Summer Livin' in Stewart County

There are so many reasons why I love where we live.  Yes a BIG reason is b/c it took 19 months to build, but beyond that I love the country!!!!  I grew up in Franklin, which was a small city back in the 70's and 80's.  No one even knew where it was.  I would always say we lived south of Nashville.  Well, not anymore as Williamson county is one of the richest counties in the state.  Good for my parents and their land value I guess, but I miss the smallness it once was.  However, almost every Saturday as a child Trey and I would go with my Dad to my grandparents out in the country.  It used to be in Nolensville, but became within the Franklin city limits years ago.  I loved it out there.  The cows, the dirt, and the garden were some great places to be.  Moving to Stewart County brings me back to those fond memories of my childhood.  I love to watch Addie outside, b/c she has wide open spaces to run, jump, laugh, and play.  Claire will be right there beside her when she chooses to learn to walk :).  

These are Chris's tomatoes.  We got them planted late May/early June.  They are all still green, but starting to turn red this week.

This is our fancy little garden.  Moving here so late in May we didn't get to do a garden, so Chris got some protein tubs and we grew them in those!!  They are overflowing and so huge!!!
 
  Our Bird feeder outside our back porch. 

Addie and I had a girls weekend last weekend b/c Chris was on a canoe trip.  We did something crazy and painted our nails black, like Hannah Montana Addie said. 

***The one thing that is driving me crazy since we moved is this great sweet dog of ours, Tucker.  We have had him for 7 years and he "escapes".  He and Bogie lived it up here on the farm for the first 3 weeks we were here.  Well, after that he has decided to roam, roam, roam!!!  He always ends up on the same road up by our house, never at the same house.  They call our number on his collar and I go get him.  We are going round and round right now w/him.  Well, this past week I went to pick him up on his favorite road/ Redtop road and he gets in my car dirty/wet and all and sits in my seat.  I move him to the back of course b/c he is nasty!!!!  Well, 3 days later I discover he has given me poison oak on the back of my leg were he must have gotten it on his fur and rubbed it all in my driver's seat>>>>> you got to love animals!!!

So I of course do not go to the doctor and am self medicating myself!!  Will let you know how that goes.  Does anyone want a black lab???  :)

Addie and Claire enjoying homemade snow cones!!!  Claire's is in a cup, what a great smile you have in this photo sweetie!!  I can't get this kid to smile in a picture to save my life!!!!!!