Miss got to see the work of some beavers.
And my husband found the coolest and biggest caterpillar I have ever seen.
It’s so fun to just go outside and turn a walk around the beach or the woods into an adventure. Anything Miss picked up, from a hickory nut, to a shell, to a pine cone could be called “treasure” and she was all into it. Treasure hunts are one of my favorite things about being at the Farm.
The girls had lots of other fun times playing with their cousins over the past weekend too. Dress up was a favorite.
My girls like ice cream.
And we spent a lot of time just playing. Miss had fun with this guitar one afternoon. She has really been into singing lately, often making up her own songs. The other day she started strumming the guitar and singing a song that went something like, “Mommy and Lass and Daddy and Miiiiissss. You’re so cuuuute and so adoooorable.”
I would tell her what a beautiful song it was and how wonderful her singing is, and then she would stand up and strike a proud pose next to the guitar, come over to me and tell me, “I love you Mommy,” and then do it all again. I don’t know how many times she repeated this, but it was a lot and I loved it. It was cuuute. And adoooorable.
Okay, here’s your WARNING: Dead deer photos follow.
My husband shot a buck and a doe. Miss was quite fascinated with them and asked lots of questions. She was very interested in the fact that “Daddy deer” are called bucks and have antlers and “Mommy deer” are called does and “have ears.”
I’m proud of my husband. He’s an ethical hunter and doesn’t kill more than what we will eat. He practices shooting his bow a great deal beforehand so he will make a clean shot when the time comes. He spends hours and hours observing the deer and learning about them, and passes this information on to his family members, including his nephews who also enjoy hunting. He spent a morning hunting with one nephew and helping him shoot a deer himself. And even though it’s a little rough to be away from home with my girls for almost two weeks, I feel fortunate that we are able to go with him when he hunts. And it is completely worth it to know that he had such a great week outside doing something he really enjoys. He is an amazing father and husband, and he deserves that.
Of course, it’s fabulous to be home. And you’d better believe I’m going to milk my “sacrifices” of the past week and a half to get myself a nice massage 🙂
