First Snow

Well, last weekend we had our first snow this year!  I can't believe we didn't get any til the middle of January!  This winter has been sooooo weird!  One day it will be in the 50's then the next below freezing!  But we did enjoy the snow, we got about 2-3 in., and even got to go sledding one afternoon!

I don't think our other animals really found the snow that thrilling but this was our summer kittens first time to see snow.  Emily seems to be enjoying it...

The other animals where busy trying not to think about it.  ;)

Here's Adalaide, our milk cow.  (Not too fun milking in this cold.)

And here's our two steers.  The brown one is Ronald and the black one is... Guess...

Ben got some pics. at night too and I thought this one looked kinda cool.

And on Sat. we took care of some friends while their parents went out to dinner so I had a tea party for the girls.  What a blessing Christian friends are.

God bless!  Hope ya'll have a great day!  :)

Roller Blading...

Yesterday was a beautiful 60 degrees out, in Jan.!   So we went to one of our local parks and roller bladed for a while.  It was really fun to get out and not be shivering the whole time!  Though we have had a really weird winter so far, one day it's warm and the next it's freezing!

Here is our funny James...

Mom enjoying watching us and enjoying the quiet of nature...

We saw some deer on the way home.  Adric really enjoyed seeing them.

And today the Lord provided us with some more wood for the wood stove. :)

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Prayer Request For Our Grandpa...

Hey there!  Could you all please be praying for my Grandpa this week?  He is needing to have his gallbladder removed.  So if you could just pray for a safe and uncomplicated surgery and healing we would really appreciate it.  :)

Mom and James are there with him so if you could pray for Ben, Caleb, & I back home since we'll probably be in charge of the Maze by ourselves that would help too.  ;)

Thanks!

Long Post Update...

Hello all!  Here is a Loooong post update of our life here.  We've been so bad this winter about posting I don't know if anyone really looks very often now!  :P

But for those of you that do here is an update... :)

The baby chicks are getting big...

and here's the big chickens

We got Joanna & Rose, the sheep (the two to the left) sheared early this week.  They were VERY grateful.

And Betty & Wilda, the goats, are growing and are as ornery as ever.

We are REALLY enjoying having cows!!!  It is sooooo much fun milking...

and the milk is GREAT!

The Corn Maze Work season has officially started so we have been VERY busy around here.

Praise the Lord for strawberries!  We are getting an abundance this year...

and the raspberries are coming too.

I FINALLY got the garden in, very late... I'm so embarrassed!

We are trying raised beds.  We didn't get the raised part done but maybe next year.

And this was an unexpected blessing!  (At least that's what Mom and Caleb call it, the rest of us aren't sure what to call it yet.  Maybe a lumber yard?!  ;)   There was a foreclosure or something on a factory near our church and Caleb got these for free!  We are going to use some of them on animal pens down at the Corn Maze and the rest well.... if any of you have some good ideas on what to use pallets for let us know!

Well, that's all for now!  Hope you enjoyed this little peek into the Peck's life! 

Pray you all have a wonderful Sunday!

God bless!

SMITE & Cows...

Hello all!  Well, we made it back from S.M.I.T.E camp safe and sound!

It was a fun and profitable week!  The Lord really worked!

There were 447 kids that received Christ as there Saviour this week and almost 2,000 that heard the salvation message!  Praise the Lord!

Caleb graduated from S.M.I.T.E this year which was exciting.  And James went for the first time and loved it!  Jordan taught a short class which she enjoyed and Ben passed the hardest level with flying colors!

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We all LOVED all the suggestions for the cows!  They were so fun!  Thank you!

We ended up naming the mama cow Adalaide , which means 'Noble, kind'.

And the baby; Guess.  That way when a certain 'event' happens and someone asks, "What's for dinner?" we can say, "Guess!"  ;D

All In A Days Work???

Maelee is back!

And her baby sister Kaelyn!

Chopping wood to keep the fire burning.

We never thought sweeping could be so fun!
(This is what kids have to do when they don't have free hockey rinks! ;)

Exciting Announcement & A Blog Break

We have an exciting announcement to make!

Our family is starting a Corn Maze this fall!

And we'd love it if each one of you would be able to come! We are still working on details... like... when we will open, what all we will offer, etc... We will fill you all in as soon as we know ourselves. ;D In the meantime if you would keep us all in your prayers for wisdom and the Lord's blessing and guidance. There are A LOT of things to finalize in a very short time so because of this we are going on a blog break for a week or two. (I know, not that we've been posting a lot lately anyway. ;) Pray you all have a GREAT week!

The Peck Family

Collages

Here's some collages I made of our family.

Caleb...

Ben...

James...

and me.

Happy Thanksgiving!

"For the beauty of the earth,

For the glory of the skies,

For the love which from our birth,
Over and around us lies:

For the wonder of each hour,

Of the day and of the night,

Hill and vale, and tree and flow'r,
Sun and moons, and stars of light:

For the joy of human love,

Brother, sister, parent, child,

Friends on earth, and friends above,

For all gentle thoughts and mild:

For Thyself, best Gift Divine!

To our race so freely giv'n,

For that great, great love of Thine,

Peace on earth, and joy in heav'n:

Lord of all, to Thee we raise,

This our hymn of grateful praise."

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

May the Lord bless you!

Enjoying Fall