Spring time around the Smith House looks a little like this…
Granddaddy and Hayden bailing hay.
Jeff and Dad moving hay. 22 at a time.
Flowers are blooming.
Even weeds are blooming.
Butterflies are abundant.
Lots of time outside.
What are you doing to enjoy this beautiful Spring weather?
Life around the Smith pretty much revolves around this little boy.
He has been spending a lot of his time being a farm boy this week!
He has been riding around on the Ranger or Granddaddy’s Truck or 4 Wheeler watching the guys run the big machines cleaning out the ponds. He has to have this special new hat on too to make his “farm boy” status official!
As you probably already know, Hayden loves his tractor. Well, this week he has learned how to drive in reverse. He really thinks he is big stuff! And, so do I! He can get himself “unstuck” now!! WAHOO!! (Make sure your sound is up.)
He would get so tickled. Then, Chloe (the Yorkie) would start chasing him and barking at him and he would just get beside himself laughing so hard.
He has developed quite the little personality. Most of the time I L.O.V.E. that personality. Except when he uses his three favorite words at the moment. “No, Nope, or Not.” We are really at the point where he will repeat just about anything you say. He still is not really forming “sentences” but he says so many words and surprises us with new things each day! He can pretty much say what he wants to! ;-)
Here is a little peek at his personality for those of you that don’t get to see him in action. I know these are pretty basic words, but words we hear and use quite frequently around here. I do not want to forget how sweet that little voice is at 2 years, 5 months! ;-)
PS…Jamie, no making fun of my “Hay Bale” accent ok? HA!
That’s all this post is about.
Hayden playing outside.
Me taking pictures trying to capture our evening outside.
I wish I had sound effects. He was using all his power and grunts to try to get that thing in the ground.
Forget that, I am going to put it up “HIGH”!
Hayden and his daddy went to Atwoods today for a few things and came home with some “REAL” hay and a cab tractor too! Jeff didn’t show the hay to him in the store and waited to open it until they got home. Jeff said he thought Hayden was going to “poop his pants” (which he still does-Ha!) because he was so excited! So excited, that he had to take a nap with his hay. He wanted to sleep with all four bales. But, we settled for two.
I had my bi-monthly Thirty-One meeting this morning, but I made a pit stop into Good Samaritan on the way. I walked away with a vintage Fisher-Price bus, two Tonka Volkswagen Beetle Bugs, and some brand new popsicle molds. All for 25 cents! Man, I love that place! I only had a few minutes to shop but I was happy with my purchase!
Tonka…made in the USA. Wonder how old these are? I did a little research. I did find some on ebay for sale for about $20 bucks each, but I couldn’t find a year on them. Hmm…
Hope you have a good weekend!!
PS…the new comment system opens up the post in a new window, then you scroll to the bottom of the post and enter your name, email, and website (if you have one) along with your comment! I kind of like comments! ;-)
Dad has been hauling a lot of hay in from other places this summer! Especially lately. He isn’t making any hay due to the extreme temperatures, lack of rain this year, and a crazy crop of grasshoppers. So, he is having to feed it to his cows through the summer and preparing for the winter.
Hayden is obsessed with saying hay, more hay, and tractor. Probably the words that frequent his vocabulary the most. Other than, cake and cookie of course. Ha!
We have been playing a lot of “more hay” ourselves lately!
Hay can be red and blue right?
Gotta line them up…perfectly.
Lexie and Kagan let us “borrow” this truck one day when we were over at their house. Hayden didn’t want to leave it behind. Imagine that!
Gotta have the tractor to load and unload the hay and feed the cows!
Did I mention that Hayden likes tractors? I mean, he eat, sleeps, begs and pleads, tractors. Matter of fact, he has a tractor in his hand right now as he takes his nap. Nothing makes him happier than a tractor ride with his Pawpaw or Granddaddy!
In other news. I killed this little snake right out the front door a couple of nights ago. EWWWW!! DON’T. LIKE. SNAKES!!! In all these years of living in the country, I don’t think I have ever killed a snake myself. YUCK!
