Warmer weather this week is screaming for us to spend as much time outside as is humanly possible. Naturally, that meant we were hopping, skipping and jumping to the park with the kids. We lucked out beyond belief last summer by discovering an incredible park in Oskaloosa – just 15 minutes from our house. More often than not, we’d hit one …
Celebrating Veterans Day Weekend with Our Veteran Friends
The whole family is excited to be celebrating Veterans Day weekend on the road and out of the house. Typically, I wouldn’t include our non-farm stories on the blog – but Farmer Crossley’s past experience in the military is a pretty significant underpinning of our lives. Plus, our Veteran friends in Oklahoma have an outdoor wonderland of their own that was …
Hometown Halloween
This year, we decided to keep our Halloween plans super simple. Last year, we took a 5-hour drive around the region to visit every single grandparent in our costumes. It was incredible to get to see them all and trick-or-treat the way I remember doing as a kid – but my grandparents used to live about 10 minutes away from …
Trunk-or-Treat Bonfire Fundraiser at the Lake
We have not-so-subtly forced our way into the Lake Dabinawa community down the road from the farm. The private lake is a 10-minute side-by-side ride from our house and, in addition to just being a fun place to be, Grandpa and Mamah live right on the water. We’ve done plenty of swimming and boating there. I trained for my triathlon …
Finding a Fire Truck
Our sweet boy is officially obsessed with fire trucks. I honestly couldn’t quite tell you where it came from, but suddenly our guy is saying “fire truck” constantly followed by “wee ooo wee ooo.” It’s amazing. When the weekend hit, I knew exactly what we needed to do. If there is one thing you’re guaranteed by living near a small …
Pumpkin Picking at Cider Hill
Needless to say, our pumpkin patch dreams on Crossley Farms didn’t quite pan out this year. We do have a handful of vines growing with a few good pumpkins popping up as we speak. But, we got them in around the start of August and they’re definitely not ready for carving. So, instead of pursuing our own patch for this …
CommunityLinc Rent Party 2021
Each year, Aaron and I look forward to attending the CommunityLinc Rent Party. It was difficult to see this amazing event postponed in 2020 – so we were extremely excited to be invited back this year as guests of AdPredictive and our company’s owners. Rent Party raises funds to support CommunityLinc. The organization is a fixture in Kansas City – assisting homeless …
The Leavenworth County 4H Fair
Ever since we moved, Aaron and I have talked about getting the kids involved in 4H someday. This year, we finally made it to the Leavenworth County 4H Fair at the fairgrounds in Tonganoxie, Kansas, and it was a blast to see in action. We coordinated the day with when my brother, his family, my mom, my dad and our …
Spreading Cheer Through the Holidays
The past year has been a rough one for many. Even when wrestling our own chaos and overcoming our own struggles – we always know that we’re beyond fortunate to be surrounded by family, friends, our animals and this beautiful place we call “home.” While we aim to give back to the community year-round, the holidays always come with a surge …
Our First Produce Pop-Up for Harvesters
Before we could leave for our week-long vacation, we wanted to clear some of the ready-to-eat produce from the garden and orchard. We had quite a few salad greens ready to be harvested. Buttercrunch lettuce, arugula and nasturtium were all ready to go. There was no honest way I would personally eat everything that was ready to harvest. But, I …
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