It’s Almost Spring!

This past week has been so nice! We’ve been outside so much because the weather has been sunny and warm. The only snow still on the ground is in the heavily shaded areas.

Last week I made farmer’s cheese with cow milk since we were hosting a small family get-together. I made 2 different kinds: herb cheese – with garlic, tarragon and salt; and sweet cheese – with sugar, chopped raisins and dried cranberries, and drizzled with honey. I liked the sweet one better, but everyone said they were both good. I just think the herb cheese needed more herbs. We really enjoyed having our family visit on Saturday. My sister and her family came over from New Jersey and my aunts, uncle and cousin from Long Island drove down with my aunt from Nevada. Another of my uncles drove up from the Baltimore area. It was such a nice and relaxing day. Noah and Hannah, especially, enjoyed the company.

Aunt Laureen with Noah & Hannah

We strolled around the farm in muck boots (mostly borrowed and not the right size) and enjoyed the sun on our skin. We checked out the animals and watched birds soar overhead. My Uncle Frank loves nature and does a lot of birding. He gave Noah a picture of 4 young raccoons that he took while hiking in NY. Noah was so happy and has displayed his picture proudly on his dresser. We’ll get a frame for it and hang it up this weekend. Hannah loved playing with her cousins, Summer and Cole. They’re only 5 months younger than her so they have lots of fun together. Noah loves his cousins, too. He likes being the big boy and taking care of his younger cousins.

On Sunday Noah decided to go sledding in the little bit of snow left on our front hill. Hannah even hopped on the sled with Dave for her 1st time sledding. All the other snow was just too much for her and she didn’t have too much fun. After about 5 minutes outside after we got that blizzard she turned to me and said, “Mommy, inside!”

Sledding with Daddy

After our sledding fun we wandered around, then spent some time with the baby ducks. They’re getting big, but they still don’t have any adult feathers. It’s funny because by 2 or 3 days baby chicks are already getting some adult feathers.

Holding the Ducklings

This week Hannah, Noah and I have had colds but it’s been so warm that we’ve gone outside for walks. Aurie came over with Sophie and Isabelle on Tuesday and it was just a house full of runny noses! But everyone had a fun day… that’s all that counts!

We’re still waiting for our lambs to come. We have 3 girls due any day and they’re huge. I’ll post pictures of the lambs when they’re born…hopefully soon!