More lambies...

The two white ram lambs were actually born Thursday morning, just took me a while to get pics and post them. This is the last of the first string of babies. The older girls are also bred 3-4 of them and they are at least 3-4 wks out I think, big, just no bags yet.

Whos who?? This is the first day the white babies were turned out so they are still trying to figure out who mom is...


This is Bumbly 09's ram lamb, he's pretty cute actually. She is one of my favorite ewes anyway, very nice temperment, both to work and be around, also nicely built. She was a maiden this year as well.


This is Hope '09 with her ram lamb again, the pic just turned out real nice:-)


Bumbly '09 ram lamb with a big jump right before playing small racetracs with the other lambs.


Cute photo op... The black ewe on the right is the other Thursday baby. Funny the ewes are almost identically marked, year apart in age though.

Cuter everyday!

The babies are cuter than ever! Its been a crazy week but they have been really easy. They are doing really well with potty training. I usually only have one mess from overnight and they cry to go out in the am. They've been sleeping through the night from 9pm to about 7am but its earlier than that when they start crying... What a fun group they are!

Trace is just as sweet as they come. A big boy but loves his people...


The troublemakers... Brenn and Faith are usually into something. If not he is beating her up

Trace and Faith playing King of the Mountain (of mushroom compost) they had a ball trying to run up the mound and then rolling down. Funny... Quite the explorers:-)

Weekend puppy pics

Warning lots of pics! The trio were just too cute this weekend. Clumsily running around playing with Sally, who is the best babysitter ever!



Brenn's tummy, he loves to roll around on his back




Faith and Sally have unspoken words, I think Sally said "Come on you need to play its lots of fun" and then Faith said " I'd rather not I might get all my pretty white dirty". Sally won her over to the dark, er... dirty side eventually.





See the dirt particles on Faith now?:-)





Faith and her pretty free stack




Trace says to Sally "When I grow up I want to be just like you", I say "No you don't!":-)




Trace and Sally having a good time so he can learn all of her dirty tricks. I guess I should have re-thought the babysitter? That is why parents don't hire babysitters with piercings all over and fishnet tights, I guess.



Trace and Faith finally get to play with someone their own size.




Sally finally got Brenn right where she wanted him, and he loved it! He is turning out to be quite the little Beli troublemaker of the group. But its always in the most adorable way!


Brenn finally starting to wind down and can you see the bubble above Faiths head as she heads off? She looks like trouble, I think she snuck off with some sheep wool.



Oh there it is Brenn stole it back!:-)) What fun it is to be a puppy! He sure is proud of that fuzz, look at that tail!

First lambs are here!

So last night we began lambing, 2010 lambing is under way! I forgot how much work it is:-)) Both maiden ewes one yearling and one two year old. Cocoa (yearling) had a nice ram lamb, with difficulty and then thought he might be the boogey man, all is well now though. Second (1hr later) 35, had a HUGE ewe lamb, I rather hoped that she would twin but oh well. The lamb is suprizingly alive this am with some breathing difficulty. She is doing much better though and will hopefully pull through. 35 is a wonderful mother, just like her mom.

35 and ewe lamb


Cocoa and ram lamb nursing



Cocoa and ram lamb '10

Babies @ 4wks

I can't believe they are already 4 weeks old! Time does fly. It was a beautiful day today and the puppies spent it on the front deck. They got visitors and new toys! The new toys were a hit, the tunnel was figured out in about 3 minutes by everyone. The new toys had to be carried around and shown off to the unlucky puppy that didn't have one. It was a great day to be a puppy!





Trace being cute as usual.


Faith, pretty as usual:-)) She loved the tunnel, best thing since sliced bread...
Sorry no Brenn pics (whom I think is a fluffy:-(((() he was having a big nap at picture time.

Sweet Mr. Oli

I took Abby and Oliver out for pictures today. Got some decent ones...these are some of the outtakes.

Oliver being sweet for a cookie!


Oliver and Abby siblings pic...

The Great Outdoors

The puppies got their first taste of the outdoors today. It was a beautiful day today and seemed like the perfect idea.

Faith did not like the idea at all. She is not yet fond of change, she cried the whole time, well until she fell asleep.


Trace was just glad that all of us were around, he loves his people!



Brenn had the best time of them all! He was trucking around the deck checking out all the other dogs and thought it was the greatest idea ever, I'm glad we could agree on something.


This is Brenn on his adventure. I did not expect this of him, so he's moving right along. Faith is sure to follow soon but she is definitly her mothers daughter right now.

Sorry there are no gruel pics, those are soon to come! They are eating really well but I've not been able to get great pics of them. I will try this week.