Summer is Here

    It's a little more challenging finding the time to blog with two kids! Especially when one of them doesn't like to take daytime naps. So not only am I finding it hard to get to sit down to type out a blog update, I'm also finding it hard to come up with the brain power to write something! 

It Finally Stopped Raining

   For those of you that didn't know. Texas has been being FLOODED. Literally. While those of us with property on the lake are extremely happy to have our water front property back, a lot of people have lost everything from the flooding. There's even been tornadoes. 

Back In The Saddle

     It's been seven months since I've ridden. Seven very long months. Somewhere in the middle of my first trimester I gave up riding for the safety of the baby. It was torture, but I knew it was just for a season. In the grand scheme of things, a fairly short season... but as of last week the dry spell is over. I'm back!

He's Here ; The 9 Months

   It's crazy everything that can happen in just nine months. The time is takes for a little human to grow and be born inside of you seems like forever and also no time at all. Some days time just crawls by, and then one day (or middle of the night) you wake up and wonder where time has gone. It seems like just yesterday you were looking at that positive pregnancy test, having a minor anxiety attack, wondering how you're possibly going to be able to wait 9 more months to meet your baby!

First Real Trial Ride

   So I talked one of my friends into taking the horses off the property and go on a real trail ride! I mean, it was like a four hour ride. But it was in the rain, on super rocky trails, on inexperienced horses.

My Husband the Cowboy

  Something I have wanted for a very long time is to be able to go riding with my husband. Up until recently we haven't had horses that we can enjoy in any other way except for english show horses. Either jumpers, dressage or hunter/jumper. Now we finally have some horses that aren't finely tuned performance animals, so it's okay for an inexperienced rider to enjoy some time in the saddle without the risk of undoing countless hours of training.

Riding with Friends

  Over the past couple of months I've been out on the trails with a few of my friends, as well as family. The nice thing about having trail horses instead of performance sport horses is that anyone can ride them! Within reason of course.

Christmas Part II

I think one of the best parts to Christmas was towards the end of the day. My sister and I got to take my aunt out on a trail ride on our beautiful property in Spicewood, TX.

Lana

   Well. I would like to introduce our newest horse! We have quite the collection of paint mares now. It's actually really awesome, looking out into our pasture seeing three beautiful colored mares grazing peacefully.

So Much ; Part II

Welcoming two new horses to our barn was both very exciting and emotionally difficult so soon after saying goodbye to my boys. It helped distract me but also has made me miss my boys even more.

So Much ; Part I

    I am a very routine oriented person. I like routine, I like rhythm, I like what I know, and I like boring. I don't like change, I don't like new, and I especially don't like unexpected twists in the plot.

Time Marches On

It recently has occurred to me (or rather slapped me in the face) that I have moved on to another phase in my life. Not just being a mom, or having a house... But having almost entirely given up something that has been a part of my life since I was just 8 years old.

It has really been awhile...

   I'm not sure where I've been! Well, I do know.. but no excuses. I really want to keep up with this blog. It acts as a journal for me, one day I can share it with my family and kids when they are old enough to understand. But until then, I'm sharing with you!

Mysterious Lameness ... again

    It really shouldn't come as a shock to anyone that one of my horses is injured.. again.. I don't even know what happened this time. Part of me having a house and no car means I don't get to see my horses as much. It's hard, but it's hopefully just temporary. Even if I had been around more I don't think I would have known what happened anyway. Stuff just happens to my horses.

BOY Am I Happy

  Oh my gosh. Donny was so good today. Like... so good. I could have kissed him! And I did. We walked, we trotted, we halted, we worked on ground poles, on turns, on straight lines, on stretching, and even popped over a low crossrail once. I think I tired him out. He was ready to be done for sure! But he's super lazy, he's ready to be done as soon as we get started.

Pictures of Cuteness

  You know you can't resist! I have such adorable human and furry children. I love them all. Especially when they pose for photos.

Georgia, Weddings, Horses, and more!

A lot has been going on since I last posted on here! For example, hubby and I just got home from Augusta, Georgia where hubby was a groomsman in a friend's wedding.

Leaps and Bounds

   So, it's been awhile since I've done an update on my progress with Donny! I admit, it's been super super slow. I've only been able to get out to see him (along with my family) once a week or every other week. It's hard, but hopefully this is short term.

Lack Of Motivation

   So, I've been pretty steadily working with Donny every other day since moving back home with my family. It's been great, I've made so much progress with him and things are going so well. Recently though I've had no motivation.

What To Do?!

  So what's a poor horse to do when the grass is all shriveled up and dead? Sure, he's got pasture mates... But what's the fun in that? Well... You buy the bored pony a "Busy Ball"!