My Baby is 13!!!!

Drew turned 13 on May 11.  I can't believe I'm a mom of a teenager.  Time as gone by so quickly.

 

Drew with Lou when he was 8

 

Look it that cute picture of him just 5 years ago.  I really don't know where the time has gone.  I do know that it has been filled with him having the time of his life.  Having fun with his family and friends.  Getting to do the things he loves, like playing sports and going on new adventures and learning new things. Going to school and excelling in all of his subjects.

 

He had a great birthday with a bunch of his friends.  He had 6 boys sleep over on Saturday.  I went and picked everyone up Saturday afternoon and once we were back at the house they all went and played outside.  They played basketball and capture the flag and whatever else they could find to do.

 

We had pizza and cheesy bread for dinner and of course birthday cake for dessert.  Then once it got dark they all came in the house and just played Xbox and hung out for awhile and then they watched a movie.  They also got to make their own sundaes for a snack.

 

They all found a place to sleep and then the next morning we made a big breakfast for all of them of pancakes, bacon and fruit.  Wow can boys eat!!!

 

He had a great day and night with all of his friends. 

 

Here are some pics of the party.  They aren't too good since all the boys didn't want their pictures taken and Hailey decided to be funny and make faces in all the pictures.

 

Drew with his cake Hailey & I made

 

Troy, Colby, Devon and Coby in the back

Orry, Coby, Troy and Drew 

All the kids waiting for cake

Troy, Colby, Hailey, Devon, Drew & Orry 

Troy, Coby, Hailey & Drew 

Drew with his cake

 



Happy Birthday Jamie

Monday the 1st was Jamie's Birthday. He turned 43.

 

Drew, Jamie & Hailey

 

Usually we go out to dinner but Jamie just wanted to stay home.  The kids and I gave Jamie money for his present as he wants to buy a crossbow for hunting and I don't know anything about that to actually go get one.

 

We had a nice dinner and quiet evening at home.  I also made Jamie a cake. Yellow cake with chocolate frosting.  Yummy!!!

Jamie's birthday cake

 

We just put one candle on for him to blow out since 43 would of been too many.

 

I love you Jamie more now than the day we married.  You are my best friend and I love spending time with you.  Your the best dad and we are so thankful for all you do for our family.



Double Digits!!!

Hailey is now 10!!!

 

Hailey with her birthday cake.

 

I can't believe my baby girl is now 10.  She is growing up into a beautiful girl inside and out.  Hailey wanted to have a small party and sleepover this year with just some of her girlfriends.

 

Hailey had 4 friends over.  Nikki, Lilly, Olivia & Eve came over Saturday night and the girls just had fun being girls.  Hanging out in her bedroom, listening to music and just having fun.

 

The next morning, Sunday the 10th, her actual birthday.  I got up early and surprised Hailey with decorating the the living room and dining room with hot pink and black streamers and balloons.  We also had a hot pink table cloth and zebra striped plates, cups and napkins for cake time.

 

Dining room decorated for Hailey's birthday

 

The girls took the rest of the streamers and thought it would be fun to wrap Hailey up.

 

Nikki, Hailey, Eve, Lilly & Olivia

 

The girls had fun hanging out in the morning and then we had pancakes, fruit and smoothies for breakfast.  Then they all went outside to play and visit with the animals. 

 

They all made their own pizza's for lunch and then we sang Happy Birthday to Hailey and had cake.

 

I decided to make Hailey's birthday this year. I think it came out pretty good and it tasted delicious.

 

Hailey's cake, the inside is chocolate, yummy.

 

Hailey blowing out her candles.

 

Once cake was done Hailey finally got to open her gifts.

 

Hailey with her friends, opening her gifts.

 

She got mostly money from her friends and other family.  Drew got her some new t-shirts and Jamie & I got her a charm bracelet, which she has been wanting for a long time.

 

We are so proud of Hailey.  She is a wonderful daughter.  I love how she makes us laugh when she is acting silly and I love how she always thinks of others, not just herself.

 

Happy Birthday Haileybales!!! We love you!!

 

 

 



Turning 5

 

Lou & Bryce turned 5 last week on Monday January 7th.

This is what they did for their birthday, LOL.

Lou & Bryce sleeping on the couch

These days, now that it is chillier they like to relax by the wood stove or burrow under a blanket for an all day nap.

Bryce on the lookout

The pups have very different personalities and are set in their ways.  Bryce will sit on the back of the couch, as in the picture above, when not sleeping or warming my lap.  He loves to look outside and keep "watch".  He always lets us know when anything is in the yard, even the tiniest birds.

Lou relaxing

Lou on the other hand just wants to cuddle with someone. He prefers my lap but if I'm not available he will sit and cuddle with the next person who has a free lap.



Lou - 5 years old


Bryce - 5 years old

 

Lou & Bryce

 

Aren't they just so sweet?

 

 

 

 



Welker Turns 1

Welker, 1 years old

 

On December 4th, Welker turned 1 years old.  He is doing excellent.  He is with our other buck Brady full time and they have finally become buddies.

 

Welker weighs 80lbs.  He is still a little on the small side in my opinion but he eats well and is growing every day.  I also think its hard to judge just how much he has grown since he is always standing next to Brady who is a full year older than Welker, therefore much larger than him too.

 

We are in anticipation waiting for Welker's first kids to be born here.  He bred  Priscilla who is due January 21, 2013, these babies will be our first purebred Nubians born here.  Also he bred Maddie, who is due January 29, 2013.  We are really hoping for spotted babies but we will just have to wait and see.

 

For now Welker is doing wonderful.  Walks on a lead and goes where ever I say without a fuss.  He stands extremely well for hoof trimmings. He is friendly and loves to have attention.

 

Check back in a few months to see his babies.

Priscilla Turns 3 Years Old!!

Priscilla

I'm behind again with updates.  Priscilla turned 3 years old last Wednesday.  We gave her some raisins for a treat for her birthday.

We have been a little worried about Priscilla, because she decided to go off her grain a little bit.  Normally she eats 3-4 cups 2 times a day and she was only eating about 1 cup.  Without getting the extra grain and nutrients she had started loosing weight.  She also had lost a little weight with trying to keep up with producing milk to feed all 3 of her babies.

We went ahead and treated her for low calcium and she seems to be doing a little better each day.  She is now up to eating 2 cups of grain 2 times a day and even sometimes more than that.

Priscilla looking a little thin

Priscilla is such a great goat. Its funny, she is super friendly when she is pregnant but after she has her babies she would rather just rub her head on your leg for scratches instead of the hugs and goat kisses I used to get.

She is a super mom and we are hoping to breed her to Welker in the fall.  Both Priscilla and Welker are Purebred Nubian's, so their babies will be purebreds.

Priscilla eating in the pasture with her daughter Chloe

Happy 12 Birthday to Drew!!!

Friday was Andrew's birthday.  He turned 12.  I can't believe how fast the years have gone since he was once my little chubby baby.

Drew at 6 weeks old

Drew started his birthday off with the radio announcing a Happy 12th Birthday to him, which he loved.  Also the radio station picks one person out of all the birthday people to win a gift certificate to a local Mexican restaurant for a free lunch or dinner for 2.  Guess who won?

You got it, Drew!!!  That just really made his day.

After school we went out for dinner but since none of us were too hungry we just went and had some appetizers at a local restaurant called Logan's Steak House.  One of Andrew's new favorite foods is buffalo wings, so that is what he ordered.

Drew & I at dinner

After dinner we had to go to Hailey's soccer practice but once we got home we had cake and sang Happy Birthday to Drew.

I wasn't sure what type of cake he wanted so I got him a few different kinds.  It was actually cool because then we all could have a little of each kind.

Drew with all his birthday cakes

Of course we sang and he made a wish and blew out his candles.

Drew blowing out his candles

We can't forget his present also.  This year Drew wanted an Ipod Touch, since that is a pretty big gift we decided to give him money towards him saving for one.

Drew with his birthday $

We can't be more proud of the young man Drew is turning into.  He is a straight A student in school.  In fact, he just was invited to join the Junior Beta Club.  A exclusive club in school for students who hold an average of 95 or higher in all studies.

He is also funny as can be and can make anyone laugh with his silly jokes.  He loves to play football and of course like anyone else his age Xbox.   One things he hates, is firewood.  Does not like having anything to do with it but of course he helps when its time.

I just couldn't resist, here is one more picture of Drew when he was little.

 Drew, 5 months old



Abby & Maddie Turn 1!!!

Abby & Maddie turned 1 last Wednesday.

Maddie (l) & Abby (r)

These girls are just as sweet as can be.  Maddie and Abby are Priscilla's babies from last year.

They are very bonded and go and do everything together. The look very much alike but have different personalities.

Maddie is very sweet and quiet.  She loves to have pats and her cheeks scratched.  She quietly waits by your side to notice she is there waiting for you.

Abby on the other hand is still way to curious for her own good.  She is still the mischief maker of the bunch and I swear she has it written all over her face.  She's a good girl but will be the first one to sneak through the door to get out.  Abby also loves to get the other girls to play with her.

Since both girls will be old enough, they will both be bred in the fall.  We still haven't decided who each girl will be bred too yet.

Here are some pictures of Maddie & Abby on their birthday.

Abby in the pasture

Maddie in the barn

Abby peeking out the barn door seeing what's going on

Abby (l) & Maddie (r) digging into some hay

Check back in the fall to see who the lucky buck is who will get to spend sometime with these sweet girls.

Jamie Turns 42.

Happy Birthday to the best husband and father!!

Jamie & his carrot birthday cake

Last Sunday was Jamie's birthday.  He turned 42.  The kids got up and decorated the living room with signs and blue streamers.  It was really cute.  Hailey said she was decorating because she wanted Jamie's birthday to memorable.

Per Jamie's request, Hailey & I baked a homemade carrot cake for his birthday.  The kids made him homemade cards with coupons for Jamie to redeem.  They came out so cute.  We also got him a new pair of Nike Sneakers which he wanted.  Saturday we had taken Jamie out to to lunch for his birthday.  Jamie picked Logan's Steakhouse.

As you get older birthday's are just another day and after Jamie opened his gifts in the morning we decided to go do firewood, our never ending job.  Jamie got a pulley which helped make it easier to pull the logs up the hill.  Jamie cut them into chunks and then we all helped load them into the wagon and bring them down to the wood shed.

We also arranged some of the wood from last season.  We made sure to move any split wood we had left over to one side to make sure to use it first and we moved all of the thick sticks to the other wood shed out of the way since we wouldn't need to split an of that.

After an afternoon of wood, we came in took showers, had dinner and sang Happy Birthday to Jamie and had cake.

Hailey, Jamie & Drew



Hailey's Party - She turns 9

Last Saturday we had Hailey's birthday party with her classmates and friends.  She decided to choose to do a gymnastics class.

She didn't end up having many people there, not sure why. Many people didn't RSVP so I wasn't able to get a count on who was coming.

With that said there were 4 of them there and they had a BLAST.  She was kinda happy because she got to spend more time doing things in the class then waiting for it to be her turn if there had been too many kids.

She had a yummy cake and picked out the design and colors herself.

Hailey & her birthday cake

Hailey and the kids had a great time, here are some pictures.

Hailey on the beam

Kids in the foam pit

Drew & Jacob on the beam

Ashleigh, Hailey, Jacob & Drew

During the class they did a few games to warm up and that was with another party.  Then they got to use the trampoline and the swinging rope.  Next was the obstacle course and then finally was the foam pit that they could run and jump into or use the high bar to swing from.

They all had a great time.



Hailey turns 9.

Happy Birthday to Hailey!!!

Hailey with her little doggie cake

I have to start off by saying that Hailey is the sweetest girl.  She is a wonderful daughter, sister and friend.  She has the best manners and always remembers to use those manners.  We just love her personality. She loves to be girlie with wearing jewelry and buying shoes but she still doesn't mind to get down and dirty when she wants.  Perfect example is she loves to wear her fake fingernails but doesn't think twice about helping with the chores we do here around the farm.  Hailey has a bit of sassy in her but its a fun sassy. She is very independent and loves to try new things and learn new things.  She is very smart and also a hard worker with school or anything else she tries to do.

She is definitely an animal lover and all the animals love her, she seems to have a special bond with all of them.  Hailey also gives the best hugs.  She is beautiful inside and out and we are so proud of our Haileybales.

Hailey's birthday was Saturday and she turned 9.  I have no idea where the time has gone, my sweet little girl is growing up so fast.

We always go out for lunch or dinner for the birthday person, their choice.  This year Hailey picked Buffalo Wild Wings for her birthday.  We went earlier in the week and of course Hailey got a bacon cheeseburger, one of her favorite foods.

The morning of her birthday she crawled into bed with me and Jamie and of course Jamie proceeded to tease her with her birthday spankings.  Drew actually woke up pretty early and we all went downstairs so Hailey could open up her gifts.

She got exactly what she asked for, 4 new t-shirts, a new pair of dressy flip flops, jewelry -a new necklace and lots of earrings and of course her favorite fake fingernails.

Hailey chose to do the morning chores with Jamie and I, which she usually does every weekend. She loves the animals so much.  Then had breakfast, which by the way was a bowl of Cookies and Cream ice cream.  That was a first, no way do I normally let the kids have ice cream for breakfast, but she had already eaten it by the time I got back into the house.  Oh well, it was her birthday.

She then wanted Jamie to take her shooting.  So Jamie took her out back and she practiced shooting the BB Gun at empty cans and target sheets.  She is a great shot.

In the afternoon Hailey then spent sometime playing with Drew and spending time out in the pasture with me, Drew, all the goats, Matilda and Chelsea.  We also went to the store so Hailey could pick out a small cake for us that night but she also picked out her big cake for her birthday party with her friends that she will have this Saturday.

We ended up having Ian & Troy over, which was nice to have some kids here to sing Happy Birthday after dinner. 

Hailey with her birthday cake with us singing to her

The boys also ended up sleeping over for the night and all the kids had fun and enjoyed playing.

Here are some pictures of Hailey on her birthday.

Hailey with Drew, Matilda & Chelsea

Hailey & Drew with Matilda

Hailey & I with Bruschi

Hailey holding Welker

Check back next week to see pictures from her birthday party she is going to have with her friends and classmates.