Crazy, Crazy Life!!

Not being able to post from my laptop is driving me crazy!  So much to write about and so little time to do it!

We have been working like crazy around this place, trying to landscape, etc.  This past weekend we had a party to celebrate my grandmother's 92 birthday!  Knowing that we would have guests here, we wanted things to look a little better than they did.  Scott and my dad worked long hours, moving rock, creating walkways/paths, putting up fences, mixing up concrete for various projects while we women spruced up the insides! 

We had aunts, cousins, 2nd cousins, plus some of Grammy's friends from Oregon come for the party!  The weather was perfect, the kids ran and played outside with the animals, adults stayed inside where it was cool and plenty of food was eaten! 
Early Saturday morning, before the festivities had started, I was on Craigslist.....looking for any animals that might be 'calling my name' and I found one that I just had to have!!!  It was a 3 week old little black Angus heifer!!!  But here's the catch: she was a dwarf! I woke up Sabrina at 7:30 (her one day to sleep in!) and said, "I found a dwarf heifer!!!!  You have to go get her for me!!!!!"  Of course, she agreed and within minutes, she was dressed and ready to head out with Thomas and Vanessa in tow!  Here's the crazy part: she had to drive the 15 passenger van to pick her up (which she had never done AND she had to drive an hour and a half each way!  As she was driving home, she called and told me how beautiful she was.....I could hardly wait to see her!!  Sure enough, it was love at first sight!!!  I can't even believe how adorable she is!!!

She is 3/4 Angus and 1/4 Baldy Face!  She is only 3 weeks but yet she is pushing 100lbs!!  She is built like a tank!  She is the sweetest thing ever!!!  She is pretty shy right now but that's understandable.  She came from a ranch where they run 1400 head of cattle, so going out to socialize with the new babies is not high on their priority list!  They had planned on using her as a roping calf but after they saw her size, they figured they better sell her!  Never in my life have I heard of or seen  a 'dwarf' animal!!  We're not sure how much she will grow and she will probably have joint issues but we will love her and take care of her regardless!  Isn't she sweet???

Later that day, Levi had his first football game!  He plays on a private league.  After a few weeks of practice on the JV team, they asked him to play on the Varsity team!  He's a starter on Offense and Defense!  He played the entire game on Saturday, except 5 plays!  He was one tired puppy!!  But his team won!  They played a team from Oregon!  Wa-Hoooo!  Way to go Levi!!!

We finished up the day with a party that lasted 8+ hours!!!  It was so fun to see everyone!  There were lots of sunburns and tired kiddos that night!

Sabrina got asked to go to one of the local high school's prom that same night by a boy from church.  She had never actually spoken to him but he decided she was the girl he wanted to take to prom so he asked her.  She went and had a good time.  It was kind of hard to go to a formal dance with someone you don't really know, with a group of people you have never met, at a school you don't go to but she was a good sport and it worked out!

 All dressed and ready to go!!

 Normally, he's much taller than her....but she is wearing 5 inch heels!!!  Sorry Levi!!

 Ok, keep in mind the 5 inch heel thing....I'm not really that short!!

 Almost looking her daddy eye to eye!!

And off they go!!!

Well, that's all I have time for now!  More later!!  Tonight we are planting our garden.....and since Scott is the one laying it out, it's huge!!!!  Might have to open up our own Farmer's Market!!  :)