I love the fact that because of Goat Milk Stuff, we’ve been able to take the family on many adventures to many cities. We’ve been on television in St. Louis, Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Green Bay, and New York City. Our latest trip brought us to Kansas City. We really enjoy the chance to be […]
I can’t believe my oldest son is 17! He has become a very capable young man. Colter’s birthday is the 5th, so we still had family from out of town visiting for 4th of July. He did his birthday hugs with all his siblings: Happy Birthday Colter!
Exercise is something important to our family so we can stay healthy. All of the boys run cross country and track. Last Saturday we all participated in a 5K Color Run, to help raise money to fight cancer! All of the children ran the race, while Jim and I chose to just walk it. Before […]
All my kids have enjoyed playmobil at some point during their childhood. But as they have gotten older, some of them have “outgrown” it. Fletcher, Hewitt, Indigo, and Jade however all still very much love playmobil*, and regularly request it for their birthdays and Christmas. Recently, those who still play with playmobil, had the idea […]
Everyone in our family absolutely LOVES musicals. While we were visiting New York City, we had the opportunity to see three broadway musicals, including Newsies. My siblings and I absolutely love the Newsies movie*, so we couldn’t pass up the chance to see the play. It was absolutely amazing, and we couldn’t stop talking about it. […]
A month or two ago, Mom decided that we’d never been to Clifty Falls State Park, and we had a free day, and by golly, we were going to finally go to Clifty Falls. Going to this park has been on Mom’s “We Should Do” list for quite some time, but we’d never gotten around […]
We get asked lots of questions when we’re doing farm tours, selling soap at craft fairs, or simply running errands. Since most of those answers are heard only by the person who asked, we decided to share some of the common questions here on the blog. And of course you can ask a question of your own! Colter, how is […]
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about the boys winning the title of Homeschool Cross Country Champions. That was only the final highlight of a fantastic season. This season, the team spent hours listening to Coach Sweetland. This season, the team spent hours running warm ups, cool downs, and practices together. This season, the team […]
We get asked lots of questions when we’re doing farm tours, selling soap at craft fairs, or simply running errands. Since most of those answers are heard only by the person who asked, we decided to share some of the common questions here on the blog. And of course you can ask a question of your own! Jonas Kids, […]
We mentioned the new goat collars in the post about our goat photoshoot, but we didn’t explain why the collars all look different, and why that’s important. When we were talking about getting collars for our goats, we realized that we could use them as a tool. We figured out a system, and now, just […]
We get asked lots of questions when we’re doing farm tours, selling soap at craft fairs, or simply running errands. Since most of those answers are heard only by the person who asked, we decided to share some of the common questions here on the blog. And of course you can ask a question of your own! Colter, what’s it […]
Our dairy goats are not only foundational to Goat Milk Stuff, but they are a big part of our family as well. Each of them has a personality and during this series we’re hoping you’ll get to know more about them. Ivy is one of our biggest and strongest goats. She is Colter’s favorite goat, and is very […]
We heated our old house exclusively with wood. We have a fireplace insert at our new house, but we also use gas heat (which is good because my bedroom is at the opposite end of the house from the fireplace). We have a lot of downed trees from the construction on our new farm. A […]
When they painted our bedrooms, we were that much closer to living in our bedrooms. We still needed carpet, lights, switches, trim, doors, and a whole lot more, but the rooms were very colorful. Which made all of us beyond excited!
Yes, it’s true. Colter is now 16! And what a capable (and handsome) young man he has become! But he’ll never be too old for breakfast birthday cake. Or for hugging and goofing around with his siblings. Or for appreciating his Dad’s sense of humor. Happy Birthday, Colter! You’re an incredible, awesome son!