Working in the sugarcane patch

Jaxson is working so HARD!!   You can see in back of Jaxson the sugarcane is very tall.  Then we have the bath tub if the kids want take a bath, there is a spot on the side where you build your fire so the water stays  warm or hot.  Caroline was feeding the goats out of her hand and our puppy decided that she likes the goat pellets.  Jaxson, Nathan, Caroline and  Harrison take a break and enjoy some sugarcane.  Jaxson and Harrison love to chew on the cane sticks, they do it all the time.  They are getting excited to help make the syrup.    I was joking about the tub, it is the kettle that they make the syrup in.  Making cane syrup is a lot of work because you have to juice the sugarcane , they have this redneck thing build up  that will juice the sugarcane, once it is juiced then you cook it.  It take between 5 and 8 hours to do a batch of syrup and I think they said it would make about 8 gallons of syrup a batch. You have to stir the syrup the whole entire time as well.  No breaks or standing in making cane syrup.                                                                          

Harrison has the best job ever!!!  He gets to drive the little yard tractor around and wait (the blade has been removed), while Caroline and Jaxson pick up and load all the sugarcane it, then he has to go and unload and stack the sugarcane.  Seth is cutting the sugarcane with a cane knive that is about 28 inches long and 7 inches wide.  The kids actually had a ball working in the cane garden.  They love cane syrup and they get to help it around christmas time.  

The farm house we live in

Here are some pictures of the back of the house that we live in.  One is directly from the back and one is from the side. Harrison is holding mama chicken.  

The kids and all the animals.

Here are some pictures of our animals.  We have Sugar the rabbit that is going to have babies, then there is Angel, the girls are a little meaner than the boys so we left them in their cage.  Caroline and Jaxson are holding our little puppy Dixie.  She is such a fun little rascal we just love her.  Jaxson, Harrison and Caroline are holding Theadore our other rabbit, and finally Harrison and Jaxson are holding Oreo the father to Sugars babies.  These are a few of our animals, we tried to catch our pigmy goat Lily but she ran from us and was way to fast, the kids are so very afraid of the geese so we didn't even try to get close to them.  For the most part the kids love most of all the animals.  

Seth and I are very proud parents today.  Our little princess Caroline that is in Kindergarten this year has 17 students in her class.  After testing and the first semester of school Caroline was the only student in her class to make the kindergarten Honor Roll.  She was given an award and a pin that is on her shirt.  She is so proud of herself but I think daddy and mommy are prouder.  Way to go sissy.  She just loves school and loves to do her work.  

Gods Country and the Florida Gators

If you ask Seth he will tell you this is Gods Country and the best place on earth.  We took the kids to the season opener game On August 29th 2008 against Hawaii. The game was a blast.  Caroline asked me if Tim Tebow was married and I told her NO he is not but he is way to old for her anyway.  The Gators are doing so awesome this year we hope things go in their favor and they will play for the National Championship Game.  Every other team is just total Gator Bait when they go up against the Florida Gators.  Go Gators.  The game we attended there was 91,000 thousand people there.  

Last family good byes before the dreadful move!

Here are a few pictures of the kids and the cousins I took the weekend before we moved away.  

Bedtime with Dixie

Harrison and Jaxson both wanted to sleep with the puppy tonight so they decided to sleep in Jaxson's bed since it is bigger and sissy is already asleep on moms bed.  Look how cute the boys are with little miss Dixie.  She acts as if she owns the bed.  She is such a little cutie along with the handsome boys of mine. The kids all love their puppy.

Day at the beach.  We are at Cedar Key Beach we were left on an island out in the middle of the gulf.  The kids are all playing in the sand and having a fun time.  Seth is posing hoping some rich magazine would come by and buy his body haha.  NOT. Harrison is posing along with the rest of the children.   Caroline is just enjoying the water as the other kids are laying in the fetal position they think it will keep all the sharks away.  Kids they believe anything you tell them.  

Jaxson's first football game and he is on the sack.  Go #44 thats my boy

football and cheerleading

First Day of School Pictures

First  Day of School Pictures.  

Harrison 4th Grade

Jaxson 3rd Grade

Caroline Kindergarten

The new me

Okay yes this is a picture of myself.  I am not fond of the picture but that is me and was just taken a few days ago.  I still was not feeling very good yet.  

Harrison and Dixie

This is Harrison and our new baby DIXIE Lou.  She is such a cute puppy.  This little puppy brings such laughter and joy to our family.  She is such a playful little rascal and that makes it even funnier then ever to play with her.  This morning before we left for church I was making breakfast and I had her so wound up she was running and sliding all over the kitchen and then she would bark at me like I was a crazy woman.   I guess she had the crazy woman part down.  This puppy loves mom so much she is her little buddy.  

Caroline donates to Locks of Love

Miss Caroline donated her long hair to the locks of love in July. She helped make it possible for a young girl to have a nice pretty wig. Locks of Love is located in Southern Florida and is a very neat organization. Caroline plans to grow her hair out again and with in two years cutting it back off and donating it again to help out those in need. Way to go sis for doing something so special and nice.

JAXSON'S SPECIAL DAY WAS ON MAY 30TH 2008.  HE WAS BAPTISED AND CONFIRMED BY HIS DADDY SETH.  WE HAD A LOT OF FAMILY COME TO THIS WONDERFUL AND EXCITING TIME IN JAXSON'S LIFE.  WE ARE SO PROUD OF HIM AND THE CHOICES HE MAKES.  

HERE IS GRANDPA, GRANDMA,HARRISON, CAROLINE AND JAXSON.  TYLER HAD JUST PUT A PIECE OF CAKE IN JAXSON'S FACE.  THE OTHER PICTURE IS GRANDPA AND GRANDMA MCDONALD WITH MOST OF THE GRANDCHILDREN.