New Dwelling

 The storms during the night brought another half inch of rain so altogether we got a little over 2 inches. We are all thankful even if the horses and foals are now muddy. Those babies think it is fun to play in the mud.  I over slept this morning so didn't have time to tease any mares. The colt was fed and supper started and a little cleaning done before heading to church.  Gregg Rumbold had the first service and the memorandum was read by Craig and Tim for the second service.  After church I had time to feed the colt and tease the mares. Jewel is now out but Oksana was in and stood well for Evan. She was marked down.  Hope this cover produces another just as nice as her colt this year. He is pictured at 4 days old and already shows amazing uphill movement. This colt is going to be a super star when he grows up.

The volleyball tournament scheduled for Saturday and cancelled because of the storms was rescheduled this afternoon which meant Ben, Sarah and Nolan's family and Phil and Anna's family came late for dinner.  Rhoda and Lee's family arrived early the news that they put in an offer on a house in Deer Creek which is about 30 minutes closer to us than their old house. We had to wait for a few hours to find out if their offer was accepted and that didn't happen before or during dinner.  Taunya brought Addyson, Jack, Jace and Abe as Ben was still playing volleyball. We enjoyed a not crowded dinner and finished by the time the volley ball players arrived to eat. After dinner everyone headed to the playground for more volleyball and of course swimming. The grands had a lot of fun.

They got tired of swimming and headed up to play on the playground equipment.

Caleb and Emily were here with their Brian who is about 2 weeks older than Zeke. Not that we are comparing but we thought these cousins should get to know each other. They were not quite sure what was socially acceptable.

When Brian reached over to grab that squeezable cheek on Zeke, Zeke was a little shocked. Check out  Zeke's expression in the picture below. 

Rachel told us Brian is just like his daddy Caleb, always teasing the others.  Below is a short video of some of the fun today.

We were all sitting around visiting when Rhoda got the news that their offer was more than likely accepted and by the time they got home they found out YES they are buying a new house. This is located 2.4 miles from Ben and Taunya's house and very close to Emily and Mitch's house.  

Below is the back of the house.

The front of the house is pictured below.

Iris and Zeke will have plenty of concrete to learn to ride bikes and big yards to play in, plus there is a creek for exploring on the back side of the property. Their dogs Hazel and Ruby will love living here. Congratulations Lee and Rhoda on your new dwelling place. They will be selling their charming house in Bloomington which has a 2 stall garage, 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, a nice privacy fenced yard with a dog door  (for Ruby and Hazel their tiny Poodles) and best of all a neighborhood club house that would fit our entire family for meals with a stocked kitchen. It also has a work out room and an indoor pool. We are really going to miss that place but are so excited for them to move closer to family.