Author Archives: Garrick Hall

One thing that never gets old, that never loses its awe and excitement is birth.  The start of new life!  Our children have seen calves born many times, but you would have thought it was their first time by the … Continue reading →

My favorite part of feeding calves is driving the 4-wheeler and putting bottles on the bottle holders and then gathering them up after the calves are done drinking all their milk.  Right now we are feeding 13 calves bottles twice … Continue reading →

In celebration of Dairy Month, I am posting this video that I made a few months. I hope you enjoy visiting our dairy.  You are always welcome to come visit in person!

I saw on the news the other night that the past 90 days have been the wettest on record, I can sure believe that.  I hear people complain that they cannot go camping, it has been hard to schedule all … Continue reading →

When my feet start to get wet or I start slipping and sliding while milking the cows, I know that it is once again time to buy a new pair of boots.  I Go through two or three pairs a … Continue reading →

So for my sister Kaitlyn’s Birthday, I wanted to give her one of my baby goats.  But I wanted it to be a surprise, so I figured out a way to “wrap” the goat as a gift.  I brought Oreo … Continue reading →

  Kaitlyn helped hand out ribbons and prizes at the Junior Dairy show at Black and White Days.  It was almost her birthday, so I made some cupcakes.  We celebrated with the Dairy Ambassadors between classes. On Friday, I went … Continue reading →

On Memorial Day, we have a tradition of going to Casper’s Ice Cream Shoppe after we visit the cemetary. When this tradition started out, it was actually warm on Memorial Day.  But no one wants to give it up even … Continue reading →

Black and White Days Celebration in the ParkThe highlight of the day, at least for the two little boys, was climbing up in this big, new tractor.  We do have some tractors at home, so I always wonder why it … Continue reading →