Saturday, June 30, 2012
Picking Wildflowers
A few weeks ago, my brother Alex was taking Aubrey of a tour of all the wild flowers growing in the rubble and grass around the edges of the farm. After spended a day in the packing tractor on top of the bunk silo he was fairly confident he had spotted all the good ones and was eager to show off her knowledge to the greatest set of listening ears he's ever encountered.
Alex: And look Aubrey, here's some pretty little white flowers. I don't know what they're called.
Me: They're daisies.
Alex: No they're not. Daisies are ugly.
Me: Nope. Those are daisies.
Alex: Hmmm. oh.
So, we all got a lesson in botany and Aubrey had a lot of fun picking wildflowers.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Hoofbeats
A couple weekends ago, Aubrey woke up in the middle of the night. Because my body is trained to hear her every nightly move, I also woke up and went into her room to investigate the cause of her distress. Seeing no problem - I decided to bring her into the kitchen and get her a little bit of water, change her diaper and send her happily back to bed. As I was laying her back down in her crib I overheard my mom talking to my dad outside the window at 1AM!
Me: Martin. Martin. I just heard my parents talking outside.
Martin: (groggily rolls over) They're probably just looking for a new place to get fresh. (rolls back over and goes to sleep)
Unconvinced this was the reason for their midnight stroll outside I tried to investigate by looking out the window. At first I saw nothing but then I saw headlights and my youngest brother Garrett yelling Heifer!
Me: Oh no! I think the cows are out
I rush around trying to throw some clothes on my body and head out the door, only to be greeted at the bottom of the stairs by Garrett.
Garrett: I see you finally came to join the fun, now that it's all wrapped up.
Me: What happened?
Garrett: All the 1000 pounders got out. There was like 75 heifers outside your window.
Alex: We heard them from our house. There was cars honking their horns on the road. All the calves were bellowing and going crazy on top of which I'm sure Andy was freaking out in the apartment directly below you. How did you miss it???
Me: I don't know. I heard Aubrey wake up. I didn't know what woke her up. I guess it was that.
Apparently I'm a pretty sound sleeper.
Me: Martin. Martin. I just heard my parents talking outside.
Martin: (groggily rolls over) They're probably just looking for a new place to get fresh. (rolls back over and goes to sleep)
Unconvinced this was the reason for their midnight stroll outside I tried to investigate by looking out the window. At first I saw nothing but then I saw headlights and my youngest brother Garrett yelling Heifer!
Me: Oh no! I think the cows are out
I rush around trying to throw some clothes on my body and head out the door, only to be greeted at the bottom of the stairs by Garrett.
Garrett: I see you finally came to join the fun, now that it's all wrapped up.
Me: What happened?
Garrett: All the 1000 pounders got out. There was like 75 heifers outside your window.
Alex: We heard them from our house. There was cars honking their horns on the road. All the calves were bellowing and going crazy on top of which I'm sure Andy was freaking out in the apartment directly below you. How did you miss it???
Me: I don't know. I heard Aubrey wake up. I didn't know what woke her up. I guess it was that.
Apparently I'm a pretty sound sleeper.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Instaweek 6
Another week full of photos of Aubrey and Food. I'm really starting to see a pattern here.
Relaxing on a hammock at the lake. Life really doesn't get much better.
Mmmm. Portabella pizzas.
Hamburgers and a salad. Perfect summer meal.
Strawberry toast!
Sunrise in the morning. Beautiful.
Mmm. Saturday night ice cream. Aubrey loves it!
Chasing ducks at the park in Ithaca.
Watching a movie and cooling down at the same time.
Picking wildflowers!
Garrett coming in to the dock on waterskis. That water looks so awesome.
Relaxing on a hammock at the lake. Life really doesn't get much better.
Mmmm. Portabella pizzas.
Hamburgers and a salad. Perfect summer meal.
Strawberry toast!
Sunrise in the morning. Beautiful.
Mmm. Saturday night ice cream. Aubrey loves it!
Chasing ducks at the park in Ithaca.
Watching a movie and cooling down at the same time.
Picking wildflowers!
Playing near the calves.
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