Hey there!I can't believe we're already to the point where we need to prepare for baby animals. Spring was sprung on us much faster than years past. I'm going to blame that on getting older. All the more reason to push myself to get more books out! F...

Hey there!It's been an interesting couple of weeks since my last update. In that time, the weather took a huge turn, shifting to be so warm that the kids have been spending endless time outside getting dirty, wet, and exhausted as they play in the mu...

Hey there!Now that spring is feeling right around the corner we are making preparations for all the spring work. Somehow, despite feeling busy and overwhelmed some days, we manage to keep adding things to our homestead. This year is looking to be qui...

Hey there!I'm still floored by how fast time goes! When I was younger I used to believe adults were lying to me about how 'when you get older, time goes a lot faster.'Now I can see they aren't lying. This past couple of weeks have been a blur with an...

Hey there!In a somewhat twist of events, immediately after the coldest weeks of the year, we have had some freak warm days. While on the surface this might seem all 'fun and dandy' (I do love the warmer air) it brings some particularly interesting ch...

Hey there!The cold has arrived! Alright, technically it's been cold for awhile now, but we've taken the turn into the coldest couple weeks of the year. It happens every year, and somehow I never feel prepared for it. At the end of January through the...

Hey there!We've had many ups and downs with the arrival of our cow in the past nine months. From our schedules being consumed to having literally the best home made food of our lives, it's been a roller coaster. Free time shrunk significantly with th...

Hey there! I know it's a day late, but Merry Christmas! It was a great day here at our house, seven kids does make for a pretty chaotic day, but we had a blast. As long as we were able to turn a blind eye to the explosion and mess in our house for a...

Hey there!For better or for worse, the past two weeks have been relatively uneventful! There is something nice about 'getting back to the usual', but it doesn't make for the most interesting update email in the world. The cold is settling in here in...

Hey there!Happy Thanksgiving (to those in the U.S.)! I hope you are taking time for family and enjoying way too much food. I know that I am. We have a tradition to have the kids each pick a pie to make with my wife, Sarah, so the more kids we have, t...