Farming the Carolinas

Monday, November 21, 2011

The Answers...

Okay, so a big thank you to all of the readers who took the time to send us a comment! We really enjoyed hearing from you. So...drum roll please...here's the answers:

1. Dad...E.fell off the tin roof while painting it.
2. Mom...D.has a deathly fear of mice.
3. Jordan...F.can't stand the thought or sight of needles or shots.
4. Kelsey...G.used to be in ballet.
5. Savannah...B.used to come out of her room at night and sleep in the hallway.
6. Ethan...C.can jump off the diving board without going under.
7. Noah...A.broke his arm and one month later broke his wrist.

Thanks again everyone!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Two Year Anniversary!

CALLING ALL READERS: We have officially been blogging for two years now! For our anniversary, we thought we'd do something a little different! We want to hear from you! Maybe you are a faithful follower and have commented several times already, or maybe you've been a silent reader for a little while now, or perhaps you just stumbled upon our blog today; whichever one is you, we need for you to come out in the open and send us a comment! Tell us:

YOUR NAME!

YOUR FAVORITE COLOR!

HOW YOU FOUND US!

I'll start. My name is Kelsey, my favorite color is blue, and obviously, I write this blog! Now it's your turn!

Also...

If you're up to it...here's a match game to see how well you know us and chance to learn some fun facts about the Hammond Clan. Think you've got us pegged??? Send us a comment with your guesses, such as 1A, 2B, etc. In a couple of days we'll post the answers! Ready?

The Person:

1. Dad

2. Mom

3. Jordan

4. Kelsey

5. Savannah

6. Ethan

7. Noah

The Clue:

A. Who broke their arm and one month later broke their wrist?

B. Who used to come out of their room at night and sleep in the hallway?
C. Who can jump off the diving board without going under?

D. Who has a deathly fear of mice?

E. Who fell off the tin roof while painting it?

F. Who can't stand the thought or sight of needles and shots?

G. Who used to be in ballet?

Have fun! I so look forward to hearing from you!

Warmly,
Kelsey, for the whole Hammond Clan

The Dairy

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Clancy

Some pictures of Clancy...isn't he a cutie pie! A VERY hairy cutie pie! He is getting very big!

He just received his first haircut last week,

so I'll have to put some updated photos of him on here soon!

A Camping We Will Go....

When the weather was just starting to cool down, we took full advantage of it and spent two nights camping in our tent in the front yard! The boys love it and they beg us to do it with them, so considering that this would probably be the last time that all five of us kids were able to sleep out there together since Jordan will be getting married in March, we agreed.

And while we were at it, we decided to make a night of it and roast hot dogs over a campfire! Gram and Pop came up and it felt just like a camping trip!

We finished the night off with some delicious smores and and then headed off to the tent to enjoy a night of falling asleep to the sound of crickets.

As a side note: Always make sure that you turn the lawn sprinklers off when you are going to sleep in the front yard.....

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

The State Fair

A couple of weeks ago we had a chance to go to the state fair. Some friends of ours were showing their cows, so we had a good time watching them show and even stayed for the auction afterwards!

Ethan is in the purple row, and Noah is in the green row.
Ethan was pushing himself, trying to go even faster!

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

26 Wonderful Years Together!

Twenty-six years ago today my parents were married!

"Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all thing, endures all things.

Love never fails."

-1 Corinthians 13:4-8a

Mom and Dad were highschool sweethearts and married at age 20 and 21 respectively.

Highschool prom

Shortly after they were married.

Now...

(as much in love as ever)...

We are so thankful for their love for each other and the faithfulness that they have shown us through their marriage. We feel so very blessed to have such wonderful parents and praise the Lord for them. May the Lord give them many, many more wonderful years together to serve Him.

Love you, Mom and Dad! Happy Anniversary!

The Wedding Dress

Okay, you didn't really think I would put pictures up of the actual wedding dress, did you?

We have been looking for wedding dresses, and have visited several bridal shops around here, but simply could not find anything modest. One of the shops we went to in Aiken had several hundred strapless dresses, but when we asked if they had anything modest with a high neckline and sleeves they had to go up into the attic. They did end up finding two, but they weren't exactly what Jordan was looking for. We were getting very discouraged. We had no idea this would be so hard. There had to be someplace that had modest dresses. One of the places that we tried asked us if we were Mormon, because no one else comes in asking for modest. Finally, we found a website that specializes in modest dresses. They had a shop down in Lilburn, GA, The Yellow Rose. So Friday, Dad, Mom and the three of us girls, piled up into the van and drove 2 1/2 hours down to Lilburn. And praise the Lord, Jordan found a dress! Sorry, but at the moment, that's all I can say about the dress!
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Caleb sent Jordan flowers for their one month betrothal anniversary!

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Courageous

Today after church, our family and another family from church went to see the new movie Courageous! We enjoyed it very much! It was the best one so far and had a wonderful message! I encourage everyone if they get the chance to go out and see it for yourself and support the Christian movie industry! You can find the link to the website where you can watch the trailer here:

http://www.courageousthemovie.com/