Yesteryear Acres - Doodle Days

Friday, July 10, 2026

Mr. Y Acres Birthday Fête Feast

What is the best way to celebrate the AMAZING human Mr. Yesteryear Acres??? A birthday feast fit for a king of course!! Our love is shared best with each other through our tummies and to honor the birthday boy himself.... A most wonderful meal was prepared

With homemade buttermilk bread

The best potatoes I have ever ever eaten.

Somehow they tasted like a crispy potato soup with a hint of fancy cheese!?! My Mom is a magician in the kitchen!

Caramelized onion wheels

And not pictured (since not eaten by me, sorry! Come on Amelia. Take the pictures for the blog!)

Steak and as requested by Mr. Y Acres himself, Panna Cotta for dessert!

Thatcher's thoughts on dinner- Chefs Kiss!

After we rolled ourselves away from the table it was time for presents!

And we all ended up getting him food related gifts

See! Love is shared through the tummy!

My family made Lemon Balm infused sugar from the lemon balm shoot we got from my Dad's lemon balm plant and transplanted together at my house <3 plus a coupon for a day that works best for him to make lemon balm shortbread cookies together. We also got him a metal old fashioned spatula that is ALMOST just like his favorite one that was passed down to him that is starting to crack from beloved use.

Abigail's family did ice cream mix-ins for homemade ice cream!

Different infused raisins- both in flavors and raisin varieties-, honey almonds, and vanilla beans!

Austin's family did ice cream parlor mixed nuts from a local ice cream shop near them, different chocolate shell dips, and the coolest ice cream bar mold I have ever seen!

We told our Dad that his gifts were given with love and an invisible but accepted note that says

"All presents must be shared with family's tummies!"

HAHAHA!

With much much love from our tummies to yours,

Happy Birthday Mr. Yesteryear Acres/Dad!

May you rest well from your Birthday Fête Feast!

Always,

Amelia

Thursday, July 9, 2026

15 Minutes of Toasty Total Joy

It is no secret that with tiny paws, big paws, and two little sets of human hands, my plate is quite full with things to do! Add in the sourdough (Seriously WHY did I pick such a time demanding hobby???- It does taste reallllly good...) and well the next 2 days of time are already gone. To say I am busy is to say the sun is bright in the sky. It becomes easy to get sucked into my internal 'to-do' list and just tuck my head down and get it done. I was gently reminded by Hazel asking for WEEKS on end that she would like to go to the new park that opened in the town next to ours. And I had said after puppy pick ups and the puppies went home Mamaaaaaa. CAN WE GO TO THE PARRRRKKKKK. Telling Hazel something is like setting a reminder on your favorite smart-device. It will not forget and neither will she. Both need rebooting from time to time with a little power nap.

Mommy is NOT a liar so when Hazel reminded me that I said we could go to the park this morning. I had to ... First internally scream because Hazel woke up on and off all night with bad dreams that I forgot to sing her to sleep. The AUDACITY. I would never! Hazel's brain! How rude. How rude of those bad dreams to make us both lose sleep on things I clearly DID do. And Secondly accept my fate of roasting alive since it was already 10:45am when she reminded me because she had slept in. SO pack the cooler with ice necklaces, make sure everyone had ice in all their water bottles, sunscreen, hats, fans for when the car was hot loading back up, hip carrier for Thatcher, diaper bag, let the dogs out, let the dogs back in. Hand out treats and busy toys ... and a partridge in a pear tree... And off we went to the park, with a quick stop to pick up Grandma of course because she is the one that TOLD Hazel about the park during Mommy's busy season. (If I am melting, you are melting with me).

We stayed a total of 15 toasty minutes, but the pure joy... Priceless

Right off the bat, Hazel zeroed in on the swings!

First sibling swing ever!!!

After that it was right into the 2-5 year old playground set. I would like to personally thank whoever added the one large sunshade tarp over the kiddie area. You are a hero

Watch out! Thatcher is driving!!

Insert his version of car noises here *vrmmm vrrrrrrrmmmm* (no 'Os' yet haha)

I am SO proud of Hazel for this bridge! She was SO brave and only needed my hand the first time she tried it

Look at that face of determination!

Hazel is usually really prone to tripping and has a little lack of awareness for her body in space which we try and work on - I think it's because she grew SO fast. No one would look at her and go Ah yes for sure you just turned 3. So this was extra tricky for her legs and brain to do and ...

Just look at her go!!

Made it!!!

Time for more exploring!

Look at her confidence SHINE! Bridge all by herself!

Ready to conquer the world

One shady rope bridge

At a time

Bye Bye Park!!!

See you on a CLOUDY (I will even take rainy) Day!

15 Minutes of Toasty Total Joy.

Totally worth everything <3

Always,

Amelia

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Cure for the Wednesdays

Do you ever just wake up and think "Ughhhhh Wednesday". And it isn't fair to Wednesday because it truly did nothing wrong, it just so happens to be the middle of the week and I feel extra tired and so I BLAME the day of the week. It is so much easier than looking internally for the root cause of exhaustion amiright!?! So if you woke up like me and thought "UGH Wednesday", don't fret! It turns out I have the cure!!

And the cure was awaiting me in our inbox

Ahemmm... Presenting the cure for the "Wednesdays" and all things:

Tiffy in a puppy raincoat!!!

Tiffy in a puppy raincoat playing IN puddles!!!!!

Did everyone know puppy raincoats were a thing!?!? Because I did NOT and my day has been changed for the better!

Thank you Tiffy for your rainy day fantastic PUPdate!!

Never fear! A puppy in a raincoat is always near!

Smiling a lot more than I was this morning...

Always,

Amelia

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Tiny Tuesday PUPdate: Whatcha Doin'?

Our Havanese puppies are really blossoming!

Growing in personality

Kindness

Curiosity...

And wiggle butts!

Hey Amelia whatcha doin?

Trying to have us sit still for pictures?

THAT'S JUST SILLY!

Why stay over here when we can be...

Right where we love to be! <3

Watcha doin Amelia? Have room for a lap full of cuddles?

Always my little puppies!!! ALWAYS!

Always,

Amelia

Monday, July 6, 2026

The Lovely Life of Luna

*Sniff Sniff* Another beautiful PUPdate from one of our Yesteryear Acres doggies brought just so many happy tears to my eyes

In Luna's 14 years she lived in 7 states, welcomed home 3 babies

and loved being involved in anything her family was doing.

She was up and ready for any and all adventures...

Hiking, off roading, chasing her ball...

And of course... Swimming!

She was ready for it all with her tail wagging!

As much as she loved adventure, she was always in the mood to snuggle.

Her FURever family especially loved her kind and gentle soul with their children.

I am beyond words of gratitude for amazing families like this. Thank you for giving Luna the best life. She lived and loved all of her happy doggie years.

And thank you for coming back to our family to add new tiny pawprints to your heart.

We are FURever grateful to have you in our Yesteryear Acres family <3

Always,

Amelia

Sunday, July 5, 2026

One Blue Point Girl Caturday

Our Caturday edition is one day late due to the awesome 4th of July Holiday. We have one sweet Blue Point Girl still available and ready to go home starting next CATURDAY on July 11th.