Meet Anaiah and Lion King: Solid Rock Ranch's Newest Additions

So, we've had these "new additions" for over a month already and I'm just getting around to sharing them with you!

After we ran in the 5K on March 3rd, we drove to Eden Farms.  Lexi had been talking about wanting a rabbit for a few weeks and Mama said we could go look at some.  Lexi hopped on the opportunity (no pun intended) and found Eden Farms to go visit, with the hopes of buying something.  Seth also was going to look at getting a rabbit as a belated birthday present.

Anyways, we arrived at Eden Farms and looked around at all their bunnies.  They were all adorable!!  Soon Mama got to talking to the Mother about blueberry plants and then the daughter came out and we got to hold bunnies!

There were bunnies of every size and type!  They had Netherland Dwarfs, Lionheads, Mini Rex's and Mini Lops.

Eventually (after what seemed like hours :) Seth and Lexi narrowed it down to 2 bunnies.  Seth went with a Lion Head and Lexi chose a Netherland Dwarf.

Meet Lion King Poofball Wassenberg and Anaiah Natalie Wassenberg:

About a week after getting their bunnies, Lexi set up an entire styled shoot for her and Seth's little fur balls.  :)

This is Lion King Poofball Wassenberg (a.k.a. Seth's bunny) that we call "Lion" or "Lion King" for short. :)

Lion King is a Lionhead rabbit and quite a laid-back fellow.

He was blessed with the first name "Lion King" because he's a "Lionhead" rabbit and he was given the middle name "Poofball" because he was poofy (Seth thinks literal :).

Mama remarked the other day that Lion King and Anaiah are very much like their owners and it's so true!! :)

Seth's an easy-going person that just likes to sit and figure out how things work and why.  He also has a stocky (muscular :) build.

Lion King is very similar.  He loves just lounging around and taking life easy.  And he's quite the stout bunny himself. :)

This is Anaiah Natalie (a.k.a. Lexi's bunny), called Anaiah for short.

You're probably wondering where in the world Lexi got "Anaiah" from.  Well, believe it or not she looked up names for her rabbit in a baby book and settled on "Anaiah" because it started with an "A" (like her name) and meant "God has answered me" (her rabbit request was granted :).


Anaiah was graced with the middle name "Natalie" because it was pretty, meant something similar to Lexi's own middle name and would match Lexi's own initials (A.N.W.).

Just as Lion King is like Seth, Anaiah is like Lexi.  Anaiah must always be doing something or she'll find something to do. :)  She's petite and tiny and so is Lexi.

Anaiah is a Netherland Dwarf which is one of the reasons Lexi liked her...she was small. :)

And, yes, in case you were wondering, Lion King is a male and Anaiah is a female.  I think there was some talk (between Lex and Seth) about possibly breeding and selling their own little bunnies.  Mama wasn't ready for that so she was hoping they'd pick the same gender...what's done is done though. :)

So, we currently have Anaiah and Lion King in a cage outside...separated.  They can view each other through the fence but nothing else. :)

Daddy and some of the younger ones actually built the cage.  Eden Farms was selling lots of hutches but they were expensive and Daddy knows how to build.  So, he got the design he wanted from one of the guys there, bought the wire and some other things from them, and then built it himself.  It turned out quite nicely! :)

Lion's side.

Ania's side. :)

Seth and someone else have been working on the roof tiles.  I don't think they've finished yet. :)

All in all, it's been fun having bunnies around again.  (I had a bunny for a few years but it died about two years ago.)  They're quite the entertainment and it's fun to go out and pet them.  Mama is also excited about the lovely bunny fertilizer they put out for us.  That's one of the reasons she let them get some bunnies...poop to enrich the gardens (yes, I know, what a weird concept?!)!  What could be better? :)

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Since we're talking about new things at our house, we're excited to announce that we will begin building the addition on April 15th (hopefully!)!!  Yay!  We're finally going to be building!!

Our wonderful cow, Halle, has been doing great as well.  She is pregnant (!) and the baby is due late October.  We've upped her grain due to her pregnancy and the vet saying she needed to be thicker.  So, because of the extra grain we're giving her, we've been getting tons of milk!!  :)  Halle's actually giving us more milk now than she ever has before.  It's great!

All in all, life here at Solid Rock Ranch is well.  Gardens are beautiful, weather is perfect, etc.

Kimber :)

3 Birthdays in 3 Days!

Two weeks ago we celebrated three birthdays in the Wassenberg house!  Judah turned 1 on September 7th, Lexi turned 14 on September 8th, and Caleb turned 12 on September 9th.  Yep...three birthdays in a row! :)

We started Judah's birthday by going in and singing to him. 

He was a little shocked to see us all!

But everything was better when Mama got him! :)

Mama rocking Judah during devotions.

After devotions, we had our breakfast of eggs and drop biscuits.  Since Judah's birthday happened to be on a Wednesday, we couldn't throw him a big party so we put a candle in his biscuit and sang to him! :)

As with anything Judah discovers, he wanted to touch the candle.  Thankfully Mama held it far enough away.  :)

When the song was over, Daddy blew the candle out for Judah. Then we put the bowl with the biscuit on his plate and let him go after it! :)

 Hmmm...

...interesting.

Soon Judah was stuffing the entire biscuit in his mouth.  Mama had to retrieve some of it so he wouldn't choke! 

Cleaning off the bowl! :)

Since we never really celebrated his birthday, we did a more formal party 9 days after his real birthday.  We invited Judah's best friend (a.k.a. his cousin, Asher :) and Paw-paw and Na-naw for a yummy feast!

Judah playing with a rainstick before dinner.

The "little guys" table.

Dinner was roast beef, mashed potatoes, carrots, greenbeans, and rolls.

After dinner Judah opened his presents!

Hannah got Judah a sippy cup and once he saw it, he didn't care about any of his other presents!

Judah got a toy hammer from his cousin, Asher, and Na-naw and Paw-paw got him some outfits! :)

Asher playing with Judah's tissue paper. :)

I guess Judah thought Asher was doing something funny!

Judah's cake was a home-made, chocolate-chip banana cake with fudge frosting.  Hannah helped me decorate with M&M's.

Judah didn't know what to think of everyone singing to him!

(In case you were wondering, that bright spot on his face is a reflection of the candle on my lens!)

 

After the singing, the eating began!  Every time someone turns 1 in our family, we give them a piece of cake and let them go after it!  It's so much fun to watch...Judah got icing all over his face!

Judah won't leave anything on his plate!

So there you have Judah's 1st birthday!

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The next birthday was Alexis'.   We sang "Happy Birthday" to her that morning as she waited for us in bed (in our family, you're not allowed to get out of your bed on your birthday until we come get you!)...

Lexi all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed!

For breakfast that morning, Lexi chose Cream-of-Wheat and toast/pop-tarts.

We put sugar on our cream-of-wheat.  The recipe calls for salt, and we tried it once, and thought it was disgusting!  So, we go the "sweet route."

Lexi chose grilled chicken, macaroni 'n cheese, greenbeans and rolls for her dinner.

Seth and Mama set the table with our fanciest tablecloth, china, and glasses.

Lexi's dinner plate!

(The roses are just for decor, by the way! :)

Lexi read all her cards and opened her presents after the dinner was eaten and the dishes cleaned up!

 

Lexi got some candy/snack food that she likes and muck boots for when we get a horse (plus some more stuff I can't remember).

Happy birthday to you!

Lexi wanted angel food cake with cherries and whipped cream for her dessert.

The movie we watched that night (after eating the cake!) was The Fellowship of the Ring (a.k.a. the first movie in the Lord of the Rings set).  We had never seen the LR movies before but Daddy thought us older ones were old enough to see it, so we did! :)  The movie ended late that night, bringing Lexi's 14th birthday to a pleasant end. :)

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Caleb's birthday was the day after Lexi's!  He has the neatest birthdate of us all...9/9/99!

Caleb picked out Egg McMuffins, berry crisp, and pop-tarts for his breakfast!  It was so yummy!

Caleb went to work with Daddy that day, and he didn't get back until late that night.  So, we ate our dinner of hamburgers and potatoes without the birthday boy...but we saved him some of it!

After Caleb ate his dinner, he opened his presents!

A big pixie stick!

A lovely card from Miss Lydia. :)

Caleb got some food (do you see a theme here?), a sweatshirt and cowboy shirt, and more!

Caleb's dessert pick was home made ice cream cake.  Seth surprised him with a cardboard Hummer on top!

That night (after the little ones went to bed) we watched the second Lord of the Rings series.  Once again, we were in bed late (they don't make those movies short!), ending the 3 consecutive birthdays in a row!

 

Kimber :)