage chalkboards, so i told them to write anything they wanted about "graduation" on them (but they couldn't show each other until after the photo was taken).  zach had graduated 2 years ago already.......so that explains what he wrote on his chalkboard (lol).

soph created a little digital "adventure" album for zach and it was a great prop for these fun photos!!  look how their fingers are linked -- love it.

happy graduation, soph!! 

love you.

 

 

keep creating memories,

jill