The End of the Summer

We've noticed a big change in the weather this week. No longer are we getting 30+ days although we are still in the mid 20's in the afternoons. The days are shorter and there's a distinct feel of Autumn around with leaves already turning and dropping. This is probably happening early this year as we've had so little rain all summer and everything is bone dry.
The kids get an extra day off school due to all the changes in education over here with school districts merging so they go back on Wednesday after having 10 1/2 weeks off.
David's Mum and Dad have been over for a 2 week visit and are currently sat in Halifax airport waiting for their flight home. We've had a good time with them and visited a little of the local area but most of the time was spent on David, his Dad and Isaac making a huge shed for the arrival of the first piglets. It was completed enough for Penny to be put in there on Saturday and she gave birth to 4 beautiful tiny black piglets this afternoon, just before David's parents left and very appropriately born on Labour Day!

The deluxe pig shed

Summer 2012 Laver family photo, the artistic angle is because the camera was sat on a rock!

The first couple of piglets