New Kids on the Block

Saturday morning E. ran into the barn to find a brand new kid with white-flecked ears - he had long ago chosen the name Pumpkin for Izzy's baby and it fit perfectly with the new-one's beautiful pumpkin-colored coat. Izzy stood wide-eyed near her baby - when we all ran into the barn to see Pumpkin, Mama stood there as proud as you please as if she were saying, "See what I did all by myself? Isn't she grand?"


And then on Sunday morning two more were born - Boots had two black beauties. She had them at the same time Nellie had her's two weeks ago - just as the church bells rang over the hill. Eli named this one "Pippi" - after Pippi Longstocking from the books I read to them long ago. She's got a white "stocking" that runs up her leg.


M. actually named this one. He thought it would be fun to name a black kid "Blanco" - which means white in Spanish! The name stuck. Blanco spends lots of time curled up in a little black ball napping. She's so black velvetty that you can hardly see her where her eyes start and stop in her little face.



I am in love with Pumpkin's ears . . .