LIFE ON THE FARM

Hello everyone, Well life has been busy here as I'm sure life is busy with everyone else. I will try to bring you up to speed with what has been going on here. Last week was fair week and boy that was a whirlwind. The kids had such fun did not win much but that does not bother my kids. They feel they get to go have fun with friends and sell their animals. For them that is what it is really about. Avery did place 6th in showmanship out of 23 kids so that was great. I was so proud of him but then he is used to working with cattle so guess he should be a natural. I will post pictures of them at fair soon. Back home and the work starts right back in. I started right back in at market as soon as we were done with fair. The garden was also waiting with a bushel of green beans. Now to get them canned in all my busyness. We are now selling packaged beef and pork raised from our farm. It is so neat to be able to sell our own products. The new chickens have started laying eggs and I'm so excited about that. Hubby just got done with the fourth cutting of hay. Now it is time to chop our corn silage. We are so blessed to be able to raise all our own feed for our animals. Well guess that is about all in a condensed version. If I gave you the full version of all that has been happening here on the farm I might be typing all day. Have a blessed Sunday. Rebekah

AVERYS FUNNY VIDEO

This is so funny Avery had his sisters hat on. When he figured out she was video taping him man it came off fast. Listen closley at the end you will hear him say got me. I think we laughed fovever. Enjoy and have a great day. Rebekah

DAY WITH FRIENDS

We got to spend some time with friends yesterday. The kids all made t-shirts. In the following pictures is Kassandras shirt she made. I had my nieces overnight last night needless to say I did not get much sleep. I'm sure glad my kids are older. I'm definetly moving to a new season in life. I sure love them little girls but glad they go home at night. I will be going to market in the morning. The guys are busy trying to get there tractor ready for pulling at the fair. We have like only two weeks to fair. YIKES! I'm not ready where has the time went. Well hope everyone has a great weekend! Rebekah

DAY AT CHARLTON PARK

Love this picture! Don't get Avery smiling very often but it took me like three pictures before I got this.

We went to a picnic for farmers union today at a local park. They have a living history village which we got to go through today. Fun day spending time together as a family. Getting ready to do chores. As soon as we got home the hubby went right out to finish mowing hay. Hoping to bale Tuesday got more rain coming Wednesday. Have a great night! Rebekah

This picutre took Dad telling him he better smile. Got love those teenage boys! He is 14 going on 20.

FINALLY PICTURES!

Thought I would show you what has been going on at our house. This is our new addition combine. His name is the clue to how we got him. My husband got ready to do wheat came in and said come out I hear kittens in the combine. So we tore apart what we could but to no avil could not find them. So he went out to run the wheat and he came through the auger droped to the bottom of the bin. as you can see he is fine but three were not. Don't know why the mom chose here. We did not even know we had a mommy cat around. Suprise!

Here is what I have been up to baking for farmers market and I love it!

Getting ready to head out to market in a while. Just wanted to share the pictures been soooo long it seems like since I could put pictures on. Have a great day. Rebekah

FARMERS MARKET

Hello, everyone seems like it has been so long since I posted. The summer just seems to be flying by.Farmers market has been going good. I love going there look so forward to it. I have recently started making lotion bars. So I'm also selling those. I have 6 batches of goats milk soap curing now. Cannot wait to take that to sell. If you ever want to try a new craft try soap making it is so fun. I also am starting to take bake goods because now in Michigan we can sell them without a certified kitchen. I still don't have no pictures. Actually I have them just lost my usb cord. The kids have fair coming up in about only three weeks. NO! we are not ready but got to get ready I guess. The hubby and son are still working in the field. We are planting sudex/sudan grass back on the wheat ground. Tomorrow is my dads birthday he will be 77 and still going strong. Well hope everyone is doing well. Have a great night. Rebekah

HAPPENINGS OF SUMMER

Hello Everyone, I bet you were thinking I was gone forever. Well I'm here just been busy. I have started vending at our local farmers market 4 times a week. Plus babysitting, being a mom, being a wife and keeping up the everyday chores here at home. I do have a camera now but cannot find the usb cord to download to my computer. As soon as I find it I have pictures. Some of the things we have been doing. We went to a tractor show in Indiana and the guys found weights to put on their tractor. This will help them when pulling hopefully to get farther. I have been making soap. The kids are working on their fair animals. We only have about 6 weeks to fair. Friday Me and the hubby went to Indiana to eat with some couples from church. Our 15th anniversary is Tuesday. Baled our second cutting of hay and just keeping up with the everyday here on the farm. Hope everyone has a great INDEPENDENCE DAY.
Rebekah