lambs

So we decided to make some dessert and head out to our friends, the Livingstons on sunday.  They are in the height of lambing season and have them all over the place.  We had such a great time watching all the little lambs and visiting.  We even got to see a little lamb be born, it was pretty cool.  And so guess what we are bringing a pregnant ewe home with us today.  We are going to try and see if sheep will keep down the weeds and grass out in the orchard, since it is such a pain to try and keep up.  Hopefully they will do the trick.
Chas and I have really been having some discussions lately on having the kids do hard things, preparatory for their missions and living on their own.  Scary enough Brooklyn will be 18 in 5 years!  We are getting constant counsel from local and church leaders to provide opportunities for our kids to do hard things.  The reason we moved out here to start with is so our kids would have work to do and animals to take care of.  Since Brooklyn's horse died, we have only had chickens and Ruby to take care of.  So we decided to add some more things to the mix, sheep and hopefully a couple of steers in  a week or so.  A part of us just really wants to keep the money and spend it on other more "fun" things, but we have to decide what is most important to us, and right now this is what it is.  Wish us luck! The sheep thing is totally new as neither of us has ever had sheep, but we are excited to have a new baby lamb! or maybe even two!  Honestly it makes me excited!