September's Steppings

 Howdy :)

September saw a lot of small things packed into one month...here is the snapshot trail of the month.  Once again, not all was caught on camera, not all the pics are snapped by me, and only positive moments are generally caught.  If you ever look at these pics and think: wow, their life isn't hard or have challenges or difficulties, how wrong that thought is!  It is just that the good and light moments are generally the ones caught...enjoy our September Steppings :)...

...we so enjoyed having this young man here for a bit...we enjoyed touring San Angelo...

...Fort Concho...

...Visitor Center along the Riverwalk...

...one of the many painted sheep...

...more games...

...swimming fun...

...while we were in San Angelo, Dottie calved a cutie: meet Badger...

...LOVIN' the pumpkins and gourds Kirk and his cousin brought back from Kansas!!...

...found their new homes while waiting to be used in cooking in the kitchen...

...some of Grandpa Kusler's glass cologne bottles that Kirk brought back from Kansas...they were covered in layers of dirt and dust, but upon getting them good and clean, they gleam...love them :)...

...meet the new duck hen...now we have 3 white duck hens and 3 black-ish duck hens...

...YUM, home-ade Sourdough Naan bread pizza...

...love Kirk's new reading nook...

...girls super pumped about watching a survival episode of Alone with Kirk...

...a treat of homeade cornmeal hash, fried crispy in butter...

...another puzzle completed...

...Daddy's tractor helper...

...fresh milk from Dottie...so fun and yummy!  She is such a laid back cow, you can throw feed in the bunk and milk her right there...

...a fall 23rd Anniversary flower bouquet...WOW, we have been married longer than we were single...wouldn't want to do life with anyone else...

...Daddy/daughter date to fill up someones tank...

...Ginger, our front porch egg laying chicken, is still like clockwork e.v.e.r.y.d.a.y!!!...

...this particular day it was storming with thunder, wind and rain and she still ran through the rain to make it here, but she acted a bit cold, lol!...

...and someone still routinely LOVES to collect the egg to bring straight in to fry up for breakfast...

...look at what's in the duck house!!!...

...KeKe had been begging to tumble rocks with Kirk's tumbler in the attic...I finally said sure we can do that...little did a realize it takes WEEKS to tumble rocks with different stages!  I just let Kirk do it and didn't really pay attention.  I will say the process was interesting and the end results were cool!...

...a little gal and her beloved chickens...

...duck eggs custards are often found at our house...

...evening reading with the chunky one :)...

...someone practicing her violin...

...um, everyone do NOT open this side of the fridge, or this kitty will drop like a rock, LOL!!...

...someone is loving being loved on...

...some of our cows on our friend's pasture...fat and happy :)...

...one of the first cool mornings that we were home on a Saturday that we didn't have to be leaving...I think everyone enjoyed it...

...we often slept on the trampoline with the boys...this summer I committed to doing it with the girls...it has been fun and if the dogs stay quiet, we sleep great!...

...reads whenever she can :)...

...heading out for some trail-riding :)...

...the life story of Elizabeth and Jim Elliot told through ballet...amazing and so well done...

...Jadon spent some time in Louisiana training on the coast in the brackish water...

...his sleeping quarters...

...during night tactical training they had a 10foot plus alligator that kept stalking them...

...a couple of his dive team mates...

...Blackberry, the rooster, chilling with Kirk in the hammock...

...this blip that created MANY conversations, conspiracy conversations, etc in this house...if one was a mouse in this house, they would of been laughing with all the monitoring and conversations this blip produced...

...Kirk wanted to go to Enchanted Rock and Fredricksburg for his birthday...we had a great and wonderful time celebrating his birthday hiking, finding geocaches, eating at a German Restaurant, and getting Mayan Espresso Mocha drinks...the day was blessed...

...the young guys coming for Kirk's birthday dessert and game night...

...we love you Kirk and are so thankful for you!!  Praying over your coming year of 18, that it may be full of blessings, God's guidance, peace, confidence, strength and resilience.  Love you son and couldn't ask for a better Kirk Isaac...

...lol, the little white board note that Janessa left for her birthday brother :)...

See ya' around :)

Quotes for Thought:

"I hated every minute of training, but I said, don't quit!  Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion."

~muhammed ali~

"God lives in my home, but sometimes I ignore Him & don't hear the music He is playing just for me.  This journey of mothering is a challenging marathon of moments, hours, days, months, years, decades.  Yet, in each moment, God has sprinkled in beauty, love & joy.  We have only to cultivate eyes to observe this Artist's work of life."

~sally clarkson~

"A life lesson I've had to learn the hard way has been to never allow the pursuit of perfection to trump being present."

~demi tebow~

"Education should focus on teaching students how to think, not what to think."

~charlie kirk~