new baby doll!!!

spring time!!!

we are loving this spring weather, it is so nice to see the sunshine several days in a row! :)

 feeding our neighbors chickens...

 peeper the goat is evelyn and amelia's buddy...they like to buy him treats, so he always comes running when he see's them.

 pretend fishing in the millrace (a stream that runs through town)

 friday the girls and i made a quick dash to portland to squeeze in a children's museum visit and to check out the new baby lions at the zoo!

 aunt sas was able to pop over on her lunch break to check out a few animals with us...

 grandma enjoyed the sunshine at the zoo with us too!

 after a full day of outside house projects on saturday, we were ready for a play day at the lake....

 amelia wanted to catch a blue fish....

 fishing buddies...

 this girl loves to wear her sunglasses upside down! :)

 i love this picture of them all looking off in the distance with their ball caps on...

 just a few of my favorite people!!!!

 my serious fishing girl...she was determined to catch one, but they just wouldn't bite!

hope your all having a fabulous spring enjoying this great sunshine!

always a great time at the ranch!

what a gorgeous day we had at the ranch.  i swear it felt like it was 70 degrees out!  all the green fields and the bright blue sky, you just couldn't ask for a better day!  it was also calving time, so there was lots of little babies to check out too!

here is grandpa with a calf that is less then 12 hours old...

now its time to weigh him, put ear tags in and make him a steer! :)

78lbs! 

this mama was getting beat up by her baby trying to get more milk...the girls watched her forever and just giggled and giggled! 

dad and evelyn caught a frog...

collecting eggs...

ev grew a beard! :)

running down the lane...

mule ride to give the cows salt...

brian brought his bb gun from his childhood for evelyn to shoot...

she loved it!!!

brian's future hunting partner :)

my cute farm girls!

i'm so glad the girls get to enjoy the farm!  its was such a huge part of my childhood and it is fun to share that with them.  oh, how we love our visits to the ranch!!!