Coyote Homestead

11/12/2024

Let's go for a ride!

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11/11/2024

Brody and his friend started a YouTube channel. Check it out!

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11/11/2024

We are proud and thankful for your sacrifice❤️🇺🇸

11/04/2024

Dani caught a perfect meme moment🤣

11/01/2024

2 cowgirls and 1 bullrider for Halloween 🎃 👻

11/01/2024

Youth Day - the beginning of hunting season for Dani and Brody🦌
Oct 25-26

10/12/2024

SUMMER 2024:
The last few months have been a blur of activity and fun for these kids!
July, August & September were packed with 4 wheeling, camping, celebrating birthdays, dog sitting, fairs, and all their usual busyness.
I am super proud of them and who each of them is becoming as a person. They are by far my favorite people to be around🥰
Now begins our school season, but I don't think that means things will slow down for this crew😊

07/25/2024

This is what it's all about🤍

"I got a white ribbon once for my Snickerdoodle cookies. I was 7.

If you’re familiar with 4-H, you know a white ribbon is the worst—last place.

This was pre-4-H in the late 80s. Not long after, they gave all pre-4-H kids those multicolored participation ribbons that said, “Good job for trying.”

But I didn’t get that. I got a white.

You got that part.

I deserved the white. The judge found a hair in my cookie, which is disgusting, and she told me so.

At age 7.

I went on to earn many ribbons in many colors throughout my
4-H career. Sometimes, I got first, but I usually placed somewhere in the middle, which was perfectly fine with me.

I loved 4-H, but I especially enjoyed the socializing part. A farm kid who likes to chat can get lonely in summer, so I longed for those few days in late July or early August when I got to step onto the small-town fairgrounds and be surrounded by friends, animals, funnel cakes, and laughter.

I learned, at a very early age, how to work.

I stood before adults who asked tough questions about my show animals, sewing masterpieces, and baked goods.

I woke up early and stayed up late to finish projects and care for livestock.

I learned how to serve others and my community.

I cheered for friends when they earned the top prize and learned quickly how to lose gracefully.

Gosh, it was a great way to grow up.

The smell of Dawn dish soap still reminds me of washing my lamb on those hot summer days, and the sounds of carnival rides will forever keep me young.

And still, to this day, before I bake anything in my kitchen, I make sure my hair is pulled back so nothing falls into the batter.

Good luck to all the 4-H and FFA kids spending the next few weeks on your county fairgrounds. You don’t know it now, but it’s some of the best days of your childhood.

And if you get a white, don’t worry—it builds character."

Leslie Means❤️

06/02/2024

R***r is not liking this heat🐾🥵

05/27/2024

"Team work makes the dream work!"
This is just one of our focus points as a family and members of the 4h community🍀 Alyssa doesn't show cattle, but is always operating behind the scenes, helping with the work load, helping others, and will happily give any cow a good scratch🥰 These three really pulled it together at the S/S Stock Show U event, and I couldn't be more proud of them, their hard work, and helpfulness towards each other and those around them💚

05/27/2024

A huge THANK YOU to Nana and Grampa! Their hard work, dedication, love, and vision for their grandchildren, is what has made the kid's livestock experience possible.
So thankful for them and the memories that will last a lifetime❤️

05/27/2024

Capturing this moment at the S/S Stock Show U event was not easy, as this is a busy crew!
*We're missing Jasper and Will*
Feeling blessed and thankful for the friendships, connections, and memories being made with our 4H Family🍀