It's fleece was white as snow...

Grandpa Berning, my dad, is always looking for new things for the grandkids to enjoy and experience on the farm. A couple of weeks ago the girls got to ride with Matt to bring home two baby lambs. Everyone was excited to see what was in the back of the truck when they heard a , "BAA-BAA-BAA", as Matt drove by the other grandkids who were at the farm that day!

Molly and Woolly (name by the grandkids)

Emma and Max got right in there and helped the lambs out of the truck.

Karley giving a lamb a hug.

The grandkids were surprised how they could jump right out of the truck, how soft their wool was and how fast they were!! They enjoyed chasing them around the farm. When they go the the farm now they like hooking them the lambs up to a leash and taking them for a walk.

It's the pitch....

Baseball season has started and this year Connor has moved up to the next level, C League. This year it is kid pitch rather than coach pitch. Here is Connor pitching against the E.D. Warriors in a scrimmage. Connor says he enjoys pitching but really likes playing First base. Terry enjoys coaching the kids.

Great Grandma Rojemann

A couple of weeks ago, we went to visit my Grandma Rojemann. We met my parents and Matt's family up there also to share some supper with her. We had a great visit looking at old pictures and the kids had fun seeing what Grandma's place was like along with playing outside and visiting the cemetery to see where Grandpa Rojemann is buried.

Some of them also played a song for her on her piano while others tinkled away.

Grandma is an excellent piano player and has been playing for her parish for almost 60 years. She has just retired from her duties this past Easter weekend.

I always enjoy listening to her play!

Sisters

Karley enjoys getting pictures taken with Tessa!

Eagle's Nest

The eggs have started to hatch!! The kids have been enjoying watching the Eagle nest video that is set up in Decorah, Iowa. Since they have been watching it, it has been their new playtime activity.

Yesterday, Josie was walking around saying that she is a bird while flapping her wings while she had two plastic eggs between her legs... she then would sit down and say, "Mom this is how the chickens/ birds lay their eggs." Then she would sit down and open her legs a little and two eggs would fall out!! She then proceed to sit on them for awhile so they could hatch open.

Tonight, they decided to play ducks/birds.

Here is what was happening.......

First they had to build their "nest" (blankets) high in the tallest "tree" (couch/ chair).

Connor (father bird) and Emma (mother bird) sleeping in their nest.. when they are awake they are moving around by moving their heads and adjusting their positions they are sitting in.

"Mama bird" sleeping while waiting for her eggs to hatch!

This is the " Mother Duck" (Josie) in the other tree sleeping waiting for her eggs to hatch. Beneath Josie is the "baby duck" (Karley) waiting to hatch open. Mother duck is just covering her up very well!!

Mother duck and her baby popping her head up! "Mother Duck" gave "baby duck" very good instructions when and how to start hatching!!

"Mother Duck's" babies.... one big duck and a little one which was known as the "ugly duckling"!