Tuesday, March 29, 2011

{Our First Year}


We have now owed our little homestead for a year, so I thought I would recap on our first year in our new home.

When we first moved in my husband decided it would be a great idea to buy over one hundred chickens, for eggs and meat...



We pretty much spent every weekend over the summer butchering chickens. I didn't have much of a stomach for it, but I will say store bought chicken can not compare to our home raised chicken. I also will NEVER eat store bought eggs again!


Just look at how beautiful those yokes look!

When we bought the house, there was a garden all ready fenced off. We started to clean it up and much to our surprise, produce was already growing!

 


We filled our garden with many vegetables, that we are still enjoying now. Here are just a few...

 


Most recently, we added a new family member to our little homestead. We decided to name her Greta. She is the sweetest thing...

 


...and on March 22, one became two...

 

We have not named her yet but have some names in mind, possibly Emily, AnnaBell, or Stella.

This last year has been kind to us and I can't wait to see what this next year has to offer...