Kidding Around

Goat tying was a hit! Now I just have to convince the girls to ride past a trot!!! Haha and jump off of a horse-

Good thing we have a few years!

Early career Choices

So hopefully this works.

Penny has decided on a new career path!

Birthday Gift

We have had so much to do this January.

The start was a bit chilly and snowy

but

this week we've entered a 

heat wave!!

It's been so nice to watch the ice melt

and 

its been nice to actually get outside to do things!

I bought low bogs and that was a 

BIG

mistake. 

I have never had a problems with them in the

4 

years I have owned them

but

tonight doing chores the muck in the corrals is up over top of them.

YUCK!

Dusty and I were able to haul our horses in to the arena.

It was fun to take them and get to take a test run on my 

BIRTHDAY GIFT!!

 

The horse is old.

The saddle is new.

Lincoln was in need of some new duds.

I had to sell my old saddle

(which I loved)

but

Lincoln loves all the bling!

(and so do I)

Penny rode with us on Midnight

and

she (the horse) did awesome like always!

We were at a horse jumping show helping out

our local pony club.

The girls had fun running around the barns and arena

(mostly supervised by the spectators)

It's been a long time since I've run a concession out of a tack room!

It took me back to my 4-H days.

This week coming up is going to be fun.

I have been helping set up a goat tying clinic

(embracing my inner cowboy- haha yah right!!)

and then Ellie has a riding clinic.

 

And time rolls on...

Stopping Andy from turning 1 would be impossible.

It would of been nice had the year dragged on a little longer.

but

He is one

and

He has been in a hurry to get here.

He crawled early 

(5 months)

He climbed early

(6 months)

He was stepping early

(8 months)

He was walking everywhere

(10 months)

He is saying words

"there" "dad" "mom" "bye"

He waits by the windows in the morning to see the bus

He waves bye-bye to the girls

He eats mostly independantly.

He loves carrying around his horses and he loves playing with his blocks.

He has music in his soul.

If he hears a beat- he will stop to bust a move.

(I finally have someone who will dance with me in the kitchen)

 

He is a busy darling little boy. He is full of giggles and laughs and smiles. He also has red hair that runs as deep as his little piggies. He can go from happy to very angry in a split second.

 We had a wonderful birthday dinner with him. We had sticky chicken and rice. He also got cake and berries (which he loves) and whipped cream (which he loves the most).