My Crazy Life as a Farmers Wife

Grace's Dance Performance...

 Grace's little dance group had a performance last night...they were really cute! Here are a few pics...

 

  

  

  

  

   

Playing Catch Up...

 It's been a busy week...so here is a quick recap with some of the highlights (and a lot of pics)...

We actually had a few days of nice weather...the temperatures were in the mid 50's, and my kiddos were in heaven. We spent a lot of time outside playing and swinging, and I cleaned out a few flower beds.

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

We went to visit my great grandma (the kids' great great grandma) Mellies...I have failed to mention on my blog that she turned 100 years old this past January...

  

  

Grandma Coral's funeral was also this week. It was a very special service, and we were so glad to be able to play fiddle tunes there. We always went to the nursing home to play for grandma, and we played some of her favorite tunes at her funeral. We are going to miss grandma dearly, but we know that her spirit will always be with us, and we are thankful for the good example that she was to us. These pics are of our rehearsal before the funeral...

 

  

  

  

 These are some pics from the luncheon after the funeral...

 

  

This past weekend, we went to Boise to visit my sister Tawsha, her husband Sheldon, and their sweet little girl, Addilyn. We had so much fun shopping, visiting and playing...

The little girls had fun drawing on Tawsha's driveway with sidewalk chalk...but we all enjoyed temperatures that were right around 70 degrees on Friday...

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 these next pics have horrible lighting, but I like them anyways...

 

  

  

  

  

Tawsha is expecting her second baby girl any time now...we thought these pics were pretty fitting...  

  

  

We took all the kids to Build-a-Bear and grandma and grandpa got them all a new animal...

 

  

  

 and here are a couple of pics of Addilyn...we miss her already...

 

  

  

Thanks for letting us come to visit Tawsha and Sheldon! 

Remembering Grandma Coral...

 

Grandma Coral Steffler was such a sweet grandmother...I only knew her for about 8 years (since when David and I met), but I know that she was very special to me, as well as to my husband  and my children. David has sweet memories of many outdoor outings with grandma, and special sleepovers at her house. He also remembers all of the fun family get togethers at her house...especially on Christmas Eve.  The kids remember going to grandma's house for Halloween every year...and playing with the magnets on her fridge. They also loved tormenting her cat and getting into her toy drawer. They loved playing in the church tennis court next to her house and getting treats from grandma. Lily always tells me how cute grandma Coral was. Grace and Russell remember all of our trips to visit her at the nursing home, and Grace especially remembers playing fiddle music for her. She and her cousins loved to go and play fiddle tunes for grandma and the other people in the home.  I remember taking dinner to grandma when she still lived at home...I would usually take dinner over to her one night every other week...and she was always so sweet. I also remember how excited my kids would get when we would ride our bikes or the four wheeler over to visit her. I will especially remember Lily and Kate singing "You Are My Sunshine" to her when we would visit her in the nursing home. She was always such a tease...we will never forget our trip to Guemas Island when she was really in the mood to joke. She was just the sweetest grandmother, and we are all going to miss her dearly.  We were so blessed to have her in our lives.

 

I just love this photo of David and his grandma...  

  

  

 

Today was a bitter sweet day...David's sweet grandma Coral passed away this afternoon. And although we will miss her greatly, I know that her body was old and tired...and that she is now in a better place. I'm sure she is happy to be reuniting with many loved ones who have gone before...much better than being horribly sick in a nursing home. I have been talking to the kids about some of their favorite memories of her, and I will try to share some photos and memories soon.

Grace has been busy preparing for Violin and Fiddle Festival. She has to work extra hard on the Suzuki violin pieces, because she spends a lot more time on the fiddle music than violin pieces. She has been practicing extra hard lately, and usually, she practices in the evenings when there isn't good natural light for photography. Today, she didn't have school, so she practiced all afternoon...and I was able to snap a few photos with good lighting...I thought they turned out so pretty...

 

  

  

  

Oh...and look at the cute little bunnies my mom and I sewed for the kids this morning...Kate loves hers...she calls it Bunny FooFoo...

  

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend : ) 

Saint Patty's Day Shirts...

I have been a bit of a blog slacker...but I have an excuse. I haven't been feeling very good the past few days. I had to share these pics of the cute shirts my mom made for my girls...they just love having holiday shirts, and my mom puts together these cute and simple shirts for them (thanks mom)...

 

  

  

 

and...my aunt Chris gave me a Sweet Lemonade Blog Award (thanks!)...

   Here are the rules:

1. Put the logo on your blog post.
2. Nominate at least 5 blogs that show great attitude and/or gratitude.
3. Be sure to put a link to your nominees.
4. Let them know they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you've received the award.

So...here are my reward recipients...

1. Ashley...she is my cute niece, and she is so much fun. My kids LOVE her, and so do I.

2. Miss Shelby...she is my little sister...but she is more like a daughter.

3. Robyn Longhurst...I met her back when I owned The Scrap Coop, and it has been so much fun getting to know her better ever since. Her realistic attitude and sarcasm always make me laugh.

4. Tammy Dixon...such a sweet girl and friend. Really good at digi scrapping.

5. Ginger...she used to take dance classes from me back when I taught dance. She has the cutest little girl and she takes great pictures and sews really fun things!