Family photoshoot with Lesa

EEk! You know how I love family picture time!! These turned out so good and I'm so excited! The last time we had family portraits done was right before we moved to NC back in July of 2020. I let everyone rest for two years, so it was time to have them done again. 

We met Lesa and Mac last year right after Thanksgiving & instantly became great friends. She just happens to be an amazing, retired photographer! We waited for the perfect fall day & boy did we get it! 

I've been waiting for this group of pictures for a long time. Right after Benjamin was born, I told Perry the perfect year with all of our children will be when Abby is 19, Emily 16, EC 7 and Benjamin 5. They are all still at home, potty trained, and we'll be the little family I always want to remember. 

Well, here it is. I have a feeling this will be the last set of family photos that doesn't include someone else. I love this little family of mine and will forever cherish these wonderful photos of this perfect place in time. 

My babies.

~ Benjamin 5 ~ Abigail 19 ~ Emily 16 ~ Ella Claire 7 ~

Man we're getting old. The grey hair and wrinkles are really starting to show. I wouldn't trade them for anything though! We celebrated 20 years of marriage this year! I can't wait to see where the next 20 take us! 

 

Around the house in September

Mama and EC hanging out outside enjoying this gorgeous fall weather.

Of course we had to make silly faces too!

Benjamin doing his daily chore of blowing all the porches off. This time of year, you get the leaves all gone and their right back as if they'd never left!

EC and Hansel.

 

Sawmill update

It has been one thing after another with this darn sawmill. It has been burning up barrings for a few months now, along with belts. It just wasn't running normal and then finally one of the inner wheels all but locked up throwing the belt and blades off every time Perry made a swipe down a log. All of this made for a difficult and time-consuming cutting time. Thankfully when Perry called and told Woodland Mills what was going on, they gladly shipped a whole new wheel and a pack of barrings free of charge. He's finally back up and cutting again and things are starting to move around here again.

Pictured here is the wood drying shed he built across from the sawmill barn. It's nice for extra firewood storage as well!

Perry and the girls knocked down the old sawmill barn and are prepping for the new one a little further back. It'll give them a lot more room to move logs around.

 

Around the farm

Father and son.

Ingrid