Day 4 ~ Part One!

Hello Everyone!  Thanks for tuning in to our adventure here in Grand Island, Nebraska!  For any of you who would like to and are able to, you might be able to catch Roxi in one of her shows coming up by tuning into the live streaming link below:

https://www.dvauction.com/events/48363

Victoria did great in the "junior showmanship" this morning.  Now it's Roxi's turn to shine!!! 

We're not sure what time Roxi will be up today.  They start with the percentages and then will move to full-bloods after that. 

I'll be posting pictures again soon!

Day Three ~ Part Two!

We had a wonderful time at the little church we visited this morning,

and then it was time to get Roxi all prettied up for the show tomorrow!

First stop . . .

 getting weighed in!

 Brielle was quite the helper in the whole process!

 All finished!

Doesn't she look great?!!!!

 Meanwhile, the boys had a blast at a nearby water park.

There's Joseph! 

 There's Timmy!

Day Three ~ Getting Settled

We woke early this morning to get Roxi checked in and settled in her stall in the barn.

All went well,

and now we're heading out to church!

 The boys are getting acquainted with the local wildlife . . .  

 Victoria resting for a few moments . . .

 A few pictures for the siblings back home . . .

 missing these two!!

 We miss you!!!!

Day 2 ~ Arrived in Grand Island, Nebraska!

We had another perfect day of travel today, praise the Lord!

 We've only been on the road for 10 hours today,

and so thankful to be here safe and sound!

It was a beautiful day!

The photos below start as we were leaving Sheridan, WY,

and then as we made our way down Wyoming and into Nebraska.

What they lack for in trees, they make up for with miles and miles of gorgeous blue sky!!!

 We were so happy to see Grand Island on a road sign!

Yay!  We're almost there!

 We were pleasantly surprised that it is greener here than the other parts of Nebraska that we drove through.

 Evidently, they have been having unusual amounts of spring rain.

The rivers seemed to be swollen and water standing in places that it looked like it wasn't normally.

 We're having dinner at Pizza Hut now,

and then will be heading for the campground at the fair grounds where the show will be!

Hopefully, we'll have internet at the campground,

so I can post from there! 

Thanks for praying for us! 



Day One ~ Travel to Sheridan, WY

The day went well, with no troubles!  We hit the road right at 4am and pulled into Sheridan, WY around 9:30pm!   (It's 10:30pm here.) We enjoyed a spectacular lightening and rain storm just after Billings, MT.  We've pulled into the Walmart parking lot for the night, and Lord willing, will make it to Grand Island, Nebraska tomorrow evening. 

May God be gracious to us and bless us

 and make his face shine on us.

Psalm 67:1

Jesus, Draw Me Ever Nearer

Praying for all of you whose hearts are heavy and/or weary today.
May this song be of encouragement! 

 

Therefore we do not lose heart…

For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an

eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 

2 Corinthians 4:16a, 17

Last Weekend in May 2015 ~ A Busy One!

"And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks through him to God the Father."

Colossians 3:17 NLT

 

This past weekend was probably a record breaker for us,

as far as how many directions the family split into and the variety of things we were doing!

 

On Friday afternoon,

Kyle and Caroline left for a weekend stay at the home of some good friends. 

They did various things together,

but one of the guys' favorite things was some shooting!

 

Got it!!!!

 Saturday, Victoria left at 4:30am to meet up with some friends and fellow Boer goat farmers to travel with them to a  Boer goat show in Monroe, WA.  

(Thanks to friend, Annette Jones, for the Smart-phone pictures.)

Roxi did well again!
She won Junior Reserve Champion

 

Poppy won Yearling Grand and Overall Grand Chamption

 Also, Saturday morning, Timmy had his final,

end-of-the-year baseball tournament in Toledo, WA.

So, Daddy and I, with the four "littles," headed out at 8am for that,

returning around 6pm after being eliminated after back-to-back losses. :-(  

That's Timmy, doing a great job on the mound!

 Valerie scheduled her puppy pick-up day on Saturday,

so she had 10+ families come out to pick up their new furry friends!

With living in a small community,

it turns out that one of the families that picked-up a puppy early in the day,

brought the puppy to the tournament.  So we got to spend the day with her! :-)

Can you see her being walked in the background below,

while I was taking a picture of Timmy on 3rd base?   

 I took a picture of the happy family! :-)

And then, we were all back together again by 4:30 Sunday afternoon,

for our home group end-of-the-season potluck/BBQ.

 We love these people soooooo much!!!!
They are very dear to us!
We thank God for their special friendship and fellowship!!!!

 Sadly, we were missing a couple families that couldn't make it!

But we managed to pull together enough for a little volleyball!  

Now that it is June,

we're busy doing our end-of-the-school-season-state-required-achievement-testing,

and getting ready for our departure to the Boer Goat Nationals show in Nebraska,

leaving this Friday!   Woo hoo!

 

Oh, and one more awesome, miraculous thing happened this weekend!!!!

On Sunday morning, one of the girls' does gave birth to triplets.

This was a very, very special delivery by a very, very special momma doe.

This photo of Ben and Dandi, taken by Victoria,
was recently featured in the "Boer Goat Magazine!"

Her name is Dandi, and she is one of the best does that the girls own.

During breeding season last fall,

Dandi was not getting pregnant after several attempts,

and it turned out that she had a very hard-to-cure uterine infection.

The girls took her several times to their trusted veterinarians,

but even after all they could do for her,

the infection still persisted.

The vets told the girls that it was looking unlikely that she could be healed,

but that as a final effort they could try to take her to the University of Oregon,

where she might have a chance of being looked at by some of the best in the business! 

Well, to make a long story short,

Victoria and Caroline decided to try to do what the veterinarians were trying to do,

but with instruments and equipment that the girls felt was necessary to really get the job done.

So they researched, made some purchases, and taught themselves how to do what needed to be done.

And, with the Lord's help, guidance and blessing, she was healed!!!

And now, she has given birth for her first time!

(3 beautiful bucks, two surviving)