Triplets

are so much fun!!!

Junior Is Growing!

He's 4 1/2 months old,    And growing like a weed.  He has the cutest little squeaky bray!!

Time to Ride!

Charlie says it's about time for winter to be over!
It's that time of year again and we have reservations at Wrangler's Camp for Spring break!

The boys are so excited!

Fancy Talkin' Zippo

My new boy will be coming home tomorrow! Fancy Talkin' Zippo is his registered name, but to us he's Charlie! We're not too fancy around this farm!

I am so excited! I'll post more photos of him getting to know the girls when he gets here.

Incubator Time Again

And it's all filled up!


Banties, full-sized chickens and TURKENS!


Why I think I need turkens is a mystery to me, but I'm hoping they hatch!

Dirt Cat

We are often asked how Dirt Cat got his name....


When we got him 5 years ago, he would curl up in my flower pots and sleep....


My oldest son said he was like dirt in the pot....


Five years later....We still have a Dirt Cat!

Riding Lizzy

Spent the day riding with my little sister. She hadn't been on a horse in years and I didn't even get a photo of her, but she got one of me and Lizzy.

I'll get one of her next weekend. We had a great time and she has already decided she needs a horse now. I bought another horse last week. His name is Charlie and he'll be coming home soon!!

I Miss You!

and I miss blogging! I promise to do better this year than last. One of my New's Year's resolutions is to find the time to blog more often! I enjoyed doing it so much when I was working from home then things got hectic, meaning the boys started school and I started a new job outside of the home. Things haven't slowed down any, in fact, they have gotten even busier. I started classes this semester to get my Bachelor's in Nursing and I joined a 6-week fitness camp yesterday!

As far as the farm goes.....we have two new additions I haven't even had the chance to tell you about. Here's one of them.
Meet Sissy (who needs a bath!)


We have spent the past several weekends riding horses if it hasn't been too wet or too cold.
My life is busy, but it is full of blessings! My boys are growing up so fast!
I am grabbing onto every day with them and holding on for dear life!
One of their new best friends is sweet Miss Lizzy!


She is such a sweetheart and just what these two need! She loves them as much as they love her. I'm pretty sure she'd come right in the house and hang out in their room with them if she would fit!
I promise to update more often! And I miss all your comments!

Mr. Jonah "Lightning Bolt" Lamancha

When we have a difference in opinion on names around here, they get them all!

I can't decide if he's the cutest thing I've ever seen or....

if he's so ugly, he's cute!

Either way, he's as sweet as sugar and we love him to pieces!

He reminds me of a puppy! Nellie and Bella are due with Lamancha babies soon!! He'll have some buddies to play with!

It's a Dirty Job

but somebody's gotta do it! It's only 6 inches deep in here!!

It's hard work, but I had some help!

My boys are growing up and turning into regular little farm hands.

Luke helped load the trailer while Jake was hauling it to the fertilize pile and sweeping out the tack room.

I do believe my "ladies" will be happy to see their floor again!

Hey come back here! We're not done yet! We gotta muck out the horse stalls!!

Sorry Mom, scooping chicken poop is enough for one day!

Honk! Honk!

It's official, I'm not giving the camera back! I'm having way too much fun with it! Possession is 9/10 of the law, right?
I know you're reading this.

A Boy and His Donkeys

Do these really need words? I don't think so...









and my favorite

Gotta love a boy and his donkeys!

All Lined Up!

Wonder where they think they are going??

My little mini-herd!
Dimple in the lead, followed by Sara, Penelope and Honey Bear bringing up the rear!

Oops, I've been spotted and Penelope wants an apple or two!

SneakySnake and Kool-Aid Mustaches

We have a new friend...

His name is Sneaky Snake.....

I found him while I was fencing on the farm.....

now he lives with us!

We love Sneaky Snake!

Update on the Boys

and we have added one more to our goat herd. Meet Baby Jonah! He's my first half-Lamancha/half-Kinder and an absolute doll. He's Lucy's first baby and she is such a good Momma!

and the triplets, well they are all boy and growing fast. Their favorite place to sneak to is the barn loft! Those stacks of hay bales are perfect for jumping on!

Buddy

Blackie

and of course, the little round guy, Brownie.

He's still spoiled rotten and super sweet!
Bella and Nellie are both bred to the Lamancha buck as well and are due next month!

I Finally Found Her!

For those of you who have been following my blog since December, you know I have been searching for the perfect lady for Dimple. I would like you to meet Sara!


I found her at Willow Hill Farm in Magnolia, KY from a wonderful couple named Wayne and Diane.
I knew she was perfect when I saw her photos on their site and she was FOR SALE!! We drove 6 hours round trip to get her yesterday.


She's beautiful and looks so much like Dimple. And they REALLY like each other. I'd say we can be looking for a baby about August 2012!


Love those big, beautiful eyes.


And while we were there Wayne and Diane sent the boys a couple of presents.
Meet Honey Bear....


and Penelope!


They are super sweet and the boys love them already!
And Honey Bear wants everyone to know...


They are miniature horses....NOT ponies!

THANK YOU WAYNE AND DIANE!!!

Time Flies!

When you're having fun! Or at least when you're so busy you don't know what day of the week it is. A quick update and a promise to get more organized and efficient at posting to my blog. First I have to say......I MISS Y'ALL!!!!!

My 2-day a week job is now a 4-day a week job. Not only am I RN and health-care coordinator, I have added case management and 2 more days a week to my bucket of many talents. I have given up my medical transcription. Just not enough time in my day! I've had to go to Frankfort a couple of times for training which requires an overnight stay and 8 hours of driving. We are now moved into our new office and workshop and we are loving it! Open house was wonderful. We also had my sister-in-law's baby shower the same day. Weston Lee is due on July 6th and I cannot wait!!

We've been playing T-ball and baseball 2 to 4 nights a week.


Until 9:30 at night!

We bought a small john boat and the boys are loving the fishing and time on the water.


Joe and I are loving it too. We'd be out there more if the rain would slow down a bit.

The garden is planted. Got it in a little late but it's growing and doing well now! The cherries came and went...I canned several jars of cherry jelly YUM! The blackberries are starting to get ripe now. They would do a lot better if I could keep the 9 goats out of the them.


We have bred all our does again so we should be having fall babies! Yeah!!!

I have chicks, chicks and more chicks from 3 incubator hatchings. I also have a hen sitting on 16 pheasant eggs and an incubator full of guinea eggs right now.


Dimple is doing fine. I still haven't found him a woman yet but I am still looking. We WILL have a donkey baby on this farm someday!

AND all this working is paying off....I got a new ride!!


My new 2011 KIA Sorento! I love the smell of new car in the morning!

How's everyone here doing and what have you been up to? I still have Friday off and my schedule is getting a little more adjusted. Hopefully, these posts will start showing up a lot more often around here!!