new house is getting closer!

wood floors are in

bunk beds have arrived

another view of those lovely bunk beds

AND a few pigs! These will be ready in December. YUMMY BACON!!

Sam's Graduation!

                   Sam graduated Saturday morning, May 26. We are all so proud of him!

We all gathered in the cabin

Sam made a speech

Mr. Brandon also spoke

Sam receives his diploma

Sam's brother, Micah and cousin, Jonah

The France's had a Steelers Corn Hole game made especially for Mr. Brandon

All the boys say good-bye to Sam

Loading up the car and on his way. We miss you already, Sam!

Painting and starting the tile

Goodbye Hudson! We'll Miss You!!!

                                                  A true "send off" for Hudson : )
                                   

Unexpected projects

The first unexpected project was one of those things that happens on a farm.  We had stray dogs get into our chicken pen and kill more than half of our meat chickens. We decided to process the remaining 35 chickens immediately. Although it was a sad thing to lose so many chickens to the dogs, we were glad to save 35 and processing is always a fun time!

Awaiting their turn

Jed and John working. 

pulling heads...

...cutting off legs

Samuel manning the plucker

Claire and Ben did the "final inspection" before bagging and freezing the chickens

Trey, the duck herder

                               

               The second project was taping and mudding the drywall in the new house:

one of the bedrooms

living room

another view of living room

This week our friend, Micah, who is doing most of the drywall finishing is coming back to apply texture. We will then paint and do the flooring!