Holdin' Down the Fort

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Monday the girls didn't have school because of President's Day. We had several items on our "to do" list...one being a photo shoot. As we were ticking things off our list, the day slipped away. Bret came home and needed to check cows. We decided to combine the two...a photo shoot while checking cows. Here are the results:

I guess it didn't really turn into a photo shoot...but we had fun checking cows that night. Erin is the official tackler...she chases after the new baby and holds 'em down while Bret and Jillian tag them. Lizzie was there, but she was in charge of keeping Jimmer under control. We had 3 new babies on Monday night!!!

1 comment:

Kristin said...: OH how that reminds me of Tricia and I when we worked the baby calves. Tricia would do the sit upon and I would do the dehorning, etc. Erica would hand us the syringes.; February 23, 2014 at 8:10 AM

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How do we reduce the pressure and enjoy our families more? "...recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction. Author Anna Quindlen reminds us not to rush past the fleeting moments. She said "The biggest mistake I made {as a parent} is the one that most of us make...I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of {my three children} sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less" (from "Daughters of God", Ballard April 2008; click on image for complete article)