Christmas 2011!

Well, as I was going through the pics on my camera I realized we didn't take very many pics this year!!!  What happened???  Aaaaahhhhhgggg!!!  Oh well, here are the few we have!

 All ready to dive into the presents!  Sierra and Slade are here!  They came with Sam and Colt!  Soooo fun having them with us again this year.

 The only thing Isaiah wanted from Santa was a John Deere tractor and a candy cane......and he wasn't disappointed!

 The newlyweds!!!

 Nana got a fridge for her room!

Miss Jazz got several princess dresses and accessories and proceeded to try them all on right smack in the middle of the chaos!  But she is such a little doll, no one cared!  Look at that smile!!!

We decorated cookies, delivered cookies, sang carols as we delivered cookies, sang at the nursing home where our grandmother/great grandmother lives (just moved here from Oregon!!), played football, sang carols together on Christmas Eve, ate cookies with our hot cocoa, played Xbox, hide-n-seek, watched Christmas movies, played board games, ate too much food and just enjoyed being together!!! 

Several times throughout the day on Christmas, I heard the words, "This is the BEST Christmas EVER!!!!"  I couldn't agree more! 

Hoping you all had a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for THE NEW YEAR!!! 

It's That Time Again!!

Saturday we were busy, busy, busy!  One of our many projects was turning our bulls into 'steers'!  Ouch.  And of course, I had to take the camera out with us.  But don't worry, all the pics are rated "E" for everyone!! 

This pic cracks me up!  Sabrina loves animals.  She will do just about anything that involves their care/feeding/cleaning....whatever!  But in this pic she was totally covering her eyes.  Some things you just don't want to see! 

 I love this pic!  I turned around from taking the first pic to see these 4 watching with pained expressions on their faces...mostly on the boys faces!!

 Going after the next victim calf!

 Getting the next one done!

Going after calf #3...who by the way, was on to Scott at this point!  He actually roped him!  Very impressive!  We all felt like real farmers for just a second!!  Haha....

Well, it's going to be a busy week of baking, cleaning and trying to keep kids busy!  



Ya Never Know!!!

Sometimes I love the pics that I find on my camera!  Usually taken by a small child, they can be quite entertaining!!  I was cleaning off the scan disk tonight and came across a few that I just had to share!

I had no idea what this was about.....until I saw the next pic....

 speechless.  Haha.....wish I had been there when it was taken!!

Awww, what a nice brother.  He totally has his paw around her!

LOVE!!!!  Jazz had taken my camera downstairs to Papa and Grandma's house tonight and when she came back upstairs, this is what I saw!!!

And of course, the cow pics.  I have five thousand pics of cows on my camera!!



Well, there you have it!  We are just that random over here!!!  Have a great weekend!!

Thanksgiving And Baby Calves!!

Well, we had an amazing day!!!! Doesn't get any better with good food and family!!!! Here are a couple of pics from dinner and finally the much awaited pics of the calves!! They are adorable and a huge thanks to Sabrina for going out in the beautiful sunshine today and taking some pictures of them!!

 Sabrina's bull....boy needs a binky!

 Tommy's bull is the CUTEST!!!!!  Look at those eyes!!!!

 Vanessa's bull is very sweet!!

Seriously that bull needs a bottle or something!!

Half of the table!!

The other half of the table!

Oh, and a pic of me!!!  Wait, they started eating while we were still taking pics! Haha....

Hope you all had a wonderful day no matter how you celebrated.  We have so much to be thankful for!!

Barn Building Day!

Today will be a busy day!  The boys are building a barn!  Well, more of a loafing shed, that's like a 3 sided- open barn.  It will have 4 stalls and a tack room.....I think.  That's what the plan was last I knew but Scott, the "engineer" might have changed the plans since I last spoke with him about it.
The bulls are actually feeling a little better and are out running around the field, poking their noses into everything!  Yay!!  Now maybe I will take a pic to post of their cute little selves!

It's a cold, windy day here but thankfully no rain!  In fact we have not had rain since we moved here!!  Well, there was one day it came down a little but other than that it has been dry!!!  Now that is the kind of Fall I love!!!

Well, I better get busy, it's baking day!  Apple pie, pumpkin pie and loads of Chex Mix will be made today!!!  Mmmm.

Been A Little Busy.....

That would be an understatement!  Saturday night we brought home 3 Jersey bull calves that were anywhere from 2-4 days old.  We brought them home in the back of our 15 passenger van.  Does that sound familiar?  When we brought home Sabrina's Holstein bull calf just over a year ago (when we were still in Oregon), we brought him home in our van as well!  Who needs a truck??? 

Anyway, who knew Jersey calves were to fragile/temperamental?  We just assumed they would be like the Holstein......so wrong on that one!  Jersey's are like, "Oh, I'm not feeling well, my tummy hurts.....Ok, that's it, now I'm dying!!"  Haha, sounds funny but it's true!!!

Of course, they all got scours after being home a day (for you city folk, that's cow diarrhea!).  That can kill a calf in just a few days!  You have to get it under control FAST! 

Thank goodness Sabrina has a friend from school who's family has a small dairy farm.  His mother offered lots of helpful advice and even sent him over with home remedies and medication last night!!  Quite possibly saved their lives....not sure if we're out of the woods yet but at least they are still alive at the moment! 

Scott rigged up a heat lamp for them tonight, so at least they will sleep warmer tonight!!  It's cold here!

All the kids are eager to help feed them and help take care of them! 

We're also checking Craigslist for a chicken coop and laying hens.  If anyone has suggestions on the types of chickens we should get or avoid, let me know!  Please!!  :)

We started working on a loafing shed for the calves as well as the horses that will soon be joining our little farm!  Hoping to get it finished up this weekend!

I haven't taken any pics of the calves yet.....if they make it through another day or two, then I will post pics!  Here are a couple of the kids heading out the door to feed them!  Also, I will have to post a pic of our purchase today....11 pairs of black rubber boots!  We had kids out in the pasture, wearing their school shoes and that wasn't gonna fly, so I headed off to the Feed store this morning to fix that predicament!

Best Years Of My Life!!

I can honestly say that the best years of my life have been spent with the man of my dreams!!!  I am so blessed to be with a man who loves me unconditionally, a man who sticks by me through thick and thin, a man who would do anything for me, a man who is concerned about my happiness and comfort at all times.....a man I call my husband. 

We are celebrating our wedding anniversary today.  21 years of joys and sorrows, of learning and growing, of laughter and tears.  I wouldn't trade a day of it!

Happy Anniversary to my Sweetheart!

I'll like you forever
I'll love you for always
Forever and ever my Sweetheart you'll be!