Wonderful Weekend

I took these pictures fairly early this morning before Addie had time to get dirty. I took them just to verify that Addie does start the day clean and usually with a hairbow. Doesn't usually last past lunch though. Last night I scrubbed every inch of her with her scrubby in the shower. Getting dirt off that's adhered to the skin with dried watermelon juice is HARD to get off! Getting the hay out of her hair was even harder.

See?? We DO start the day looking adorable!

This weekend Ali Grace started driving the gator around on her own without an adult. I've not decided if this is a good thing or not. 

The two of them took off by themselves to feed the show goats.  

Addie is doing kung fu on the horses to keep them out of the goat feed on the back of the gator since it's toxic for horses. She finally gave up on the kung fu and just decided to sit in the goat feed bucket and wait on her sister.

Addie's goats are coming around... Ali's are still crazy wild.

The farm crew worked today since it IS wheat season. Addie and Ali found a way to play on the straw trailer in between loads..

Ali Grace helped Nanny pick squash and zucchini this morning too. For as much as Addie loves animals, Ali Grace loves plants. She's always loved a garden. I really think it goes back to her really early years when she stayed with Miss Cindy and Mr. Jimmy while we lived in Effingham County. I came home many days to find Ali helping Mr Jimmy dig potatoes. She's loved gardening ever since. When we first moved here, I remember Nanny digging potatoes and Ali SHRIEKING every time a potato would make it's way to the surface of the soil. 

And as much as they love animals and plants, I love a grill and about anything on it. Of course we never eat ribs without talking about my cousin Meredith. When Mere was little she gnawed ribs down to the bone with no front teeth. Today Addie reminded us all of her since Addie is missing her front teeth too- just like Mere was back then.

We went ahead and grilled out today since there's a tropical storm coming in some time tomorrow. The ribs were wonderful and the epic fail homemade ice cream froze overnight and was heavenly in a red solo cup today!

Even the horses know it's a holiday...  

and it was a good one. Addie headed home for a nap with a Pepsi in her hand and her belly full.

'Cause that's how she rolls....