Happy Valentine's Day to ME!!!

I'm SO sorry that it has taken me so long to update. :)

We have been pretty busy!!!

UPDATE:
We hired a new driver 2 weeks ago and Michael is working INSANE hours while training him. It's been very hard on 3 little daddy's boys but we are doing OK. :) This time around it hasn't been as hard on me either. Usually I go CRAZY here all the time without help but the boys are older now and Judah is VERY helpful with Gideon. :)

Schooling is going OK. They are getting the pre-spring blahs. Okay, okay I am too. :) We did take advantage of the beautiful weather this week quite a few times. Our family went hiking last Sunday. We played outside a lot with the dogs and I took the boys on a hiking field trip on Friday. They loved it!! We've been there before and it's one of their favorite hikes. They were bummed that even though it was 70 degrees they still couldn't swim. They love to play under the waterfall at that particular location.

Last night our church hosted a dinner and a movie, for couples, with FREE babysitting and they fed the kids too!!! YEAH!!

We ate together and watched Fireproof. Great movie!
The kids had a great time!

TODAY a VERY exciting thing happened!!!!! TWO of our alpacas came HOME!!!!!!!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO MEEEEE!!!!!

WELCOME HOME RICO ARCANI AND DESTINY!!!!!!

The "foggier" pictures were taken from my bedroom window.


The new alpaca shelter is in the back. The further fence is where we put the bigger dogs for now. We wanted them to be calm and not too excited since they are so HUGE! (the dogs not the alpacas)




They weren't terribly excited about the arrangement but they got over it. We got them because Huskies are NOT good guard dogs. Our family dog is a husky named Ginger. We were worried about how she would respond to the alpacas. She is the PURE ALPHA animal on this property. As it turned out...


She ADORES them; especially Destiny. She thinks her job is to guard them and watch their every move. She is fascinated by them. Who knew?



As you can see Rowdy is also wanting to work. Look at that sweet pitiful dog! "Let me IN! Puleeeze!!"


Rico and Destiny think their job is to graze.


They are very good at it. haha!


Very committed to eating.

They made themselves right at home and we were VERY pleased to see that they weren't stressed at all.

And they have not 2, but THREE dogs watching over them.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!