2009 -

February -

Besides being at the Ballard Market the first two Sundays of the month we're hosting "Alpaca Ownership 1A" seminars on a regular bases - the third Saturday of each month.  The cost is $20 and for that you get snacks, lunch, information on alpacas including hands-on experience with some of our beasties.  We are also donating part of every fee to local camelid rescue organizations.  Please register early via email or phone.

January -

Unfortunately our first event of 2009 is not a happy one.  We found Olga dead in the pasture on the morning of the 10th.  She was with us only three months, but she will be missed.

2008 -

November - December -

We have been accepted for the Ballard Sunday Market.  This is the only other year 'round market besides Pike Place.  It is an amazing market that even this late in the year is going strong!  We'll be attending the market starting the second Sunday of December and can't wait!!

We currently have the Farm Store open Saturday from 11am-5pm and always by appointment.

October -

The Redmond Market came to an end for this year.  It was an amazing experience for us which we hope to repeat in 2009.

September -

Our three newest arrivals - Olga (center) born 9/21/08, Teemo (right) born 9/23/08 and Taras (left) born 9/25/08.  We not only got one girl this year, but an even split of two girls and two boys!  Taras is also our stud Brut's first cria and based on how well he turned out there will definitely be more!

Family portrait of the new babies and their moms.

General Farm Happenings -

We're at the Redmond Market - 9am-3pm on Saturdays through the end of October. 

Currently the Farm is open Sundays from 11am - 5pm, but we'll have to wait and see what happens starting in November, the Ballard Market, the holidays etc.

We're also getting ready for National Alpaca Farm Days, 9/27-28!  We'll be open from 10am-5pm both days and looking forward to everyone who stops by!

We're also waiting for our three girls to have their crias - Iraida is due on 9/19; Phoenix and Talaris are both due in early October.  All three are very ready to have these babies!

March 12th -

Finally!  Our second female cria arrived!  It's been three years and six boys later, but she's a cutie! Her name is Daecia (Dye-ee-cya) - named after the Inspector in Russia who had to approve our    adoption.  Mat thinks she's wonderful, but her mom, Elayna, is still keeping the boys at bay.

We are excited to announce the opening or our Farm Store February 16!  We are dividing it into three sections - Imports (everything we order from South America); Made In America - from the NAAFP who guarantee that all products are made in America from fiber grown and processed in America;

Local Artist - Pam will have her fiber products here as well as log cabin quilted trivets from her Mom:

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There will be socks, gloves, hats, sweaters, scarves etc.  We're hoping to even have some of NAAFP's alpaca stuffed duvets available.

2007 -

December -

We lost our oldest Suri, and oldest female, Peruvian Madras.  She was also part of our foundation girl and unfortunately she never gave us a cria.  She had lots of character and she is most definitely missed.

November -

We lost our oldest huacaya girl, Bolivian Ashley.  She was part of our foundation herd purchase and she gave us our first cria - and only girl so far - Iraida in 2005.  She miscarried a few weeks ago, another girl, and passed quietly the night of the 19th.  Iraida was her only cria for us, but she's a solid, beautiful girl who had her first cria this year, 2007.

October 5 -

Our final cria for 2007 made his appearance.  We purchased Genvieve from Luna Rosa Suris in September and she came through with a beautiful boy - Pahnymayet (Russian for "he understands").  He's a gorgeous mahogany brown, just like his mom. His sire, Brioni's Gordon, is a beautiful Dark Rose Grey which means a wide range of color possibilities in this little guy's future.

September 29 -

During NAFD Jim decides it would be a good time to join in the fun.  His dam, CTA Iraida was our first cria born on the farm and she had no clue what to do.  So after much consultation with my vet I ended up pulling Jim into the world.  Another beautiful suri from our stud, StarFighter, from a huacaya dam.  We're very impressed with how alike they two boys are - StarFighter definitely stamps his cria.  We're hoping that he and KS Genevieve give us a girl in 2008.

September 12th -

Konstantine arrives on the scene.  His dam is a CTA Talaris, huacaya, and his sire is StarFighter, suri.

May 9th -

Judge R. makes his first appearance.  His dam , Miss Phoenix, gave us another beautiful fawn, suri boy.  His sire is Polo Fields Dillinger, a beautiful medium fawn suri.

2006 -

August 24th -

Talaris gave birth to a beautiful fawn/brown boy, Evgeny.  We named him after the gentleman in Moscow who took care of the last details of our adoption of Roman and Edyk.

Before Evgeny's arrival, Talaris itipped the scale at close to 200 pounds and that's after removing almost ten pounds of fleece this year. Evgeny's sire is Morovis de Bolivia and his mom is down to 186 pounds.

2005

August 20

CTA Alex was born on our farm.  He was our second cria, baby, born on the farm.  Pam happened to be outside watching a very uncomfortable Miss Phoenix try to get comfortable when she realized that what she was doing was going into labor. Within ten minutes we had classic presentation of an alpaca giving birth. 

Thirty minutes later we had a very wet, very alive, suri cria on the ground who was named after our driver while we were in Russia, Alex (I never knew his last name).

June 8

Our first cria was born on the farm - CTA Iraida.  A beautiful, white huacaya we named after the lady who was in charge of the children's home in Russia where our two boys lived for three years before we brought them home in 2003.

This was taken a few hours after she was born.  Ashley, her mom, waited until everyone was gone before giving birth.  Ashley was sheared a week after these pictures were taken.

September 2004 - the girls arrived at their new home at Heart of Dreams Alpacas.