WEEKEND HAPPENINGS!

Spring has Sprung!

It sure has been busy around here on the homestead. Adding more chores with the spring season.

Adding more meat chicks!

They are so little.

The other chicks aren't so sure about the new roomies.

Here in about another week they will be ready to go out.

The older meaties are growing fast. We are moving them daily in the pasture.

** UPDATE ON MISS BOSS **

There was a few things that happened and I wasn't sure of the outcome but, finally a baby chick is here. Funny how this one is yellow but Sassy-Pants has all black. It's nice to mix it up.

All is well with her and she is caring for her baby chick. No other eggs will hatch, she only has one to care for.

The cows and two calves are getting moved daily.

We have a new water system that Tim got set up for them.

It is working great so far. We just move it when we move them.

Look who all is coming for the weekend!

While I was in town with the girls we went and picked up almost all of my grandkids. They all are so special to me.

Back row left to right: Isabella, Tristen, Liam

Middle row left to right: Kaitlin, Brieanna, EmilyMae

Front row left to right: Skylar and myself driving

PLANTING!

We have been collecting boxes. Lots of boxes!

We will lay them down to help with weeds and to add to composting.

Rows and Rows are going in.

We planted onions (different types), asparagus, corn, popcorn, lettuce (different types), carrots (different types) and cabbage.

Hope's new friend.

This goose has been hanging around for several days now. Not sure what the story with her is. Her other family members keep honking at her but she stays right beside Hope. All day and all night. When Hope barks, she honks.

Day two of Planting!

This picture is so precious. This little girl can plant and wants too.

She loves all of this and she is my little farm girl.

Planting water melon! Yum!

We got in watermelon, melon, pumpkin, zucchini, sweet potatoes (different types) and broccoli.

While we were working in the garden, Tim was working on the new chicken tractors.

Finally, after no more honey do's he got it done!

The only thing he had left was to make the hanging feeders and a waterer. Skylar and Tim got them moved over to the new tractor.

Looks good and is easy to move.

This goose with the chickens and cuddles.

 She doesn't seem like she is gonna leave anytime soon.

So we decided to name it.

Goosetopher!

(Like Christopher but with 'goose')

(We also call it Gooseton, like Gaston from 

Beauty and the Beast :P ~Skylar)

Goosetopher and Hope!

We had a very busy but productive weekend. 

Thanks for coming along!

Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seeds according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning-the third day.

~Genesis 1:11-13

WEEKEND HAPPENINGS!

Tim got the gate put on.

Next we had to put the fencing on the gate.

Tim still needs to put on the new latch.

The girls and I worked on the herb bed.

Cleaned it up and planted some more.

GUESS WHO IS PREGNANT?

Phantom!

Alex!

Sundae!

GUESS WHOSE NOT PREGNANT!

Squirt!

Bought another duckling.

It's been awhile since the girls and I had a tea party. So we made some time over the weekend to do this. Tim even joined us. This is a special time with the girls. Memories being made!

Our new screen door.

Side one 

Kaitlin put a protectant coat on it.

Side two 

~~ DYING EASTER EGGS~~

It's a tradition around here to dye Easter eggs.

This one got really dark green.

The girls did a great job!

Another project!

We built a chicken tractor last year. Using it right now with about 24 meat birds in it. The problem we have with it is that it's hard to get them out when you need to. Tim found a different plan on making one that would make that job easier. The new one won't hold as many as the one we made last year. So, we are making two to see if it will work better. If we like it, we will make more.

After Tim got the wood cut, he started laying them out to put them together.

Meanwhile, the girls and I are gonna plant some more plants.

This is the potato plant that is coming up we planted a week or so ago.

Garlic we planted last fall is looking good.

The grapes we planted last fall is sprouting.

The girls planted 50 strawberry plants.

Way to go girls!

Planted onions and cabbage.

Tim got the Vineyard Garden mowed.

Tim is really coming along on this.

The sides are being put together.

Over by Kaitlin there will be a door. We will have to duck our heads but we can walk through it.

I helped to put a few screws in.

Kaitlin finished with the screen door. Tim is hanging it for us.

Looks good!

HAPPY EASTER!

From our family to yours!

Jesus Has Risen

 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” 8 Then they remembered his words.

9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. 11 But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12 Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

~Luke 24:1-12