The Symons Farm

  

As a teenager I always thought Lava Hot Springs was a fun place to swim or soak in the hot pools, but until I married Del and visited the Symons family farm and the surrounding countryside, I didn't realize just how beautiful it was.

In July we had a Symons family reunion, and it was so fun that it is destined to become a yearly event! We played games, had water fights, did a little target shooting, and visited with relatives. Del's cousin Amanda planted rows of peas so the kids could pick all they wanted and eat them during the reunion.  Emma was great and picked bowl after bowl for us, while the adults ate bowl after bowl!  I'm amazed that some of us (Del!) didn't get sick, but they were delicious. There's nothing better than fresh peas!  

The kids had fun with the horses and we were very impressed with the fancy chicken coop Del's cousins recently built. It's like a 5 star chicken hotel!

While we were in Lava I decided that we should have family pictures taken at the farm this year, so we took a few pictures to show Becky what she could work with.

 Del's grandmother, Margaret Symons, loved hollyhocks and pansies and always had them planted on the side of her house.  They still come up every year and remind everyone of her.  

  This tiny log house is the original homestead where Del's grandfather, George Symons, was born.  It's amazing how small it was and how little our ancestors used to need!  Now we live in houses at least five times larger and still feel we need more space to store our junk!

Mug shots

   When Becky came to Lava with us the following week to take our family pictures, we wanted to take a picture in front of the sign for Symons Road but had to wait for a train to pass, so I got this fun shot while we waited. The real family pictures will probably debut in early December, just in time for Christmas cards!

My kids think it's pretty cool to have a street named after them!