This and That during prepping for Christmas

                                               Our Christmas tree

                                          Grandpa and Jayla

                                          Jayla helping mix up blueberry coffee cake

                                          Haulin hay to the cows

                                          Grandma are you sure she's not going to buck or something!

                                          Learning to milk the goats with Grandma

                                          Peanuts for Patches and he was nice and didn't get fingers too

                                          Making "Birdseed Bread" for gifts today

                                          First batch done and cooling

                                          Two batches of Birdseed Bread and only two a bit overdone( stove got stoked and I didn't know it) and the stoker didn't know I was baking ! LOL!!!  Nothing to bad just on the ends of two loaves.

Tis the Season

We were getting pictures for our Christmas card this year and these are a few of the shots we used. It's hard to catch animals in a good photo, as they move so quick.  We're still alive and okay, just busy and a bit overwhelmed that life keeps speeding up rather than slowing down. I remember when winter was considered a respite and now there seems to be so much to catch up on that winter is all about work too!  It's good though because it keeps a body busy and active. Still working on Christmas gifts and soon will begin our baking of goodies and getting baskets ready for family and friends.

 

Button, who we bred to a Jersey bull and she seems to have settled. :o)

Hoss, our steer well overdue to getting hauled in to butcher but funds have been tight so pushed it back a bit.

Poppy one of our doelings from Angel( our Leap Year kids)

                                     Pansy, our other doeling, we'll be breeding them in the Spring

                                        Molly, one of our barn cats, shes such a nice kitty

                                        Missy, our latest addition to the farm, she's an Alpine and a super nice goat.

Maggie our yearling doe, who is currently being bred to a Nubian buck

                            Angel and Cortney, she wasn't happy about the hat but it made a good picture

Our buckling, Patches who is now 4 months old and ready to take on the world! LOL!!

           Patches again, he's such a baby still and has had to learn a few lessons about respecting us*sigh* He just wants to play but we're teacheing him that is NOT tolerated. He pouts after being scolded, LOL!!!
           
            Just wanted to check in and say hello and that we still keep up with all of you and your blogs it's just a lack of time and energy to keep posting on a regular basis. This has unfortunately caused a real drop in our page views but life goes on and we'll do our best to keep you updated  Have a very Merry Christmas if we don't get to post before then.