One of the Hardest Parts of Infertility 

I was a country kid. No tv, no phone.. just a whole lot of imagination and outside chores. It was the best thing ever. We thanked the animal that blessed us with meat , we were thankful & so grateful for the life that was able to sustain us. Our animals had the best life ever & were able to give our family the best life ever!! 🙏🏼 I miss those days.

I think the life you have offered to your children is amazing. They all seem to be thriving and enjoying their lives!!

Callie shaking the beer was hilarious. She just wanted Daddy to be surprised 😂

I was born and raised on a farm, with over 400 head of sheep, 75 cows, horses and numerous chickens, in all weathers and completely loved it. I feel it is healthy to expose children to how the world gets food, my eldest son had a friend who was 19 yrs old, and insisted that milk just came from a factory, and stored in bottles or cartons, he fainted when I explained where dairy milk came from.

I love love love how y'all teach them life!!!! They're learning how to take care of themselves. There's nothing wrong with that. I love watching y'all grow up together. Love you guys. ❤️🙏

Gosh, the knowledge u guys are instilling into ur girls, is truly SO valuable! You guys are setting them up to succeed as independent adults in the world. I wish my parents had taught me how to actually be an independent, self-sufficient, adult, that can do more than merely survive in the world. I'm now 27, & I didn't even know how to use the washer/dryer, until I was like 16-17yrs old! (To give u an idea how 'sheltered' I was growing up lol🙄) I mean, i legit just discovered that I've been brushing my teeth all wrong! 😂🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️🙈🤫 Lol

Kids growing up in this lifestyle are so BEYOND blessed. Only outsiders cannot fathom it and don't see how fitting in with the norm of society is causing the problems we wish to avoid.

I grew up as a city kid, my aunt, uncle, and some of their children had farms. My Dad once chose the consequence to my sister's and my misbehavior to be working on the farm. We were dreading it. Our task was to walk behind the tractor and pick up all the little "new" potatoes that were too small for the equipment to gather. About an hour in, it was no longer a chore - it was fun. We got to throw dirt and super tiny potatoes at each other. We ended up being so covered in dirt that my cousin used a garden hose to spray us down before we could enter her house to "clean up." One of my favorite childhood memories to this day. You're doing a great job by including them in the day-to-day operations of your home and farm. They will grow up to be resourceful, compassionate, and caring women.

I was brought up in both worlds, and it was and/is amazing. We are doing the same with our kids. Not as much as you but we live 2 mins from family that do. It’s lovely and makes a family closer. It’s beautiful!

I grew up with a Grandpa that let me help process turkeys and garden. I loved it, my sister hated it. She couldn’t handle any animal processing. Our parents let us each choose our paths and we had a well rounded childhood. Your girls will also have the well rounded lives. Knowing how to live off the land and be good giving citizens is wonderful.

I love the way you are raising your girls. You guys are great parents! ❤

I'm a few vlogs behind... y'all rock! Keep showing the goodness of God and His gifts to your precious girls and those around you. Thanks for being an encouragement to me. I found your channel when we needed advice on how to encourage friends going through infertility, but fell in love with y'all hitting the road in your fifth wheel. Fast forward a few years, we just got our first rig. We are so excited!

Being 100% self sustainable is nothing to be gawked at over. You know that tomorrow is never promised. Local markets and grocery stores are not a promise, they are a luxury we see as something that won’t disappear. The way our world is acting leads me to believe self sustainability is a must.

Alex your energy level is awesome. Now I want some chili. Looks delicious, as well as the bread. Your children are so blessed to have parents that lets them get involved and learning so much about life. They are very well mannered and so sweet. Love watching your videos.

What you're doing with your family is the most wonderful thing any human can do for their children

You are doing a wonderful job raising your children the way you are. I grew up on a working farm, I am 60 now, and it certainly didn't harm me in anyway. My mom was an amazing woman who could do anything. Both Mom and Dad were hardworking great people. But Mom could do it all, it seemed. I so appreciate the upbringing I got and wouldn't trade it for a city life ever! My husband and I moved our family out to a farm 26 years ago and tried to give our children a similar childhood. No regrets.

I think the way your children are being raised is absolutely amazing. They learn so much & they will love & appreciate it as adults. I would love it for myself & children. Love your life style God bless you.

I’m now 41 and grew up on a farm in Australia. Some of my favorite childhood memories are working in the vegetable garden with my mother. And even processing sheep and cows for butchering for food as a family. I feel like living these experiences toughened me up for some of the real world realities. Kids these days are sheltered a lot and are losing the skills to rationalize and work through tough periods. As an elementary teacher, the amount of kids who think milk comes from a store amazes me. You’re doing a great job with your girls, by treating these things as normal activities and teaching them where foods come from and how to produce them is invaluable!

Farming and kids are amazing, they are learning sooo much about life skills. Learning to be independent ❤️❤️🙏🙏

I was raised on a farm and we processed our own food, had a huge garden, grew our own alfalfa, rode horses and loved every minute of it. As we got older we could grab a bedroll and took our horses and went out and camped without our parents. We always come back at chore time and my parents never thought anything about it.

I grew up on a farm too! It was the very best thing ever!

I watched when u guys were California people. I think you have ce a long way from çity to country and I believe it is a healthy life been enjoying watching city goiñg country. Continue it looks like all 5 of you are happy.

You are the best parents and doing the best thing for your kids so whoever saying otherwise they should take a lesson from you ... they are outdoors loving learning and most of all enjoying it not like these days all I seek kids on phones ipads and have no chores no responsibility... I applaud you for how great you are doing with your kiddos 👏 🙌

I think you are giving your kids the very best education by letting them learn thru the process that goes into putting food on the table,there is nothing better than hands on experience

Your daughter in the background shaking the beer 😂 while u were speaking. Your family is so sweet. ❤

Your chlldren are so lucky to have your loving presence at all times! Happy New Year to all of you! Luv, Kim

Alex with the way prices are going in grocery stores now a days and not knowing what the future holds you are doing the right thing by teaching your children to be self sustainable in their adult life!!! They won’t be harmed by what you are doing they will appreciate it in the long run. So don’t listen to nay sayers!! We love you all and support you!!! 😊😊😊😊

Being able to be self sustainable is a goal of mine. I've loved watching you guys grow into being self sustainable too! I've been doing a lot of reading, following (especially ballerina farm on IG!! Love her content on there) so hopefully next year we will have some land and be able to get going. It's the life I've always wanted my kids to grow up in. Being able to know what goes in your food and where it came from is a huge thing for me. I have many allergies and always having issues from certain foods. So, one day I hope to be able to "shop" my land.

My daughter and her family living in Vermont, they garden and have chickens, her 2 boys watched a cow get slaughtered and they are understanding of how the food is done. They understand it. They are 6& 9. I love that they live in rural Vermont.

Tomatoes have to be on the opposite side of the garden from peppers. They use the same nutrients and tomatoes hog them up

That’s an amazing opportunity for your kids to do school that way!! I was around and responsible for horses , pigs, goats, chickens and dog and cats , ducks and rabbits when I was 11-17 and it was the best time of my life. I loved it. We grew up knowing some would be pets and others sold or eaten . It was a great way to learn lessons of life. I wish I had been able to do this with my kids growing up but if you have the opportunity it is such a good thing for learning. ⛄️😊

Your children are very blessed to be growing up the way they are. They're also blessed to have y'all as parents. I loved seeing Callie, who somehow looks like your twin. Kinsley looks like Phil too, so it's just more proof of how God works in mysterious and wonderful ways! I can't believe how big Cassidy is! Again, thank you so much for sharing your life with us. It is truly a blessing. (Just ignore the haters/complainers. You can't please everyone.) God bless you always!

Just wanna share some knowledge I have on the “sick” symptoms you speak of. You can have allergies to where it feels like you are getting sick but it’s actually allergies. That can explain why you don’t see a progression in your symptoms into a cold for example. Allergies can be from foods or environment or products used. You can document what you eat and what you are around to see if you can notice what you are doing before you feel not good. Allergies can present themselves in many many diff symptoms not just a sneeze.

absolutely Alex 100% agree with you. I would have loved to be able to live like your family and my kids learn to look after themselves and be independent when they are older! Who wouldn't want that for their kids!?

What you are giving your kids is just amazing and admirable. They are very fortunate to have these opportunities. Blessings. ♥️🎄

Right now I am growing 32 meat birds, I love the fact I can raise them up and watch them grow and see how happy they are up until processing. Nothing beats growing your food with the love and energy you put into it, let alone the food security

I was raised in town till age 12. Then my parents bought 40 acres in the country and put a double wide mobile home on it. We had chickens, duck,turkeys, pigs and a cow. It was the best years of my life.

Callie is hilarious - shaking Phils beer. She is such a great kitchen helper.

Just appreciate what you have!

First off, I am so happy to see someone trying to teach their children to provide their own food. It’s such a skill that has endless value! Secondly, Callie (honestly they all are, but she’s looking at the camera in this blog the most) is SO adorable on camera! 😍 And third, for not being “biologically” yours, Callie looks like your twin to me! All the girls look so much like you both and it’s the cutest thing ever!

I love how you are with your kids Teaching Is them. The only thing is please be very careful with that instapot I was making chili beans one day and it blew up and went all over the ceiling that covered the floor I love how much knowledge you have to pass on to the kids

As an adult I wish I had grown up knowing more about processing animals and the farm life. I think it's very important

Your kids will be the best informed and educated in life skills. Learning to think for themselves and be creative. Excited to try new things, knowing how to do much more than others know. They will become inventive and full of imagination and fun!! Such a wonderful life you are giving them!

I have been watching you since Callie was in diapers. I have laughed and cried with you. I sort have adopted you as a daughter in my prayer life. God laid you on my path because in some ways I needed you and your story more than I can explain or make sense of. I have been able to get through my walk of life watching you grow your family and home. Alex you have no idea how your story has touched me and I have been blessed to watch it, ugly crying and all. My children are in the world and have a burden of not having them at all. No contact, no signs of life from them. The story of my children is a very hard cross to bear. So when the over whelming need to want them has been by burden. Your story of arms that want to hold another babe is so great and the yearning to have another is understandable. I pray that some how in some way God gives you the desire of your heart. We all dont know what's around the corner, we just know God is there! We love you! and Phill :)

Thank you, I am in Kentucky about 2 hours from you!

The chili looked amazing... I wish I had scratch & sniff smellaphone... Hugs & Blessings Always 🙏❤️💙💖💖💖🐕🤗✝️

I learned this sickness-fighting trick when I was a public school teacher. At first sign of a cold, I’d brew a tea from crushed red pepper, add some honey and lemon and sip on it all day. I’d also flush my sinuses with salt water . (It has to sting a bit.). Worked like a charm every time. Helped with allergies, too.

I grew up on a farm and it was the best I learned so many good things. And now this time is so different that it scares

I'm in Kentucky a hour from Nashville

OMG "I want daddy to have a surprise" hahaha 🤣 that was hilarious

Also I live 2.5hrs away from the KOFF place you were talking about in Guthrie! So cool to know we are that close.. im in bardstown!

Dinner looked delicious especially the bread, I love the little burn on bread the extra crispness

You're such great parents.

LOL! I just told someone that I don't want to talk to my sourdough everyday so I put it in the fridge. Yes, it comes out on my schedule.... no matter how long. The end.

Don’t shake it! Unless you want to give daddy a surprise 😂 …. But I want to give daddy a surprise 😂😂😂😂

Think if your kids eat a lot of things, then there’s nothing wrong with teaching them where there food comes from and caring for the animal!👍🙏🏼😊

your children are learning so much

My dad use to work on a local farm at,age ten pucking carrots by hand . 5 cents a bussel.

My niece and nephew live on a 400 acre farm and love it, help with tobacco and love carrying chickens around lol they love riding combines and telling me when I'm calling all the machines the wrong thing!

I Absolutely Love the Videos. I'm not sure why people feel they know what is best them. Please know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

When I was a child my mother took us to a farm to visit someone and unknown to mom, it was chicken butchering day! There were these men chopping off chicken heads and letting the chicken bodies jump and flop all over the yard and the chicken heads eyes were blinking and I just couldn’t take it, I ran in the house to my mother and wouldn’t go back out. It was very traumatic to me. I would never expose a child to that. I understand now, it’s the way people feed they’re families.

Love the focus on sustainability but am genuinely curious as to if you also focus on lowering the amount of disposable plates/cups etc that you use? Just noticed the disposable bowls at dinner which would be super simple to swap out for proper crockery.

"I want daddy to have a surprise." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Have you thought about growing artichoke? That was always a rare treat growing up because it's so expensive to buy them.

Cornmeal in bottom of pan prevents burning of bread

Give me a break to the naysayers. This country was founded on this type of living. The girls are learning life skills that will benefit them for the rest of their lives.

People are sadly so disconnected from where food comes from. Families used to normally grow at least something amd be familiar with getting meat themselves and preparing it themselves or seeing it at the butcher shop and be more connected to the full process. Many are so far away from it they see it as traumatic or negative for kids to grow up with it. Your kids are lucky and you don't overburden them with work. It's a family team effort. It's when parents put too much work on kids to the point they cannot play amd have fun amd only work is when its bad.

Callie’s eyes are almost as big as her head! Gorgeous.

Is there a vlog that they share the health protocol that is keeping their colds at bay? 🤔

Miss Calie I changing so much! 🥰

I enjoyed this one.

your girls are soo smart and gorgeous❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎

Alex I’d love to know where you got that plaid shirt from the beginning of the video ❤ beautiful, great video as always

I grew up with chickens and ducks constantly being "processed" and I hated it.. I use to go hide in my cubby house and even to this day I am fussy about chicken and won't eat duck.

I cannot even fathom anyone poo pooing the way you’re raising your children & homesteading 😮😮😮. I mean, are they for real with that crap!!! Anyone with eyes & or ears can see that your children are thriving. Please please don’t give ridiculous comments even an ounce of concern. None of us are perfect but you guys are doing great, better than most I’d say. Keep going ❤️

I would love to figure out how to make homemade yogurt and homemade applesauce with cinnamon. I am tired of going to the store and spending over $3.00 for yogurt and close to $3.00 for applesauce at Walmart

Dinner looks amazing! ❤

Wow Alex you are a super talented woman how much you accomplish in one day!!!

"Don't shake the bottle... unless you wanna give daddy a surprise." *everyone watching Callie in the background shaking the bottle to give mommy a surprise* 🙈

Please teach us the knocking on bread trick !

Has your home been tested for Radon? That can cause frequent illness etc. It can be remedied.

I was raised in the Country we had cousins that lived in the Bay Area and when they would come to our grandparents house we were either up stairs watching tv or outside getting eggs from grandmas huge chicken coop or feeding baby cows or in there huge garden picking vegetables and selling them I’m glad I was raised in the country BUT I do NOT like killing animals I was always heart broken 😞 and it just got worse as I got older 👎 after I got married had 2 kids they had Bantu chickens as pets Killer and Cinderella, Rambo, Princess and many more we did not kill 1 of them ❤️ I do eat meat I just can’t be friends with them

It's not hard work for the kids, it will make them appreciate the things they do get with value. I'm glad the kids love outdoors rather than inside crying for screen time

Please please check our Jared and Britt on RU-vid. I truly feel yall could be a shiny light in their life right now. They are having some if the same issues y'all had. Male infertility. They are devastated and could really use words of encouragement from another couple of strong faith that had dealt publicly with these issues.

You are amazing... Awoken soul ❤️👌🏼

You could teach me some of that even though I am an Adult I did not know you could do that with all that with farm stuff . I don't have a farm but I just love this family that is why I always watch you guys you are so awsome

Yummy yum yummy chilly ur amazing nature’s way🎉 loves you all blessings hugs 😊🤗❤️⛄️🎄🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾 Seasonings Greetings .

I'm super interested in some form of homesteading ---I have a townhome with a small yard tho--any recommendations on what to prioritize growing in a garden with limited space?

Is driving on the phone whilst also filming plus kids in the car legal?!? Defo not in the UK!!

You are such good parents!! I need to know more about those jalapeños peppers, that aren’t too spicy!

I’m from Eastern Kentucky

Yay please share more kitchen recipes!

Best life ever.

Wow!!! People think you shouldn't have your kids outside or enjoying the fruits of their labor. Ummm what did they do 150-200 years ago! All they did was grow their own food. We live on 25 acres off grid in Colorado. If the world hit the fan we would be prepared (already has hit the fan).

I think it's great for the kids ❤️ I am sure they are learning more at home than in public school!!

As a child, I watched (and helped) my grandmother process our chickens with great gusto. i had no aversion to it at all, back then, it was just natural.

I thought the kids were home schooled?

What is your protocol you use for illness

How many days per week do the girls go to school?

One of our boys hated working with the hogs but now he raises them and butchers them he just butchered a beef, his chickens. S😂 learning wasn’t as bad as he thought he wants to feed his family from what he raises.