Don, Xander and I went to Jerome Idaho to visit my little sister, Megan, and her husband, Brian, this weekend. Xander was so excited to go he chatted in the car to himself for 2 hours of the 2 hr 45 min car ride up to their house and didn't take one nap the 3 days we were there.They live in a beautiful country home that they are almost done remodeling and this is the view from their back yard...not bad! My sister and her husband are not actually farm folk (Brian is a Lawyer and Megan is a dietitian) and there are not animals in the barn. The barn currently houses an apartment for my parents, a loft for parties, and wood working equipment on the main floor. All Don can think when he sees it is how many bikes would fit in there.
Megan arranged for Xander to feed a baby calf at her friend's house. Xander started feeding one calf but insisted on changing to this one in the picture. He was right in his selection. The first calf was so hungry it was tug-of-war to keep the bottle in our hands. The second calf, that Xander insisted we trade to, was so gentle he could feed the baby without my help.
Another country experience Xander got at the farm was playing with the farm dog Lavell (named after the BYU football coach Lavell Edwards...Brian is a bit nutty about BYU football) who is a young golden retriever. Xander was timid at first but was soon chasing Lavell, whom Xander calls "little bell," around the yard and playing games with him. It was nice to see another creature with as much energy as our little boy.
We ended the trip roasting hot dogs and marsh mellows in the back yard with some of Brian's family.
Don, Xander and I went to Jerome Idaho to visit my little sister, Megan, and her husband, Brian, this weekend. Xander was so excited to go he chatted in the car to himself for 2 hours of the 2 hr 45 min car ride up to their house and didn't take one nap the 3 days we were there.They live in a beautiful country home that they are almost done remodeling and this is the view from their back yard...not bad! My sister and her husband are not actually farm folk (Brian is a Lawyer and Megan is a dietitian) and there are not animals in the barn. The barn currently houses an apartment for my parents, a loft for parties, and wood working equipment on the main floor. All Don can think when he sees it is how many bikes would fit in there.
Megan arranged for Xander to feed a baby calf at her friend's house. Xander started feeding one calf but insisted on changing to this one in the picture. He was right in his selection. The first calf was so hungry it was tug-of-war to keep the bottle in our hands. The second calf, that Xander insisted we trade to, was so gentle he could feed the baby without my help.
Another country experience Xander got at the farm was playing with the farm dog Lavell (named after the BYU football coach Lavell Edwards...Brian is a bit nutty about BYU football) who is a young golden retriever. Xander was timid at first but was soon chasing Lavell, whom Xander calls "little bell," around the yard and playing games with him. It was nice to see another creature with as much energy as our little boy.
We ended the trip roasting hot dogs and marsh mellows in the back yard with some of Brian's family.
I just watched Don's little clip of your fam watching the base jumping...and Xander is SO CUTE! He has the cutest little voice...and so smart (Duh...we know where he gets that from and no, Don, you can't take all the credit). Anyway, so fun! And, the weather looked gorgeous! BTW...is Xander really old enough to ski? WOW!!
ReplyDeletePete saw the picture of the barn and wondered the same thing!
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