Starting anew

I am just guilt-ridden that I have not blogged in MONTHS... Instead of trying to post all that has happened I am going to give a synopsis. The year of 2009 was a year of survival and extreme joy. Tyler survived our parenting skills and I survived going back to work with a 2 and half month infant.My baby is now turning into a little boy. He is such a joy. Every few days he does something new. When he first started dancing he would take it so seriously. Now he smiles and there he is slightly looser with his movements. Cars and his little stuffed animal dog, Trooper, are his favorites. Dustin and I are very busy. I am still teaching and this year is one of my best. It is amazing how much my students can accomplish when I do not take a two and half month maternity leave. Dustin is watching the little man when he can; otherwise, Tyler gets to spend his days with Granny. They have too much fun.

I joined a book club a few months ago and just finished "The Tenderness of Wolves". We updated our entertainment center, replacing the TV as old as my husband. We have enjoyed many, many, many movies through our netflix subscription. We should probably buy stock in Netflix we watch so many movies.

Tyler's birthday was a success. He had 25 friend and family members in attendance. I cooked three pots of chili. Tyler was spoiled completely rotten. Dustin and I gave Tyler a gravel pit, a Caterpillar track filled with pea size gravel.

Harvest was extremely long this year, the corn would not dry down. I hosted Thanksgiving and the guys took an hour off to eat. I made a yummy gravy with white wine and continued to drink

the whole bottle. I was completely de-stressed. We went to Phoenix over Christmas Break and are already planning again for next year.

Right now, Dustin is spending his free time hunting arrowheads and animals. I am looking forward to school holidays and Tyler is being a Turkey buzzard. All in all life is good.

Day at the races

It was the forth of July and best of all it had rained! That meant the family was headed up to the horse races. This was a pastime that Dustin and I enjoyed before it was the three of us. We were determined to introduce Tyler to the horse races.

The day was 73 degrees and beautiful. Tyler was alert and a bit overwhelmed by all the people. He definitely is a small town boy. Dustin and I won our first bet a $5.00 Quinella turned into $22.00. We then proceeded to lose the next 6 races. It was well worth it.

summer cherry pie

The weather this years has been plentiful in our fruit harvest. This is the first year that the mont morency cherry trees (sour cherries) has had enough cherries for a pie. Yum Yum was it delicious.

My guys

Tyler is growing so fast. I look back at pictures on this blog and cannot believe how small he was. I try to treasure every moment because it flies by.