Today was Papa’s birthday, so we had lots of good times and good food. Luke woke up before six, so that was a little rough, but it was a nice morning. We drove over to the Dog and Suds in Whitehall for lunch, and Luke got to play around in Buzz. We went on a walk on the adjacent greenway where he threw rocks into the pond. This evening we got take out Mexican food.
Well, the day started and ended with fires. This morning John and I set a brush pile ablaze. Luke watched but wasn’t too impressed. We made a couple of trips to TSC to pick up more wood posts for our fence, set them plus some metal posts, and strung a bit of wire. Not sure when we will finish up. Luke discovered that he really enjoys finding earthworms, so we spent a bit of time searching for them in the garden. After he went to be Liz and I went to Meijer, which has to be my favorite grocery store of all time. I bought a lot of tasty junk food. When we returned there was a fire waiting for us in the back yard, so we sat and talked with her parents for a couple of hours. It was quite chilly out, which made the fire enjoyable.
This morning Luke slept a little later than he has been recently, which was great. After he got up we went out to see the moon before breakfast. After breakfast John and I made some repairs to the rototiller and he tilled Becky’s garden while Luke watched gleefully. We all had a picnic snack together. After lunch we built a fence along one of the back fields. Dinner was delicious, as all meals have been. We did get a surprise rain shower this evening.
We are still having a great time. I got up fairly early this morning to take some pictures. It was nice and cool out after last night’s storms. Soon after we brought Luke out to look at the moon, which he loved, as usual. Liz didn’t work today except for a brief afternoon meeting, so we had a lot of time to do stuff. We all rode in the truck to the back of the property, then walked to he big pond. Luke was thrilled to see two turtles. It was a scouting trip to determine where a platform will be built.
Before lunch John and I went to get some fresh strawberries from an Amish lady on the other side of town. They were a big hit with Luke. During his nap I did some work on the next house design and materials lists. After he woke up we played with a train, then went outside to pick up sticks and ride the dump truck. It had stormed between lunch and play time. He ate a ton of strawberries at dinner and did not want to go to bed.
We got an early start this morning when we went outside to see the moon. After breakfast Luke and Becky made banana bread, we played a lot, worked a little bit, and he ate snack without his tray. I mulched the flower beds while Luke napped. This afternoon he picked up more sticks and rode around on the tricycle. Storms rolled in this evening. Liz and I went to Meijer tonight after Luke went to bed. It is probably my favorite grocery store. I will try to return soon without Liz in order to get more goodies.
