Yes, we chop wood every day and go to the bathroom in a bucket out back. But not everything we do is a chore. There's some fun we have in our small community too--especially for the kids.
Our boys have had fun playing with the other kids that live here.
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| The boys enjoy a Bonnie Bee sandwich. |
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| Snacks and chess and friends. Excellent. |
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| Tumbling on a tarp full of leaves. |
And sometimes the fun is with the animals: chasing ducks, petting the cat, or holding the black bunny.
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| Hannah is a tolerant bunny! |
When we leave the kids to their own devices, often they get creative.
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| Baxter devised a way to stand-up paddleboard on the pond. . . . |
Certainly our environment encourages being crafty.
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| Atticus concentrates on carving a wooden leaf. |
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| Baxter chooses a leaf wreath instead. |
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| Atticus starts making a cedar spoon by burning out the deep cavity with a coal from our wood stove. |
And sometimes the line between chore and fun gets blurry. Helping with raking and harvesting and nail-pounding and fire-starting and cooking and wood-splitting can be fun in and of itself too.
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| Boys help make applesauce from foraged apples. |
We have one more week in our apprenticeship and then like most of you we'll pause to reflect on all we have to be thankful for. Family fun will certainly be on this year's long list.
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