July 30, 2015

Frogs, Ice Cream, and Mud

These are some pictures that fell through the cracks in the past month or so and were never posted. And I clearly feel the need to post every picture I take here. 

It makes me feel all caught up or something. 

So, some random pictures.


Elsie, while out mudding, discovered a frog. 


Poor over-loved frog


Escape!


About to be caught again



This is when I told the kids to leave the poor thing be


So Elsie went back to wading


But stopped for one last frog pat


Barn sky


Cody and Owen


Field sky


 
Tori, calming Beauty (Alright, these pictures are over a month old if Tori is in them.) 


We appreciate diversity in our cows. And they appreciate clover.



Daddy and Elsie-bean


Sparklers after meeting one night



Getting an ice cream and poutine at Bokies with the cousins


Levi and his mint chip


Elsie and her cotton candy


Gilbert and his super hero, Andy and his sherbet, and Orianna and her mint chip


Lily with her bubblegum


Breanna and her chocolate chip cookie dough


Lisa and Andy


Grandma and Elsie


And back to puddles


Red boots in puddles is one of the cutest things ever.


Levi leading the bottle calf around



Andy, trying to help Gilbert pull his tooth out


It didn't work. But they enjoyed trying anyway.


Wahoo! The calf broke free.


Owen's delight in catching it again. Owen is pretty much a little kid in these matters. And he loves how excited all the kids got about the calf tearing around.


Feeding the calf


Levi and Gilbert playing on the new round bale wagon


Eating


Hoyt, in his element



Ashley, marked by a Hoyt hand


Ashley and Abilene
Isn't this terribly precious?


Andy watching Uncle Owen


Elsie, reveling in mud


Stomp, stomp


It even got on her face. 

8 comments:

Geri Douglas said...

all Blue Ribbon Pictures, fun to look at! Each one made me smile. My those kids have grown up since we last saw them! Elsie is not a baby anymore!!!

Geri Douglas said...

all Blue Ribbon Pictures, fun to look at! Each one made me smile. My those kids have grown up since we last saw them! Elsie is not a baby anymore!!!

Geri Douglas said...
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Geri Douglas said...

all Blue Ribbon Pictures, fun to look at! Each one made me smile. My those kids have grown up since we last saw them! Elsie is not a baby anymore!!!

Evan and Clover and Co. said...

It would have been tragic to not see these pictures. No Pictures Left Behind!

Cecil and Amy said...

Poor li'l calf! Call PETA!

Virginia said...

SO MANY of these pics many me laugh out loud. The best might be Cody and Owen on the 4-wheeler, though.

Laura said...

Blue ribbon indeed. Somehow I get the feeling you're actually IN the moment as well, not simply behind the lens. Sadly, lots of ppl stage the event, then click as tho documenting a real happening. And the privilege of a photographer is that when editing/posting the pics, you get to relive the moment again and again, right down to the precious creases in pudgy li'l fingers.