Our New Camera Arrived!

While Anna was washing dishes today, Duane tied this bandana on her. She had her baby doll tied on in her sling while doing housework. Notice the bright red lipstick? That's what happens when Mommy's too distracted in the store to do more than glance at the Burt's Bees Lip Balm Anna's begging to buy. I was expecting plain chapstick, not scarlet! This is the grimace I got when I asked for a smile.

This is a much better smile!

And I really like this one. Our new digital camera arrived today, so we had to try it out. Since the screen on our old one was broken, we replaced it with our Christmas gift money. Thank you, Paul and Karen, John and Julie, Kathi and Rich! The camera seems to work great so far!

Mama nursing the new kid

Anna is leaning towards the name "Enchanted," short for "Enchanted Princess."

We have a new kid!

Born around 8:00 last night, an adorable baby joins the homestead. . .


Yes, that mohair is as soft as it looks!





Mama Precious Rose jumped up on the hay bales to watch carefully as Matthew and Cora petted the new kid.