Horses!

Wow it's been a long time since I have posted! Seems like blogging is the last thing on my list right now, so it never gets done! We did want to share an update though. Mikayla was blessed, and got a horse for her birthday! We adopted Breeze a 7yr old Paint from Haven for Horses in Buxton Maine, She is such a sweet girl! But we quickly could tell that she needed a horse friend to keep her company, so we were able to adopt Breezes best friend from the rescue, Maddie! She is a 16yr old Quarter horse. Maddie is a great girl too, very smart and knows her stuff, she's ready to ride now. Breeze needs a little more work before she is ready for riding! But it will be worth the time and wait.
We finally got the horses to our house last week. They are adjusting to the move well. Mikayla has already rode Maddie a few times. She is really liking it, just is a bit nervous. By the end of the summer she will be a pro! Sullivan is really liking the horses too. He is always looking out the windows for them! I think he'll be riding by the end of the summer too! ;)

This is Maddie

and this is Breeze (when we were keeping her at a friends house)

The girls together! Best friends for sure!

Maddie trotting around

here Breeze is running full speed!

Hopefully soon I will get some pictures of Mikayla with the horses!

Raising Maidens of Virtue

I am currently reading and going through this book with Mikayla, and wow, what a good book!


They should be teaching this in schools across the nation. Our society soo needs to get back to "Raising Maidens of Virtue".  It seems like there are far and few mothers trying to instill biblical principles in their daughters(and sons). What I love about this book is how it's a great bible study to do with your daughters as well, once they are old enough of course. But if you daughters are not old enough yet, still read this yourself, so that you to can be encouraged, reminded, and taught what  you should and can be instilling in them at a young age. Through out the book it points you to scripture to go along with the topic.
Just had to share this good book. Maybe it can help someone else out, like it has me, and maybe and prayerfully we can see more Virtuous Maidens.

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Sullivan Turns One!

Well it has been a really really long time since I've blogged! I have been so busy. The Lord answered a huge prayer for us and a renter was found for our house that we were not living in, and in the process, brought about the most amazing situation, that only God could do. The people that were interested in renting the house, were looking for something closer to their work from where they lived. Thru talking with them, they were telling of their home and it sounded just like everything we have wanted, so long story short, we all wanted to do a "house swap"! So lots of packing and moving, but it's all worth it! We now live on 30acres, of which 5 is field. Lot's of room for gardening, our goats, and prayerfully horses come spring! :) The house is only 5yrs old, and I just love the layout! God is soo good to us! Thank you Lord!

   We got all moved in a setted before Christmas, which was a wonderful day, spent with Church family and family!! And of course right before Christmas Sullivan turned ONE!

Where does time go?? that was such a fast year! I can hardly believe than my little baby is One year old now!! He is getting to be sooo funny too! What a little personality he has! Since his birthday is right next to Christmas, we decided to have his party on Jan 7th. Here are some pictures from the day! We went with a blue and green theme! And yes defiantly needed to have blue and green cupcakes to go with it! ;)

Fall Time!

I love fall, along with probably just about everyone else! The colors, the air, the food, and the light!! We took Mikayla's and Sullivan's pictures at a near by field just the other day, it was sooo pretty. I love the lighting and colors in these pics, and even more the children in it! Also I took Sullivans 9mos photos a few weeks ago, time is sure flying!! Pretty soon he'll be a year old!! wow! We have been soo busy lately, with Church, school, starting canning and preserving. On a sad note, we can not find our kitty Molly! :( She's been missing we think since Sunday, but this is SOO unlike her to not be hanging around the house. We have checked everywhere, neighbors barns etc. no trace of her. So please pray she comes home soon and safe, or I will have one sad sad 11yr old! I praise the Lord though for his blessings in my life, He's soo gracious, what an amazing God  I serve!!

New Goats!

So we had decided a little while ago to get another goat, to have a more steady flow of milk, when we breed one, and ours also was getting low on her milk supply. So after a while of looking(they are not very easy to find around here) we came across an ad for some goats, so we decided to go take a look and hopefully be able to buy one! I had miss typed the address in when I googled directions the first time, we thought they were an hour away, well come to find out, they were really 3hrs one way!! So we made the decision to go anyways, we were having no luck finding any around here anyways. So we made the long long journey, Mikayla and Sullivan stayed with My friend Nicole, and of course this is the evening Sullivan decides to cut a tooth! So he was not a happy camper!! :(( Well, we ended up bringing three Goats home! We got a great deal, and now we have a nice little herd! Can't wait to get to know these girls! They seem soo sweet.

 This is Brandy, she is a Alpine Nubian cross she's about a year and a half

 This is Beatrice, she is pure Alpine, and a herd leader, this is the best pic of her I could get, she was too busy butting heads with my other adult Fawn(another herd leader)

 This is Cloe', pure Alpine, sooo sweet!

 Cloe' again!

 Launa, she has grown! pretty girl!

 Brandy

And Fawn, protecting "her" barn! She doesn't really want to share that space!

The new girls are a little on the thin side, normal for a doe in milk, but I think we can get them fattened up a bit!

We have new babies!!

Yes new little babies! Chicks of course! We had one of our hens sitting on a cluch of eggs, this is our second attempt, last time was a no go. Well this time it worked but only for four little ones! She was sitting on about 12-15 eggs, I'm not sure, and through out the 21days she broke a few here and there. Well on Sunday, our rooster escaped the pen, and my husband went out to take care of him, and low and behold there with momma hen was four cute little chicks, also one fetus that died in egg and two unhatched eggs(which turned out they died too, not sure why) so we only got four, but that's great! they are soo cute and it is just soo neat to watch how mommy hen takes care of them!

Also have to share how sweet little Sullivan looks in his sweet shirt n tie for Church on Sunday! Thanks to my best friend Nicole for passing down this tie and others!

He's soo cute, he is waving in this picture!

8 Months!!!

I have not posted in a whole month!!!! it's been too long! It seems all I post lately is about Sullivan turning another month! Time is just flying bye! I hope to post more soon about other things! lol But I just had to share that my sweet little boy is now 8months old!! We did studio pictures, with a cute new prop I bought with him in mind!! He looks sooo adorable in this little sock monkey outfit!! I love how they turned out, it is soo fitting for him, he is turning into such a monkey, loves to climb, stand and try to get around everywhere.