Goodbye to the last of a generation

Derek's grandmother, Jean Smith, went to be with the Lord and her beloved husband yesterday. She was the last grandparent that Derek and I had remaining. She was 81 years old. We feel very blessed that we were able to spend her 80th birthday with her last year. She really enjoyed spending time with her great-grandchildren and they loved her dearly. It's sad to think that we have lost an entire generation, but are who we are today because of them. What our grandparents did for us we will never forget. They taught us about the hardships that they endured and more importantly taught us how to survive them. They also taught us what family is really about--love and respect. They will all be missed, but will never be forgotten. Goodbye GG, may you rest in peace.

Correction...Uh Um...I'm allowed!!

I am changing the new baby alpaca's name to Criating Dream's Midnight Lace and calling her "Lacey". I thought I wanted her name to be Criating Dream's Black Lace, but changed my mind. Her father's name is "After Hours" so I thought "Midnight" in her name would be more appropriate.

GOT LEAK?

Just enlist your 9 year old son, who fits in small places, to help find it!!!

More Exciting News

My youngest brother, Kevin, who is almost 14 years younger than me is getting married. He proposed to his girlfriend of 2 years last weekend. They met at Willamette University in Salem and have been together ever since. They traveled to Europe this summer for a few months and then returned to go their seperate ways. Kevin is attending Colorado University at Boulder and his fiance' Allison is finishing her degree at Willamette U. I guess the distance really made Kevin think about their future together. It must've been harder than he thought it would be. Apparently his proposal was very romantic and she gladly accepted. :)

Allison is a sweetheart and my kids absolutely love her. They told me a couple of months ago that they wanted her to be their aunt. I told them not to get their hopes up, because Uncle Kevin still had a lot of schooling to finish. Well they got their wish sooner than I thought they would. We are all extremely happy and she will make a wonderful addition to the family.

Busy day on the farm

She is just minutes old in this picture.

Trying to walk.

Look how pretty.

You can just call our ranch "baby central". We've had two baby alpacas born in the last two days. One of the crias is from an animal we are boarding and the other one is from our silver gray female, Olympia. She gave us a beautiful true black baby girl. When she was born she looked like an oil slick her fiber was so shiny. She is everything we were hoping for with this breeding. We have named her Criating Dream's Black Lace and we call her Lacey for short. Lacey is a town in Washington as is Olympia. We thought the name was appropriate.

Katelyn

So grown up looking.

My oldest is 12!!!

Katelyn celebrated her 12th birthday with some friends. I can't believe it's been 12 years already. Where has my baby gone? Enjoy the photos.