Yard update

We got alot done on our yard this summer. We put in the rocks and planted all our plants ourselves. Here are some of the plants we chose and are considering. I am excited to see what it looks like in the next few years.

Our Althea Red heart or "rose of sharon" Is only a foot tall now but will grow to be 12' by 4'.
It is on the right side of the house

We have 2 single knockout rose bushes below the right side window

This is our thornless cockspur hawthorn tree

The "ole" shrub rose

Spirea "Magic Carpet"



Wiegalia "Wine and Roses" we have two on either sides of the ole rose bush



Ole roses

What our rose of sharon shrub will look like grown

Burning Bush "dwarf compactus" we have this on the left side front of house

Two Red hibiscus Shrubs on east side of house

another picture of some knockout roses

Feather Reed Grass "karl forester" We have two on either side of the knockout rose bushes 



magic carpet spirea in fall

Berries on tree in fall

what the flowers on our tree will look like in spring

Other considered plants:

Maple "Autumn blaze"

Callery Pear

Tulips (my favorite spring flower) I like red and yellow ones.

Barberry

Russian Sage

Boxwood

Hosta



Nine Bark



Virburnum "judd"

Fountain Grass



Vinca (Ground cover that shaun likes)



Hardy Geraniums

Sand Bar

I don't know why I've never taken my kids out to the sandbar on the bank of the platte river. It was so fun to play in the sand and throw rocks in the water. I will definitely do it again!

My first real trail ride= disaster

So I went on a crazy trail ride over labor day and almost got myself killed. I was nervous to go riding since I've only been on a horse one other time. I think the horse could definetely tell I was scared. After switching to the giant tan horse because the smaller black one wouldn't go forward the horse takes off down hill heading toward a large ditch. We are going over all kinds of hills  and rocks and I almost fall off the horse sideways and loose one of the reigns. I am scared to death. So here I am 20 feet feet from going into a large ditch at the bottom of the valley pulling on one useless reign leaning forward trying to grab the other reign yelling "woah". The owner is yelling "pull harder" and chasing me in the background on foot but too far away. The horse turns and almost runs into a barbed wire fence eyes crazed then starts running up hill past the owner and I loose both reigns before it stops at the corral! I was shaking after for about an hour. It was one of the scariest experiences of my life never having been on a horse and a runaway out of control one at that! I am so glad the horse did not get hurt. I'm sure I looked about as goofy as the guy in the movie. Only to my defense I stayed on the horse and my horse was running fast downhill. Glad I didn't break any bones or get hurt other than the bruised bottom for a week.

Yum Messy Cake

 

I'm One Year old!

Colbie is one. We can hardly believe the time has gone by so quickly! She is an especially happy baby. She laughes alot and likes to snuggle. She loves putting things together and taking them apart. She likes to sit on my lap while playing and has to come get hugs often. She likes to give kisses. She is a little tease and thinks it's funny to give us raspberries when we ask for a kiss.

Some of her words: ma ma, da da, more, all done, please, up, bye bye, wow, oh, uh- oh, that, this, Alexis, dog, cat, horse, red, no, tickle, wash, num num, and wah wah (water).

She barks, moos, neighs, meows, growls, hops, says ma ma for a goat and ssss for a snake.

She is a blessing in our lives and we can't imagine our lives without her here. Happy Birthday Colbie!!!

Colbie got really excited about her cake and thought if we opened the box it would be inside. She was doing sign language for and saying "red" over and over. And saying "muh muh" for more. She was laughing at the cake in the oven she was so excited for it.

We told Alexis to go over by Colbie to take a picture. Oops! Alexis wasn't too happy about it but laughed after she got cleaned up.

Colbie ate the whole top tier. Her little tummy was bulging!

Colbie was laughing and trying to get us with her messy hands so we were laughing.

We love you Colbie!!!