It's March on the ranch ... time for calving! We have started getting a few more the past few days. They come in several colors ...
Here are a couple that have more red in them than the top pic.
Then we have this little one getting some dinner!
All of our kids were here this past weekend! We had such a fun time! Saturday night we watched a movie & then played a rousing game of 'Hide-and-go-seek" in the house! It was very entertaining! It was determined that Colby is the master hider!
I had Cass stand by the crib for a pic! Our little "Squirt" weighed in at 15 oz. on Monday when Cass went to her appointment when she got home! She is now halfway thru term.
The 3 girls had a slumber party in the guest room. Yep, there were 3 in the bed and the little one said ... 
Colby tested & interviewed to get the position of District Secretary/Treasurer in FCCLA. She was installed on Wed. at the meeting in Rapid. (The theme this year is 'An Army of Leaders' - which is why the hats!!! Besides, she always gets into things ya know!!!)
I went along for the day & was a judge for the Illustrated Talks - so I got to be there for her installation.
Here she is getting installed - to the same position that Chancie actually held when she was the same age!
And lighting her candle for the installation...
The whole Philip group that attended the District meeting. It was a fun day!
The Scottie Pep Band 'awe'd the audience as they played at the Girls Regional Basketball game last night! They were GREAT!!! Colby plays the sax.
Yeah, you could say she got into the Scottie school spirit!!!
She & this friend won the best costume with the most school spirit! Can you believe it?!?
The Scotties student fans cheered loudly for their team at Regions!!!
It's even a Colby starting 'the wave' as she runs across the front of the fans!!! She's so shy!!!
But Hey! The Scotties did it! The 1st girls basketball team from here to advance to the STATE tournament!!! Way to go Scotties!!! It was quite exciting! And there were ALOT of fans there to witness this history!!!
The Philip Area Scotties placed 6th as a team at the SD State "B" Wrestling Tourney in Aberdeen on Friday & Saturday, Feb. 27th & 28th. Colby Sue is a manager & in the front row.
The team left a day early because of the forecast of a lot of snow - so, many of us fans decided that would be the thing to do too! So we got to our hotel in Ipswich Wed. night late. This is a diner down the street a little that we all went to for our one meal on Thursday. A real cool place!
There was an upstairs with shuffleboard so I went to investigate & took this from above them!
It was very cold out (we're near Aberdeen ya know!) so Mary Lou had her trusty stocking cap on too!
I ordered my old stand-by - a cheeseburger deluxe - and I couldn't even open my mouth wide enough to get it in there for a bite!
I guess the 'lots of snow' forecast was right huh?!?
Becky missed a curb under the snow & took a spill - but didn't get hurt! Adreann helps her up!
The younger girls spent the extra day at the hotel getting into the Scottie Spirit - making cool shirts.
Us older gang spent the day playing cards - we even made our own court whist score cards & played that! It was fun! Many of the rest of our fans arrived on Thursday later in the day.
Want company? Play solitaire!!!!
Friday evening after the wrestling, there were a few wrestling move demonstrations!
Some thought that since the motel used to be a hospital, there could sure be ghosts... and sure enough, you hang out long enough on a Friday night with this crowd & there DID appear a ghost!!!
Saturday night after the tourney was over we had called Shenanigan's and reserved room for about 30 people we had said...
But never underestimate the Scottie fans! There were 60 of us there! And they got us all seated & served in a real short order! It was great!
Then back to the hotel for one more night gathering. There was a sign that said 'No Dogs' but we had some people that just 'come with dogs'! They had ok'ed it with the management first, but we had to tease them a little!
A tired wrestling Mom after all the excitement & stress are over ... maybe 2:00 AMish on Saturday night. A weekend well spent and now over ... a son's wrestling career now over, but also well spent... an era of watching sons wrestle now over ... many wonderful memories with wonderful friends ... I remember the feelings well from last year when my own sons were all done with the sport ... Very bittersweet ... we are so proud of all our boys and what they have accomplished ... the present wrestlers and the past wrestlers ... they have made us all proud! It is a little sad when we realize it is all over for us ...
And here is our Colby - doing her job at the tournament - keeping the books during the matches. She also presented herself well the whole weekend! We are proud of ALL of our Scotties! It was a fun, exciting weekend spent with lots of good friends and 'family' (if you are in the wrestling community you understand...) 
Chancie & Aaron got back this week from a trip out to Portland ~ where Chancie got to see the ocean for the first time!
She said the trip was just AWESOME!
Lots of beautiful waterfalls were in their itinerary!
You know how we girls love our waterfalls!
And mountains ~ she saw those too!
Kieth was looking out across the pasture this morning & thought a cow had slipped a dead calf - so went over to her & found this little guy - but he is still alive (as of now anyway!). He would be at least 3 weeks early & weighs in around 25 - 30#s. (We don't start until the 10th of March)
So he took it to the barn & came up to the house & got the bottle & I followed with the camera! The little guy went right to sucking!
Like Lincoln said, it is the first one of the season so it is cute being so little! Later on the tiny ones will be a nuisance I am sure! This is after the bottle & he is looking to Kieth & saying thank you I am sure!!! :D
