Spring has Sprung...or so we thought!

This past Sunday was a beautiful day here in Danville...50 degrees and endless sunshine.  Bob decided to plant the lettuce and spinach in the cold frame.

My mouth waters at the thought of some fresh summer time food!

And on this last day of March, this is what the cold frame looked like.  

These pictures were from mid day.  We ended up getting about 4 inches of snow.

One of these days, spring will come.  It always does!

A Milk Cow??

I think I'm in trouble.  

This is the book Bob is reading

 His home made feeding trough

Don't get me wrong.  

I love the idea of having a milk cow, but in reality, do we have time to not only milk, but time to make proper use of all the milk?

A Calf is Born

We share a herd of Dexter cows with the neighbor.  This morning a new calf was born.  Bob found it not long after it had been born.  It was still wet and was lying in the snow.  He scooped it up and took it into the neighbor's barn.

By the afternoon, it was all dried off and walking about with all the other cows...just as God created it to do...with no help from us.  Simply amazing.

Mama and baby

Happy Birthday Samuel!

Samuel turns 9 this year!  And along with that means that he gets to have a friend birthday party!  He wanted a bowling party, so that's what we did.

It has been so much fun watching Samuel grow up.  He has had quite a year!  This year he has graduated into the next age group for baseball and is holding his own in the 9-12 age group. He played fall ball and has just started indoor practices for the regular baseball season.  During the winter he played Upward basketball and looks forward to when he can play at his school in 4th grade.

When we're at home, you'll find Sam outside splitting wood or playing frisbee golf, looking at and admiring the animals, but not touching them (He's an animal lover only from a distance).  Inside he still loves a good lego set to challenge him as well as playing with his siblings.

It is evident that the Lord has given him a soft heart.  He has a sincere love for others and seeks to serve.  One of my prayers for him and all the kids is one that I heard from Samuel himself.  He prays, "Lord help us not to ever get to the point that we know so much about you that we stop needing you."  With a tear in my eye, that makes a mother's heart smile.

Happy birthday, Samuel!!