More Easy Bake Oven fun

This time Pizza! McKayla and I made some little pizzas for her and Evan to have for lunch.

This Easy Bake Oven thing has turned out to be fun for both of us. lol

Braised Rabbit for dinner

For weeks now I have been trying to empty out our deep freezer in preparation for our Dexter bull coming back from the processors. Well, this Thursday I will be going to pick him up so I don't have much more time to make space in the freezer. Yesterday I pulled out two rabbits to defrost and tonight I made braised rabbit with them.

It was mighty tasty and the gravy it made was wonderful over mashed potatoes. A few organic peas and the family ate it up with gusto.

Watch Dogs

I snapped this photo from the kitchen window this afternoon. I love how our LGDs are in the exact same position as they watch over the herd. They are very good at their job.

Water water everywhere....

and ALL of it to drink!

It was a beautifully warm winter day here and Neil and his Dad took advantage of it and finished piping the water from the barn to the four new no-freeze faucets around the farm. One is behind the barn right next to the cow's 70 gallon water tub, another is next to the shed beside my new rabbit hutches, the third is by the garage/work shop and the fourth is out in the pasture so I don't have to lug the 50 gallon drum of water out to the water tubs anymore!

Neil finished up by filling in all the ditches he dug two weeks ago and covering them with crushed rock to help with the red clay mud that got moved to the surface.

I am doing the happy dance!!

Before dinner Neil took the trailer down to Rougemont, NC and picked up two round bales of hay for the cows and 36 square bales for the alpacas and goats. It was dark when he returned so we covered the trailer with a tarp for the night as it is supposed to rain.

McKayla looses first tooth

McKayla, who is 5 1/2 years old, has had a slightly loose tooth for about two weeks now. Tonight she comes up to me to show me how loose it is and that she can lay it flat both in and out... but it wouldn't come out. I told her it wouldn't be long now and most likely the tooth fairy would be visiting her tonight.


After four hours and it still was not out McKayla become concerned that it would never fall out. I gave her the option of me pulling it. After a brief thinking it over she decided that is what she wanted. I expected her to flinch and change her mind but she stood still as could be as I gave it a quick pull and extracted it. Brave little McKayla was thrilled! She wanted to go to bed right away so the tooth fairy would come sooner.

Dusting of snow last night

Taylor's 1st Birthday

I can't believe my baby turns one today! What a fast year that was. We had cake and presents up at Neil's parent's house after dinner. She liked her cake very much...