Elizabeth at same age as Sophia

Sweet, sweet face! She looks so much like her momma, the smile, the eyes, the expressions! All this time we've been saying how much she looks just like her daddy, well, she does! But she's also a spit image of Elizabeth. These pictures are exactly the same taken at Easter of Sophia squatting and of course holding of the hands...

July 4th

Well, I haven't posted anything in a while but here's what's been happening. On July 4th we stayed at the farm and worked out butts off. Here we are having crabs, Mom and Dad had a great time since both their children were there, Pete joined us for the afternoon. Once we were done, I had the brilliant idea to start the fire of the huge mound of debris and mostly tree limbs and other stuff beside the barn on the back of the property. The weather was perfect, no wind and the temperature was mild. I know it's against the law to burn anything outside this time of year but oh well we went for it. My Dad and I filled up 2 small paper cups of gasoline and with a long troche we ignited. Well the picture below tells it all. I have no hair on my right hand and up my arm. The next day (Sunday) we started up again with more stuff on the pile over, this stuff had grass growing into it and it wasn't fun, but the coals were still so hot from the day before, it didn't take long to get it going again. Even in the rain we stayed out there and got it done. My Dad has done so much work cleaning up the surroundings, it looks 100% better than it did this time last year. After many cuts and bruises his finally done. Now it's up to us to still clean out the attic and the cellar. I can't believe after all the trash we and the kids removed from the property a year ago Memorial Day weekend there's still more of the tenant's crap in the house. We just don't see it so we don't think about it. It use to bother me more before but now I just come to the realization it will happen when it happens.