Betsy loves to visit!

Little Betsy is growing like a weed. She's such a fun baby.  The kids are obsessed...every time they walk by her, they say hi, kiss her, touch her, get right in her face, etc. The novelty of a new baby has definitely not worn off yet.  She knows she's loved, though, and that's important. 

It's crazy that it's been over a year since I've written....life has been so busy. I was pregnant all last year and oh-so-tired from it - then Betsy was born in September and life kept happening. But I was reminded a few weeks ago how much I appreciate this blog to remember stories of the kids, so I wanted to get back at it. 

Yesterday the 2 little boys went out to play...I was busy trying to make a photo book and lost track of time. An hour and a half later, I hadn't heard a word or seen them anywhere outside, so I thought I'd better go check. I went out and heard their voices coming from the barn and I thought, "Oh good, they're just playing with the chickens or working out there...". Haha...nope. I got closer and see little red snowpants peeking out under calf legs. Clancy and Clifford were out in the big calf pen (with calves born last spring) and they told me they were rounding the calves up.  Luckily they were just walking through so the calves weren't too riled and lucky for us that we're out with the calves often so they're not too spooked from some kids walking through them.  We had to walk back through the big pen of calves because they had left one of their tonka trucks by the bale ring.  We got that and walked out of the pen.  I said to Clancy, "You can NEVER go in any cow pens unless you have a big person with you.  NEVER! It's so dangerous."  His reply was, "I wasn't in a cow pen, Mom...I was in the calf pen."  :) 


The boys all went with Matt last night to Roseau. We are having 2 animals butchered today there, Matt is doing some mudding in his parents' attic and wanted to finish that up, then today they are going to pick up 2 bulls we bought last week and maybe getting a few heifers for the boys.  The boys are missing school, but they love the cows and farm so much that we allow a skip day here and there so they can participate.  It's also Matt's mom's birthday today, so it's special that they can spend some time with her on her birthday.  Happy Birthday, Carmen!

Hopefully I can keep up with writing little stories now and again and sharing pictures of my sweet kids!