We celebrated the Christian Passover with our son, Dusty, our daughter, Lisa, and their respective families this past Saturday evening. It is always such a blessing to me. I love reminding, and being reminded, of our heritage as Christians, and the freedom from slavery and from sin that Christ secured for us. We hope you are blessed this Easter and are surrounded by friends and family that you cherish.

Had our first calf of the season! Occasionally there is a bull that slips in unexpectedly before breeding time and that is the case here. We try to calve our animals in late May, the way nature does. Lots of ranchers calve in February and March, but the weather is generally pretty nasty and very unpredictable then, so we prefer to wait. Elk and deer calve in late spring, and we figure there is a darn good reason for that, so why fight the elements. The cows are also in better shape once the warm weather gets the grass going again, so they are in better shape to calve as well. Has worked well for us. So lots more pictures of calves coming soon.

We met up with our son, Dusty, and his wife, Clara, in Silverton to pick up our two granddaughters (both 9) so they could spend their spring break with us. They live in Grand Junction, and Silverton is about halfway. What a beautiful place it is! I find the mountain passes on both sides to be pretty treacherous, but getting the girls made it all worth it. They stayed for a week and it was such a pleasure to have them.