It's a baby!!

Peanut had her baby! It's a colt! He is amazing! He loves people, loves to be petted and learns very quickly! About 2 weeks ago, 3/19, I looked out the window and he was out there standing up! I went out and rubbed him all over, and got him used to being handled.

Peanut is a great mother! She will let him run around and let me do things with him, but she keeps a sharp eye on him!

So far, he has learned to pick up his feet, and most of the time will let me lead him around. He will also let me rub almost anywhere on his body and not mind, although there are a few spots we are still working on. I think he's ticklish. =)

We are in the final stages of deciding a name. I really like Asher, and runners up are Levi, Echo, Banner, and a few others.

These pictures are about an hour after he was born. He has already grown a lot, so I'll post some more pictures soon!

Finally...

Finally!! A new post! Sorry for the lack of them. School has kept me really busy, and I just plain forgot about it! I hope to post more regularly now, though.

One fun thing we are doing this winter is Massanutten's License to Slide program. You go six times, and everything is included for a great price! It has been so much fun, and everyone has been able to do it except for Eric, because of school.

Dad and Luke on the lift.

Luke and me at the top.

The first day when we all went.

Isaac has been skiing some, but also trying snowboarding. He is learning really fast and is pretty good now!

Fall Time!!

Eric had a great season of soccer! He made one of the travel teams in Fredericksburg, and then he tried out for the State Olympic Development Program team, and made that!

We had a beautiful fall! The leaves are amazing!

Over thanksgiving, we went to North Carolina, and hiked up Shumont Mountain. This view is looking west of Lake Lure.

Then we got snow!! Towards the beginning of December, we got about 7 inches.

The sunsets here are awesome.

I had an orchestra concert, and we didn't have many brass players, so dad got out his trombone and played along.

We made a bunch of peppermint patties to give away. They are sooo good!

Then we got a huge snow storm!! We got at least 18 inches. It was beautiful!

And a month later we were still enjoying it! It took a really long time to melt, and there are still some piles!

And these two wonderful cows are on their way to a better place...the freezer.

We went cross country skiing the middle of January at Pipestem State Park in West Virginia. It was a lot of fun!

Timothy did such a good job keeping up with everyone! Here Dad is teaching him how.

Recent life in pictures

Our new family band!!!

We played for all 3 nights at the local Baptist church's revival. It was so much fun! and it forced us to practice, which we sorely needed.

We got a tractor!!!! It's definitely easier to bushog the yard than push mow it...

This is the view from the back row of the bluegrass jam we go to once a month. We also go to a smaller one here every Thursday morning. We've improved a lot since going there and we have a great time getting to know the locals.

The big horse and the little one.

We got another horse!!! We bought Sassy from our trainer. She is really fun to ride!
Other big news...Peanut is pregnant! We knew it was a possibility before we bought her, but we just found out.

Eric on Sassy.

Me on Peanut.