Bunny Eggs

Anybody who really knows me can tell you that I do not have a crafty or artistic bone in my body. Seriously, I can't even draw stick people. So I had to post some pictures of the bunny eggs that I made for my students for Easter. I know they are very novice and I am a long ways away from the abilities of the rest of the world, but even my husband was impressed! I included a back view so you could see the tails.

Its a Boy!!!!

Everybody guessed right! We are having a boy. We have no boy names picked out so we are very open to suggestions if anybody has some. The ultra sound predicted the due date as 06/29/09. We are very excited!!! I know that everybody says that babies in ultra sounds look like aliens. I think ours is like the king of aliens! However, you can see from the 4D picture that it is not an alien. In case you can't tell, it is a picture of the profile. He has his arm up by his face. He is also sucking on his bottom lip. I hope that does not become a habit! :)

Madison is one!!!!!

Last Saturday we had a birthday party for Madison. She turned one on January 9th! Some of the pictures didn't turn out very well because of the lighting, but anybody who has young kids needs a donkey like the one in the slide show! Hilarious!!!!!

AQHA Awards

Another year has come and gone, and the results are in! The AQHA awards were held this January in Boise Idaho. Dad won runner up jockey of the year for the state of Idaho, and my one of the horses that my brother trains won horse of the year. Also, one of the owners that Kyle trains for won owner of the year. It was a great year, and although my dad claims he has retired from riding, I can't help but hope that he does it again this year!

Visitors

Ben's brother and his family were able to come visit from the great state of Texas this last week. We were only able to spend a little bit of time with them, but it was really great to see them. They have a 1 year old that we hadn't seen since last June and I can't believe how fast they grow! She is so cute and has a very lovable personality. We wish they would move back to Idaho but I can't blame them for staying when things are going so well! Keep in touch guys!!!!

Christmas

Holy Moly! I blinked and Christmas passed me. I cannot believe how fast Christmas snuck up on me this year. I didn't really get the chance to enjoy the pre-Christmas traditions this year. We did however, have a wonderful Christmas. First we celebrated on the 22nd with Ben's family. His grandparents come from California every year and we are priveledged to have them stay with us. Then we spent Christmas Eve and most of Christmas day with my family in Inkom. All my siblings and their kids came both days as well. Ben and I had a really good time. We were planning on leaving fairly early on Christmas day to drive home to spend time with Ben's family, but we got snowed in. My folk's live in the mountains so their road was snowed in. My dad and brother worked for about 6 hours on the fourwheeler to clear the road for us all to get in and out. BUT......the interstate was closed. Eventually the interstate opened back up and we decided to chance it. It was SCARY!!!! They should not have opened the road, but we made it home safe. Thanks to everyone for the wonderful Christmas!