Gabby and I surprised Morgan with one of

her favorites, pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream.

You can tell Aidan is going

to enjoy this present!

A recent picture of our garden

Whoa! This is what being 6 years old does to ya!

Caelin

Making Our Garden (Gabby's Homesteader Journal)

On September 4th 09, we tilled our very dry, and rocky soil for the first time. Every day of the week we worked "THE BEAST" with the exception of a very restful Sunday. One of the older members of this falmily would till, while the rest raked rocks in piles, then filled our wheelbarrow to haul the rocks to our driveway and dumped the them into the ruts. We ended up tilling the ground around 8 times. Phew. It was very good nad hard work. Even the littler members picked up big rocks to put into the wheelbarrow. By the the ninth, we began making mounds stretching across the rectangle of our garden. Earlier when we first got to Centerville Morgan and I raked up a huge crate of hay. It's purpose was to spread over each mound of dirt. By next year we hope the hay will succesfully turn into a layer of dirt. Each row was about 20 ft long and the width of the garden is about15ft wide. Within only a week we had some lush green plants shooting up towards the sun. The best way to describe them is glorious. Such hard work they won't support the smallest family but it will be ours. The best part it cost very cheap!!!

This is the first deer we have seen.

Such beautiful creatures.

Wow! Only a little over a week ago did
we plant this little seed!

Our radishes

Our New Addition

Random Pictures

Playing house before the chickens come!

Confederate Soldier!

She looks like a drama queen--even in her sleep!
Look how tall she's gotten!

Aidan wearing Daddy's boots--big boots to fill.

Me and the hubby just starting the garden.

The "BEAST!"

Gabby working the "Beast."

Two of a Kind

Kittens--this is the Life!