butchering

Emily, Michael and Andrew playing in the snow - look at the cute snowman they built.
Grandma, Gene & Dad stuffing brats. Andrew is helping his daddy.
Grandpa and Justin working with the cooked sausage.
Michael and Naomi bond.
Emily and Naomi bond.

Butchering 2007 was a great experience for all. It was wonderful to have the whole family down on the farm. Dawn, Justin & Leyna came down for the day, and of course Lynn and Bonnie were there in addition to Grandma and Grandpa. We now have a freezer full of pork - mmm :) It sure smells good when I open the freezer - fresh seasonings in the bratz and beef sausage are quite aromatic. Nothing smells quite like fresh meat.

Memories of 2007 butchering include:
* Waking up to snow - enough for Emily & Michael to play in.
* Cold weather so we did not have to mess with dry ice :)
* Getting 4 hogs finished in 1 day :)
* Holly cutting her hand (and not being able to help out after that - hope she is doing better now.
* Mom making good lasagna for dinner, as well as all the desserts we had - of course would it be a trip to the farm without desserts?
* Red fleece sweatshirts was the girl attire - all three of us had red fleece sweatshirts on and none of us knew the others were going to wear them. :)
* Gene marking the meat correctly (or did he?)
* Playing psychiatrist & I'm going on a trip after getting the kids to bed. Crazy games, but we had a good time.