Schultz and Klink

Jack's been wanting to raise a pig.

Ben decided to join him.

Today we were finally able to bring Klink and Schultz home.

It's a good thing they are boys,

because their names have been picked out for months!

Hannah's Pictures

Hannah got a great picture 

of Blaze and Kazoo 

the other day!

Then we went out back 

to lay out the sucker rod 

that is going to make the new fencing 

by the never-ending concrete project,

and she got this picture of the shed.

LOVE the colors!

Fencing For a Friend

We have finally had a stretch of weather nice enough,

and a fair handle on what we have to do here,

so it was time to get going on fencing for a friend.

Paul, Ben, and Molly were there for a couple of hours Tuesday night.

Paul, Ben, Molly and I spent most of yesterday there.

We got all but a couple of hours worth done

and made great headway in closing the pasture in.

Putting Hay Up

We didn't think it was supposed to rain today.

But I guess that didn't matter.

It did anyway.

So they moved things around in the shed 

and unloaded the wagons from inside.

It worked and the hay is up!

The State Fair Trip

Yesterday was the big day!

Jack did his yoyo routine at the Great Minnesota Get Together!

MAN, was it packed!

Little bit of warm up practice before the show.

He was the third person on stage.

 He did a flawless routine

and the crowd loved him.

But it wasn't enough to place.

We are incredibly proud of this little dude 

who fell asleep over a bowl of ice cream 

at 11:00 when we got home!

God's Word

Waterer Installation and Fencing

Yesterday there was finally time 

to start working on the waterer re-installation 

and the fence line.

Ben and Elsie spent the most time on the waterer.

 Making progress.

They set a few poles last night too.

Hannah was not thrilled 

with being in the skid steer to drill the holes!

Paul got home in time to get in on some of the action.

Supper was sloppy joes

in the pasture.

Paul is off for several days and Ben took the day off from UFC.

We got rid of the broilers first thing this morning

and spent the rest of the day putting in a couple of fence lines.

And the only pictures I took were of Thing 1 and Thing 2 napping in the skid steer bucket!

Good-Bye Mocha Magnum and Broilers

Mocha Magnum left on a couple month vacation yesterday.

Eric's brother-in-law took him to his pasture.

Today was the great exodus of the broilers.

We were out loading them bright and early.

 On their way.

And now they are all packed in our freezers!

State Fair Here We Come!

He did it!!

Jack and his yoyo got first place at the McLeod Co Fair talent show

in the pre-teen age group!

There were nine competitors in his group.

So we are off to the MN State Fair later this week!

Sunday's Words

The Next Step

We found a few minutes the other night

 to take the forms off the concrete.

Ben and Elsie did 98% of the work.

Last night Paul and Ben took a few minutes 

to pull some old fence posts 

to start preparing for  the new fence lines

The Final Pour

9:00 Saturday was the start of the last pour.

It is an amazing process to watch.

Everyone was here to help this time.

There's some serious pulling going on there!

Everyone got in on the action.

Some did the heaviest work,

but all jumped in at the slightest need.

Nice balance beam routine!

 Twinkle Toes checked to see if it was set yet.

The name has been changed to protect the guilty. 😁

Tess wants to make sure everyone knows it wasn't her though!

Time to let it cure for a few days 

and then work on the fencing

and installing the waterer

so the cattle can get out on it.

Finally Pouring Concrete

 Friday was the long awaited for day!

A friend came to help.

Luke couldn't get off work Friday 

so he missed out on the fun.

 The pour started at 3:00.

It was hot and sunny.

It was a fair amount of hard manual labor!

Less than an hour after the truck arrived

he was gone.

It felt so good to have that part done!

The end was in sight!

But there was still more work to be done to get ready for Saturday's pour.

And hay to be cut and raked and baled.