2-11-16

I called mom this morning and asked if she was going to be home. She invited me to come with her and Mel (and Evan) to Tim Horton's.  We had a nice time.  We went to a couple store and then headed back to Mom's house.  Tomorrow Adam and Eli are having their Valentines party at school.  They got their cards signed and ready to take.  Jacob attached some notes to glass hearts to give to his teachers.   

2-10-16

2-9-16

Jacob learned to draw faces in art class

Putting on tattoos from the school carnival

2-8-16

This morning Jared and I checked on the sheep and noticed some changes with Ewe #33.  So we were thinking she would having her lambs today.  Jared headed to work and I took the boys to school.  I fed the animals as soon as I got home from school.  I noticed that Ewe #82 ran to the corner after eating and was straining.  I went inside for a couple minutes and then came back out. Now Ewe #82 had a lamb coming.  I called Jared and he came right home.  Now Ewe #33 was off to the corner and  was straining and pawing.  Soon after Jared came home #82 delivered her first lamb.  It was a boy weighing 12 lbs 15 oz.  The next lamb came hind feet first so Jared delivered this one.  It was another boys and weighed 11 lbs.  Jared had the company car and wanted to take it back to work.  He got back home and decided to take the rest of the day off work.  The weather was beautiful today.  We took a walk out to see Oscar and Clarence.  Came back in the barn and could see a sac coming.  I decided to break the sac and collect the flu.  This ewe has had a single before so I was hoping to graft the triplet lamb onto her if she just had one.  We check the ewe and found that this lambs elbows were stuck.  I told Jared how to deliver it and he did great!  It was a huge boy lamb weighing 14 lbs 15 oz! After about 30 minutes I checked the ewe and couldn't feel another lamb.  We drenched the triplet lamb in afterbirth and rubbed it together with the new lamb.  Then we dragged both lambs to a new stall with the mom following and licking them both.  We also sprayed the ewes nose with a fragrance.  She quickly accepted both lambs.  All sheep and lambs are doing great!  

This is ewe #82 with her twins!

Triplet lambs

Ewe #33 after accepting the triplet lamb

Docking tails and tagging lambs

2-7-16

We went to Nana and Papa's today to watch the Super Bowl.  Mom made Sloppy Jo's and we had lots of snacks.  Super fun time with family!  

2-6-16

Eli is showing me the face the fish made at him when he went to the grain elevator with Daddy. 

Jacob bottle feeding the triplet

Watching I Love Lucy

This evening we noticed Ewe #616 was lying in the corner and had been pawing.  We started checking on her more frequently.  Just after tucking the boys in bed we went out to the barn to check on her and noticed a lamb was coming.  We sat on some buckets and waited.  After a little while Adam came to the barn and said, "I've alway wanted to see a lamb be born!"  So he sat on a bucket and waited with us.  We waited about 30 minutes but the Ewe wasn't having any progress.  I check her and found the lamb's elbows were stuck.  I pulled this large lamb and we dragged it to the stall.  Soon another lamb was coming.  Adam asked if he could video tape it for Jacob.  Jacob came out to the barn soon after the second lamb was born.  Both lambs were girls weighing 14 lbs 5 oz and 12 lbs 15 oz.    The boys had fun watching the lambs take their first steps.  

2-5-16

The triplets and their mom are doing great!

Nana came over and spent the day with me.  The boys were excited to show her their lego creations when they got home from school.

This evening we went to the carnival at the elementary school.  The boys had a lot of fun!