more pets!

Baylie-a.k.a. The Yellow Tornado. As most of you know, the 3 Burgman Girls (mostly me) thought it would be a good idea to get Mr. Kayt's Dad a dog for his birthday. With the help of a dear friend, Allie, I found Baylie in Grand Forks last November. With the help of Brett, Allie's boyfriend, his wonderful roommates, and their big house and huge backyard, I was able to get Baylie and keep her for 5 weeks before I headed home for semester break.



Here are some pictures.



This one is Baylie in one of her few still moments. ( We call her the "Yellow Tornado" for a reason!)

Don't let this fool you, she isn't always so willing to listen.

The next two are of Baylie and her first experience playing in the sprinkler. She had a good time.

Picture 1: Baylie checking things out.

Picture 2: Doing a run through.

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Baylie and her duck...She's been through 3 already!

So, there you have it...a small update of pictures. They are always fun to have in a post.

Until next time

~Kayt~

stopping until I'm done

Hello my friends. I'm back! I have lots of stories for you all and I hope that you will follow along, as it will take a couple of posts to get you all updated. I'm going to start with May (with the exception of a few late nights with my dad back in February) and move on through the months up until now.

So, get comfortable, because here I go.

February- My dad works at Ray Ranch. They have cattle and do a lot of haying. During the late winter month's it is "calving season" this is when all the pregnant mommy cows/heifers start to have their babies. I've always enjoyed farm/ranch life and told my dad when he took on the 12:00am and 2:00am shifts that I would like to go help him. Well, off we went in the dead-set of winter to check on these beasts. It was a few late nights (or maybe early mornings, depending on how you look at it) but totally worth it! I had such a good time. Here are some pictures.

This little booger it 702, he is the only one that I really got to help with. It was our 2:00a.m. check and Dad and I were making our last round before heading home, and I said, "DAD! WE'VE GOT A BABY!" Dad went to the calving barn got the wheel barrow and we loaded him up and took him to the nice warm and cozy shed where he patiently awaited the arrival of his mommy. She, got lost in the hustle and bustle of dad and I trying to get her and baby to the shed, so, we had to go back out into the 138 head of other mommas and find her! That was a task, in the dead of night with a spot-light and 2 acres of ground to search...it took some time. But we finally found her and after some rounding up, some Ya-Ya, and some smooth talking we got the mommy in with her new-born. And, life was good!

Below, are the thre of us (Bayli-the ever so ready dog, Me-don't laugh, I had just crawled out of bed, and Dad-he had just crawled out of bed too)

After calving season, usually by the first week of May or so, is "Branding", that's when ranchers put their brand on all the new little ones and weigh,vaccinate, de-worm, etc all the moms. (I don't have pictures.) I got to help with that also and boy oh boy was that fun. Hard work, long day, good company, and the best part, the "Branding Meal!"

Well, sorry folks, but this is all I have time for today. Sorry!

More updates soon!

~Kayt~