In this vlog, the family narrator (Speaker A) documents a busy homestead day that blends essential farm work with child‑centered learning. The day begins with an unexpected cow escape, prompting the family to repair a gate and discuss clearing winter pasture to accommodate their growing herd. Speaker A outlines a plan to clear one to two acres each winter, demonstrating how to safely fell a tree using proper notching and back‑cut techniques while involving three‑year‑old Lily and older boys Josiah and Gideon as helpers. Throughout the work, the narrator reflects on the value of involving children early, describing it as an "investment" that builds a positive association with labor for future responsibilities. Later, a horse trainer arrives, and the kids get their first rides on miniature horses (Blaze, Peaches, Junebug), with Lily expressing nervousness and Jonah showing excitement. The vlog closes with a casual cooking segment where Speaker A prepares a low‑carb spaghetti squash dish, tying together the day’s productivity with family nourishment. The tone remains conversational, instructional, and reflective, emphasizing the challenges and rewards of homesteading with young children.
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This gonna be your outfit for today? Uh-huh. Put clothes on that, it's cold. Happy day! Continually keeping getting close. Time out just doesn't feel right. It's like they're calling out for attention. Look at the truck went forward. Cows are out. That wasn't the plan. We were hoping to clear some land. That rhymes. But now we're putting up cow panels. Exciting commences at the horror house. Ultimate Homestead Treehouse. Those are beautiful. Hey, did we figure out how this cow got out? Yeah, the gate just didn't get shut. Okay, you pull eggs out of nowhere. How many? There's 3. You're gonna go with us to cut some wood? Can you say, how much wood would a woodchuck cut if a woodchuck could cut wood? We only have an hour, but an hour is better than nothing. This is top on our priority list this winter. We don't have enough pasture for the amount of ruminants that we need. So we're going to be clearing some land. What'd you say, Lily? Are you coming?
Yeah.
I figure we can clear 1, 2 acres a winter and still get everything else we need to get done. Now, how to clear wood with a 3-year-old. You want to stay in the truck or the Mini X? You can't be outside. Uh, there's no doubt about it, this is a pain homesteading with a toddler. Hey, put your sweater on. Are you gonna stay in the truck? Okay, you watch them, Lily. Okay, we're gonna do a kid cam.
The world's famous baby on today's news. Any real famous baby? This is Henry's Medicine Channel. This is the best type of medicine there is. Anybody guess what this animal is? Yeah, what is it? It's not a cow. Papa, take that. It's an antelope or something. And does anybody know what this is? I'll do it. Curry comb.
Curry comb. It's curry comb.
Okay, good.
In homesteading, you gotta be a jack of all trades and master of none. It's the truth. Pain taking that butt. We're not out here clearing forest. We're out here racing tiddlers. That was a hair nerve-wracking. He just pushed it when I was right there, and it just startled me. I was okay, of course. I never thought about it. That's the better idea. Let's just get the, the person near the tree out of the way first. Let's demo the safest possible way with this next one, and we're what we learned from that first one. First, we're going to make our notch the way we want to cut it. Then we're going to start our back cut but not complete it. Sawman is going to get out of the way and the machine's going to push it over. Hey, that is how you safely fell a tree. Yeah, they keep us safe. This is the most dangerous job you can be doing on the homestead. So if they That's worth it. Just wait and go. Hurts so much. We do one more tree right here. Burn. You all right? You getting tired? Come on, hang in there. We got 4 more minutes. It's not real straight, so we can do it. All right, well, same, same way. Good work, Josiah. That was tricky with the vine. And look what we were able to do in just 1 hour. Josiah can stay. I gotta go to the horses. He could pull up these stumps. You're a good little operator. It's fun working with you. It is so fulfilling to have— we working with older boys like that. I need to remember that as I invest in Gideon at this stage. It's an investment when they're a little and a pain in the butt in regards to trying to get some work done, but you got to take them along even if they aren't helpful in the moment. It's an investment because they enjoy it when they're little, and they'll associate in their heart as something good. And when they're big and have more responsibility, you'll be clearing pasture together and you'll be like, pinch me, this is a dream. I'm having another pinch me moment. 1, 2, 3, 4. That is 4 service workers plus 2 out back. Are you Papa's baby?
No, Mama.
You're not even Papa's baby? And this afternoon, this. How did we become such horse people? Who's this, Lily? Junebug. Yeah, Junebug. Trainer's here to teach us a few things about you, Blaze. Even Jonah's excited. You never know, you might become a cowboy. First time riding Blaze? Heck yeah! How's he ride? Does he turn? Nice. But this guy, he's not giving you any problems?
He feels very like— I don't know, I get— I kind of feel scared because I haven't ridden a miniature in a while.
Lily's gonna try trotting. Huh, huh, huh! Look at that little trot! Look at this little style, Jonah. First time by himself on peaches. Just like riding Blaze. Oh, Jonah's on peaches. Look at this side. Look at these cowboys. Look at these cowboys, Mom. No. What do you think? This is funny. I'm going for the spaghetti squash. The trick is cutting donuts, bake it, then spread it out and bake it again. 400. It kind of just like dries it out. It's dry. It's a low-carb spaghetti. You going for the spaghetti squash tonight? So what is it like? It's good. Okay. Yeah, you too. You always want to be the show. All right, go ahead. You eating the noodles? Yeah, good. I got a pile of animal right here on top of a little bit of low carb fruit. I can go for it. Happy day, y'all.
