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!

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.

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.

SALSA!!! Mom has canned a bunch of salsa and tomatoe sauce. It is SO good

Our beautiful garden

We saw 3 rainbows in 2 weeks

peanut and sassy

Molly the Mini!!!

Molly has finally arrived! We have been eagerly waiting for her to get trained so we could bring her home. We finally got her on Tuesday! I can't even began to describe how excited Timothy is and how much he loves her. The morning after we got her, he set his alarm for 6:30 am to go out and care for her and we didn't see him until around 8! He was also on the front page of the local Sunday paper! They interviewed him, mom, and the lady who gave her to us. You can read the article here. Timothy loves being able to lead her around, pick her feet, and take care of her all by himself!

Here he is picking her up from the horse rescue with the trainer Kent.

Timothy's new best friend.

Taking her to the pasture to graze.

I love Timothy's smile!

Eric's Birthday and Our Horse

Eric's birthday was a few weeks ago. He turned 16! Wow...I remember when we were 6 and 7. It doesn't seem like 10 years! Eric has matured so much since then and I love having him as my brother.

He got a rope...He is getting in the riding stuff.

We got a horse! Back in May, I think. She is very sweet and we love her, but she can be tempremental sometimes. Here, she was behaving very nicely!

Her name is Peanut.

More kitty pictures!

They are getting so big!

And sitting up!

Wow...some serious blue eyes...

They are so cute!!!!

Baby pictures!

Here are some pictures of the kitties from a week or so ago.

We also have baby bluebirds!!!!!