SPRING HAS SPRUNG!!

Finally! The time of year we have been waiting for since December 12th! Spring! This past weekend was beautiful and we took advantage of the weather and nature and spent the day outside.

Mia, climbing a tree
Mia and Me, burying the electrical wires we had trenched into the ground.
Kent and Mia going to get more rocks to make a "fire pit" so we can sit out on summer nights (and clean out the shelter belt).
The rock pile.
Farmer Mia with her bibs.

Spring Flood

There was a few tense days out on the "Severson Farm" when the snow started to melt. We had a big pool close to the house where the old septic-tank is located and we spent one evening wondering if we were going to make it out of our yard to get to work...

"Lake Severson" Not sure what Kent was trying to do with the shovel, but he ended up buying a water pump and pumping the water out into the pasture.
This was our approach to the road one evening...
Luckily, it was just for one evening and we were able to get to work in the morning!

Easter

For Easter Kent's parents visited for the weekend. They had just come back from Phoenix to brave the snow.

Dying eggs
Making cookies
Getting Easter Dinner ready the night before since we went to Sunrise Service in the morning. We had to leave the house at 6:20 am!

Fun in the Snow

We bought an old snowmobile just for pulling a sled behind in the yard. It's old, but it runs great for what we will ever use it for. We also bought a riding lawn mower for the summer. Kent didn't have a lot of faith that a couple of goats would do just as good of a job.
Grandpa Severson pulling the girls in the snow. Just the day before he and Grandma were in Sunny Arizona!

New Kitchen Floor

Sorry it has been so long since I last posted pictures. We have been busy with the house, but not on anything that is really "cool" as far as pictures go. Kent finished up the singles on the additions and we painted some trim and doors - nothing too exciting. We have been waiting for nice weather so we can start on stuff outside.

The doorway between the kitchen and the breakfast nook.
Breakfast nook
Kitchen
AHHHHH! New, clean floor!

Blowing Snow

Snow blowing the drive way has been the story of Kent's life this winter. In fact the old snowblower died and we had to get a newer one. Hopefully soon we will be able to get a tractor so the job is not so big. This is Isabelle using the new snowblower.