I love springtime at the ranch. Everything is refreshed and begining a new cycle of life.

Speaking of new cycles of life, In Sock Monkey Slippers will soon be making some changes. New look, new address, and new features coming in May!

Tomorrow’s post: Meredith had a little lamb. It’s now in her oven. Happy Easter!

I’m steering away from the recipes and the SAHM bewilderedness for a while to introduce the first round of calfs at the ranch this year. Sorry to do this to you but how could I pass up cute pictures of baby cows? Especially one in particular.

Every once in a while there comes a calf that you just love. The last one was four years ago when a very curious calf drank my beer while I was fishing. So, we named her  Hefeweizen. Her tenacity and boldness made her stand out. Even though she did not have the qualities we look for in a cow to add to the herd she stole everyone’s hearts and now she’s here to stay. Ha ha ha, sorry Mike.

This year I think it’s happened again. I spent about an hour with this new calf born a couple of days ago and now I can’t get enough. What to do? We’ll see come next year if she will stay at the ranch. Fingers crossed!

Meet Z and some of her brothers and sisters…

Z, her mamma, and Hefeweizen’s bull calf.

I love this time of year!

and just because I have to… here’s my baby

A quick look at the soaked north quarter. I couldn’t even get back to the southern end of the ranch.

If you know me you know I love spending time at my husband’s family’s ranch. It’s a home away from home and dear to my heart. It was the place my husband took me on our second date and sang me the first song he wrote for me. It’s the place where we used to sneek off to and meet when I was in college at North Texas and he was a wondering musician in the hill country. It’s the place where you can see the most amazing sunsets and sunrises in your life. It’s the place where the water runs clear and the air smells sweet and fresh. It’s the place you can let everything go and just run. It’s the place where you will never find me without a camera and most importantly it’s where Tim took me up on the highest hill and proposed to me. So here’s a little look from the past years of the place where I truly love to be.