Deer season!

Saturday the 20th, at 9:00 Am

Saturday the 20th, at 4:30 Pm.

Tuesday the 23rd, at 2:15 Pm.

Tuesday the 23rd, at 4:08 Pm.

So far we have had a GREAT season!

Posted by; Abigail K

Wow,

We have had one of those years!!!!!


You know the "nothing has gone right" feeling, after you have 3 breakdown within the first hour of work!

We were doing our neighbors rye and the first day we had 3 brake downs, the first chopper box we filled had a REALLY low tire, then (we found out later) when we unloaded it the bearing went out, and then we had to put it aside so we were one less wagon!

Then my mom was chopping along and the PTO Blew up!!

That was all the brake-downs for Brians rye.

Well that about says it!!! we have been so busy with life and everything that we have not blogged!

We are slowing down, but there are still lots of thing happening this next month.

first we are combining our soy beans sometime this next week, second we have three birthdays coming up. Jake the 12th, Emma the 20th, and Caitlin the 28th. then the pin in my arm with be coming out soon too. then we have all the work of getting ready for winter, although we have already canned, green beans, peaches, some apple sauce, and LOTS of tomatoes! we have pressed some apples into cider as well. And sometime we will be combining our corn.

~ posted by : Abigail

First Crop!

We cut first crop last night!

He's laying the rows wide so it will dry faster.

Which means we will have to rake it all but, raking is fun! :)

A good tall Crop! :)

We will be chopping all 100 acres of first crop. :)

Posted By: Abigail.

May 18th!!!! Happy 26th Anniversary!!!!!!

Tuesday was mom and Dad's 26th Anniversary!!!!!!

My dad took Mom to a movie "Letters to Julia" They said it was very good! :)

P.S. I forgot to say something on Tuesday! :)

Posted By: Abigail.

We're Back!!

Our family owns a fifth-wheel trailer RV with our neighbors.

SO this year we were able to get a seasonal campsite at our favorite campground, Thompson's West End, in Washburn, WI.
We aren't sure how much we will use it but that we know of we really like it already!
Since the camper will always be there it will be easier for us to get away from the farm every now and then, more than before.

So this last weekend we were able to go and put the camper at our site.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, & Monday we (Dad, Mom, Ariel, Toby, & Me) all went up and had fun!
You can stay at the camper dong nothing or go swimming, bike or walk in to town, or drive up to Bayfield and go shopping.

When we got back Toby was VERY Happy to see mommy, Daddy, and most of all Lucy! (she was bored without him there for 3 and a half days)

There are a lot of things to do after you get back from vacation! but its always fun to get away for a few days.

Posted by: Abigail.

May Day!

The first of May is May Day and in our family we have tradition to go out to the neighbor’s houses and deliver May Day baskets.

What you are suppose to do is Get up early in the morning and go to your neighbors house sneak on their yarn sneak up to their door and put the basket in front of their door ring the door bell a few times and then run, hide, and wait hopefully they will hear the door bell and come out and open the door and see the basket and then it will be a............. Happy May Day!

But The Last few years we have just waited till later in the day to deliver, so this year we made blueberry coffee cake and gave them away as our May Day baskets.

Here is what we got in return!

(Although we really don’t expect it)

Lucy Is Getting So Big!!!

The Apple trees are blooming and look So Beautiful!

The Cat was having fun walking around me while I was taking pictures of the tree!

Posted By: Abigail.

Abigail's birthday!!

The 18^th was Abigail’s 16^th Birthday!

We all were working to make the pizza dough.

Then we all met at the bowling alley.

Everybody showing up……

There were 17 people bowling!

Family.........Jake.K. , Faith.S. , John.S. ,& Abby.K.

Faith and John's Brother married Jake and Abby's sister.

Brother and sister.

Group Picture.

After bowling everybody went to the Kruizenga home for pizza then Abby opened her gifts, everybody played “Lightning”, Abby milked with Melanie, and when they got done there were still people at the campfire “Mom and Dad went to bed around midnight” and everybody else (only 6 people) stayed till around 2:30 AM.

Wonderful Day!!

Thanks for everything!!!!

Posted By: Abigail

Getting ready for tomorrow.

I Made two Cakes today.

This one is the Half a Pound Cake (REALLY GOOD!!)

This one is a Hot Milk Cake without the frosting.

My brother’s new toy. J

But he shares with his friend. J

Posted By: Abigail.