Its a Girl!!

We are proud to announce that our newest blessing is a wonderful , precious little Girl... We are rejocing over this blessing to our family! Here are her first pictures. They never do them justice!

Her First name is a Secret until birth! but her middle name is Grace. So the kids and I call her Baby Grace!

Butchering Day

The "Whiz Bang " Chicken Plucker


The Children are mourning the loss of the dead chicken in the tree!

A Job for everyone!

Meet the killing cone!

Chicken Feet.....ewww!

Careful!

Marking the bags for momma!

A happy Mom with naked chickens... Life is good!

Our maiden voyage with the Chicken plucker that John built... Its so fun being married to the most talented man on earth! Its ok you can be jealous!

Wow was that a fun time with the kiddos. We love our little farm and are thankful to God's provision for growing our own food! Enjoy the show... hope your not squmish.... :O)

Oklahoma Fun~!

Well guess its been HOT... lol understatement we have had 28 days of over 100.... and it only cools down into the 80 at night.. I would not know what to do with out AC.. we keep ours on 82 and that is just great with me. If i get hot I just go out side awhile and come back in and wow... It feels great! Well we are just about over our sickness with the kiddos.. since June we have had 4 coughing and hacking... and we are pretty sure we survived whooping cough~ glad thats under my belt. So I hope we can go back to getting sleep and CHURCH we have been so lonely.... lol but with the obvious COUGHING.....WHOOPING AND COUGHING we could not be there.. now on to more exciting things. The baby is moving all the time and TUESDAY (26th) I find out what this sweet baby Boy or Girl is up to. I L.O.V.E. ultrasounds.. they are an amazing glimpse in to the most amazing creation of God~ So im pretty excited and it can not get here fast enough. I will be posting Tuesday afternoon what this sweetheart will be. We have now filled the holes in the yard and are leveling the pad for John's Shop... this is a true miracle of God.... Years we prayed for God to make away for him to work from home and we have our answer to prayer... not in our timing but God's .. and now to see it from the start to now... It is the perfect time. Our son's and daughters will have the benefit of watching daddy work. And my boys know so much for there age. Its so neat for them to tell me stuff about cars or hooking up trailers and driving the lawnmower... He is such an amazing Dad! and an even better Husband... He wants to be here to help me.. Not go to work somewhere to escape his family.. But he puts God & Family first.. Love that Man! Here are my children playing in a whole that they filled with water so it would be easier to pack since we are SOOO dry... well They only were supposed to dangle there feet in it... and well you see what happened... this is an OKIE SWIMMING HOLE... See ya'll Tuesday...

Beth

HOT

WELL its hot...106.2 today.... sheesh.. will it ever end. We have been doing school and playing in the little pools i got for the children.. but other then that pretty much the same everyday. Ready for the heat to slow down so we can do more field trips with the children!

Beth

July

Celebrating our Anniversary 13years

Cutest Girl in USA

knocking tree over! TIIMMBERRRR

Get out of the way.

Massive Root Ball.

Well we made it to July. We have had 11 days in June over 100 and it looks like many more for JULY... TODAY IS 101.7 in the shade. and the kids are playing in the pool's i got them ... We have been clearing the land and getting ready for the shop to be put up. God has just been blessing us with loads of work and we are so grateful! We find out in 25 days or on July (26) what this sweet baby is going to be... a boy or a girl. I think it will be a boy. but only God knows , for now anyway! Our children have had a cough for over 2 weeks now and im hoping we are just about over that! We last week had strep throat for the first time... so anti bio's for the Determans. The first time ever.. thank God we are usually pretty healthy.. Well all for now hope you enjoy your 4th of July...and stay COOL.

Beth

Happy Birthday Ty

NEW BIKE

PIN THE TAIL

Well we have a fun couple of days .. Ty got a new bike for his birthday and had a dirt cake (with worms) and enjoyed playing games with his brothers and sisters. We were going to have a party but I have a few coughing and a couple running a low grade fever.... ((life happens)) so we are the PARTY anyway and still had a FUN

Ty is so sweet and compassionate .. He is SLOW to speak and SLOW to wrath. and just SLOW sometimes.. lol He didn't even walk until he was 14 mo old. But he is so gentle with my little ones and enjoys being a big brother. Im proud at the little man he is becoming. His Daddy is doing a good job! We love you Ty Bosco!

Beth

Fathers Day

Wow, Happy Fathers day just dose not seem enough to say to my husband... The most hardworking, patient , sweetest and faithful man I have ever met! He loves God with all his being... and Then im blessed to be his wife!! My children adore there daddy! He plays with them.. He is there best friend. My boys thinks hes the strongest man ever (which he is) and my girls will tell you they want to marry someone just like there daddy! He has taught me so much and I am forever greatful to our "Daddy" Thanks honey for all the sacrifices you make for us!

With all our love

Beth , Nikki, Emma,Ty,Faith,Joseph,Hope, John Michael, Lizzy and Baby!

A Blessed man indeed!