Down & Dirty Weekend

 Boys and mud go together like.... popcorn and butter, like peanut butter and jelly, like me and tons of laundry :)

 Saturday was the first nice day we have had in a long time. The weather was so nice that all the snow melted and turned our yard into a mud bog. The fact that the yard was filled with undisturbed mud did not go unnoticed by the boys.

They sat right down fully clothed and preceded to laugh and have the type of fun that can only be had by playing in fresh spring mud.

 Zoe did not want to be left out of the "things needing to be cleaned by me fun" and snuck out of the yard. I won't go into to much detail other than to say that she found the horses and decided that the "presents" they leave on the ground are her new favorite things in life. And that the very best way to enjoy them would be to roll around until every inch of her was covered.....

 Happy muddy boy holding happy smelly dog.

Meanwhile in another part of the farm Dewey was harvesting. 

 It was a very successful harvest. I don't mean to brag but we generally do have a bountiful supply of......

Tumbleweeds.

Notice the piles taller then my 6 foot hubby

 In the years we have lived here they have been the the proverbial thorn in our side. We have tried many methods of disposal. (picture me jumping up and down on them in the horse trailer trying to fit more in to take to the dump) But I think the method that works the best is...

Fire.

 Its quick, well for me not for Dew who fed them into the fire.

Hopefully our next harvest will hold off for a few months. 

So to recap we ended Saturday with muddy boys, stinky dirty dog and smoky hubby. And what about me you ask did I stay fresh and scrubby clean? Nope, I went out to the garden to fix the hole Zoey had found to get out of the yard. I slipped on the mud and just like in the cartoons flew up in the air arms and legs flailing around and then fell straight back down again.....on my bum in the mud. So I too stripped out of my mud covered clothes in the garage. Yep just another day at the farm for the Warners.

 Since we needed a little fun, on Sunday we loaded up the dogs and the bows and headed west to the hills...and the snow. To have a little family archery tournament. The boys picked the targets (various dead trees) and we walked around taking turns shooting. The boys are getting really good with their aim.

 Zoey entertained herself with a pine cone she found. She would thrown it up in the air and then pounce.

 It must have been pretty fun, it kept her busy while we practiced.

 I'm doing better even with my wonky half blind eyes.

 Not surprisingly Dewey scored the most points.

 Family fun with a picnic lunch in the snow enjoyed by all. Great way to end our down & dirty weekend.