Around the Homestead

(The girls are painted with blood root war paint!) This could be alternately titled “Mama Wants to Play with Her New Camera Lens”.  Mother’s Day was crazy, with six kids, commencement at the college where Andrew works, and two First Holy Communions....
Kateri Lilyana – a birth story three years late

Kateri Lilyana – a birth story three years late

Our sweet Kateri turns three today!  I thought I would share the crazy that is her birthstory, since it is a key part of what brought us to our new home and wild homesteading life. We’d had our house on the market for the last couple of months of my pregnancy....

Guinea Fowl

We brought home a few additions to our wild flock the other day.  Guinea fowl!  Over half of our property is wooded, so ticks are prevalent.  The kids are in and out of the woods most days, so tick checks are certainly part of our daily routines.  Still, I’d...

Heralds of Spring

Sun!  We actually saw it today.  And it was warm enough for the girls to play outside for a large part of the day.  I grabbed my camera (ditched my phone!  It’s always so distracting.) and joined them on a walk to discover what was blooming and to check out the...

Eight!

Our spunky, adventurous, artistic Isabella turns eight today!  She is a girl who knows what she wants and makes it happen.  She’s always ready for an adventure. Bella is definitely a girl without much “girly” in her.  She’s always the child who...