Farm work is FUN work...

Happy Friday - already?!?

When you are in the midst of a project (or two) you often lose sight of how far you have come; how much progress has been made.  However, when a visiting friend asks "HOW" you have gotten things done - especially with four children in the mix you do step back and ask yourself the same question.

It took looking through photos on my phone with Krista one evening to see how we have accomplished this.  The trick was making the tasks inclusive and fun... while keeping everyone somewhat safe.  :)

Recent fencing in the back pasture has some great examples of how FARM work has been FUN work:

Holes needed to be dug and braces put in at corners and gates.  Give a kid a big hole in the ground and you've got hours of fun!

I even had them collecting earthworms to feed to our chickens.  :)

An area that Derek excels in is patience in teaching our girls new skills.  In no time, Nicole was digging trenches with the back hoe.  A skill that she might use more than algebra later in life.. just saying.

Kids make great weights to keep the posts from shifting while hammering.

And many hands make light work of refilling the holes!

If you follow us on instagram, you have probably seen this photo.  Little Krista was home with a snotty cold, so I enlisted her help in measuring and attaching the fence insulators to the posts.  :)

Playing race around the paddock while threading electric fence wire is a great way to keep fit.. or at least have fun.  The little two ladybugs had a blast pulling wire and cheering us on when rounding the last corner.

Now to find ways to make other jobs more fun and inclusive.. cleaning the oven or bathrooms?  Washing windows?  :)

Jeanette