A Week on the Farm

Pine Hill Farm! 

We were able to house sit for our great friends this past week. We have been friends with the Meyer family since before they were a "family". Bill was not even dating Dawn. Bill was a youth leader for me during middle school, I was 13 years old.
Since then, they married, now have 4 beautiful, kind, children (who make up songs for Elaina, sew toys for her and even created their own labor induction method, that I must personally say, WORKS!), and live in Colorado Springs.
We have been so blessed by this family; they have been a huge encouragement to me and Chris from when we were newlyweds and now as parents we look to them for support and guidance.
Hanging on their farm was a real treat!

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Elaina loved the Chickens. They came very close to "eating" her feet! She had a very questionable look on her face most of the time, peppered with a smile or two; she had never seen such creatures in her 9 weeks of life.

 We were beyond spoiled- this house is beautiful, comfortable and a great place to rest. I laid in the sun, read my book and took LOTS of cool afternoon, just rained, naps.

Sweet Ruby (Pyrenees/Bernese mountain dog)  was so gentle with Elaina, she come 1/8 inch from her face, but never licked E. Elaina didn't mind at all.

Chris was in DOG HEAVEN! He has wanted a dog since I met him. Now these last few days confirmed the desire- we are looking to get one next Spring. Now, we have to decide which kind we want (the list goes on).

Elaina found her toes. While tanning/shading she looked down and saw this marvelous sight, moving, wiggling toes. I am not sure she knows they are her,and that she controls them-it was so sweet.

We also experienced Elaina's first laughs. She has been smiling and had a few little "laughs" but today there was no question. Ruby was coming up to E's face, not licking just smelling, after a few times E started laughing. A few minutes later Chris ended up whistling noise to keep getting Ruby to come back over to Elaina...the laughing was overwhelming. Chris was crying, I was crying- such sweet memories!