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Hello Everyone,

Today was absolutely PERFECT in terms of weather here in Savannah, Georgia and instead of staying on the farm like we usually do, Theron and I decided to take them to one of my favorite little parks in town. It only recently was just put in. I discovered it while walking with Pal, though at the time it was still under construction. I love all the bright colors, they really did an amazing job!

Ivy was so upset when we finally had to go (mosquitos were coming out in swarms). She didn’t understand why she couldn’t take “just one” of the dinosaurs home with her, lol. I promised we’d come again soon! Especially with summer approaching, I expect my favorite red haired trio to be spending a lot of time over at our farm. Well, maybe at least Harrison and Hazel. Meg’s very pregnant right now so I try to take the kids off her hands, especially on the weekends when they’re restless. However, Reese is home today so they decided to go do stuff with his family. It warms my heart to see my best friend so happy and her kids adoring their soon to be step father!

Anyways, I just wanted to post some pics and say howdy-do! I’ve gotta go feed the pigs and milk Betsy before she starts a riot!

H o w d y   Y a ’ l l . . . 

So, Colbie’s first day at our new place in Georgia went off with a bang! MJ successfully taught Auntie Coco ( @wanderlust-pixels) how to milk a cow properly and the correct term for a cow’s “nipple” (spoiler alert - it’s a teet!).

We introduced her to some of the new livestock as well. On our farm back in Arizona we only have Duke, our horse, our three cows and some chickens - not counting Pal because he’s a member of the family. Here in Georgia, we have geese, chickens, cows, horses, goats, sheep, pigs and lamb. It was quiet comical to see Colbie squeal and squirm when Bacon (whom Colbie affectionately named) touched her hand with its snout, LOL! Ivy was confused because all animals are precious to her and none of the are “icky,” Macie seemed to be more understanding at Auntie Coco’s squemishness towards the wet pig snouts.

We decided to turn in early (no thanks to Kevin the Cat who tried to make a narrow, but not successful, escape - he’s chipped but the chip has our address for Arizona so we’ll be making a call to the local vet to see about an appointment and the possibility for a second chip) and ended the day with some good Georgia BBQ grub and a Pajama party in the living room (as the girls rooms aren’t quiet set up yet they’ve been sleeping in our room with us) where we rolled out sleeping bags and had a camp out with the glass doors open until some of the chickens decided to join us. If you thought Colbie’s reaction to the pigs was funny, you should of seen her when she woke up with a chicken on her chest and it staring down at her. It took us almost an hour to catch that thing and the clean up was not fun, BUT Colbie’s visit sure was! I have more pictures to post, but right now we’re a bit busy with more visitors who have come to see us :)

Until next time!

Howdy Strangers!

I know it’s been awhile since I last updated. Things have.. well.. it’s a lot to say and I don’t have much time in between the girls napping, cooking, cleaning, getting ready for the cows and the rest of the animals to be brought over and just... *sighs*

My Mother is sick, so I’ve come ‘home’ to Georgia to see to her needs and make sure everything is in order if things go south. It’s great to be back in Savannah, I’ve missed it, but I don’t miss the plantation. So, Theron and I have bought our second home so that we can come back and visit whenever we want or whenever he’s working out around here. To be slightly closer to him. The girls are loving it here. I don’t think they really knew what to do with themselves with so much greenery, lol! However, they love it. Especially Ivy and Ari. I think Macie is a little homesick, but Meghan ( @littlegingersnaps) has promised to bring Harrison and Hazel out for a visit. What she doesn’t know is that I’ve been talking her up to an old friend of mine that I think would really suit her! Hehe!

Anyways, I’ve gotta go. My Mother’s calling and Theron isn’t home yet so I have to get the girls up and take them with me to the old plantation. Wish me luck!

We’ve been breaking ground in Georgia for a few months now...

with the renovations on the new farm and getting all the animals transported here and settled. Mostly Duke and Kevin were our biggest concerns. The other animals are fairly new to us, but we acquired them locally from friends and other farmers in the area.

Today, Kevin managed to slink past Theron as he was walking out the side door to go start the BBQ because it’s Colbie’s first night here we figured we’d start her two day vacation off with a bang after a successful milking lesson ( @wanderlust-pixels ). Naturally we launched a full scale mission in finding Kevin the Cat and sent up a silent prayer the our furry 3 legged friend didn’t make his way towards the swamps.

About an hour later, we found him. And it was definitely a sight to remember. I managed to get a few pictures before Theron jumped in and snatched him up. We weren’t sure if he’d try to “play” with the chickens, but better safe than sorry. The girls were beside themselves with joy when their Dad walked in with him. And not to point fingers, but even Colbie got a little teary eyed *winks*

I’ll have more pictures to post later. Right now we’re about to build a fire outside to roast some s’mores!

Hello Friends & Family,

As you were made aware not too long ago, our family was in for some big changes. Big changes that came in tiny packages <3

Theron and I have been talking for months about adding to our family. I’ve been feeling so much better these past three months, honestly more myself than I’ve felt in such a long time, that when Theron told me he wanted more children I started to panic. A lot of you may or may not know this, but it was a close call for both myself and Ivy and we were told that I couldn’t have any more children or I would be putting not only myself, but our future child, in danger. So when Ther said he was ready for more.. I didn’t react well.

After talking and talking, we agreed that our best option for our family was to adopt. We reached out to an amazing adoption agency called Boots and Leaves (two things I happen to like most) and met with a representative of the agency. We filled out our applications, got finger printed, had a full health check up (physical and mental) and then we sat on our hands in wait to hear back!

Once we found out that our application had been approved it was another waiting game until a worker was assigned our case and contact us. The waiting was the most excruciating part. I’ve never been great and “not knowing” things. It gives me anxiety and I tend to break out in hives. So, I apologize to my dearest friends for getting snappy with them.. I hope now that you’re reading this you’ll fully understand why that happened!

Meeting our daughter, Arianna (who we affectionately call Ari), was a mind blowing experience that left me feeling ragged, but in a good way. I can’t get enough of her. It was like someone out there created her specially just for us. The girls have already formed a special bond with their baby sister, not that we were ever really concerned. We’ve watched Ivy with Thea’s (@msmidnightblonde) little boy and knew that she was ready for a sibling and Macie loves all babies, though it’s hard to explain to a two year old that Ari isn’t “her’s,” lol.

Today Ari will get to meet her Uncle Cash and Auntie Thea <3 We didn’t want everyone to come over at once for many reasons other than being totally overwhelmed, but also because we don’t want to spread any germs and one of my best friends works in a hospital and the other has five children and works with with many more children in her every day job.

I’ll be posting more pictures later! Right now, I’m going to go peek in on Theron who’s rocking Ari to sleep (you’d think I would of known this, but he actually has a beautiful singing voice) and check on the girls. Macie’s our little night owl and she likes to get out of bed and play. Until next time!

Big things are happening in the Jones-Phoenix household! Fingers crossed we hear back with good news!!!

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