A Weekend on the Farm

  We were blessed with the opportunity to stay at the Richter's farm while they participated in a clinic in Minnesota.  It was great to finally learn how to do things on a farm and I got to milk Amanda's two goats, Dakota and Honey.  On Saturday, we went to a friend's house and the guys built chicken pens for the 200 meat chickens that we bought along with some other friends.  I am glad that I will now be able to do chores with Amanda and not be asking every couple of minutes "What can I do next?" or "Am I doing this right?".  Here are some of the pictures that I got over the weekend.  Please pardon me for all of the horse photos!!! :)

These guys moved around so much that this was the

 best picture that I was able to get all weekend!

The chicks

I thought that it was amazing how much larger

 the horse's head is compared to Jonathan's.

Hannah

Hope

Faith and Hope

Jonnie looks ready for anything! :)

Josh

Christian and Jeremiah (not our Jeremiah!)

The finished product(s)!

The sunset was incredible!  I just love sunsets! 

God is SO creative and knows just how to bless His children.  Praise Him!

Me and Otis, the "escape artist"

Milking Dakota

THE HORSES:

The horses could sense the storm coming and got really restless right before it broke.  The rain started so quickly and the drops were so big that I thought that it was hail!

Hard Work, Sunsets, Photos, Friends & More!

L-R:

Me, Christian, Jonathan, Kynna, Isaac, Ashlyn, Amanda

   Yesterday, we were out at the Richter's.  The boys helped to put up a fence in their horse pasture, and the girls, well, we took a lot of pictures and kind of helped with the "clean up" jobs.  After it got dark, we started a fire, made smores, and got to "help out" with chores.  I had a WONDERFUL time (as always!).

Three boys and a tractor

Best buddies

Father and Son

Christian tried to hide from the camera ... but I got him!

Isaac

A deep discussion over dinner

Amanda got this of me while I was tying my shoe.

The wind started blowing and I thought that my camera and

tripod were going to fall.  Thankfully, it didn't happen!

Yep, it was WINDY!

"Jeddy"

"Kynna"

Our attempt at a heart shape ...

... an "H" for "Hannah" ...

... and an "A" for "Amanda".

The hard-working guys.

Isaac and Ashlyn

The sunset was so pretty!

Praise the LORD!

I couldn't resist messing around with this one on Photoshop!

Ashlyn and Derek

This photo makes me think of the Chris Tomlin version of

 "Amazing Grace":

"My chains are gone, I've been set free..."

PRAISE JESUS!