December on the ranch!

Lil' Miss comes over for a visit! She is mom and dad's little girl!

MoJo...Donalds kitty! She is really cute, but never opens her eyes for pictures....her eyes are really light blue. She is super fat and loves to go inside Donalds house when he lets her in, but she gets into lots of trouble so she stays out most of the time. She looks very much like Steve's cat RIP "Ozzy". We all miss Ozzy!

This is Girda, She is our first Hereford and produces really pretty babies! Girda is very friendly and loves to be petted, but she especially likes to eat, watch out if you have range pellet's in your pockets, she will find them and you might find yourself knocked over on the ground with her digging in your pockets!

Meet Girdie, this is Girda's baby! She is in the earlier pictures when she was born, she is growing up so nicely! She was born in September.

This is our newest member of the ranch, she is due to have her baby in February and we are really hoping for another heffer! We have not named her yet, but are thinking of Birtha, if anyone has any suggestions, let us know :) . She is a bit shy and doesn't like to be petted yet, but give me some grain and a couple weeks with her and she will be just like Girda!

Daisy, Lady and Tucker, cruisin' in the ranger with me. I really don't think they know they are dogs, otherwise would they not be in the back???? Oh well, we love our pets very much!

This is Buster, mom and dads other dog! He enjoys visiting and running all over the ranch! His favorite hobby is chasing deer! That doesn't make Kent very happy. Buster is a good boy though, he was what people call dump dogs around here. Someone just drove out to our creek and dumped him off, he moved on over to the ranch and called it home. We like him because he is very protective! and quite cute too!

What are we thinking?

As I was sitting here tonight feeling sorry for myself because I am not feeling well, a bit of a cold....I was thinking if I did enough for everyone for Christmas......Mom Bass said she recieved her cookies, but they were open and all broken......Same thing as last year.
I was also wondering to myself where we are going to come up with the money to fix the Hardy furnace that is broken......which Kent and I had an arguement about earlier.....
Then I turned and looked at the fireplace burning hot, our pets all around to comfort me when I feel ill, spoke on the phone with Kent and told him how much I loved him, pulled up the computer and saw this you tube video that Eric posted and really wondered what I am thinking?

Christmas is Christ's birthday.....in which we only celebrate once a year with giving gifts to each other and putting santa's and lights all over to spread the Christmas cheer!

As I was praying about my financial concerns, it came to me......

Christ is the one truly giving, every day of the year!

My furnace may be broken, but I live on a ranch with more wood then we could burn in twenty years, it just takes a little work.
My husband may be away for some time working, but I have a wonderful husband, who works hard to take care of his family and the most wonderful man in the world!
I have not missed a meal.
I was able to make something for everyone to mail out for Christmas.
I have everything that I need and then some! I think most of us do!

Our Family is the best gift that our Heavenly Father has ever given us, let's spend this Christmas understanding the true meaning of Christmas and remember who we are and all that Christ asks from us! In return, he gives us eternal life, family and everything we need here on this earth!

The gratitude I feel right now is all I need for Christmas!

This is really great! Thanks Eric!

Tis' the Season!

The tree is decorated! The weather is cold! All we need is the snow!

updates on Blossom and Collette's mini dairy!

Blossom is now much bigger and she was a year old in September! She is now in with Calvin the bull and we are hoping for a new baby in November 2010! This will sure make my milk bill go down! I purchase fresh milk from my best friends the Stumps, and make my own cheeses, butter, yogurt etc.....Soon I will be milking my own! Blossom is a beautiful Holsteen that we got last year when her mother died and she was orphaned. Her mother was just as sweet as her and we miss her.

Our newest member of the family!

Here is baby Girdie, she is sooooo beautiful and I am really excited she is a girl! Also, guess what I asked for Christmas?????? I got to pick her out yesterday, I will get a picture just as soon as we are sure which one!

We are Blessed

We are so blessed this year with many deer on the property! They are just so beautiful to look at every morning and night! Not to mention great hunting! Kent is ready to get the big buck he has been feeding for 4 years now.....He is ready! We have seen him several times, but have no pictures yet. We will have a picture soon I hope!

Happy Thanksgiving

I am so thankful for the many blessings that Heavenly Father has given to our family! We had the opportunity to spend Thanksgiving with Eric, Rozanne, Jessikah, Tessa, Alex, Jarem, Kyle and Jessica in Tennessee. We had a wonderful visit and great food!
We are looking so forward to everyone coming to the ranch around Christmas or after!
We now have guest rooms, so there is more places for people to sleep! No Kyle and Eric, you don't have to camp out LOL.

I will post some new pictures soon, we have some good pictures of deer on the property, I am just waiting for Kent to come home with the 12 pointer for a picture of that.

We really missed everyone else on Thanksgiving but are sure you had a fantastic one as well as us.

Talk to you all soon!

Love to all!
Collette and Kent

My handsom man and his new bride! Love forever!

Life is beautiful and so are you!

Kent and Collette and the Bass Ranch

Before I was a Mom

Before I was a Mom I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on.

Pooped on.

Chewed on.

Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.

Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put them down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.

I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom - I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.