The Water Hole

The alpacas get fresh water every day. Ocean and the other girls patiently wait as Ann takes a drink.

Feeding time

We feed our horses and alpacas every morning and every evening. We spend a lot of hands on time with our animals and it shows. They are all very tame, loveable, and yes, they are all of our babies. Oh, and maybe just a little bit spoiled.

Onyx's Turn

My favorite alpaca, Onyx, had an absolutely beautiful true black girl today. We named her Rebecca after my niece. She's another Midnight RB Cicero girl and she takes after her sire with her spunk and charm. She is already showing a gorgeous fleece with incredible luster and crimp. We'll have to take this baby to the show when she's old enough.

Beautiful fall day

Nika's Cria

Nika had a gorgeous dark brown girl. We named her Reba. Oh, in case you thought she had twins, she didn't. Twins are very rare in alpacas. The little boy behind Reba is one of our star boarders, Aristotle. Both babies were born on the same day. October 9, 2005. They are both from the same stud, Midnight RB Cicero.

Fall Crias

Ocean had our first fall cria. A big beautiful boy. We named him Rembrandt. The average alpaca cria weight is between 15 to 20 pounds. Ocean has big babies, they have all been over 20 lbs. and very energetic.

Staying Cool

Sienna likes to keep cool in her pool during the hot Oklahoma summer.

Colts horsing around

We now have all of our spring babies on the ground and everyone is happy and healthy.

Colts running around out front and alpaca crias running around out back.

We'll have more crias due this fall.

I'll run out back and take some pictures of our crias so I can share them with you. They are absolutely precious! Babies are just too much fun!

It's a boy!

This morning Tia finally gave in after 362 days and gave birth to a beautiful little boy. He's dark maroon in color and has a ton of energy. Sienna couldn't wait to welcome him into the alpaca family. Sienna's all excited now that she has two new playmates.

Another girl!

Our girl Bertie finally gave birth to a beautiful dark silver grey little girl. I found out that every time I pick a girl's name out ahead of time we have a girl! Her name is Malita. I named her after a neighbor of ours. Actually there is a joke behind her name. Dave and I thought our neighbor's name was Omalita and we called her that for years. Well, we just found out her name is Malita but folks around here like to say ol' (old) before the name. Anyway, we'll probably end up calling her ol'Malita. :)

We're still waiting on Tia to have her baby. Today makes 360 days! Whew.... too long if you ask me, especially in this heat.