Trav is always taking video when I am at work, so its kind of fun to see what the two of them are up to while I'm gone. And Charlie is loving this centipede now. He puts all of his effort into wrestling it, but still usually ends up on the bottom.
~Becky
*I can't edit or view videos on my computer because the program is not compatable, however I am able to post videos under 100 mb or something like that; so this is the best I can do for now, until I figure something else out.
This is what happens when you leave your stall unattended. Millie is currently awaiting her bundle of joy in the lean-to of the barn, and the cats have taken up residence in her empty stall. Not too much longer though, and then they’ll have to give it up (her due date is April 9th).
~Becky
according to Wii Fit.
20.5 pounds of energy, the growing ability to get into everything, and the stamina to never quit trying. And how much does he look like Travis in this picture?
~Becky
Okay, that was honestly my quote for the senior year-book :)
Katie’s going to a ring-prom thing for the Air Force in Colorado after she’s done with school (she can expand on that if she’d like). SO we thought we’d practice a few hairdos to go along with her fancy one-shouldered, rented dress (renttherunway.com).
I kind of like her hair like this the best…
Woops, now this post has gone to the goats.
Charlie did not love the goats. Even though they are babies, and adorable.
I am blogging so much lately because I'm procrastinating finishing my taxes in my spare time (i.e. when Charlie is sleeping). Now I've outed myself, so Becky (in the third person) Get your taxes done! And Katie, hope that Thesis is progressing...
~Becky
Charlie was in a total zen the whole time we went for a walk today, and while swinging (a relief for the poor baby and his poor teeth and gums). I think pushing Charlie in the swing for the first time was my complete favorite moment in life thus far.
~Becky
Well, so far this is what we’ve got. A porch full of broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and lettuce, and a plant stand full of seedlings- all sorts. Trav planted his broccoli outside today! I also assisted him with planting more peas while Charlie was napping this a.m. I forget how many pounds he said we planted, but as usual, he’s got big plans.
In more Trav news… Trav made this in school.
~Becky
http://www.onedaywithoutshoes.com/ We're for any cause that means going barefoot. (Charlie was so adament that he ripped his socks off while napping and threw them on the floor from his crib.) KT pulled this old cheese out of the outdoor root cellar. I don’t know how long its been down there, but she is planning to try some of it.
Apparently, some of it is Tome cheese; some of it is Ricotta Salata (salted and recooked, in Italian). There's a Sicilian variety, too.
~Becky
Percy and Steve brought Charlie’s new curtain and toy box down on Sunday, completing Charlie’s nursery (I guess he needs a floor play rug yet, and I might rearrange his wall art slightly, but close enough). I don’t think the pictures quite do it justice, but aren’t the Lingen boys handsome? (Charlie’s getting wild.)
The toy box isn’t attached to the wall, which is very clever, as it can move with us. Its already full of toys! But I can just see Charlie curling up to read in his window seat, with a view of Sugar Loaf Bluff, when he gets a little bigger.
For now, he’s more into eating books than reading them. Although he does enjoy being read to, and we’re currently reading through "The Season's of Henry's Farm"; which I highly recommend, as does Trav and Mother Earth News Magazine. In fact, reading this book may have been what prompted Trav to plant several types of seeds outside yesterday (that and his dad bought him a ground thermometer at Menards, and I’m pretty sure he has a bad case of Spring Fever- he even drove his motorcycle to school today, though he called between his lecture and lab to say he may need a ride later, as it was acting up).
~Becky
Polly before she gets milked. She has a nice silkly udder, and is easy to milk. 
Our first new mom who lost her babies because they came too early. She likes to get milked. She also is fun to milk and has a nice udder too. 
The last three that were born. They love to run around the milking stand as I am trying to milk. 
These are the oldest ones that get fed the milk from their mothers. They are sure growing. Sometimes they run around the pen and jump off the wall.
This Mom had three one large 9 lbs and the other two were 6 lbs . One doe and two bucks.
Ivory had two, 10 lbs each, one doe and one buck.
Here is a new Mom. Larry raised her last year and named her Polly. She had one big buck.
Here is our first kids of the season. Oreo had one doe and one buck.
