A year ago we went camping on Labor Day and enjoyed cool temperatures and fabulous weather. This year, we stayed home, worked around the farm and hung out with family.
The day started with cutting down a birch tree next to my parents house that died this summer. It wasn't a huge project and went quickly but it seems like most projects around the farm turn into full family affairs.
The boys watched from the ladder, while Ben got rope around the tree, in the end my dad used the saw while Ben, mom and I pulled the rope to make the tree fall in an open area of the yard.
And just like that, the tree was gone. The clean-up didn't even take very long.
Now we have a lovely pile of wood to burn at our fire ring this fall. It was a steamy 105 degrees outside today, but we trust that eventually it'll be cool enough to make a fire sound appealing.
For our second family project, the four of us headed out to the old pasture to pull out the old electric fencing. I learned how to drive a tractor (that only took 31 years to accomplish), while the boys and Ben worked together on the fencing. My heart smiled the entire time as I sat and watched the three of them work together.
Once the fence was out of the way, Ben took the mower out and leveled off the weeds that had grown out of control this summer. It may be out in the distance, but the view from our windows was drastically improved today.
Rylee, Noah and Levi cooled off this evening playing in the sprinkler.
Umbrellas certainly seemed to make playing in (and out of) the sprinkler more fun.
It was a FULL day, but a fun one. It was great to spend time with my entire family, get some projects ticked off the list, eat great food and spend some time relaxing!
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