This cute little planter that I stuffed with oregano, thyme and mint.
And this fun vegetable crate that I put in the center of my island full of pumpkins and gourds. I feel like it will be a fun piece as the seasons change to add things to.
The girls were literally so good the entire day. Lacey wandered the whole time and finally found something she wanted, a star fish. And Holly didn't make a peep the whole time! Although, I think next time I might leave the kids home and bring a lot more money ;)
Over the weekend, we spent a lot of our time outside, we're trying to soak up as much sunshine as we can, I know that it will soon be gone! Kameron brought an excavator home and fixed some drainage problems we had last winter in front of the barn, all of the water was flowing directly into the barn and flooding the stalls, which meant the horses were standing in water pretty much 24/7, not good. There's a 100% chance of rain tomorrow, so I guess we'll figure out if his plan worked or not! We also fell a big maple tree that was right next to the barn, it was much overdo, I was holding on to it being there because I love what they look like in the fall, but in a mini wind storm we had about a month ago, the top fell out of it, smashing our horse fence, which was repairable, but if it fell on the barn, we wouldn't be so fortunate. So it had to go. And it actually looks awesome without it! The horses have so much more room now for their feedings and this morning I saw them all laying down, taking a mid-morning nap, so they must approve :) 
Of course since there was an excavator here, that meant we also needed to rip up any other piece of grass that I had around here, (ugh) and Kameron directed the water away from the barn on the south side as well. 
There ended up being way more excess dirt than he expected, so I inadvertently got him to make my garden area. We have to do some sort of enclosed garden, the deer around here are relentless, so that's still a work in progress, so we'll get there by next spring!
Lacey spent some time grooming the horses, it's so amazing to see her have a bond with these special animals, I'm not sure she quite understands how powerful Ronnie is yet though, when she gets brushed, she really likes to say thank you by rubbing on you or pushing on you, as an adult, she pushes me around and she got Lacey this weekend lol. Lacey was standing up on a stool combing her mane and Ronnie swung her head around to say thank you, which in turn, threw Lacey off the stool, whoopsies!
It obviously didn't seem to deter her away from the horses however, she enjoyed a conversation with mocha in the grass later. 
I'm so thankful for this girl, Holly, and my life in general, especially my husband. He really has made my dreams possible and I know that I don't thank him enough. Tonight, I'm going to make him biscuits and gravy for dinner, his fave, and enjoy his company. Until then, I'm laying on the floor with my three year old who's measuring my four month old with a measuring tape, she says Holly's head measures 14 pounds. 
That must be a pretty spiffy tape measure if it weighs a persons head ;)
