Homesteads are made for kids

It has been quite a rainy week.  Rain we love, humidity we are not used to but it's the hail and tornadoes we don't take a liking to.  We are powering on despite not having our tractor right now... it is in the shop due to one of the recently tornadoes that threw the horse's manger into the window of the tractor.  The rains have brought up seeds we planted back in March. It made me laugh and feel blessed all at the same time. We may have pumpkins yet.

It rained today.  I didn't get to do what I wanted to today... vehicle is still in the shop but we made the best of the day.   It began with tea...

And a frittata from the homestead...

Then we got a surprise text that my son's wife's nieces and nephew wanted to come out to the homestead.  How cool , they are visiting our state and asked to come to the homestead. 

We showed them the greenhouse and picked a few things.  We talked about how plants are pollinated differently. 

Then collected eggs...

The turkeys came to say hello. 

We gave biscuit scraps to the chickens.

Everyone shared.

The sheep saw someone visiting and wanted to say hello. 

Then it was craft time. We finished up the last of the birdhouses. 

My grandson asked if he could come and spend the night. Sure. He loves to wear his new "chef" hat everywhere.

He wanted to help prepare the corn and learn about cooking.  We were making corn, baked beans, hamburgers and hotdogs for everyone. 

Everyone else crafted on .

It was a great day to stay indoors and create things and eat.  Storms were all around.

We had a wonderful visit with everyone. Our friends will fly back home on Tuesday. They left with a kit of mustard seeds and containers to plant them in. I told them I will try and send them craft kits every now and then. They loved it. 

Grandson stayed for the night.  He spent most of his time with Papa Red.  They caught toads and fed the animals before putting them to bed. 

They watched Hook together. 

He asked me to make a shark cozy for Shark Week like I made for his cousin. 

I crocheted while they went for a walk. 

They walked over a mile. Papa taught him about corn and showed him inside the fields. 

Then back home for milk and apples with the cats. 

And his new shark cozy! 

This is what homesteading is really about... at least it is for us. 

peace