Age differences

My children were pretending to fight monsters together (think Final Fantasy style battles mixed with Pokemon elements). At the beginning of each fight (cue epic battle music), they would announce their primary offensive weapon.

Zachary: electric cultlasssssssssssssssssss!!!!!
Chayce: pyroblaaaaaaade!!!!!!
Payge: Jelly beans!

September, JZachary's birthday, Chayce's Baptism, wildflowers, and mulberries

Jillian and I went to the Glenn Miller USO show at USU. We need to go dancing more often!

Grapes from our vines (that the chickens couldn't reach, we had about 25% of last year's harvest)

Quinton in daddy's office, chewing on a car.

Zachary's birthday cake, a minecraft creeper. No it didn't explode when he blew out the candle (maybe next year). zachary has figured out how to set up a home server so we can play multiplayer minecraft.

Chayce's belated birthday cake. We had a combined birthday party after the baptism on the 28th.

Chayce, 8. Yes, 8. 

Chayce and her daddy.

The children helped clear the rocks so we could seed this area with wildflowers and crimson clover for next year. This is a view from the center facing south.

A view from the center facing north.

As we cleared the area behind the fence, we found a submerged kiddie pool full of sand. We removed the decrepit pool, and left the sand for the children to play with, and avoided seeding wildflowers in this area.

We have been clearing the chicken of grass and will replant this area with quinoa, amaranth, sorghum, clover, and alfalfa. The fence will be line with raspberries and sunflowers. We'll add three mulberry trees (two red, one white) in the center. 

The mulberry trees, Illinois everbearing, Oscar, and Sweet Lavender (the white variety)

Payge getting ready to water the newly planted trees.

Chayce picking almost ready plums.

The three mulberry trees

A view from the other direction

Payge next to the sweet lavender mulberry (bottom left) and in front of the plum tree.