WE HAVE A HOUSE!
On January 12th, Evan and his dad closed on the new house! They began renovations right after that, pulling up all of the filthy carpet. Since then, all of the holes in the walls have been patched, the locks have been changed, the electricity was all rewired and now works, and the plumbing is well on its way to being repaired. In addition, the walls have been stripped in the kitchen and are ready to have new backsplash installed. Evan even got the doorbell to work again.. (the little things are so exciting to me!) I apologize for the lack of pictures of the progress, but we have been very busy helping with this huge project. I have to go and tend to our horses right now, but I will post pictures ASAP!

I just wanted to let everyone know, that Evan has passed his EMT Registry. He got to take his test yesterday instead of the 9th, and is now a Paramedic!

This weekend was a busy and fun one! On Friday, Jenny & I took Braden and Ethan to see the firestation when Evan was working. Braden is going to have a firetruck birthday party, so we went to take some pictures for that. They had such a fun time hanging out with their cousin and playing on the firetrucks!

On Saturday, Evan went and got Bo and brought him over to my house. After a long walk and exploring in the woods, we bathed Bo and tried to blow-dry him. (He was a little afraid of the blow-dryer, but LOVED being towel dried.) The three of us loaded up and went to Petsmart to get him an I.D. tag. Needless to say, Bo racked up. He got his I.D. tag, a new red harness, a giant bone, and two pig ears. He was such a good boy in the store and even let two little girls give him big hugs and kisses. As some of you know, Bo's brother Luke was killed last week by a car, and Bo is taking the loss very hard. I think that Saturday cheered him up a little bit, but he still misses his brother.

RIP Luke

Evan and I are asked a lot about our babies, Cheyenne, Harlow, & Baby Girl. Cheyenne belongs to Evan, Harlow is mine, and Baby Girl belongs to Ronee and Reid.
Cheyenne
Harlow
Baby Girl

We love all three of these girls so much. Horses are such beautiful and fascinating animals- if you ever get the chance, own one. The bond we have with our horses are unlike any other bond with a different animal. All three of these quarter horses are line-back duns. Because Baby Girl is the daughter of Cheyenne, people first meeting them can't tell them apart. Harlow's coloring is a little bit lighter and she is also a lot shorter than the other two. We got Harlow in May of 08 and since then she has struggled to fit in with the relationship that Cheyenne and Baby Girl have. Recently, we have noticed all three of the girls seperated from the group at the barn and getting along wonderfully. One of the most beautiful sites is seeing our ladies come running in together for meal time. We wouldn't trade any of them for all the world. Here are some pictures of them: (place your mouse over the pictures for captions)