Animals
We spent the afternoon hunting each other down and shooting each other....sounds rather brutal, but is all in good fun. We make up all sorts of games...capture the flag, defending the "fort", last man standing, manhunt, and more. The rest of the day is spent nursing our bruises, laughing and teasing each other about the great "hits" we got on each other.
- Thursday Thirteen ~ Thanksgiving
Thirteen Things about Thanksgiving In 1621 the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast which is now known as the first Thanksgiving. The first feast wasn't repeated, so it wasn't the beginning of a tradition....
- Turkey Pardon
Happy Thanksgiving from our farm family to you! May your day be filled with good cheer and good health. We will be enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with our friends this afternoon, and making final preparations for our family celebration tomorrow. I am happy...
- Traditions
Thanksgiving is over.What remains of the turkey is now soup. We made it through another Black and Blue Friday, with no mishaps... lots of stories.... war stories.... memories to last a lifetime. I was unable to play paintball with the rest of the...
- Farm Breakfast
Good morning.Winter has arrived full force on the farm.Our days are blustery cold and clear...our nights even colder. A fire in the fireplace keeps the farmhouse toasty and inviting...a welcomed retreat from the chill of outdoor chores. I wanted to...
- Stuffed, But Savoring The Memories
Thanksgiving is over.We had much to be grateful for.We ate, we played, we surrounded ourselves with the love of family and friends. We are truly blessed.Blessed.Truly. And now we head into the holiday season.Much preparation awaits us.Parties, gifting,...
Animals
Not Your Typical Thanksgiving Tradition
Each year on the day after our Thanksgiving feast, our family suits up in battle fatigues, and heads into the woods to run and hide and shoot at each other.
Paintball!!
It has become a family tradition..and one we look forward to each year.
Saturday's weather was perfect for the games.
We spent the afternoon hunting each other down and shooting each other....sounds rather brutal, but is all in good fun. We make up all sorts of games...capture the flag, defending the "fort", last man standing, manhunt, and more. The rest of the day is spent nursing our bruises, laughing and teasing each other about the great "hits" we got on each other. this is what exhaustion looks like.....
- Thursday Thirteen ~ Thanksgiving
Thirteen Things about Thanksgiving In 1621 the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast which is now known as the first Thanksgiving. The first feast wasn't repeated, so it wasn't the beginning of a tradition....
- Turkey Pardon
Happy Thanksgiving from our farm family to you! May your day be filled with good cheer and good health. We will be enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with our friends this afternoon, and making final preparations for our family celebration tomorrow. I am happy...
- Traditions
Thanksgiving is over.What remains of the turkey is now soup. We made it through another Black and Blue Friday, with no mishaps... lots of stories.... war stories.... memories to last a lifetime. I was unable to play paintball with the rest of the...
- Farm Breakfast
Good morning.Winter has arrived full force on the farm.Our days are blustery cold and clear...our nights even colder. A fire in the fireplace keeps the farmhouse toasty and inviting...a welcomed retreat from the chill of outdoor chores. I wanted to...
- Stuffed, But Savoring The Memories
Thanksgiving is over.We had much to be grateful for.We ate, we played, we surrounded ourselves with the love of family and friends. We are truly blessed.Blessed.Truly. And now we head into the holiday season.Much preparation awaits us.Parties, gifting,...