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Bubby and Pop Pop filling the planter
I’m Heather from 3 kids and lots of pigs where I blog about our crazy, hectic, but full of fun and love life as I try to balance being a full-time off-farm working momma while raising the 5th generation of corn, soybean, and pig farmers in The Farmer’s family.
There are many reasons that I love being a farmer and a part of a farm family, but the absolute best part is watching my children grow up on a family farm. There truly is no better place to raise a family in my opinion.
The Farmer working ground
My children get to spend each day with their parents and grandparents (with the exception of my full-time off-farm job travels that occasionally keep me away from home at night) helping on the family farm and learning the importance of hard work and dedication. Now don’t get me wrong, it’s not a party every day at our pig pen, but whose is?
Our kids love helping with every part of it and we love having their help… most of the time. But truly, it is a blessing to be able to raise our children on the farm and teach them about the life cycle with very real examples.
Big Sissy loves to help too
From planting to harvest, our children understand the stages of corn and soybean growth. This is a lesson The Farmer and I both learned early on in life as well. Although my agriculture roots are not quite as long as The Farmer’s (he’s a 4th generation farmer), both of my parents come from farm families and my mom grew up on a grain and hog farm. In fact, my first science fair project was entitled “Stages of Corn Growth.” So needless to say, it was important to both of us to carry on this tradition with our children.
Bubby loves riding in the combine with Pop Pop
When it comes to our pigs, our number one goal on our family farm is raising healthy pigs that produce healthy pork for our family and yours. Giving our pigs the absolute best care is our top priority and our kids want to help provide this care every day. Bubby is already worried as to who will help when he goes to school every day next year for kindergarten.
So as Mother Nature starts to tease us with some nice weather, everyone is starting to get a little stir crazy. We know spring is right around the corner which means it will soon be time to work the ground, plant corn and soybeans, and most importantly tractor rides for all. What an exciting time of year.
And in case you were wondering, we bleed Green! So if you want to continue to watch that Green in action and all the other action on our family farm and pig pen, you can follow along at 3 kids and lots of pigs, on Twitter @proudporkmom, or Facebook at 3 kids and lots of pigs and The Real Farmwives of America and Friends.
Big Sissy, Bubby, and Little Sissy
About the Author: This is a guest post by Heather from 3 kids and lots of pigs. Heather is a sweet tea drinking, Disney World loving, church going, soccer mom of 3 that is proud to be raising the 5th generation of future hog, corn, and soybean farmers in her husband’s family while working full-time off the farm. Trying to balance all of this can make her life crazy at times, but it is full of love and fun.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day! Let’s play a little game of “I Love John Deere”.
Here’s how it’s going to work.
Read through the Trivia questions below. When you are ready to answer all the questions, leave one comment with your guesses. The first person to answer all the questions correctly will be named the WINNER.
The WINNER will be announced on our blog after February 14th, along with the correct answers.
*We’ll let you know right now that we have two Facebook fans who are serious about holding the title of WINNER in our last Trivia Question. They’ve told us to “bring it on.”
I Love John Deere Trivia
- How many US Presidents were named “John”?
- How many NFL teams have green as an official color?
- What piece of maintenance equipment was introduced at an expo in Louisville, Kentucky in 2007 that started to replace the existing line of zero-turn mowers?
- Finish this John Deere quote, “I will never ___ that does not have in it the best that is in me.”
- Who won the 2010 PGA Tour John Deere Classic?
Good luck!
We were recently notified by John Deere that out of all the dealers in the United States and Canada, we have been selected to receive the honor of Top 50 Dealerships in the United States and Canada!
For the second consecutive year, we’ve been given this award from John Deere based on a long list of criteria that includes five star ratings, inspection, market share, and more. Another critical element John Deere factors in is outstanding customer satisfaction reports, from you! This award includes our nine store locations.
Top 50 John Deere Dealerships
We know that without you, our customers, we wouldn’t be able to do what we love everyday. Thank you for your business and continued support, as we accept this honor in 2011!
Do you have a favorite John Deere photo? Please submit your photos to us, and we’ll feature them on a future video that you can share with family and friends to enjoy. Without further ado, here’s the first “Are You a Fan” video by WeGotGreen featuring only some of the many photos submitted to our site. Enjoy!
WeGotGreen is on Facebook!
We’re excited to get our John Deere by WeGotGreen community started on Facebook. Fans are already joining the page and having fun. Facebook will be the place you can talk to us and tell us what you’d like to see. We want to hear from you and get to know you better. People who “Like” WeGotGreen are already submitting fantastic photos that you’ll enjoy. If you have an idea or a question, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment here or join us on Facebook!
How Do You Find Us On Facebook?
Click on the Facebook icon anywhere on our site, follow this link, or use the search bar later when you are logged on.
If you’re looking to make homemade Valentines in the shape of John Deere tractors, here’s a couple sizes of simple, tractor templates for you to print, cut, and trace.
If you’re looking for some stickers to include in your Valentines or decorate with, check out these John Deere Stickers.
Please take a picture of the Valentines you create and post them on our new Facebook page!
