Summer....

I wish I had tons of pics to put on here but I guess I wasnt real good at taking them this summer. We spent quite a bit of time at Big Surf Waterpark again...probably twice a week.
We also did some boating with my parents. They bought a wave runner this summer and that has been alot of fun too. Eric likes to take the boys out on it and be silly. Taylor thinks it is a little too fast and she is happier to just play on the shore and look for shells.
We had a lot of company over the summer....Grandpa Ronnie and Grandma Barbie came to visit twice and that is always a lot of fun. We also had my Aunt Margaret visit from Kentucky for a week although it wasnt a great reason (my uncle....my dads brother...had passed away) but it still was a lot of fun visiting with her and just hanging out.
While my aunt was visiting we had a baby deer get stuck in our chicken yard that we ended up having to catch....that is not easy if you have ever tried. We finally got her caught and put in the coop for the night and then the next day my mom had to come pick me up and help me take it down to the vet so my friend could take it (she does rescues). It is quite the experience to sit in the front seat of a car holding a deer and hoping it doesnt freak out...they have very strong legs!! It ended up doing great and being turned loose again.
I have a pic of the deer but its on my phone....oh well.
Hope you all had a great summer...ours was fun and relaxing.
The kids started school on August 16th...a little early this year. Taylor is in 4th and the boys are in 2nd. It is going well although it was a tough transition. The boys would come home saying "is every day going to be that long?!"

Some more birthday...

The kids always seem to end up celebrating their birthdays a few times. Once with friends, once with family, etc. Here are a couple pics of the birthday with grandpa, grandma, great aunt connie, my cousin angie and the rest of us. They were laughing so hard in this pic that they had trouble blowing out their candles!!

A couple of goofy boys!!!

How in the world could they be 8 already??

Taylor's Ponies...

Well, this is Taylor's 1st pony...Squirt.

We bought him in July but we sold him at the beginning of this month.

He turned out to not be a very good choice.

He did really well when we went to look at him but then when we got him home I could

tell he was going to be too much for Taylor.

She is very timid and he was too fast for her.

He didnt try to run off but he was a little jumpy.

He ended up bucking her off one day when I sat her up there with no saddle on...

which we had done before but this particular day he decided he wasnt going to stand for it!!

On top of being bucked off it also happened in front of her cousins and great aunt connie!!

Well, Squirt got quite the spanking for that and we went ahead and put the saddle

on and rode him anyway.

We had Taylor get back on him even though she didnt want to...she was brave and did it.

I dont have a pic of the new pony yet, but his name is Fritz and he is black/white paint.

He is about 17 yrs old and seems to care less what you do with him. So far so good and they are getting along really well.

I will post a pic of her riding when I get one.

Boys Birthday....in JUNE!

SO SORRY that it has taken me this long to start updating this blog again!!

The boys had their party at Miner Mikes...and indoor play place with a huge maze,

indoor train, video games, bumper cars etc.

They had a lot of fun.

Eric and Katie VS Mason and Brody

This little girl is so cute...she was the only girl they invited but she just loves playing with them.

She is very outgoing and thinks Mason and Brody are just the coolest:)

Also her mom just had twins and they are boys!!

Preston, Brody, Mason, Tyler, Eric, Katie, Rachel and Taylor

In case you were wondering....Mason had Power Rangers and Brody had Superman...

Horse Update...

I got "Blue" back from his 30 days of training a couple weeks ago and he did great. The trainer said he was like a 20yr old trail horse. He is really laid back and calm. Im excited to start working with him myself. He was also a stallion when we got him...he has recently been gelded so I have given him some time off to heal. We are putting up a small arena area and I will start working him as soon as that is done...hopefully this weekend!!

This isnt a good pic becaue I took it with my phone one morning when I was feeding.

This is our newest member "rain".

She is going to be Eric's horse but shes turning out to be more spunky than we had counted on.

She is 14 and gaited like a Tennessee Walker.

We were able to trade a couple trees for her.

The first time I got on her she reared a few times and tried bucking!!

She is just the kind of horse that will test you to see if you really know what your doing...shes trying to call our bluff.

The second time I rode her she was much better but she definately has more "attitude" than Blue!

We also have recently sold Dazzle which was Taylor's horse.

She is still intimidated by his size so we are going to get her a pony instead to start out on.

She is pretty excited about it and I will get a pic of her and the new pony as soon as we find the right one!

Mud Fun!

This is actually what my kids call fun!

I had no idea they were playing in the mud until they showed up at the back door like this...

It was really funny until they found out they were going to be rinsed off with the hose before coming in!

The water was a little too cold they thought...

I should of got a pic of that....there werent so many smiles during that part!!

New Baby Pics!

Well, it has been a long time since I have updated this blog!!

Sorry!!

Now I have TONS to get on here...it might take awhile...

here are some new pics of the babies...they are growing fast and getting extremely cute!

They are so friendly that I had to turn this bucket upside down just to get them away from me so I could take their picture!!

Now this bucket by the window has become a favorite toy...they jump in and out of the playhouse all day!

I could not get a pic of "ponte" the black and white one cause he would not leave me alone...I guess I was still more interesting than the bucket:)

We have also named the red/white one "copper"...the two of them are so friendly that it is close to annoying!

Just a couple close ups of these guys markings on their heads.

We sure are having fun having them around.

Great entertainment!

We now have 3 more girls that are bred to be due in October...

Looking forward to more babies!!