Wooo HooooÂ… BABY GOATS!! and PICS!!

-


My first doe of the year has delivered her kids!!  Two little does..  They were born late at night on the 13th.   


 


I found out about this on Valentines morning about 7:30.  The kids were fine and had nursed they were just cold.. wouldnÂ’t you know it the temps last night dropped down to 25!! 


 


My ValentineÂ’s Day was already a full and busy day. 


 


It was my Father-in-Laws 73rd birthday so we were


 


making him a big birthday dinner. 


 


Aside from the heart shaped cake that Emily was making for Grandpa, we had heart shaped cookies to frost, 15 homemade cards to make and 2 songs to practice that morning as well!  We were headed to the local seniors home to sing and pass out cookies and cards.


 


We got home from that event and still had to clean up the house and make a big dinner.  AND in between it all I was busy crocheting goat sweaters for my 2 new little girls..  they were cold!!    In the past I would put baby clothes on them, but wouldnÂ’t you know it.. I had no baby clothes!!  I know what I will be searching for this summer at garage sales!  Baby sweaters!!


 


 


Well here are pics of my babies:


 



 


 


 


Here is a pic of EmilyÂ’s heart shaped cake.  Grandpa loved it! 


 



 


Here we are lighting the candles:


 



 


Here I am madly crocheting away after dinner..  I had one more sweater to make!!  My hubby Tobin is sitting next to me looking pretty tiredÂ… he works long days and this was getting to be the end of the day for him!!  


 



 


Here are my babies in their sweaters!!


 



 


 


 


And of course here are pics of the Poms.. 


 



 



 


And while I was down at the barn taking pictures I thought I would share a pic of my one and ONLY rooster!!


 


 


 


 


Comments

  1. The Bee LadyFebruary 15, 2006 at 11:47 PM

    LOVE the pictures. Oh the babies are so cute! All of them. The Poms are just so cute.

    I love the sweaters too cute!

    God bless you and your family!


    Cathie

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2006 at 12:06 AM

    How can you stand all that cuteness!?? How wonderful! Seems like spring at your home.


    Many blessings,

    Christi (homeschoolblogger.com/MomWtrmn)

    ReplyDelete
  3. spinninggrandmaFebruary 16, 2006 at 1:29 AM

    Everyone is adorable ... even the rooster!!! Wouldn't I just love a pom puppy ... the Pom in the Westminster Show this week was outstanding!! And baby goats are so sweet.

    ReplyDelete
  4. tnschafferFebruary 16, 2006 at 1:41 AM

    OH!! My ladies and I are ooing and aawwing over all the cute babies! Thanks for sharing all the pictures. My 4 year old Emarie just asked if "we could go there someday" :). I said, well actually, that might be a possibility someday!


    Those sweaters are too too cute!

    ReplyDelete
  5. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2006 at 3:27 AM

    Oh Crystal. I love the goat sweaters! Thank you for bringing a smile to my face! I'm glad to hear the party was a success ... what a busy day leading up to the party! I love your blogs - and all the pictures. Thank you for sharing your life with us! LisaKM99

    ReplyDelete
  6. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2006 at 3:30 AM

    What a wonderful time at your home!!! Beautiful babies, goats and puppies. I love all of it, the sweaters, the cute lil faces, even the sweet looking cake. You are very blessed, and thanks for sharing with us!!!

    Jenn (jammyphoto)

    ReplyDelete
  7. DonnaJoyFebruary 16, 2006 at 4:13 AM

    ....would sit down and whip up some sweaters for the babies real quick!!! You are the Martha Stewart of Homesteading!!!!

    I just love the little goat babies!!!

    I love your new pic also!!! Is Tobin awake!!!!

    thanks for sharing

    Donna

    ReplyDelete
  8. DalynFebruary 16, 2006 at 6:11 AM

    Oh! I am drooling Crystal! Those little girls are adorable! I can't wait to see my babies. I bred late due to all the buck problems I had, but late is better than none.

    I just posted an article on using goat milk...go see! I'll be patient and wait for our chat. I can see why you are SO busy!

    My pastor is looking to buy some Nubian kids this year, and he wants me to help him "shop". Big fun! I get to shop w/ someone else's $$ ha ha.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

All messages are moderated. After approval your message will be posted. Thank you for your comments!! Crystal :)

Popular posts from this blog

Canning Chicken Noodle-less Soup

-
Image
Today was one of those busy days that it seemed I was moving from the time my feet hit the floor until this evening.. But, I got so much done and that is a great feeling! :) One of my accomplishments today was canning 14 jars of chicken noodle-less soup. I call it “noodle-less” because you can’t can noodles. They end up falling apart. So I canned the chicken, veggies and broth. When I go to use the soup I will bring it to a boil and then add a handful of noodles (any type of pasta will work) and cook it until the noodles are done. Because I plan to add the pasta after the fact I wanted to make sure there was enough chicken broth to do this. So I only filled my jars about half to two thirds with chicken and veggies and then filled with chicken broth. Here is how I did this…. I started off with 2 chickens that were a total weight of about 10lbs. I put them in my 14 quart stock pot… I then added 2 gallons of water.. And 3 tablespoons salt.. I brought this ...
Read more

Canning Cabbage

-
Image
I had 4 large heads of cabbage that weighted about 25 pounds. We had some really hot days and I figured I better get the last of them picked soon. My daughter Sierra and I ended up processing 3 of them yesterday and I have one left for a meal on my menu this week. I made pickled cabbage and then canned up the last of the cabbage. Here is the recipe for the pickled cabbage (according to how I made it)… 8 pounds cabbage 1 large onion 1 ½ red peppers 1 lb carrots ¾ cup salt 9 cups water 12 cups white vinegar 10 cups sugar 1t mustard seed 1t celery seed Slice cabbage thinly. Slice onion and peppers. Grate carrots. Mix all veggies together in a very large bowl. Sprinkle with salt and mix in well. Let sit for 2 hours to soften veggies. Rinse veggies well.  In a large stock pot (mine was 14 quarts) combine water, vinegar, sugar, spices. Bring to a boil. Add cabbage/veggies. Bring to a boil. Fill hot pint jars with veggies using a slotted spoon. Fill jar with brine...
Read more

Canning Beef Stew

-
Image
In my last blog post I shared that I had bought 10 pounds of beef roast. I cut it all up and used 4 pounds in 2 crockpot freezer meals ( http://homesteadinghomemaker.blogspot.com/2012/02/two-more-crockpot-meals-for-freezer.html ) . I used the other 6 pounds of meat along with potatoes, carrots, onions and celery to can beef stew. Here were the general proportions I used in canning 7 quarts of beef stew.. 6# beef 2# potatoes 2# carrots 1# onions 1# celery After I cut up the meat and got the freezer meals done I moved to the beef stew. I peeled and cut up the potatoes and carrots. I chopped up the onions and sliced the celery. I pulled out 3 quarts of veggie stock from my freezer to use for liquid in the stew. You can use beef or chicken stock or you can use water. I did not add anything to thicken the liquid as usually thickeners don’t hold up in canning. You can thicken the broth after it is opened if you would like. I added 1 teaspoon salt to each of my ...
Read more