Another trip to the Ranch

On Saturday Doug went to Saskatchewan to pick up some goats.  I got a call that some goats had gotten out so we headed down to fix some fence.  We waited for Doug to get to the ranch so that we could be there to help if needed. 

 Here are the new goats.  We ended up getting 111 doelings.  The first group

 The second group.

And I never got a picture of the third group.

Shaun petting Number 24.  He is super friendly and always comes up to you when you are in the pen.

A Big Project

I started a civil war quilt just over a year ago, and I am still not done it.  It was my first quilt class that I went to and I really enjoyed my Saturdays at the quilt shop sewing. I finished month 11 tonight outside of the partial assembly.  I still have a border to piece.  There are over 1000 squares in the border.  I could be at this for a bit.  I had to skip ahead and get the one corner on tonight just so I could see what it was going to be like.  It is a little on the large size.  I laid it out on our bed, a queen, and I still have 3 large corners to put on.

The red square that is in the top center of the picture that will be the middle of the quilt.  This has been a challenge of directional fabrics.  I am trying to get this one done because I have just signed up for another Block of the Month, because they showed me the fabrics and they are beautiful. 

Some more farming

We went down to the ranch today to do some fence repairs.  Our 2 little bucklings are now apparently mine.  They keep escaping so for that reason they are mine.  So today some gates were lowered.

 Taylor trying to fix some fence but Mrs Goat kept coming by to help.  The bucket was where we were putting our garbage and the goat kept putting its head in.

 Mrs Goat now trying to help Elyssa

 Hey who let them drive.

 Llamas one standing,one laying down on its side and the other laying

 Goats.

 Hey look at Taylor

 Elyssa getting a ride

 Taylor still driving. She is on a standing skid steer.  She did very well driving it. 

 Look at that clean face.  The blue thing is a tattoo from the Terry Fox Run.

 Second kid to catch a chicken.  Guess I have to pay up again.  I am not sure how she caught it, but she came walking out of that metal building with it.  The chickens need to fly away from the kids.  It is starting to cost me money.

 Taylor in a barn, she found something to play on

 Jayden playing with the puppies

 Keisha wanting to learn how to drive.  She played in the straw too.  When we got home we had to pick through her hair.

A Little Sewing

Here are some of the onesies that I have been working on.  We have a couple friends that are having or have had baby girls.  I started with a purchased onesie and added the skirts on them.

 Not sure how to rotate the picture so i guess that you will have to turn your head

Preschool Starts Today

Today was Jayden's first day of preschool.  He was super excited to start because everyone else has already started.  It is supposed to be warm today so I am sure that he will be changing his shirt but he had his first day of school shirt to wear today that he picked himself.

 Group shot

 Silly faces

 This is serious faces.

 At the preschool

 Doing the most important thing of the day.  Getting his lunch kit out of his backpack.  He only gets snack at preschool.

And here he is ready to go.  I am not sure what this face was for but he was ready to go. 

Introducing Llama 1, 2 and 3

 Taylor looking at the llamas

 Here are 2 of the llamas

 These are the 2 bucklings

 Wondering what the horses are up to

 Taylor trying to give them salt.

 Elyssa complaining about a cut she had on her hand that started to bother her after she was playing in the salt. Hmmmmm

 Taylor getting a little closer

 Look at the goats all grazing off in the pasture.  We were in the pasture and then........

 The goats came a running.

 Trying to climb into the Rustler which is a quad type vehicle and it has a box on it.

 The goats trying to take Doug out or get the salt

 Llama came over to see what was happening

 Ahhh the girls seem a little friendlier.  Taylor feeding a goat

 Now Elyssa's turn

 Oops this one wanted to see what was happening in the Rustler so she just hopped right on in.

 Jayden making a new friend

Keisha got brave enough to feed them too.  Shaun was not too sure about all the animals.