Mallory

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This is Mallory, right now she's 9 months old and growing up way to quickly!!! She can't help on the farm to much right now, but she has her own tractor and horse that she loves riding on!

Family and the farm

Farms are really about family, without them I don't know how a farmer would survive. On a farm everyone does something to help out, making it a true team effort. On my farm my sisters, brother and I were able to help with the smaller things like giving grain to the animals or feeding the babies with bottles when were young. As we got older we were allowed to drive the tractors and do field work and give the cows hay and feed (which helped out dad tremendously). Mom usually will do most of the paperwork and pay all the bills. My mom would also occasionally  help out with chores when we were running behind. Dad would pretty much do a little of everything milking cows (and now goats since we recently just got some), field work, feeding all the animals, paperwork and just running the farm to make it all work smoothly. I really love my family and am so happy to have such a hard working and dedicated members!

Today I was thinking back to my very first calf, when I turned 13 my dad bought me my first calf for my birthday. I was soooooo incredibly happy and excited when I got to go pick her out. This sounds weird because most kids get excited when they get a puppy or kitten or rabbit for their birthday but not me I got a calf AND a kitten. I had to go out every morning before school and every night before bed to feed her, however I went out as soon as I got home from school to play. She acted like a dog because if you called her she would come and then bounce around and chase you when you ran back and forth in the field. It was really a great experience thinking back and taught me a lot about responsibly. I now have 7 cows and calves and love and baby each and every one of them!

Here's a short video about farmers and why they love what they do! 

Brrrr....

I had to come inside for a few minutes to warm up, the thermometer said it was 8 degrees but it feels more like -8 out there! Brrrrrrr........

It's so cold outside today! I think I have on at least double of everything, triple in some, from socks to hats and even scarves. Doing evening chores is going to be an adventure in this weather! At least the milking parlor is fairly warm. It's a good thing these animals are so darn cute!

It's getting late and I'm exhausted, time for my favorite part of the day, bedtime!!! Since I posted earlier about goats, I found a video of a very very hyper kid playing outside.