Even though we have a gazzillion trees, Tim decided we needed more. He brought home something like 20 trees he got for free at an Arbor Day festival and planted them the next day with Rosie's help. She is definitely our little gardener!

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Japan

We have been studying Japan and it's culture during school time and have enjoyed it so much! This is Ezra painting a Japanese screen. He was so interested in this unit that he says he wants to be a missionary to Japan!

Here are pictures of us sewing Kimonos (that didn't turn out--oh well). Turns out, Kimonos are supposed to be REALLY BIG so you can wrap them around you. I didn't have a real pattern and didn't cut enough material. Although I hope to salvage them someday...sigh.

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Room to Breathe

How fun to have so much space for the kids to explore this spring. They are busy building forts out in the back 40 with their friend, Jeneca. Last I heard they had come up with their own bartering and monetary system and were trading for pottery they have made from our soil (which has high clay content). It isn't uncommon to hear the whoop of an Indian warrior coming up the path to our house.

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Introducing Chica

My friend, Lisa and I settling our new horse, Chica into her freshly constructed stall. Chica is a 22 year old Arabian mare with a sweet temperment who was severely neglected. She has gained almost 400 pounds since she was found, if you can believe it, and still has about 150 pounds to go before she is truly rehabilitated. We are so glad to have her!

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Building

Though we were perfectly happy with the thought of makeshift stalls, our wonderful friend, Jim came over and built us Breyer-style stalls for our little barn last weekend. Soon they will be filled with rescued horses, at least one of them ours, and we will be proud owners of a new horse. Whoo hoo!

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These are our new chicks that Lisa ordered for us. We're very excited to have fresh eggs come summertime!

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Beautiful Baby

Here is Flower, one of Ruby's babies, looking much better with fur. Again, much more attractive in real life... She is the little doe we have decided to keep to show. She is about 6 weeks old in this picture.data:post.body