Training the animals to be "Kid Friendly"

It takes lots of hands on loving from everyone to make kid friendly animals. Everyone takes their job seriously. Some times I don't know which is funnier the kids or the animals with all the mischief that goes on between them.

Tammy loving on little Samson getting him used to people .

Oops! just a little friendly "horsey play" .

Nothing serious, he just wants Lauren to run and play tag "she's it"!

Brooke is taking bunny holding instructions very serious.

Hold the bunny very close but not to tight.
Erin says the bunny "likes me" ! Papa's favorite bunny

Erin says don't forget to hold the chicks ! She found her favorite one.

Brooke walking & training Sally in the small round pen. She takes her job

very serious and insists she can do it herself and doesn't need any help.

Adia loving on her horse "Sierra" . Sierra loves attention & is very curious.

Lauren walks the goats an important job to get them used to the kids.

Wearing the smaller horse's halter upside down makes for great goat halters too!

Sometimes you just gotta come dressed for the dirty work.

Erin is ready

There is bathing the horse that sometimes gets you just as wet.

Then there's the pooper scoopers. Brooke & Erin's favorite job. Right now they still think its fun.

Grandma's job is to keep the camera charged and ready for any kodak moments. Believe me there are plenty of them. All these little kids & baby animals are a great mix. Some one is always getting loose and you have to catch them before the dogs get to them because they think everything is a new chew toy for them. Something is always happening and we are enjoying every minute of it. It's hard to stay in the house and get anything done.

HE DID IT AGAIN !!!

Papa is out of control when he goes to the feed store! We went to replace "a" sick chick because we must maintain 16. I think papa's counter is off. We came back with two to replace one and before we got out the door we added 3 dwarf bunnies. One adult, on papa's shoulder and two white babies on Lauren's and best friend, Mia's shoulder. Now he says he would like one male bunny. Not a good idea! I just found out they can reproduce in 30 days (3 females - 30 days - how many each time? I do not know but I am sure it would be way to many, way to fast). .

Although I am grateful to how happy these animals make him and the enjoyment he gets from them, papa is not allowed to go to the feed store anymore. He needs to make a list and someone else will go pick-up the supplies for him. Now I just have to figure how can I possibly enforce this.

A glimpse of why we called this the Lazy "H" Ranch ...Lazy humans, hounds & horses

lazy cats too,

Max says "no worries" he's on guard

ADIA ON BABY WATCH

Adia arrived on Saturday, April 25th, energetic, alert and ready to assist with delivery. After all she already has experience from two of her sibling's births. So "baby watch" began. Patches had all the signs that her due date had arrived. Adia checked for her milk...

Took her temperature...

Gave Patches back massages

Readied herself for a " babywatch" sleepover

After the second night and no baby Adia was "pooped!"Unfortunately, grandma had to take Adia home Wednesday night for schooling and a Volleyball tournament on Saturday. We begged Patches to wait til we returned on Sunday. Patches did wait til Sunday but not quite late enough. She gave birth on May 3, 2009, at 2:30 a.m. to a 24inch "little filly" we named Samantha after her father, Samson (29"). It wasn't til Monday papa realized that Samanatha was really a "colt" , and gave him a new name, Samson, Jr.
Day two, and it looks like Samson is going to keep mom on her toes.

Sally, will be delivering our next baby, due July 7, 2009