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  • Building Forts in the Woods

    Building Forts in the Woods

    My children tend to be very creative and make use of existing materials when they want to build something.  So what do we have in abundance around here?  Dozens and dozens of empty coconut oil buckets. We usually take them to a local place to recycle.  But apparently the boys got “inspired” and decided to…

  • Happy Birthday, Emery!

    Happy Birthday, Emery!

    Emery celebrated his 14th birthday!  Since he is usually the one who bakes our breakfast birthday cakes, he decided he would rather enjoy donuts. Emery is such an amazing young man.  He told me that he was glad he was born in Spring and I agree – he has such a sunny attitude!    

  • Disney Wild Africa Trek

    Disney Wild Africa Trek

    While we were in Disney World, we decided it was time to do something we’d never done before. The Wild Africa Trek! Indigo and Jade were too young, so while we were doing it, they went off and toured Animal Kingdom with some of Grandma’s friends. I can honestly say that this is one of…

  • Cold Weather Seeds

    Cold Weather Seeds

    With this insanely cold winter we’re having, I’ve been even more excited than usual to get back to gardening.  Gardening around here (zone 6) usually starts with my birthday.  My birthday is St. Patrick’s Day, so March 17th is when I always try to get my cold weather seeds planted.  It’s colder than normal this…

  • Ice Hockey

    Ice Hockey

    Since it’s been so cold for the past couple of weeks, our creek is frozen solid. (Yes, completely solid.) So the kids decided that they wanted to have a little fun. What started as tossing an empty water bottle around on the ice turned into ice hockey, using an old water bottle and some sticks.…

  • Kids Cooking – Baked Oatmeal

    Kids Cooking – Baked Oatmeal

    One of our favorite breakfast recipes is baked oatmeal. Its easy- all the kids are capable of cooking it. It can also make a good vegan recipe if you replace the butter and egg with applesauce or olive oil.  Before Emery started he pulled out the kid friendly recipe,  got out all the ingredients, and…

  • Kids Cooking – Caramel Apple Salad

    Kids Cooking – Caramel Apple Salad

    One of our favorite desserts to fix when we have company is Caramel Apple Salad. It is super yummy and good for apples that are getting a little old. Before Emery started, he washed his hands with goat milk soap, then read over the kid friendly recipe and got out all of his ingredients: He then opened the…

  • Kids Cooking – Egg Sandwiches

    Kids Cooking – Egg Sandwiches

    We have been getting a lot of eggs from our chickens lately. One of our favorite things to cook when we have an excess of them are egg sandwiches! They are super easy, which makes them great for the kids to cook.  First, Emery washes his hands with our goat milk soap: Then he drops…

  • Blooper Reel

    Blooper Reel

    All of the videos we have been recording lately have provided lots of material for bloopers.  I didn’t even realize they had some of this stuff on tape, but it’s pretty funny.  Which is your favorite blooper?    

  • How To Use Shaving Soap

    How To Use Shaving Soap

    Many men have only used shaving cream to shave.  In this video, Emery learns how to use our shaving soap to shave Jim.  Please be aware that even though we didn’t show the entire thing, Emery actually did shave Jim for the first time ever. (And yes, he was very nervous! LOL)    

  • Kids Cooking – Breakfast Birthday Cake

    Kids Cooking – Breakfast Birthday Cake

    We generally don’t make a big fuss about birthdays around here, but we do have several traditions that are important to us. One of our birthday traditions is to start the day with Breakfast Birthday Cake. Emery has been trained to safely cook, and usually volunteers to make it the day before it is needed.  We usually make…

  • Picking out a Christmas Tree

    Picking out a Christmas Tree

    This is the first year in our new house and the children had their heart set on a HUGE tree.  So we went to a local tree farm where we first found a huge pile of geodes. We took a hay wagon ride to the field. And started looking at trees. Indigo kept picking out…

  • How to Cure Goat Milk Soap

    How to Cure Goat Milk Soap

    Now that we have goat milk soap logs and log pieces available, we are often asked how to cure them.  I asked Emery to put together a video of the process for everyone. Didn’t he do a great job?  Let us know if you still have any questions!     

  • New Toys

    New Toys

    We were blessed to be invaded by family this Thanksgiving! Since there were quite a few extra children, Jim decided that all of the cousins were going to need some indoor activities to keep them occupied when they weren’t outside. He planned ahead and surprised everybody with a pool table and Foosball table!  Fortunately Poppy…

  • How to Cook Artichokes

    How to Cook Artichokes

    In my experience, most people have never eaten real artichokes.  Sure, they’ve had artichoke hearts or artichoke dip.  But the whole artichoke? Nope!  In fact, most people are very surprised to learn that portions of the artichoke leaves are not just edible, but yummy! Artichokes are actually a biennial plant.  That means that they don’t…