THIS is why we have chosen the life we have. It is not easier. And it is not actually slower. But it is purposeful. And the skills are real. My kids are getting to learn and understand things that will have lifelong importance for them.
And I love that.
I've also realized that this life can't exist without help. We need other people. We have the grandparents. And the wwoofers. And the cousins. And friends.
Two years ago, we met a gal named Anni. She actually came to an conference we hosted at our farm. She messaged me shortly thereafter to see if she could come and volunteer. We became friends. One thing led to another. And a few weeks ago, she bought seven acres of land just a half mile down the road from us!
This brings even more community to us here at the Bauernhof. And that means more people to love my children and to guide them and to teach them.
Today, Sidge and Abigail went over to Anni's to build a goat-milking stand. (Abigail was doing a lot more observing than helping. This was mostly a Sidge-Gig.)
Sidge has recently become fascinated with building. He actually said to his Dad the other day: "Do you know that you can build anything? I mean you just need wood and tools and there is really no limit to what you can make!"
John smiled.
First a few videos of the building adventure. (I love the first video with the goat getting all up in Sidge's business while he is trying to build.)
And here are some pictures of his day learning from Anni:
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| The finished product! |
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| Trying it out with a goat on the stand! |
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| Abigail is always more concerned about whether she "got the shot" than she is with whether the wooden creation works. |
Afterwards, they decided to hook the gutter up to a water tank to catch the water! Check this out:
And then Sidge got stung by a wasp to end up the day:
And here is a video of Abigail to end this post:
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