When we went up to do a calf check before milking this morning, OreoCookie was off by herself. So we milked and then headed back up to check things out. And found this:

It’s a boy! {Click here to see her calf from last year.} The Sarver family will be naming him, so I’ll update this post when I hear what it is…😊

We wanted to give Cookie a chance to clean him up more and feed him, so we headed back home to eat breakfast and then move Padme to join the other calves at our house.👍

Padme was a pretty hesitant walker. Took her awhile to make the trip, but she finally made it.

Her welcoming committee had full tummies from their morning milk, so they were not the most welcoming, lol…😏

Paul helped them out with some introductions…😉

 Got back up to get Cookie and her calf, and noticed he hadn’t eaten.😁 Sooo, we brought them down, milked AGAIN, and had plenty to feed her calf.😊

  This pic makes me laugh… If you zoom in on Mike’s face, you can see him preparing to carry another heavy calf… This new guy rivals yesterday’s Gungi, and we are old and tired, lol.

 Ahhh – but in swoops the next generation! Michael to the rescue!!👏😉

This pic shows Cookie’s calf from 2012 – Sarge – in the front left of the baby mobile. Maybe next year she’ll have her first calf!👍 

 Blake introduced himself.😻

Not sure, but I think Gungi is photobombing this pic, lol…😜 

Went up to do a calf check after a pretty heavy downpour and found that Gluey had her calf, AND it was on the wrong side of the fence…😡😁

The fence electric was off, so Mike pushed her calf back under the fence…  

It’s a girl! Her name is Padme. (Kinda funny – just like how the movies were released…Leia first, and then Padme!) 

{Click here to see Gluey’s calf from last year.}

Now we needed to make a decision. Leave calf with mama for the night or just bring them down to the barn now…?

After observing them for awhile, we decided to bring them down to the barn, milk Gluey, and feed Padme. Gluey was a muddy mess, seemed to like staying close to the fence, and with more rain in the forecast, we thought it best not to wait until tomorrow.

We were really thankful the boys’ baseball was cancelled for tonight! It was nice having them here to help.👍

Paul & I walked behind Gluey, and Michael drove the baby cart… 

 Gluey got a good scrub down…😉 

 And she milked plenty of colostrum for Padme.👍 

Plus we got a special show from her half-brother, Han, as he danced around in excitement, lol…😜 

New tally: 2 boys, 2 girls…😊 

Found Tangerine and her calf this morning when we went up to check the girls.😊

It’s a boy! His name is Han (Can you tell there is a Star Wars theme going on so far?😉) 

{Click here to see Tangerine’s calf from last year.}

Before we could bring them down to the barn, we moved Chewy & Leia over to our barnyard. They were excited to be out of the barn!

Chewy was a bit stubborn at first…😏

Meeting last year’s calves on the other side of the fence…😊

Chewy and Leia getting better acquainted…😊 

Friends!❤️ 

Then we headed back up to bring down Han and Tangerine.

 Han walked for a little bit, but then he wanted a ride…😉 

 The boys followed Tangerine down to the barn, and I drove Mike in the baby cart…😏