Big Brothers & Owl Pellets

Thank heaven for big brothers who don't mind helping their sisters dissect owl pellets. (Obviously one girl liked it more than the other.) This pellet contained 3 vole skulls.

Happy Fathers Day!!

Sunday was Arlie's 15th Fathers Day - woo hoo!!



And what does a Dad of 15 years like to have for Fathers Day??? A big, deep dish, homemade Pecan Pie!!

Another one turns 13.....

Sunday was Andrew's birthday. He hit the big 13th.

He has always been a big fan of meat and not so much potatoes. His great-grandma always bought him a roast every year for his birthday - ha ha!

His birthday meal was brisket and chicken wings. And we made a very yummy coca cola cake. (The cake pic is posed as he blew out the candles before i could take a picture.)

And how much does his sisters love him???

Isn't life grand for a 13 year old??

Big Red Celebrates 11th Birthday!!

Adam celebrated his 11th birthday on Wednesday. How is it that our baby boy is 11?? He knew exactly what he wanted for his lunch - sushi. So the family ate a big lunch of sushi, fried rice and egg rolls.

The girls decorated the table for him with Legos - his favorite thing next to video games.

And of course - every birthday in our house has to have a big yummy cake. This is a strawberry-coconut cake with cream cheese icing. The pic of top is one of my fav pics of him. It is how I will always think of him. Bakeries can copy photos and print them out on some type of sugar paper that is edible.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG RED!!!

What do you get when you....

give these things plus...

this big thing to Raymond??

A birthday dinner fit for a 14 year old!! He made tiramisu for his birthday cake. And his most special birthday present was his Stihl Chainsaw. No trees are safe anymore when he is around.!!

Happy Birthday Raymond - We Love You So!!!!

Texas A&M Vet School Open House

Went went to Bryan/CS today for Texas A&M's Vet School Open House. There are tours through out the school including the small animal hospital and the large animal hospital. It was amazing how much is done at this school. The highlight for the girls was the Teddy Bear Surgery. They have the kiddos bring a bear (or other stuffed animal) and let them be in surgery with them. They put them in surgery scrubs and then take them to the small animal O/R. Amanda's bear had a broken arm and Alyssa's bear had a broken leg. They were also doing heart surgery and other sickness on the bears. Really cute and fun.

This was on the gross side and very much on the smelly side. It is a fistulated cow. Everyone one was allowed to glove up and put your hand inside. I passed.

This horse must be the most patient horse ever - both sides of him was painted to nicely!!

It was a good day - the lines were rather long but it was well worth it. If you go - try to go with a Scout troup - they get to go ahead of everyone : )

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What is a fistulated cow? Cows with a created hole in their side and stomach wall that has been healed. The hole is plugged when not in use. It is used for research. The cow if healthly and does not hurt her in the least.

Cake of Many Colors

To go along with a study of Joseph - Raymond made us a 'cake of many colors'. The colors were gorgeous and the cake was quite tasty too!!