lets bake a Chocolate Cake

Taylor and I decided to make chocolate cake-the ingredients include fresh milk and eggs and homemade butter.

square chocolate cupcakes

a flat roll up cake that I slathered with whipped cream

warm cupcakes

My adorable helper

Farm Fresh eggs-see the golden yolks?

Oh the mess I make when I bake!

Looks like we made it!

I know that I am quoting a song that makes me think of country music and if I follow that thought I think about our farm.I can't believe that we finally arrived here but, It looks like we made it. 

In July we moved to the most perfect-if that is even a phrase-farm. We have a large house and that turned out perfect because we are able to share it with my husband's sister and her family. We have a barn that is filled with our hay( although some of the hay  that we made this year got ruined in the rain(makes sad face)). There are 24 acres here for us to grow a wonderful garden, pick blackberries, pasture our animals, and target practice on. We have a shop and with 4 bays.This is the best place that we could find-It is so amazing .

God has blessed us so much. He has given us this farm and my husband a job close by at a dairy farm. God really answers prayer.

Sometimes It is hard to think about the things that you don't have but, it is better to be thankful for the things that you have.


I can't wait to see what God has in store for us next.

I need to get more organized.............eventually

So. I have been thinking about how I have been wanting to get more organized in the future.As in when we move in the future. Currently we have been living in my parents house while we are waiting for our house to close.I think that what I want to do is one chore a day. Monday-Mop and Sweep.Tuesday-Bathrooms.Wednesday-Vacuum.Thursday-Sewing. Friday-Fold, Iron , and Wash.

What do ya think?

quilt

This is the quilt that I started for Taylor long before she was born

The quilt that I made recently for our next child-hoping for a boy!

Today I finished the baby boy quilt that I have been making for the last few months.At first I was thinking that it might be a good baby gift but, I have decided now that I will keep it for when we have a son.The reason that I decided to keep it was all the work that I ended up putting into it.I hand traced and cut out all the pieces, hand sewed all the animals and the quilt edging, and my grandma, aunt, and myself hand quilted it-tons of work!

Next, I am planning on making a dress, skirt, and I am also working on a new quilt for my friend's baby that is coming in December.

busy life, busy wife

I have been so busy lately- I am just waiting for someone else to want me to do something.Now this is not technically a rant so I am not complaining .more like spilling my guts.

I told you before that my husband has a milk cow and 2 heifer calves.For his birthday my sister in law and I bought him a black baldy bull...he named him Torito (appropriately Spanish for little bull)..he is castarated now though and at 205 lb he is going to grow up to be our very own beef steer.We also have somewhere close to 45 chickens-don't worry they aren't all laying yet.


When my husband works I have to do a lot of the chores by myself. Besides the chores I have to take care of Taylor and clean house. On the side I have been watching my niece and nephew three days a week and on the side of that I have been tutoring my brother and sister 1 day a week. Since I have to do something fun too I have been hand quilting a blanket for when we have a boy in the future (I have high hopes ok).(side note:I am going to post pictures of the quilt soon-it is turning out really good.)

I can't believe that I actually have time to blog considering all this.I wanted to post pictures but, I can't find the camera chip.sad.

Have a Cow!

Today we bought a 2 year old jersey cow. Her name is Tilly!We bought her from an organic dairy-I am really excited! I think that it is going to take a while to break us in on the milking, it has been a hard trail so far.One of the most exciting things is that she is bred and is due to have a baby in December....so either we will have our own steer our another cow!

My husband is getting more adventurous-I love him-he really is amazing!

Click the link below to learn more about Jersey cows!

All about Jersey Cows

She is supposed to give us four gallons of milk a day.I am really looking forward to making my own cheese, butter, ice cream..and all things dairy. We are becoming regular dairy farmers now!

See how baby Taylor has grown!