Baby Chicks

This week we went into the chicken business. Todd was so excited and has done a good job feeding them. Unfortunately he loved two of the chicks so much they died. We had to convince him to be careful and he has done better ever since. Now our only problem is the dogs, they keep trying to get in. The hotshot has worked pretty good at keeping them away. O and the other day I tried to burn the coop down, (the heat light got to close to the sawdust, oops) luckily I saw the smoke in time and the chicks are okay and so is the coop.

Moving the tack shed

On wed. we went and got this shed. It is on skids so Justin and Mike used the tractor to load it and push it on. Justin was very excited to get this shed. He is going to use it as his tack room. You will notice the backhoe it the back. Some workers were fixing our sewer, yay. Finally.

An afternoon in the sun

Today we spent the afternoon at one of the ranches the owner owns on the tongue river. They bangs vaccinated, then they had to get all 500 heifers across the river. The boys and I were good spectators, the boys exploring and me watching. The boys were hoping for a ride on the horse, but they got tired out before Justin was done, so we came home. The following are pictures of our day. The boys throwing sticks into the river (don't worry grandma I made sure they were safe), Todd by the baler, he thought was so neat, Justin hearding yearlings to the river, he is the one at the back. There is also a picture of Todd on some old equipment, which he loves, and me and the boys along the river. It was a fun day but the boys were exhausted by the time we got home.

Our yard

Our house was put in just before we moved here so it isn't landscaped yet. All winter we have dealt with a lot of slick, sticky mud. Here are a few pictures.

This one is in Feb. shortly after we got here.


This is right next to our house.



This is the back.



This is Justin just yesturday smoothing things out so we can plant grass.

Easter

We had a great time on Easter. We decorated a bunny house, threw eggs and most exciting of all the easter bunny came and left us treats.

General Conference

We love conference time. Normally we spend it in Logan with our extended family, but due to the distance we weren't able to make it this year. We don't have TV and we didn't have the internet, so I called my mom and we listened to it on speaker phone. The only tricky part was getting the phone exactly right so it wouldn't cut out. We don't have a land line and our cell service isn't very good. Our friend Clifford Russell came down and listened to conference with us. The kids think he is great.

Change

Since I last posted a lot has changed in our lives. We got layed off, lived in Park Valley, and now we live in Miles City, MT or actually 30 miles south on the Powederville road. Life here is good, so far. We live on a ranch and are able to work as a family.