Ethan is 2 month old!

Hello all! Ethan is now 2 months! Yay! He went to the doctor and got his shots and measurements. All is looking good. He is pretty much the same size Graham was at this age. We are all adjusting better and loving the fall weather! Hope you are all well. Love to all!!

Measurements
Height: 23" - 50%
Weight: 4 lbs. 9 oz - 90%
Head Circumference:16" - 95%

What we have been up to!

Playing in the morning!

Kangaroos at the zoo!

G petted one. Doesn't he look like he is up to something?

Goats at the zoo! G would not let me get a face shot!

We went to a parade, Graham's first. No mardi gras but you have to start somewhere!

Went to the park with some friends and graham fell in the mud. This is the clean, wet Graham after!

Story hike at the park

Going to the property, got graham some drum sticks to play with, wore him out. Check out the farm blog http://forestgullyfarms.tumblr.com/

Ethan at 8 weeks, happy as can be! Will have a 2 month picture up on the 25th

Funny to me, he sleeps with his hand up all the time!

Ethan's view most of the time! Here he is at the parade.

Cousins!

This past weekend we had a great time with the Vanneys! Jon's sister and her family came up to meet Ethan and we all had a great time! Here are pictures from the weekend! Great times!

We started the visit with a jam session!

Love from Aunt Allison!

Ice cream!! YUM!!

Movie and pallet time

Checking out the property!

Cousin love!

Forest Gully Farms!

Well, for those who haven't heard, we bought some property. It is almost 30 acres, 50 miles south of Nashville and very similar to our property but, on a larger scale, it has to hills with a nice creek in the middle. We have named it Forest Gully Farms and the plan is to start a permaculture farm:

 Permaculture is a branch of ecological design, ecological engineering, and environmental design that develops sustainable architecture and self-maintained agricultural systems modeled from natural ecosystems.
Permaculture design emphasizes patterns of landscape, function, and species assemblies. It asks the question, "Where does this element go? How can it be placed for the maximum benefit of the system?" To answer this question, the central concept of permaculture is maximizing useful connections between components and synergy of the final design. The focus of permaculture, therefore, is not on each separate element, but rather on the relationships created among elements by the way they are placed together; the whole becoming greater than the sum of its parts. Permaculture design therefore seeks to minimize waste, human labor, and energy input by building systems with maximal benefits between design elements to achieve a high level of synergy. Permaculture designs evolve over time by taking into account these relationships and elements and can become extremely complex systems that produce a high density of food and materials with minimal input.

We are very excited, nervous, hopeful and all those good emotions that go along with adventures!! We will eventually have a website from which we sale and connect with farmers markets to sell our stuff. There are many many big plans but for now we are clearing the land. We have a blog,  http://forestgullyfarms.tumblr.com/ check it out. Here are a few pictures from our first work day, some are repeats from blog.

Hope all is well! Love and miss you all!

The camper that came with the property. Mandy organized today.

Graham helped show how the door worked.

Papa and Graham taking a break for lunch.

Graham on the new/old tractor that also came with the property.

Sot of the front of the property from the drive.

Jon working hard to clear around the shed.

Graham admiring papa's work.

A shot a little further in the front part.

Ethan's job!