Cultivator moving, Nicholas and Happys

Ben bought a field cultivator up in Wilbur and needed to move it to the farm. He had started the process of moving it down, but had to leave it when it started to get dark. So, on Sunday, Ben and I headed out to move it the rest of the way back and Debbie came to play with Nicholas. Not too far into our trip a tire popped on the cultivator. This meant that Ben had to climb 14 feet up the side of it to take a tire off of the wing. So here I was, trying to throw wrenches up to him while he is balancing on a bar. After many failed attempts I finally got them up to him. Ben quickly declared that all of our kids will play sports of some kind (after seeing my throwing ability...doesn't he know I only played soccer?). When he couldn't get that tire off, he climbed up the other side, taught me how to throw them to him, and I made them both on the first try! With the tire changed it was back on the road, only to run into more problems soon. The speed sensor went out (which we didn't know at the time) so the tractor kept kicking him out of gear. After trying to go a few miles like this, it was apparent we weren't going to make it back before dark. We left the tractor for Ben to deal with yesterday.

Nicholas and I have been enjoying the cooler weather and have been taking walks often. We like to go in the morning while it is cool. Nicholas really enjoys the change of scenery and seems to love riding in the stroller. He also enjoys pushing the stroller, but I don't let him do that until we get back home!

Nicholas' burn is still doing well. The skin is peeling from the big one and the little ones don't seem to be doing much. All four of his molars have broken through now, but aren't all the way in yet. We have already started to work on the eye teeth and I'm just hoping they pop through fast! He has quite the personality and shows major opinions about things. This is his face he has been doing lately. He even seems to know that he should use this face when he is getting in trouble because it usually gets a laugh! He likes anything to do with the kitchen, especially my cooking utensils. Today he got to have a real treat:He licked the beater clean...there was no sign of frosting when he was done with it! He also enjoys blowing bubbles...or rather popping bubbles. He will bring you the bubble bottle and do is blowing noise when he is ready to do some popping.

Last we have some happy wishes to send out! First of all Happy Anniversary to Lou and Debbie today! Second, Happy Birthday wishes go out to my Mom and brother Bryan today as they celebrate their birthday's. What a busy day in our family!