
Page down for more photos from 2006 to the present
A new addition in the Winter 2009
Click here
to find out how we got Marley!
Read all about "So Overwhelmed and Now What!"
Kidding Season Arrives - March 2009
Lots of toys for a curious bunch of newborns....
It's fun to play in the shavings.....
Time for group photos!!
In the Spotlight....close-ups of some of our new 'stars'...
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2008 Kidding Memories:
Getting ready for the big event.....

Kidding pens all set up
Kidding supplies all ready The "kid" nursery
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A Leap Year surprise at 4 AM!!
QUINTS out of Bell....


The boys.........Lewis and Clark



The girls.......Annabell, Bonibell and Liberty


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More babies....Quads out of Stella
One of the babies...only 1#....move over Barbie....I'm as big as a package of
hamburger!!!




Update.......Brady
may have only been 1# at birth but don't tell him
He's smarter and tougher than the whole bunch!!!
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The THIRD set of quints born this year!!


Candy's quints born on 03/20/08!!
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2008 Kid pics--growing up!!
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Megan may be only 6 but she's a major contributor to our
farm....






Milking alone is just one of the jobs Megan does this year



From cleaning up........to checking the mineral feeder..........and feeding hay
to the does......



To feeding beet pulp..........feeding the bucks.........and filling water
pails......
Megan knows how to do it all even delivering kids!!
Read all about Megan's 1st "midwife" experience by clicking
here
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Yes!! We do drink our own milk!!



Straining, chilling and drinking our own milk is one of the great things we gain
from our Nigerians!!

So good, Mom!!
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2008 Summertime happenings
A trip to Walnut Grove, MN


Walking among the prairie flowers and our favorite.....Little House!
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The 2008 4-H Parade:


the 4-H float...before and after!!
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Megan
and Annabelle in the Cloverbud costume class
Megan and Bell in the costume class
Megan
calling Dad after winning at the "Youth Show"
Megan...a true MDGA supporter
Megan
and Ella
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Farm photos 2008


Deer visiting the feeder in the yard
Geese
relaxing in our pond
Sandhill cranes visit our pond
Finally
done with spring cleanup!

A summer sunrise...one of the blessings of our little farm!
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2007 Memories:
Kidding season arrives....
Big Momma Bell and Mother Megan
Introducing....Coolio...weighing 3#4oz
Coolio and Megan.....time for loving and spoiling
Will he learn to walk?
Finally...walking alone! Couch is just
too high for a little fella!

Mabel kidding......
Waiting for babies on a 12 degree Minnesota night....brrrrr

The crew of the University of MN Vet Hospital....our heroes....
Our 2007 New Project...a milkroom
Having fun at the Minnesota State Fair 2007....
And then there was the goat show....
Megan and Bell at the State Fair....

The "Milk a Goat Booth" at State Fair....





The "reward" for working at the booth....
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Early 2008 Projects:
Finishing the milk room at last




Entering the milk room
Our new milk stands
Heat for those cold MN winters



Our new medicine cabinet and fridge
White board for kidding dates


Our new storage and work area--a great Christmas present!!



Hay storage
Views of the barn in winter

Our new bird feeder--
the final touch!
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2006 Farm Memories
Our Farm Photos:
Building the new buck pens.....on a 104 degree Minnesota afternoon......
Kids Pics
Megan and the goats:
Our summer landscaping project....
Megan and Ella Mae, our Welsh Corgi pup:
Megan--now you see her, now you don't...
Stop and smell the flowers:
Minnesota State Fair 2006 memories:
Showmanship with Ashley and Luke:
The Isanti Kids Parade 2006...
Show winnings 2006...a very successful year......
Autumn at last....a peaceful September Sunrise...
Updated on 11/29/2010