Large Family SNOW DAY! A Fun Day-in-the-Life on the Homestead (DITL) + SNOW ICE CREAM RECIPES!

Sledding, hot chocolate, warm fires, snow ice cream...what's not to love about snow?!? It's super-cold for our area of the Ozarks, but farm chores and meal times still need to go on. Come along with our family of 9 as we care for our animals and have fun on the homestead even when bitter temperatures arrive! Keep scrolling down to get our recipes for Snow Ice Cream!
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Sarah - 17
Andrew - 15
David - 12
Anna - 10
Abigail - 8
Rebekah - 3
Our Favorite Snow Ice Cream
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[@ozarkfamilyhomestead]

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[@deRose03]

This is so much fun and so cozy. I suddenly want to go back to my childhood, at least for a day or two. To go sledding with the other kids in the neighborhood, throw snowballs and build a snow fort. And then my mom would brush the snow off of my coat and I would sit down to eat a bowl of hot soup. Memories...

[@pnwforest]

I agree. Great memories but one more time please!

[@LarissaLifestyle]

It was clean snow, ignore the mean people. Us regulars love y’all! We do the same!!😊😊

[@peterrenzi4674]

That is so precious and so beautiful God bless you are beautiful❤

[@lisasharinglifestorieswith4182]

And Janice I wish you would do more videos like this over the grocery videos maybe your grocery videos do good but to me it's so much more interesting just to see everyday stuff your family does the kids playing in the snow kids washing dishes just everyday life kids playing games just stuff like that I wish you would keep showing stuff like that show little recipes maybe show what Anna other recipes the other kids can do like Andrew David Sam just I think that would be really good for your channel just to show everyday stuff kids folding clothes people love to see just the basic things you'd be surprised and showing them doing chores again feeding the animals is neverboring thank you so much Lisa sharing life stories with you all my love God bless

[@janetsmith3976]

I can't believe how grown up your little Rebecca has got since you started the channel !! So lovely to see. Stay safe and warm friends.

[@kathleenchambers6485]

Shawn, some people put a large rubber ball to float in their water troughs to help reduce freezing.

[@orfelinavanburen7926]

Snow ice cream. Only need one can of sweetened evaporated milk for a giant batch of ice cream. If you use milk with maple syrup you won't need as much sweetener added. At any rate. The trick to snow ice cream is to make it up quick and eat it right away. It loses quality fairly quickly. Another thing you can do with clean snow is make maple candy. You find a nice batch of clean snow outside and drop maple syrup in it, let it harden and eat!

[@crysdavis7815]

What a beautiful video...i could not imagine living in all that snow ..you guys have everything sorted ..Animals are taken care of ..You are all beautiful people...God Bless you all ❤

[@jayusa879]

Homemade brownies and hot chocolate will make any day a fun day. Thanks for sharing take care stay warm bless you.

[@shirleystrong2122]

Looks like fun! However glad we are having only rain not snow where we live in Ca!

[@user-bv2ri3ol8k]

Enjoyed watching your videos Joanne from Ohio

[@LG-zv9oh]

Loved this video. Yours, mine & ours is my favorite movie!

[@mailmnswifey]

Next time take the bowl out with you Sarah! You can dump some of the milk in first, then take the bowl out with you and just keep scooping and stirring til the bowl is full and then add the additional milk when you’ve gone back inside. (And maybe you can sneak more taste tests out there) So fun to watch those who don’t get lots of snow regularly playing in snow.

[@natashaeksteen9367]

Hallo,that's nice wich was there I will love that weather So,hot her in south africa 40°

[@hannahsemple]

I love these DITL videos, they’re one of my fav. I love snow but we don’t get to see it much here in the UK. I’d probably have a different view if I had to homestead in it though 🤣

[@cumberlandquiltchic1]

Very fun! 🥰

[@VeronicaRonniDorval2638]

I grew up in St Louis, we use to get lots of snow. 🥶

[@debbierowe5891]

Rebekah is so cute and adorable. I miss those days when our children were at that stage

[@Jverburgh]

Like you, I would love to have my daughter, Sara Kate, be in those Rebekah days. However, I love Sara Kate for the way she is now at almost 22.

[@lisaharrigan1370]

I love how you just say..."We will just go together"...That is what it is all about, right there! The homestead looks so differnt with snow on the ground! Great to see the other deck almost done on the summer kitchen! So much progress being made! Shawn, it's a lot of work to keep the water not frozen for the animals! I bet not a lot of people knew that it was an every 2hr deal to make sure the animals can have access to water. It would be interesting to see a collab between you guys and another homesteading family up north and what the different strategies were to keep everything functioning in the winter, I am sure there are big differences when snow storms are predicted Fun to see the kids sledding! Snow ice cream sounds like so much fun!! I wouldn't worry about the snow collection, we all come into contact with much worse things on a daily basis and it doesn't kill us!! People are entirely toooooooo freaked out about this stuff. I clean several dirty toilets each and everyday and I get a cold maybe every 5 or 6 years...germs help to build your immunity! If you limit your exposure to germs you will get sick more often! Sarah, maybe you should stick the other ingredients for the snow ice cream outside to get cold too and not have to worry about them melting the snow! I love Sarah's coat, looks great on her!! It's amazing how much you do in a day, Janice!

[@lisasharinglifestorieswith4182]

I like Sean that he explained thank you Sean he explained that you guys are not used to that I didn't know that now in Michigan it was just horrible we lost power and half of our house for like almost one day my truck window broke cost $4,500 it's still not fixed yet my husband's going to fix it on Tuesday January 23rd or whatever 22nd he just got back out of town from Texas he was working on some race cars in Texas and I didn't know you guys are not used to that it was 30 below in Michigan just horrible I took two stray cats I don't know if I'm ever going to let them back outside again I might keep them inside they're doing so good I just love them I wish I could help everybody but I was nice that Sean told us about your weather cuz I didn't know that about your weather that you're not used to cold like that and we're not really used to that cold 30 below in Michigan that's quite Kohl's I mean it gets cold in Michigan but that was pretty extreme that's Alaska called so we've all suffered through this last storm all the states pretty Lisa sharing life stories with you guys God bless you guys and I just this is the kind of videos you really should be doing the grocery videos are okay but these are so much better we like to see the kids full clothes wash dogs feed animals Sean doing work in the yard just Janice doing cooking in the kitchen and I could do some cooking videos Sam Andrew it's just really good

[@jeanphillips1030]

WOW You keep your dogs outside.

[@VeronicaRonniDorval2638]

❤ great movie choice 👍

[@timothyjackson3874]

Thanks!

[@ozarkfamilyhomestead]

Timothy, thank you so, so very much for blessing us like this! I'm thinking you also gifted us with something on Paypal as well, so thank you for being so generous to our family. We sure do appreciate you and your generosity! :)

[@esteeb42]

You can never get too many kisses. Your children are very precious. Stew and biscuits had my mouth watering😋

[@findingjoyinthejourneywith8290]

What a great video!

[@kims.1869]

We had some ice and snow this go around. It's rare for southeast arkansas. My neighbor has sheep and the same kind of dogs you have. I noticed yesterday they were laying against the fence on the snow. They are made for cold weather for sure.

[@shelia1975]

I remember making snow ice cream when the kids were young and at home, thanks for the memory❤

[@319roxanne]

My mom used to make snow ice cream all of the time when we were kids. It was the best!

[@VikingUffDa]

-20 below wind chill in MN. I walked out my front door and a rabbit ran in front of me. They are created to survive frigid weather. Don’t let them get too toasty warm or they won’t acclimate to the cold once you put them in the shed again.

[@wendyzimmerman6002]

Such wholesome fun when everyone pitches in it makes the work lighter for everyone I have broke eggs in my pockets already

[@laurenalcala4253]

Lots of fun! TFS ❤️

[@rachelhorne2841]

Awesome video - had me grinning ear to ear!!! That movie happens to be a beloved favorite from my childhood.

[@nylaandrew]

Love this.

[@tinahiggins5789]

Thanks for sharing

[@trishthedish2790]

Fun day how fun❤❤❤

[@susandiggins4419]

My mother would make sow ice cream! Brought back good memories 😋🤗

[@QuinonesFamily-rj4yx]

The pups are so happy!

[@janmking1]

You guys have so much fun

[@lisahamric44]

❤😊❤great job!!

[@jacquethirlkel3001]

Loved the video as usual! God bless!

[@michellenelson11]

Fun!

[@LisaShankk]

Looks like a fun nite❤

[@carlamortenson5604]

This is the winter we enjoy every year. That is a big improvement in the look of the kitchen. Good job Shawn. Enjoy what you can with your snow.

[@katieconners1084]

Love this video!

[@Traveler-nu8xc]

Sarah is wise beyond her years and just awesome. I hope she gets to pursue midwifery, I think that was her interest? As an L & D RN I offer her encouragement!

[@ozarkfamilyhomestead]

Yes, she would love to be a midwife someday! :)

[@karbear26]

She would be a wonderful midwife! She’s such a gentle soul would make her patients feel really safe and comfortable! I’m sure the ladies would like some of her baked treats too!

[@alohr3491]

Shouldn’t she go to college? Take some science, anatomy classes? Things like that if she wants a career in medicine

[@ozarkfamilyhomestead]

@@alohr3491 Sarah is currently in 11th grade and is taking dual-enrollment college classes. She has every intention of earning a college degree.

[@angiegonzalez939]

It's so cold out here in Los Angeles is 65 that's cold for us out here I feel for you and your family

[@linetteuong1564]

Fun vlog Love your channel ❤

[@tammysarrazin-ux9tv]

its been cold here for the last week minus 20 c. feeling like minus 35 c. but today is warmer minus 5 c. feels like minus 9 c. stay warm all hugsss

[@ysueadams1330]

That was a fun video! Thanks for sharing! Yours, Mine, and Ours is my most favorite movie of all time. I can watch it over and over and never get tired of it! Hope you all liked it! By the way, we had 19” of snow here in Idaho!

[@stacyscarpello33]

What a fun and busy vlog! We've been in the single digits here in GA but no snow unfortunately. Everything here closes down as well when it does snow since I'm in the mountains! Snow cream is a must! My mom always uses sweeten condensed milk to make it. Y'all stay warm!!

[@user-ox7fv4bi9z]

True farm life in the winter.

[@willowzoey3096]

What a wonderful day... I love Lucille Ball! Enjoy the movie..

[@lorimonson7643]

I enjoy DITL videos 💜

[@kimberlybrownlee2006]

One of our favorite movies

[@opaltickle6991]

One of my favorite movies!

[@LarissaLifestyle]

I agree, we live in Alabama and it has shut us down as well. 😊

[@ritaslade2989]

Such a fun snow day brings back memories I enjoyed watching ❤😊

[@maegardnermills4292]

Ozark Family Homestead, this winter snow and days of freezing Temps is the longest we have seen since our moving here in Tennessee since 1987. Warm South seems good, but we will stay. We left a hurricane climate. I enjoyed your video. GOD provided snow for snow cream. I can't get to the mailbox, and the letter carrier hasn't driven in the snow to leave a rut. I shoveled and raked half my deck and steps before it becomes ice. I threw one softball size snowball😊

[@Tia-vj9ox]

If ya don’t make a mess, it won’t taste good!❤

[@MaraschinoChary]

What a fun day‼️ Thank you for sharing it with us. Brought back some wonderful memories of being a kid and playing outside all day in the S-N-❄️-W. ⛄️ 🛷 God bless you‼️❤️

[@tammysarrazin-ux9tv]

that is one of my favorite movies along with driving miss Daisy hugsssssss

[@jemreandeau3583]

What a nice video, you all have a great life. Beautiful family. ❤

[@susanmcroberts8877]

Great job Sarah and Anna! What fun! My sister and I were reminiscing today that on snowy days, our mom always made noodles. She would hang them everywhere around the house to dry. Precious memories!

[@hasinahanif7680]

Hello Janice just love your video stay warm

[@SusanBishop555]

I live in Midland, Mi. This is the home of Dow Chemical and Dow Corning...so we didn't eat much of our snow. Drats! What a fun video! I will rewatch it. Big Hugs and Love. 😍😘🤗 Susan

[@kimvoorhis4481]

What a fun day in the life! I love yours mine & ours! It’s a great movie. Thanks for sharing!

[@kathleensack9843]

How much snow are you expecting? Thankfully, you all are home staying "warm and safe". Thank you, Jesus.

[@heatherevans9499]

I'm from the Ozarks of arkansas, and it's so true that we don't get much snow here.

[@noreenjohnson6433]

Rebecca! 😂❤❤❤ she’s such a funny girl! Great movie selection as well!

[@doloreswilson6698]

Goodmorning, Great video. Rain in seattle. Rebekah is adorable 😊

[@kezru1581]

Hi Family 👋 It sure does look cold! 🥶 Thanks for taking us along :)

[@kathywills3244]

Good morning sweet family, stay warm there it’s been in the single digits here recently.

[@ozarkfamilyhomestead]

We're trying to stay warm, Kathy! It's supposed to actually get above freezing today, so we're looking forward to that. However, they're saying this weekend will be freezing cold again. Spring will be here before we know it though! :)

[@melindaivey4772]

That's the recipe that I use. I always have to add more snow. It's really good

[@tammysarrazin-ux9tv]

hot cereal on a cold morning is amazing i love hot at supper if its cold out too hugsssss

[@user-ld1xv1xx1i]

Hi Janice and shawn wow you are getting a lot of snow good day to be inside with a hot bowl of soup sitting next to the heater. Our Michigan northern weather is also bitter cold and we have tons and tons of snow. So stay warm and safe and i hope the snow will pass fast. Take Care. Gypsy.

[@tinahiggins5789]

Sweet kisses

[@janmking1]

Loved this episode,I’m from Southern California,near lots of beaches only snow if you go the Big Bear !

[@karbear26]

I’m glad you had fun with the snow even though it made animal chores more difficult! My princess of a dog hates the cold and snow but she’s not built for it either she’s a bull terrier we rescued! It’s been really cold and snowy in the Chicagoland area we got more snow last night and it’s currently 7F real feel -10F and going to get down to -1F tonight! Tomorrow goes down to -12F!! BRRR!

[@vickymyprayergarden6846]

Snow is so pretty if its in someone else's yard hahaha we have some too with frigid temp ,burrr I enjoyed watching . stay safe & warm

[@vitsteele-lz2hn]

Hey there my friends

[@ellenmoon1787]

Its nice to see the kids playing in the snow i got out after a week being home do to the atric blast and all are snow and it is alot went i was out seen some kids with there parents sliding down the masive snow mounds in church parking lots was to cold for kids to be out the days before but kids dont play out side much any more do to cell phones and lap tops and do to crime in some areas stay safe and warm ya all

[@dogmom2023]

I love Sarah‘s T-shirt “I am”. Sad thing is there are so many lost out there that would have no idea what that means. Enjoyed your video as always. Hey, I grew up on a pig farm and we also had geese and ducks, so I am not gonna mention where we used to always get snow. To funny 😄 Sarah …..farm life is great for immune boosting my grandmother used to say. The fun thing for us to do in the summer was swim in our big pond that had rotten duck eggs and poop all on the bottom. lol.

[@Jverburgh]

Thank you for sharing a day in the life of your family. I got a good laugh out of Rebekah. She is so cute. You, Janice, even made me laugh. Once again, thank you for sharing of a day in the life of your beautiful family.

[@katrinac469]

It's cold and snowy at places it doesn't snow!! Crazy, stay warm!! Janice I've been perking coffee for years, there's nothing like it, I do have "normal peoples" machine, too!!

[@user-kf3ju3xf4u]

❤❤

[@KarenHaughey-eo7pn]

Sarah has competition and this was a fantastic video loved it❤

[@LisaShankk]

Snow cream yummy ❤

[@ellenmoon1787]

Couldn't watch the hole video this morning now i see momma has jeans on great for you

[@tribalwoman138]

Wow, you really did get some snow. we hardly got any. it snowed two days but it amounted to pretty much nothing to speak of. It wasn't even enough to make a snowball or snowman. right now it's 41 degrees here at 2:13pm. I totally love your family, Everyone in the family is so interesting in their own way. I'm so excited, I finished my Spanish Course that I had purchased two years ago. I studied everyday, I didn't miss one day at all. I got my certificate also. yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been studying German and Spanish the same amount of time, 8 years almost nine years and two years ago I purchased an advanced course. Now that I've finished my course, I'm on to a new one which I started yesterday also Spanish more involved than the last one and the same three professors. I love Anna's blue face hat, it's so cute. Sarah's hair is so pretty and long and Anna's too. My grandmother had hair down to the floor, it would have dragged the floor but we kept it trimmed just to her ankle so she didn't trip over it. We never cut it except to trim ,so we helped her wash it too she was a sweetheart. Yours Mine and Ours was a good movie. Did you enjoy it? Thank you for sharing your snow day at the homestead, it was fun. Peace and love to everyone❤

[@kathleen4579]

I've never heard of making ice cream with snow. I'm in Minnesota and so far we've had very little snow. Temperature has been below zero, so now we worry about water pipes freezing underground. I will try the ice cream recipe. Of course I could eat the sweetened condensed milk right from the can. Great video!

[@rubytaylor4566]

Hey yall, AWESOME content, I enjoyed everything. Rebecca was really enjoying buttering the brownie pan. Sarayour homemade icecream looked delicious. My mother-in-law made ice cream from the snow. Shawn and the egg was so funny.All of you are so loving sweet people.❤😊🙏 I love the animals. Sis. Ruby

[@sandrabrentlinger7213]

Wanted to share that a friend who is a nurse told me today that she wears 2 pairs of socks and wraps cellophane (plastic wrap)over her socks before she puts her feet in her snow boots to help prevent frost bite and so your feet stay dry.I never thought about that! Good Idea.Lyatt Sandee from Ohio💜💜🙏🤟😊

[@Tootle5]

We used to use bread bags mom always saved them when we where kids we played in the snow all day that's how we kept or feet dry and somewhat warm

[@SueShisler]

Had to go make me some hot chocolate watching your video .My daughter got me some starbucks milk chocolate mix for christmas .Oh so good .

[@grandmashomemade9204]

Wasnt it a beautiful snow we got 5 inches and my husband finally got a couple days off. Fun fun

[@ozarkfamilyhomestead]

Hey Michelle! I think we only got three inches, but that seemed like a lot to us. It was a really nice, powdery snow though!

[@suzanneford1571]

We live in north central Oregon, we have 6-8 inches, below zero temps for over we kk now, everything is frozen, freezing rain on top of it all……. Make it stop… my hay is even frozen to itself

[@mariellahinde7696]

So much snow ! We don’t get this in the UK I know you have heat lamps but I couldn’t leave the dogs outside Not sure if this is the norm for where you live but here in the UK they stay indoors with us

[@melaniebrummett9926]

Well here in Texas the part I am in, it got really cold! We got some ice, not to bad. No snow.

[@tammysarrazin-ux9tv]

its a big deal in a lot of places like Alabama cog hill farm had snow they were so worried about their animals too hugsssss

[@cynthiabennett236]

Snow cream was a yummy treat when I was growing up and until about 25 years ago when I became afraid of it. Mayfield has a pretty close version of snow cream though. I am in Asheville NC area and we only got the cold and not the snow or ice thankfully. I love to see the snow but not in arctic temps because we don't have the infrastructure to clear roads either.

[@tanem3660]

It's all good she 2as clean