Easter

I know what you're all thinking. "The clinic must be going out of business if Jenni has time to update the blog twice in one week." Actually, it's just the opposite. The clinic is busier than ever. Yesterday, we had couple of sick baby goats, lame bulldog, and a dog covered in quills. It was a very fun day and Ruthie had a great time pulling quills out of the dog! But, today is Easter, all is quiet in the animal world (knock on wood), and Laynie is cute as ever. We started the day off with the ladies going to church and the sick guys staying at home. Although, they did all the cooking while we were gone. Bonus!! Everyone loved Laynie's pink Easter dress and there was no Sunday school during the service, so Laynie was very entertained with all the children sitting around us. She fell asleep on the way home, so we waited to look for Easter eggs until after she woke up. We had ham, asparagus, mashed potatoes, cinnamon apples, and croissants for lunch. we had a great key lime pie for dessert. Laynie's favorite was the aspargus and key lime pie. She also had her first Peep, which she thought was pretty good. Then came the egg hunt. Luckily, the Easter bunny was kind and left them in places that were easy to find. Laynie found them all and put them in her basket that Mimzy got for her. A few were dropped in the proces (more than a few times) and Laynie was happy to share her spoils with the dogs. Apparently, Rufus likes the shells as much as the eggs inside. Now, we're just taking a day off and enjoying being togther as a family. Since Simon hasn't seen Laynie in a few days, he's having a good time just being with her, playing with her toys, and munching on leftover ham. We have a lot of leftovers as our ham was over 20 lbs. Hope you enjoy the pictures and the movie.




Easter Egg Hunting


The George Family at Easter

My First Peep

These might be good for something!

Who needs an Easter bunny, when you can have

Easter Rufus!?!?!

This is the same basket we put Laynie into

last year for her first Easter pictures. She

doesn't fit into it quite as easily anymore.

Last Easter

Laynie's Birthday

OK. I know. It's been a long time. Well, here are the pictures you've all been waiting for. Laynie's 1st birthday. Thanks to Mimzy and Grandma, we had a very cute party for her with her closest friends (our family, Jodi, Ann, and Deb). She got to eat an entire cupcake, which she enhaled as soon as she figured out she was allowed to eat it. Laynie is still having a ton of fun with all of her new toys, including a lot of pig related items, a talking stuffed dog, a wooden barn puzzle (with a goat in it of course), a xylaphone, and a ball that's makes entirely too much noise while it rolls itself around the house. She also got a lot of way cute clothes including an adorable pair of pink overalls with a horse on it from her Aunt Robben and Uncle Zak. Mimzy showed up with an entire suitcase just for Laynie. She loves the pink boa, pink tutu and magic wand that Mimzy got fo her. (Gee, I think Libby really wants her to be a little princess). All in all, it was a great visit! I'm also including a little video of Laynie walking so you can all see how well she gets around. We've really had to baby proof the house because she is into everything! We can't keep her still and she keeps trying to run which usually results in her falling or whacking her head on something. She spends most of her time looking like a prize fighter. As for the rest of our life, the clinic is coming along nicely and we should be ready for our open house in April. Simon is working really hard. Spring is here which means lots of babies and lots of vaccines. The night before last he had to help deliver a foal in the middle of the night. And early this morning (around 4:00am) he had to help deliver some goats. Luckily, he's had a lot of experience with that. He continues to learn as he works. Yesterday, he castrated his first Llama. It went better than expected and now he knows that llama's react to sedatives very quickly. I'm keeping busy trying to get the clinic finished for the open house. We just did our big mailer and have gotten a lot of good response from that. I just have to get a few decorations for our bare walls and some chairs for the clinic. But, I've got everything lined up and planned in my head. Anyway, sorry it took so long to get these pictures up. Hope you all enjoy them and I'll try to do better next time.