Midnight & Shasta

After just 2 weeks Tim was riding both Shasta & Midnight. I'm impressed. I'll load video when I can get to it. :)

Fun in the Snow

Midnight & Sky playing in the snow. They are not in the same pasture so they run back and forth along the fenceline. Pretty cute.Frankie hanging out on the computer desk.

Lady loves the snow.
Ernie longing to be outside.

Midnight & Sky Playing in the Snow

Winter 2008

We have had dump after dump of snow in January. They say this is the biggest snow since 1969. The above picture is the a perfect example of tooooo much snow. The roofline on the shop is 12' tall. Gives you an idea about how much snow buildup we have.
Lady and Maggie have a circle they have run in the snow to get outside and get some exercise.
This is the icicles and snow hanging off the back of the house. UGH!
The windmill is 5' tall. I haven't driven in two weeks. I can't get the car out of the carport. We are driving the GMC 4 wheel drive or we wouldn't be able to leave at all.

Busy Weekend

I spent a busy weekend at Amanda's house. This room was the spare room. It was full of boxes and misc items from 5 years of remodeling. Well, after two grueling days, a little paint, and lots of sweat the room is slowly looking like a room for a little boy. Since my departure John has finished the trim around the windows, chair rail, hung the mini blinds and valance. The carpet should be in next week and then the crib will go up and Amanda can finally wash ALL of those little boy clothes and really get ready for Gus.

Very fun!

Southwest Flight 485

Well, after a long weekend down at Amanda's house (getting ready for Gus' arrival) we were on Flight 485 that slid off the end of the runway. I could feel when we landed it just didn't feel like the other landings that I've been on. As we came to the end of the runway the pilot started making the sweeping left turn to the terminal. The plane just didn't make the turn. We slid off the end of the runway by about 10 feet. It was a rough skid but really not a big deal. The worse part of the whole thing was sitting on the plane for two hours until they bussed us back to the terminal. Well, it is a fun story to tell. :)

New Years

Amanda and Abi came for a short visit over New Years. We had a great time. It is never long enough but a few days is better than none. Above Abi is loving on Ernie. He looks like he is trying to get away but he wasn't. He loved Abi loving on him.
Abi on Tinkerbelle. It was coollllldddd but we had to go for a horsey ride. Harley hasn't had a very good year but Tinkerbelle is all better now. We had fun....

Christmas 2007

Mom preparing Christmas dinner.
Bob doing the guy thing and watching the races.
Opening gifts.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Nelson and Dakota

The boys have finally settled in. This is Nelson sleeping on the back of a chair.
Nelson.
Dakota looks bored with Christmas.

Snow at the Ranch

Sky & Ruby
Blizzard
Horses under the Tree
Ruby
Sky

Abi's 4th Birthday

When does the party begin?
Now, thats what I'm talking about. A princess cake, just for me.
Abigail with Clifford at her birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese.
John and Amanda, still the happy couple. :)

Summer Fun

We had a live in babysitter for Abi. Ernie would always keep an eye on her. He is such a good boy!
This year Abi could go right out the back door to the fenced backyard and feed the ponies carrots. This is something she did very often. Good thing they like carrots!
Half the fun of a hot summer afternoon is a popcicle. Abi loved the red ones but when they were gone any flavor would do.

More Pictures

Abi loves her new pony Tinkerbelle....you did good Papa!
Uncle Nicky, Marcy, Abi & Harley having fun
Abi loves to visit grandma's house. Everytime Abi comes for a visit we have a new pet. This time we had 3. Lady, Tinkerbelle and Abi's favorite, Frankie. Frankie loved Abi. She never scratched or ran away. She would just hang there while Abi packed her around....very cute!

Update on Hannah

Well I'm sure Thursday, June 14th was one of Hannah's favorite days, as she got to ride Misty.
Misty is excellent with everyone! If she's teaching a 9 year old how to ride or barrel racing for me....she hits the right note for whomever is singing! :)
Of course, along with the fun stuff is the chores. Brushing a horse after riding is a chore but for a girl who has horse sweat running through her veins, its just plain fun. Stay tuned.....next go around is with the Arabians.....

Fun in Portland

Lydia and Zoey wanted to go home with me.
Amanda preparing dinner
My handsome son-in-law John hanging mini-blinds....always working.

More Pictures

Abi & Lydia
Abi in ballet
Abi & Papa

Meet Hannah

This is Hannah (I hope I'm spelling her name correctly). Hannah will be coming out, once a week for now. I will be teaching Hannah about horses and what it takes to care for a horse. This week we walked the property, brushed Jake, cleaned Jake's hooves, picked ticks, fed Jake grain and made sure his water was full. I showed Hannah bridles, saddles, hackamores, halters and a lot of stuff she probably won't remember. I know this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship.
Hannah and Logan on Harley.
Harley is such a good boy. He doesn't care what you do with him. :)