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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

what kind of homesteader are you

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We spent Cole’s 2nd Birthday at the beach this year in Two Rivers. Point Beach has become a favorite spot of ours very quickly since our move to Wisconsin. Cole absolutely loves playing in the sand, making castles, building moats, and creating artwork with driftwood & lake rocks. This was Cole’s first time swimming in […]

Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Our Family Vacation to Florida in 2014 was Cole’s first beach vacation of many. We took a week and a half off work and headed down south to the Sunshine State. Places we stayed, dinned, and ventured to on our Florida vacation. Anna Maria, Longboat Key, & Lido Key Islands Stay Anna Maria Beach Cottages […]

An evening together at one of our favorite parks in Chesterfield. Faust Park is somewhere we adventure outdoors to often. It served as the perfect place to celebrate Cole’s First Birthday Picnic Session.

Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Spring is almost here and we were ready to get out of the house this weekend. We decided to have a picnic and check out Drace Park. A park that I’ve been curious about my whole life and we finally explored what it has to offer. We brought a picnic and our stroller, and spent several hours playing and walking around. The park features a log cabin and home that are both beautiful and worth checking out if your in the area of Des Peres. I hope more warm days are coming to St. Louis soon, we are ready to be out and about exploring with our little guy every weekend.

Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Our little monkeys first trip to the Pumpkin Patch. The Pumpkin Patch that my family has been going to since I was born. Rombach’s is a part of our autumn as much as Halloween and a family tradition we hate to see end. However Rombach’s has been forced out of their property by the ever growing Chesterfield Valley. What once was a family farm on the outskirts has become in the middle of the now shopping mecca. It’s sad to see such memories fade away and we’re forever grateful we got to share it with Cole.

Our little family is still new and looking like a human is far from normal right now. Today we focus on how much we love this little man and we put some actual clothes on to appear like we have it together. It’s still quite bizarre to believe we created such a cute and sweet boy.

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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What Kind of Homesteader Are You?

Take this quick quiz to find out what kind of homesteader you are!

1. Your ideal Saturday morning looks like:

2. Your go-to from-scratch project is:

3. Your dream homestead has:

4. The thing you love most about homesteading is: