Heyes Family

Well, it turns out that the first predator in my garden ( or rather weed patch )  was a HUGE snapping turtle.  By the size of her, we figure she must be about 30-40 years old!  We wondered what she was doing there, but it soon became obvious as she dug a hole and laid 35 eggs!  It was amazing to see, and grandpa says probably a once in a life time opportunity!  The ground around here is mostly clay, and after a bit of research, we found out that turtle eggs do better in sand.  So we decided to dig them up and “plant” them in a tray of sand.  I don’t think we are messing with nature too much here, as the little babys fend for themselves when they hatch, and have no contact with the mother.  The incubation period is 9-18 weeks, so that means that at the end of August, we could have a bunch of tiny little turtle friends… how exciting

Follow this link for a video of her laying her eggs! 

Lots of Cupcakes, pretty dresses, and fun… What more could a little girl need?

We got Erin (and Kristian of course) a little swimming pool for her birthday, which I now realize that I don’t have any photos of yet!  Will have to add some when I take them.  There will be lots of opportunity of course, as it is ROASTING hot in WI now!

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And here is the latest addition to Kristians John Deere collection:  THANK YOU SO MUCH UNCLE FRANZ!

We enjoyed a weekend away immensely in our beautiful Door County, WI.  Good friends, good food, good times!

Ste turned 28 on the 27th of May… We had eggs and bacon for  breakfast, and A rhubarb pie instead of birthday cake, which pleased him greatly!  Doesn’t take much to impress my husband, thankfully!  :-) Thanks to Ju for help on the pastry!

Kristian got another Birthday Present in the mail today!  Thank you Nana and Granddad!  He LOVES it!

We didn’t plan a party for Kristian this year, but tried to make the day special by doing all of his favorite things! Read on…

Lunch at Fazoli’s!

I actually let go on the stupid Walmart Rides!

Licking the beater for his birthday cake!

A Special ride in the Kubota!

A John Deere trailer cake to match his tractor!

You can have your cake and play with it too!

And, opening presents! What a great day!

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Kristian is 3 today!  Hard to believe!  We decided to give him his present from us yesterday, as Ste was doing lawn care, and I had to work.  So here he is, getting his long-awaited “happy trailors!”

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Just a  few photos of the recent happening around here.

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The Kids in their Summer Gear!

Big stump removal with the help of Grandpas Equipment and Ted!

Pizza Anyone? I was shocked how smoothly this actually went!

Two little artists hard at work with their new easel.

Cheese!  Erin is always good for a smile!

Stephen has always teased me about the Americans and their funny obsession with senior pictures.  (The English are supposedly too modest for the whole ordeal.) So, when I got ahold of these photos that where taken at his work for a productions project, I couldn’t't resist posting them.  So, Stephen finally got his photo shoot, and although I’m sure he will never admit it,  I think he actually kind of enjoyed it.   Oh, and he looks pretty cute, course, maybe I’m just partial, he being my husband and all.