Saturday, June 19, 2010

Touches of farm life

I was looking around my home today, and realized that there are a lot of small things that I would probably never have in my home if I didn't live on a farm... or with a farmer/rancher/hunter... or in the country. Most of you probably had many different thoughts of me living out here and becoming a "farm girl"... but I've come to love it!

Little touches of farm life:
Mud boots GALORE...




my hubby's workboots (you can tell he's been working)...



cowboy hats hanging on the mudroom wall...




bow and arrow, camouflage, more cowboy hats...



antler decor on my shelves...


more antler decor...


this little tractor accent on my table...

mounted deer antlers in the office (we are actually housing these temporarily until they can go back to their original home in Derek and Kara's home)...


BIG horns... (I'm against having an actually dead, stuffed animal in my house, and it took a bit of convincing to consider having mounted horns in the house, but I secretly like these in the office... don't tell anyone)...



pictures of hay bales and cattle...


and random cattle figurines, pictures, etc. (excuse the messy desk as we are in the middle of busy wheat harvest/hay baling season and Grant doesn't have time to clean his desk... I don't dare move anything for fear of misplacing a very important paper or sticky note).

As you can see, a great deal of my life now revolves around farming, cattle and hunting. And that is just inside my house... we won't get into the lodge, shop, and the rest of the farm. Wouldn't trade it for anything! But don't worry, I still get my "city" time working my part-time job in the booming metropolis of Newton, KS. Here's a link to the website that tells about Main Street Company and the two other stores by the same owners: http://www.highstreetco.com/hsmain.html Come visit them if you are ever in Newton!!

Relaxing...

I found the kitten relaxing... in the scoop shovel. Interesting place. Strangely, she must like this little hang out spot, because I've seen her laying like this multiple times! Oh my constant source of entertainment. For that, I am grateful.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Trip out east

My mom, sister and I took a trip out east to DC, Ocean City, and Baltimore. We had lots of fun and did all kinds of things. Here is a link to the pictures I put on Facebook if you want to see what all we did!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2354311&id=17012383&l=59bfc8e1e8

Friday, May 21, 2010

Alyssa Jo Klingenberg!!!!!!!!!!



Derek and Kara had their second baby girl on May 17, 2010, Alyssa Jo. We're so excited for them! She was 6lbs, 3oz. and 18 inches long. She is such a beautiful baby, and so easygoing. Makayla is definitely a proud big sister. She always wants to "hold you", aka, hold her (meaning Alyssa). So cute! Congratulations Derek and Kara!

Makayla and Grandma Kaufman checking out new baby sister.

















Proud Aunt Allie and Uncle Grant!






Proud Mama!!










Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Tornado chasing

Grant, Derek and their cousin Eric went tornado chasing in Oklahoma on Monday. They saw this tornado with multiple vortex.





















Crazy crazy, if you ask me. Nevertheless, they enjoy it. If you want to see videos of the tornadoes they have captured this year, you can see them on youtube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_dk7QX-Mu4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFiGYUTeb_I

Monday, May 3, 2010

Big cat in a little bowl

Just something hilarious that I caught a picture of. Thought you all might enjoy it! (Yes, the cats are a large source of entertainment for me...)

Climbing in..

and getting comfy.

Why it seemed like a good idea to curl up in the bowl? No one knows. :)


Monday, April 12, 2010

Corn Hole

My wonderful parents got us the board and bean bags for Corn Hole! We've been playing it a lot since the weather has been nicer. It's so much fun! Makayla likes to play, but it becomes a challenge when she climbs on the board, looks into the hole, and takes the bean bags. Oh well... we still have lots of fun!

Sarah and Derek...
vs. Grant and Martin. Look at the focus.
Makayla stealing away the bean bags.

I was trying to distract her with the camera.

I thought this picture of her running toward me was too cute not to post.
So I told her to pose and smile. Then she would want to see the pictures.

"Cheese!"