Our dream of raising our family in the country has come true. We live on 44 acres of beautiful Missouri farm land. We have been blessed with 10 children, seven boys and three girls. We tragically lost our beloved son Jubal (22 years old) on October 13, 2021. We will forever miss him. 

We are new grandparents now as well! Three grand-daughters and one grandson. Eight of our children have graduated from Highschool and have moved on with jobs of their own. 

   We have been part of Boy Scouts, 4-H, and are currently members of a local saddle club. Four of our boys, dad, and our littlest daughter have been in the Royal Rangers program. We love the Pinewood Derby Race! We have been in the Local Classical Conversations homeschool group as well. Abigail is an "Explorer" in her third year American Heritage Girl class.           

 We have raised many farm animals. Currently we have chickens, horses (Traveler-Quarter Horse, Romeo-Mustang, Trevilian-Mustang, Kidron-Buckskin), a few cows, goats(Snowflake and Veronica), sheep, a few kittens, and our momma cats named Kitty and Socks.  Theo has a new pony named "Nancy! He also has raised his AKC Husky girl Tesla. Buddy is our AKC Registered German Shepherd Ranch Dog. And of course, we take great pride in our Parent dogs and puppies! 

Some of our hobbies that we enjoy are: playing chess, volleyball, tennis, ping pong, basketball, and softball. They tell us we have enough for a team! We love horseback riding, and some of our children have been on the State Champion Horse Judging Team in 4-H. One of our sons is a “horse whisperer”. Some of our children have participated in Missouri Citizens in Action, and Legislative Academy in 4-H. We also have a couple Eagle Scouts. 

We also belong to a great Homeschool group in Illinois across the river. 

 We also enjoy FaSoLa singings in St. Louis, as well as at home. We play banjo, fiddle, guitar, and accordion for the gospel bluegrass sound. We also play piano, flute, violin, trumpet, and trombone for the classical sound.

We plant a large garden, and enjoy canning. Tomatoes, applesauce, and green beans in abundance! Our Apple orchard is in full swing. Our grape vines are producing juice! Donna and Abigail enjoy sewing, cooking, bread making, and soap making. 

Also visit the Around the Ranch tab for pictures of our ranch and animals.

 God has blessed us to be able to raise our dogs and puppies. We love them!! We hope to be a blessing to you by bringing you a Happy, Healthy, and Snuggly Puppy!