Thursday, January 01, 2015

Hello 2015


Welcome 2015!!!! and this is what the front yard is looking like!!! Goodness Thanksgiving had more snow that this!!!! But, it's cold... really really cold... so I don't know - even if we had snow - if the sleigh would have been drug out or not... oh well.. guests will be coming and it will be fun to begin the new year in celebration....
This is one of the last turkeys in the freezer... looks like we will be raising birds in the spring... but for now, this one will be enjoyed by many.....
Abi was more than happy to get up early with me this morning and help get everything ready...
She takes her job of basting the turkey very serious!!! and she does a really nice job....
Kass, Nate and Reagan were the first to arrive.... some new toys are always a treat, and the kids were happy to be together and play with them...



Table is set... lots of wonderful foods..... now for the excitement to begin.....
and before too long, guests arrive... many know each other, and so the conversations begin and our house has that happy busy sound!!!!

Poor Brutus.. included but not.... he did a nice down stay while everyone ate...
Tara.. it was so nice to have here for the holidays.......I know her family missed her, but we were happy to have her here with us.....
Course everyone wanted to head down to the barn and see what the boys were up to.... they were happy to have the company.... this is Sadie, Duke and Keri.....

Since we couldn't do anything with the big guys.... I told the girls they could get the little ones out...... they were so happy to be able to walk the "ponies" around the farm....




Little girls playing with ponies ... is there anything cuter than that........





A fun day.. a really blessed holiday season.. and we're onto a new year... with bright promises ahead..... 




I am/we are... truly blessed.....