Family Visit the Ranch

Aunt Muriel from Oregon & Jodie & Blake (age 3 1/2) from Montana spent a few days with us this week. It has been years since they visited here so it was a joy to see them & show Blake around the ranch.

Jodie & Blake out on the range with the bison

Blake getting a tractor driving lesson from Murray

Bye Mom! I'm off!

I think I remember how to do this!

Blake getting acquainted with Whiskers

Petting a calf in the calving barn

Learning the finer points about hay! I think this calf likes me!

In the evening Murray & Blake built a garage for the cattle liner

They just had to use up all the blocks so it even has lightning rods or .....? Work on the ranch is never done! Thanks guys for coming all that way to visit. Come again soon & we will really put Blake to work!

This weekend we had a lovely time with Scott & Patricia visiting us. We also had the grandparents over for a couple meals. Grandpa & Grandma Sankey will have been married 60 years in a couple months time and Scott & Patricia are just starting their married journey!

Patricia opening the wedding gift from us - a KitchenAid stand mixer. We know she loves to bake & is really good at it. Hopefully Scott won't put on too much weight!!!

On Sabbath afternoon we took a tour to see some newborn calves . This is the first year we are having some black calves.

I think Herefords are still the prettiest!


One of our bison bulls surveying his domain.

Snow 'n Stuff

Last evening we had a 2 hr. heavy dump of snow which seems to have been centered here as Hemaruka didn't get any! Just as our snow almost all melts we get more - 4 inches more!
It does look pretty though!

On my way home from Calgary on Wednesday I stopped in Airdrie to welcome Baby Charlotte Jackson - daughter of neice Jennifer and Keith. Charlotte was born March 23.

Charlotte

Keith, Jen & Charlotte.

We also welcome baby Kiara Pierson born yesterday April 2 to Bibi & Jeremy Pierson.

Our family is receiving many wee blessings lately.

Baby Lucas Sebastien

I have had an eventful couple weeks when I was summoned to Kim's early cause Kim thought she was in labor. Well 6 days later Lucas arrived (March 26)! All is well & as you can tell from the following pics he is very loved & welcomed - especially by big brother Nicholas!Brothers getting acquainted.

Grandma with Lucas in hospital a few hours after he was born.

Sleeping peacefully at home.

More brother time!
Daddy & the boys.
The happy family.