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 :)

Lydia's 4th Birthday

Lydia turned 4 this past Monday!  She got to have her birthday dinner one day early though.  Grandpa and Grandma were able to come visit us so we wanted to celebrate Lydia's birthday with them.  

After we got home from church, Daddy started cooking the chicken and hot dogs out on the grill.  We ate dinner mid-afternoon and it was yummy!

The pretty birthday girl waiting for dinner.

(If you didn't notice by the above picture, Lydia had a fever that day, so she wasn't feeling the greatest.)

Grilled chicken = yum. :)

Hannah made my Aunt Megan's mac 'n cheese recipe...taste this stuff and you'll never want to go back to the boxed ever again!

Grandma brought a really yummy pot of beans, too!

All in all, dinner was delicious!

Lydia went and laid in our bean bag after she had eaten a little bit...feverish birthday girls get special privileges. :)

Book time with Daddy.

After dinner and clean-up Lydia got to open her presents!

Shoes from Grandpa and Grandma...

 ...and a pretty dress!

Money for her piggy bank...

..and some new clothes!

Lydia also received some yummy snacks and a princess kit that contained lotion, lip gloss, and the like. :)

Lydia wanted a princess cake with pink frosting.   So, we made her a devil's food cake in a heart-shaped pan, frosted it with strawberry icing, and stuck a Polly Pocket in the top as a princess. :)

(The "princess" makes it look like she's turning 41, doesn't it? :)

After the candles were blown out, we proceeded to eat all of the cake. :)

We ate too much cake, so we decided to go down to the horse farm to walk it off...and to pet the horses. :)

So, I know I've told you that I'm working at this horse farm.  Well, this horse is the one I've been helping break and have the privilege of riding whenever I want.  Her name is Sassy.

Judah loved grabbing some clover and "feeding" the horses!

These are two yearlings (one year olds) at the farm...the one in the back is Rosie and Romeo's in the front.  They're both pretty cute! :)

 And one last picture of Sassy because I can and because she's a horse and, thus, beautiful. :)

Once back at home, we talked with Grandpa and Grandma some more, enjoying their humorous fellowship. :)

We closed out the night with freshly popped popcorn and Bolt (per Lydia's pick).

The next morning, on Lydia's actual birthday, we had her special breakfast!

Lydia was feeling much better on her actual birthday. :)

 Lydia's special breakfast consisted of cereal, scrambled eggs, cinnamon toast (pictured above) and pop tarts.  The pop tarts were the biggest hit. :)

Eating breakfast.

Happy birthday, Lydia!  You are such a sweet little girl and we love you SO much!

Kimber and the rest

P.S. - My brother's egg blog, formerly Solid Rock Ranch Egg Factory is now Solid Rock Ranch Eggs.  As such, their blog address has changed and can now be found at this address:   www.srreggs.blogspot.com  Please check out their blog...they do a wonderful job with their chickens and I can personally testify that their eggs are DELICIOUS!  Also, if you ever need eggs and are in the Mechanicsville area on Sunday mornings or Wednesday nights, contact us and we can let you know where to locate us!  Or if you just want to swing by and pick a few dozen up, just call Mama's phone.  All these details should be on their blog soon, so check it and let Caleb and Seth know what a great job they're doing!

Our First 5K

Well, believe it or not but 5 of us ran in our first 5K on March 3rd!

I think I told you about our friends, the Jacksons, getting us into running every day, right?  Well, Mrs. Jackson found a 5K for us to run.  It was two Saturdays ago at Holton Elementary School in Richmond.  The Jacksons and some other friends joined us for the 3.2 mile race.  The race started at 9 A.M. so we had to get up around 7, so we could get there in time.  :)

It was a bit chilly that morning but ended up being perfect running weather.  The forecast was calling for thunderstorms all morning but, thanks to prayers, we didn't get rained on at all!

Once we arrived at the school, we picked up our race packets and pinned our race numbers on our shirts.  We were soon told to start heading over to the starting place and we eventually meandered over that way. :)

Mama, Hannah, Lexi, Caleb, Seth, and I were running in the 5K.  Out of the Jackson family, Mrs. Jackson, Kyra, Ciara, Jude, Isaiah, and Zane were running.  We also had Courtney and Jaime Robinson join us, as well as Dylan, Hunter, and Daniel from church.

Before we knew it, the people in front of us started moving signaling that the race had begun!  The 3.2 miles went by and before I knew it, the race was over!

Here's everyone else's times and places:

Mama finished in 28:13 and placed 3rd in her age category.
Hannah finished in 31:49 and placed 2nd in her age category.
I finished in 28:04 and placed 1st in my age category.
Lexi finished in 34:00 and placed 10th in her age category.
Caleb finished in 25:05 and placed 3rd in his age category.
Seth finished in 30:13 and placed 9th in his age category.

Lexi and Courtney R. sprinting towards the finish line.

Stretching after the run.

I could try and tell you who everyone is in the picture but I would simply confuse you, so I won't.  Just know that we had one great group of people!

After we stretched, we went and got some water and ate some of the bananas, cookies, and doughnuts they had.   We then proceeded into the gym to hear who the winners were and to see if our numbers were called for the raffle.

All in all, the Jacksons said this was the worst 5K they had ever been in.  The lack of good organization, no mile markings on the race, the cheap little ribbons (they looked like they could've come from Dollar Tree), the scanty amount of food, and no awards for the people who won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd made this race the worst one ever.  Oh well, it seemed good to us because we've never run in a race before!

After the race was over and we were getting ready to leave, Hannah reminded me that I had brought my camera.  I totally forgot about asking Daddy to take pictures for me!  So, I have no pictures of my own to show you, so the pictures on this post came from Dylan.  I'm still upset with myself that I forgot to mention my camera to Daddy because I really wanted pictures of our first 5K. :-(

Hopefully I'll remember to tell Daddy next time.  Yep, we're running another 5K.  It's on September 15th and, according to the Jacksons, it is WAY better than the one we just did.  :)

Kimber :)