mmm...mmm good

I can think of few things that are better than fresh strawberries from the garden!

The crops are in and up

Spring has come and has seemed to turned into summer quickly by the looks of the forcast. As the saying goes, "you can almost hear the corn grow by walking in the fields."

I took a few pictures of the crops for those less able to walk the fields themselves. The cattle are all doing well and the pastures are growing well.

The corn is v3 to v4 and the soybeans emerged over the weekend and are big enough to row.

Also, the 'ditchweed' is growing without any assistance as usual.

summer is almost here!

I have 12 teaching days left in the school year! I am so ready for a break and more moments like this:

More sewing

I've made a few more blankets over the last few weeks and last night I attempted my first tote bag from scratch. All have turned out great! Here are the baby blankets I've made.

I love the green and blue together. This blanket was given to Trevor Anthony, Rebecca's new baby cousin, born to Dan's sister Debbie and her husband Greg. This next blanket I sewed ric-rac inside the edge. It worked out pretty well, but was a lot of work because I felt like I was sewing blind. I only had to go back a resew a small portion. I love this last fabric! Sorry it's upsidedown :) Here is the tote that I made. This week is Teacher Appreciation and also Daycare Provider Appreciation. So this bag is for Angie, who watches Rebecca. I have put lining in already made totes a few times, but this is the first time that I made the tote myself. I also put interfacing in the tote so it would stand up on it's own. I love how it turned out! It only took a 1/2 yard of each fabric. I filled the bag with some books for the kids. Rebecca was so excited to give Angie her "surprise" this morning.

In the fields

Dan got in the fields this week and starting planting corn. He's been working very long hours, but is loving it. Rebecca and I went for a ride too.Rebecca got a new bike and loves to "ride" it. She doesn't know how to use the pedals so I have to push her around. She is starting to know how to steer the bike. Of course she fell off a few times. But nothing that a bandaid can't fix!

Spring time

Here are a few pictures from the last 2 weeks. We celebrated Easter and a few birthdays with Dan's family. The girls enjoyed an indoor egg hunt and had even more fun stuffing the treats in their mouths!This last picture is of Rebecca playing in our back yard. She escaped the house without pants on and her slippers. It was a nice warm day and it was so funny that I couldn't be mad. I just took some pictures that I'm sure she will be embarrassed about years from now.

A few new things

It's spring time on the farm and yesterday we had our first two baby calves. Rebecca was so excited! But she was also a little scared to get too close to the calves.Here are a few new crafty things I did last week. I've made ribbon barrettes before, but I had all the supplies to make more. I also really wanted to try some little flowers. The last "new" thing is Rebecca's bike. Last weekend I went to the thrift store to find her a bike. We actually got two. This plastic 3-wheeler and a real kids bike. One of the training wheels is broken off the real bike, so we have to get new ones. She is still trying to get the hang of pedaling, but she is getting better. She also LOVES her helmet! The day after I got the bikes it snowed 6 inches so we brought the bike inside for the day :)