The kids had a week of fun with their cousins Jonathan and Kaitlyn visiting and staying out here. There were kids always at Grandma's house or at our place!
Bale climbing is now a new adventure!
Some still need a little help - thanks Uncle Curtis!
We have been into our calving season for the past couple of weeks, it is always so wonderful to see new life around. Here Kevin is tagging a set of twins that were born that morning.
Sweet dreams!
...and hopefully out like a lamb!!! This is what our weather looked like the day before spring began. We had a terrible blizzard that started in the later morning on Monday, March 19th and continued to get worse as the day went on. It amounted to a fair bit of snow which we desperately needed. So of all days to go out and play the boys wanted to get out in the blizzard. To my amazement they lasted out there over an hour!
It's pretty bad when the dog wanted to come into the house before the kids did!! My Snow Dog!
Then of course after all that snow there is melting and even MORE fun when the mud appears!! So for the past week my washing machine has been kicked into overdrive trying to keep up with these boys and their clothes!!!
Over the past 2 days it is finally starting to feel a little more like spring. Landen and I were able to get out yesterday and help move some pairs out of the sloppy corrals to the pasture. It was so great to be outside and enjoy the warmer temperatures on the quads!
The cattle drive down the road
My passenger
A little calf looking for his mama!
Tori
Bottle feeding a twin that is 1 day old. The mother doesn't have any milk for her little calves
Waiting patiently to meet some other four-legged creatures
Such a precious face
Tori with her first encounter of a day-old calf
Upon bedtime I went to tuck Jaren in his bed and couldn't find him. With a little hunting we found him sleeping with his little brother. They looked comfortable and weren't fighting so they got to have a sleepover together. I think it only lasted till midnight when Jaren went back to his own room cause he was getting crowded by Landen. 
One little calf that we had brought in that was a little under-the-weather. It was like her and Landen were trying to make an escape plan to get out of the buggy!
Kevin in action loading up a calf into the buggy out in the field to be brought in cause he wasn't sucking from its mother.
The 3 loves of my life!!
Riding his trike wherever he can
Landen was not quite to sure what to make of these little animals with 4 long legs and 2 big ears. He did not want to get too close and be left alone with his new furry friend. All he knows is Keesha and he'd much rather be by her side! I have a feeling this twin calf maybe felt the same about the blue marshmallow sitting next to him!
My boys! (and Coby - the "Great" cattle dog!!)
Jaren decided to make friends with a sleeping 1 day old calf.
Landen and Jaren enjoying watching the calves tear around the corral. Landen happy that is it from a safe distance!
A little robust 2 day old calf
Jaren and the 1 day old calf
Last chance at trying to make snow angels - wasn't much snow left until we got a little dump in the early hours of this morning. Hopefully there is still more to come!
This morning Jaren really wanted to help daddy with the chores and the feeding of a little calf that he met yesterday. Hope you enjoy. (We are now trying & testing the YouTube video clips - never done this before so I hope it works! We've gotta love the world of technology that we live in today! )
If you were able to watch these please give me your comments to let me know that it worked - like I said this is a first and a trial for me. I am just interested to know if I should be trying this a little more often or doing something different! I'll have to get tips from the experts - Scott and the Pierson's who post these alot! Thanks for your input!
A little calf that we were able to watch being born, within minutes she was up and wanting to eat - how incredible!
