What happens when I leave the schoolroom...

Notice the finger pointing going on

Baby calf born tonight!

I think I missed the birth by minutes, shoot! It's solid black and I think it's a girl :)
When I first saw the calf I didn't know whose it was because it was sitting behind one cow who was sitting on the ground looking normal (not like it had just given birth) and the other cows were all standing close looking at it. After I went to the house to tell a sleeping Konrad what he was missing, I returned and all 3 cows were nosing the calf to get it to stand up. Someone was mooing softly but I honestly couldn't have told you which one was her mother. It was so cool! It reminded me of elephants. When I returned from another trip to the house to get the camera I was pretty certain it was Rosie's calf, the red one.
I decided to leave and quit shining my flashlight in their eyes.

I'll try to get a better picture in the daylight.

Happy St.Patrick's Day!

The boys starting making eggs for breakfast and I suggested a little greenery. Unfortunatley there was no ham available to go with our green eggs, but we just got word that our steer meat is ready so one morning soon we will have steak and eggs.

Garden

I was having trouble uploading pictures, so this post is long overdue, it's from this summer.
The peppers are really thriving this summer. They like the lower temperatures. I have tons of green peppers, that's the reason I made green pepper jelly. I figured, what the heck? I also have many of them frozen for to make stuffed peppers later. While the peppers have done well, tomatoes have not. I think it's all the rain and consistantly moist conditions.

We picked 28 pounds of Concord grapes from our garden! I made several batches of grape jelly and it is very tasty. This is a picture of my boiling pot of grape jelly.

Schooling

This is Kaden hard at work on his math lesson. I love homeschooling and getting to watch them work and learn! Doesn't he just look so studious?

Old Man Kash

Kash enjoying the pretty leaves and cooler weather of fall.

October Pickins'

We were expecting a frost so I went out and cleaned off all the big stuff from the pepper plants. There are bell, banana and jalapenos. Need a pepper?

Shooting with Friends

In early October we took a trip south to visit some friends in Georgia. They have a cozy home in the forest complete with a fishing pond. Kolin and his friend, Adam, practiced shooting clay targets with their BB guns. We also visited a local farm and watched piglet races, explored a corn maze, went on a hayride, and ate way too much kettle corn.

Yes, they are barefoot and in their pajamas! A little redneck never hurt anyone :)

Camping Trip

We had a great time camping with our friends. We hiked, explored deep cracks and riverbanks, and of course roasted hot dogs and marshmallows! Konrad and the boys tried out a pop-up camper and Kandy braved it alone in a tent...with an air mattress ;)