How to get a Peacock?

Brady and I were at the local nursery and we were amazed at the beautiful Peacock there.  We both want to get a set of Peafowl to have here on the farm. 

They had a female also but she was shy and wouldn't come out from behind a fence so I could get a good picture.  Isn't he just beautiful.

such a different life...

Everything is so different now.  Life was totally different when we lived in Spokane.  Yesterday, I get home after having to make a run to town for a couple things before the stores all closed and I drive up to see this...

My chicken girls supervising Shane working on his tractor.  It was strange to me, I couldn't help but think..."Greenacres is the place to be"

For all his complaining about trying to keep this tractor running, I think Shane is actually really enjoying it, farm living is the life for him.

Making music

Sky worked so hard in band this year.  The final concert was 2 1/2 hours long.

I am going to miss seeing him all dressed up.

His latest endeavor is to learn the Trombone.  The music store in town closed down and Shane took the boys down and got them a used one, not a great one but he can see if he likes it and we can always get a better one later.

Starting to sound like music and not an elephant stuck in the wetland.

Kicking butt and taking names...

 Brady did amazing at the last swim meet!

Here is the final score card...3rd place (white) in 200 yd Relay Medley (swam freestyle 13-21 age bracket), 4th place (yellow) in 50 yd back stroke, 6th place (burgundy) 50 yd breast stroke, 2nd place (red) 50 yard freestyle, 2nd place (red) 100 yard freestyle and 1st place (blue) 200 yd Freestyle relay (swam 3rd position 11-12 age bracket).

He swam 6 events ribboning in all!  He dropped 7.58 seconds in all!!!!