New tractor day!

Not that I want to glorify acquiring material things, but......today was new tractor day!  When we moved here, there was a tractor already here that we would use for logging, mowing, tilling, etc.  Recently, however, Anna's dad mentioned that he'd like his tractor back so we were in the market for a new tractor.  This is actually a good thing since we'll have the ability to grow with our tractor, learning all it's quirks, idiosyncrasies, etc.  After a lot of research and a steep learning curve of tractor knowledge and lingo, we settled on the John Deer 5075E - it is just about the same size as the tractor we've been using, and it has enough power to do what we need it to do.  It's a mighty fine looking tractor, if I do say so myself -- she hasn't revealed her name to us yet, but she's definitely a chick. :)

The farm manager oversees the tractor's arrival.

Anna's really excited for tractor delivery -- Oliver's nonplussed.

After an afternoon of tractor learning (hauling wood and chipping wood), no better way to celebrate than delicious Costa Rican rum in the sun.  More details on the pending duck pond that created Anna's mud-caked Carhartts in an upcoming post. We may just have the best life ever. :)