FHE cookout AND Our Lambs

We grabbed a chance at decent weather (notice I didn't say pleasant weather), and had a little cookout for dinner/FHE. We roasted the ever-healthy hot dog, enjoyed it with potato chips and washed it all down with Kool-Aid. And for the FHE treat we had s'mores...of course!

Maybe it would be more accurate to say that CHAD roasted and everyone else watched. We tried roasting these corn cobs, but the contraption was really meant for the BBQ, not getting so close to a fire pit. And it didn't help that this corn was older than Joseph. Some things get lost in the freezer around here. Anyway, we didn't end up eating it.

Sarah was there, too. Get that girl's toesies closer to the fire...she'll freeze!


Joseph's first fire-roasted s'more (I think). He liked it. And he got way more sticky than was reasonable.


The very informal FHE lesson was to tell your favorite scripture story. We need to study the scriptures a little better. Afterward, we set up this sports thingy. You're supposed to use it to practice your pitching, etc. The kids used it to cheat death. It's really not advisable to stand inside while the ball is being thrown in.


Onto a completely unrelated topic, we've acquired a few more farm animals. Meet Steam and Smoke. (Guess which one is which.)

We saw an ad on Craigslist for some bum lambs up in Archer. (Anyone like Chad is now reaching for their map or logging onto maps.google.com to find where that is.) We were only prepared to get two that day. The kids named them on the way home. It was interesting to hear the tiny bleating the 40 minutes home.

The next weekend we saw and ad for 10 lambs and added them to the collection. Meet the rest of them...too many to name.

They LOVE a nice, warm bottle of milk! I don't think Leah expected to be rushed by 7 lambs.


This one is hoping for a treat from Nathan's pocket.


It's so cute to see them following Joseph.


This was the view Nathan had as he tried to take a picture of them.

Many people have asked if we're raising them for 4-H. Nope. We're just putting more lamb in our freezer, and keeping the pasture grass down. A lot of people don't like lamb, but we've grown to like it. However, I really doubt we'll need THIS MUCH lamb come January (or so). Anyone want to buy a lamb (pre or post butchering are the options)?

I'm looking forward to the day they won't need so many bottle feedings. I've been going out during the day to feed the smallest ones.