Summer in Quarantine

Summer this year has been interesting. Different, for sure!  In May we welcomed or third little girl. She has fit in perfectly, and is the best little baby. 

She is now 8 weeks old and is sleeping thru the night. Her big sisters love her, and help with her so much. She enjoys going out to work in the garden with mommy in the evenings when it cools a bit. 

The gardens look the best they've ever looked, and the veggies are rolling in.

I've spent quite a bit of time in the kitchen this summer so far. I am learning new recipes with all of the garden goodies that were growing this year!! 

Even though there's been challenges being quarantined because of this Corona virus, it's given us opportunities we otherwise wouldn't have. My husband has been working from home until just recently which has given him way more time with the new baby than he normally would have had. Those first weeks are precious and he got to be here for it! He was here to help our older girls adjust to this new life with the baby, and a mommy who had to be consumed with nursing every two hours and getting extra sleep during the day. 

No commute time in the mornings or evenings meant there was more time to pick up a few farm projects. Actually, we've done quite a few projects but the two largest ones were finishing the barn paint. 

And staining our fence! Finally! This project is still in progress, but it's getting there! 

We've also finished up the landscaping and laid fresh mulch at the front of the house and it looks amazing! It made the house look complete! This was one of my favorite foggy mornings from a few weeks back. 

I loved sitting on the porch in the early morning with my coffee, watching the fog lift off the horse field. 

With less errands to run and places to be, there's been more days to ride the horses.

More time to roast s'mores.

Summer in quarantine wasn't too bad!