Ok so I wrote this post months ago and haven't gotten around to taking the pictures but I didn't want to forget all that i was thankful for and feeling at the time so i save it and am going to post it now.
I am really sorry it took me so long to get these pictures up (they are in the previous post). I have been busy, the last month especially , and I am realizing that this is just going to be the flow of my life because I am going to be busy until baby comes and then baby is going to keep me busy. I can't believe she is due in two weeks. I mean, I am not sleeping well, my ribs hurt, she is really low so she pushes on my legs funny and sends nerve pinch things down my legs that make me almost fall over (they are really quick and go away when i squat so they just sound worse then they really are) and I pee every 2 1/2 hours at night so I am very aware we are almost there it just seems to have gone fast. WE are excited to meet baby K. Wills especially, he loves to feel her move and tells me all the time she is going to like him :) it is super cute! I told him she can hear him talk to her and so now he will tell her hi and stuff. I love it! She does seem to get active when he talks with her.
Well her is my long left over post...
We moved on the first weened in Feb. It was scheduled to rain all day Saturday and thankfully providence intervened and it barely sprinkle all day. We moved just a few miles up the road from our apt so it wasn't very far but you still have to move everything. I am so thankful for our help. We had more stuff then I realized so I didn't ask as many people to help as maybe I should have. My mom was a huge blessing to me that weekend. She helped me pack up my kitchen, then she cleaned our new place, and then stayed to help clean our old place. That woman knows how to work! She isn't much for the breaks. My sister Rachel and my cousin James came and helped move all the "little" stuff and then finished by taking our kids up to Grandma's. My brother Dan and Nick moved all the "big stuff". They both agreed Rach and James had a more demoralizing job cause you take a ton of trips with less pure result (especially when our apt was kinda a long walk unloading was way faster!) After we moved in Chrisy came down on Monday and helped me contact paper line my cabinets. The cabinets aren't very nice and they look so much better now. I can't function in a dirty house or one that looks dirty so I am so thankful she came and helped me get that done so I could get my kitchen set up.
I have spent the last couple of weeks just getting organized. I love having more space but now i have to make decisions on where things fit best not just where they fit. It's great! Just because i have more space to be organized though doesn't mean we are more organized. Example, i bought extra toy containers for Wills room, which I love, but the kids dump the whole thing our to get one toy... Kids are definitely more drawn to play with nice organized toys so it is good and bad. I really do love having more options to be organized and I went to Target and Walmart with great joy to buy containers. Nick thinks I am crazy and would be ok with our clothes being folded and put on the floor. You can imagine how fun that would be for a little girl who loves to change... makes me tired just thinking about it.
Another thing I love about not living in the apartment is not feeling like I have to keep the kids quiet and not waking up to hear their noises either. We have next door neighbors who we occasionally hear but it really isn't bad. We do live right next to the train so we hear that but we have gotten use to it. Although I am convinced that whoever drives the train at around 11 p.m. thinks is fun to blow his whistle louder and longer than necessary!!! Maybe i don't notice as much during the day but I swear he does it on purpose :)
Now that we are a little more established in our new place, it seems like so much more of a home to me. The kids seem to enjoy the inside of our new place a lot more then our apartment, not to mention the huge advantage of having a backyard and garage. It has been so fun to be able to eat lunch outside and watch wills ride his bike right from our from yard. I love it! I feel really blessed to live here. It has been a lot better for us!
One of the biggest blessings is having garage. I no longer have to dread bringing groceries home. i use to call Nick and he would come home on his lunch break to help me unload because otherwise unloading was nearly impossible with the two kids. Nick use to tell me that if I brought in the groceries I got my 3o min cardio work out for the day. It was true, back and forth from the car to apartment was at least a quarter mile. Have a covered place to come into when it is raining is fabulous! It is also wonderful on the nights Nick has school. I use to try to time our arrival for when he would get home from class so that if the kids were sleeping he could help me carry them in. Otherwise I would have to wait for him or leave one kid in the car or carry them both in (before I was that pregnant I managed to do that a few times, not sure how). Let's just say its a huge blessing to have a garage. It is so much less daunting to go out at night knowing I can unload them myself. Also I can unload all the stuff from the car without having to make really long trips and carry as much as I possible can so I don't have to make another trip. And I only have the two of them, not sure what we would have done with three.
The best part of having a garage though is that the boys can easily store and ride their bikes right from our house. This has been amazing! William is so much more tired these days, he might be growing, but he is definitely getting more physical exercise. I love it!!!!! I think i mentioned that when we decided to move here i didn't' even realize how nice it would be to live in a cul-de-sac but it has been awesome for bike ridding. Being able to watch him from our front yard is wonderful!!! Wills wants to ride his bike all the time. He and Nick usually go for a couple mile bike ride every day. We even brought home our bike trailer so Allie can go now too! So fun!! They other day they took a ride on clear part of stormy day and came back right when it started pouring rain and hailing and they got drenched. They all seemed to have enjoyed themselves though.
Well this has been another really long post so sorry about that my sister told me "definitely did not read that one!" lol, but I really am so thankful for our new house. It is much better for our family and i just wanted to share. Have a great day!!!!
Friday, April 23, 2010
welcome to our home
Ok so here are the pictures of where we live
when you walk in the front door this is what you see :)
here is our living room.
the view from our living room into our kitchen dinning room
the view from the back side of our table to our living room
I should have taken a picture of the hall to show where the rooms are but I didn't. As you walk down the hall there is a bathroom on the right then immediately Allie's bedroom on the left. Wills bedroom is at the end of the hall and ours is right next his on the right.
the view from our living room into our kitchen dinning roomthe view from the back side of our table to our living room
I should have taken a picture of the hall to show where the rooms are but I didn't. As you walk down the hall there is a bathroom on the right then immediately Allie's bedroom on the left. Wills bedroom is at the end of the hall and ours is right next his on the right. Here is our bedroom
the view from our bathroom into our room. That slider leads to our backyard.
Allie's bedroom. She is currently still in the crib because she likes to wake up at 3 am so we are working through that... hoping she learns to get over it before baby moves into the crib in a few months. 
I am still working on this room. I need a dresser and can not find one I like, well for a reasonable price at least, pottery barn has lovely furniture :) 
our first bathroom (not that you care :)
the bathroom in our bedroom 
the view from our bedroom into the hall. You can see Allie's room and Wills bedroom doorway is immediately right.
Wills room. Soon to be Wills and Allie's room. We are just trying to get some of our sleeping issues worked out in individual rooms first before Allie moves in. I figured baby will sleep in our room for a few months anyway probably. 
the book shelf is where Allie's bed is going to be going. 
Wills room looking into the hall. That is our bedroom door. 
the view from our bathroom into our room. That slider leads to our backyard.
Allie's bedroom. She is currently still in the crib because she likes to wake up at 3 am so we are working through that... hoping she learns to get over it before baby moves into the crib in a few months. 
I am still working on this room. I need a dresser and can not find one I like, well for a reasonable price at least, pottery barn has lovely furniture :) 
our first bathroom (not that you care :)
the bathroom in our bedroom 
the view from our bedroom into the hall. You can see Allie's room and Wills bedroom doorway is immediately right.
Wills room. Soon to be Wills and Allie's room. We are just trying to get some of our sleeping issues worked out in individual rooms first before Allie moves in. I figured baby will sleep in our room for a few months anyway probably. 
the book shelf is where Allie's bed is going to be going. 
Wills room looking into the hall. That is our bedroom door. 
well that is all I have for now. I will have to get a few more of the outside eventually.
Friday, April 16, 2010
BIke ridding with daddy
When we moved into our duplex I didn't even think about the wonderful fact that we live in a cul-de-sac. I was excited about having a back yard but it turns out that having a garage and cul-de-sac has been the nicest feature for William. He rides his bike every day and as often as he can throughout the day. Any opportunity he can get mom or dad to watch him. HE LOVES IT!!! He has been trying out tricks and trying to pop wheelies and he goes off straight curbs. Fun stuff. Here are some pictures of the boys ridding and Allie on the scooter.
Wills was trying to pop a wheelie off this edge (note that isn't our duplex or yard so hope they don't' mind :( ) And he got stuck. 
Then he hit a pot hole he couldn't see and did this. I laughed out loud and then felt kinda bad that maybe he got hurt. He didn't and it was funny.
One of the pictures of the times he made it.
So fun!
Here is little goose goose (not sure why I call her that maybe cause I call her a silly goose, anyway) showing daddy she can ride the scooter.
He is too short to start without having a second where his foot isn't touching the ground and the bike isn't moving yet. Here he is getting started and the above pictures he is set to go. It takes a lot of coordination to pull off (or maybe that is just mommy pride idk)
One of the pictures of the times he made it.
So fun!
Here is little goose goose (not sure why I call her that maybe cause I call her a silly goose, anyway) showing daddy she can ride the scooter.
He is too short to start without having a second where his foot isn't touching the ground and the bike isn't moving yet. Here he is getting started and the above pictures he is set to go. It takes a lot of coordination to pull off (or maybe that is just mommy pride idk)
Monday, April 12, 2010
you might get bored... super long post
I don't just usually write post about my kids without pictures but every once in awhile I like to take time to remember this stage of our lives in written detail, soooo you might get bored if you read it but some day I will reread it and be thankful I took the time to do it.
My kids continually make me laugh which is a good thing otherwise we would have really long days!!! We definitely have those days, especially if pregnant momma didn't sleep well, when I wake up wondering if it is nap time yet. Kids definitely don't behave as well for their moms and sometimes that is just a pain in the butt. Those are usually the days when I can't figure out if it is there attitudes or my attitude or I am trying to get to much done and I just need to stop and focus on them or what in the world is going on. I also usually realize we probably all need a really good nap! I usually end up calling my mom that night and to tell her all about it. She is great because she always reminds me that my children are a blessing! She usually says "Oh but Sarah think of what a blessing it is that you get to stay home all day with them and not have to miss those fun moments when they make you laugh. A lot of people have to work away from home and miss all those times and are to tired to appreciate them when they get home." Even if it's been a long hard day of discipline, for all of us mommy included, she helps me remember that I the things I teaching them are so important!!! It usual overwhelms my heart with thankfulness for my kiddos and helps me face the next crisis in their little lives. Gives me good perspective that God has only given them to me to take care of for a short amount of time I am so thankful to be their mom and I know they are only little for a short amount of time because I can't believe how big they already are. I want to cherish each phase of their lives!
Here are some facts about my kiddo's lately.
Allie especially lately has to tell mom about everything. If she falls or gets scared she has to tell me even if Nick is there comforting her. She is very much so a little girl. She can be really tough if she is busy but if she is tired, hungry, or bored any boo boo or fright is a big deal. I am not an overly reactive parent but she still will be upset and tell me all about it. Just her thing right now. Its nice to be needed but sometimes I just need a break. Allie and I had a particularly hard day the other day and I was ready to sign off Allie duty for awhile so after dinner we were all driving to watch Rach and Nate's soccer game and she said mom and then told me something like "mom dog" and 5 seconds later "momma momma" yes Allie, "dog" she seriously did this like 20 times in a row. Nick thought it was hilarious. It was actually funny cause she was VERY persistent. Finally Nick was like Allie momma doesn't want to talk right now but I don't think it really helped. Just her thing.
She, like most kids, hates when she doesn't get what she wants. She will lean her head back and sinks her shoulder puts out her lip and pout cry. This gets her lots of time to think in her crib. My sister thinks it is so funny because it is absolutely pathetic. It doesn't work on mom or dad or aunt Rachel but she still trys.
Allie is crazy independent. I think this is an awesome quality but needs some serious work. There are times it is important to let people help you. She especially hates when we ask Wills to help her. She thinks she can do everything herself. If we don't let her try to do it herself she will yell at us.
Like I mentioned earlier she is a total girl she loves to clean up and fix things that are crooked. If a rug is flipped up she will stop playing to straighten it. Makes me laugh! Nick thinks it is crazy that this is already coming out in her personality. Another way she is showing us what a girl she is, is that she loves to pinch or scratch her brother when she is mad at him. Wills never did stuff like that.
Allie LOVES to take her clothes off including her diaper. I will go in to her room to find her leaning over her drawers trying to get new clothes to put on. I don't know why mom kids love to take their clothing off so much. It gets old. I especially hate when she trys to change her own diapers. That seriously doesn't work out well when she is stinky. We are working on asking mommy first. If we can't get that down I am going to buy her some onesies, seriously. I will say though that she loves to dress herself and she can get most of her clothes on.
Allie also is talking a bunch. She has been for awhile. There really isn't anything she can't say and she is putting a lot of words together. I love listening to them start to communicate really well. She can say each of Dan's girls names but she usually calls them all Becca. It makes me laugh. The other day though she was saying Dan all the way down my parent road. I guess she was excited to see Dan :)
Allie also runs everywhere. Seriously! She is really fast and does almost everything with motivation. She loves to sprints around the house. She loves to jump and she will stand in the living room and jump and say jump jump makes us laugh Part of her quickness and stuff is that she trys to do everything Wills does. She loves to attempting things she can't quite do.
The other day Nick was saying that he thought Wills was better at mobile stuff when he was her age. Both of my kids are good at mobile stuff so I couldn't really remember but I didn't think he necessarily was. Nick said he thought Wills could ride the little scooter by Allie's age. I didn't think so but wasn't sure. I also reminded him that she had been trying to ride the scooter. The next day she seriously go on the scooter and started ridding. I don't know how that all works about but I she must of heard her daddy say that and she wanted to show him he was wrong or something. It was really funny. So now she rides the little scooter all over the place. She is still slow but she loves it.
I am sure there is probably a lot of missed but that is what I remembered for now.
here is some things i have noticed about Wills lately.
He rides his bike every day if he can. He LOVES IT!!!! I am so thankful for where we live now because he ride right out of our garage. He also learned how to start the bike himself which is totally impressive since he can't put one foot on the ground and one on the peddle and sit on the seat all at the same time so he kinda has to jump to get on. He also trys to pop wheelies! Cracks me up. He actually can get his front tire off the ground a bit. He is doing stunt type stuff now as well. He puts his gets going really fast and then he takes his feet off the peddles and puts them on his center bar. Makes me laugh! He can also go off the side walk without using the entrance. He just hops off it. He loves to ride and clearly God has gifted him in those capacities.
William loves to listen to "the dead man song" the first time he mentioned that I was totally baffled but I heard him singing it and it clicked. He was singing Jars of Clay "I'm just a dead man lying on the carpet can't find a heart beat make me FREEEEE" so funny now they both sing it. Allie loves the song as well and she will start singing FREEEE. Funny stuff.
William loves to feel baby kick. He thinks it is super fun. I love it!! Nick isn't that into it so I only have him feel baby is she is really going crazy but Wills loves to put his hand on my belly and feel her move. He tells me she is going to like him. It is super cute!
William LOVES sharks, dogs, bikes, dirt bikes, and horses. He also like dragons and dinosaurs but not as much as the others. He loves to watch YouTube videos of all the things in the first list. If i get the video's stated he can keep them going himself. Although if you have ever used YouTube you know it can go the wrong direction quickly so I have to be pretty close to make sure it stays on track. Wills says he is going to have 7 dogs when he gets bigger. We tell him when he has his own house that will be up to him. Currently he wants a German Shepherd and a lab or another German Shepherd. The second dog choice fluctuates :) We won't be getting a dog until we move to a place with some property.
William is also ridding his dirt bike all by himself. Nick is running next to him for safety and because he can't reach the front break and his feet don't reach the floor but Will can drive completely by himself even up and down hills and turns. CRAZY!!! He's three!!!!
I am sure there are a lot of other things I should mention but I am way out of time and my back is hurting from sitting here and this was a crazy long post so that is all for now. I am so thankful for my crazy little kids! Motherhood seems to me to be the hardest job at times but also the most rewarding job I could possible think of.
If no one read that whole post I wouldn't be surprised. Not sure my husband will even make it all the way through :)
My kids continually make me laugh which is a good thing otherwise we would have really long days!!! We definitely have those days, especially if pregnant momma didn't sleep well, when I wake up wondering if it is nap time yet. Kids definitely don't behave as well for their moms and sometimes that is just a pain in the butt. Those are usually the days when I can't figure out if it is there attitudes or my attitude or I am trying to get to much done and I just need to stop and focus on them or what in the world is going on. I also usually realize we probably all need a really good nap! I usually end up calling my mom that night and to tell her all about it. She is great because she always reminds me that my children are a blessing! She usually says "Oh but Sarah think of what a blessing it is that you get to stay home all day with them and not have to miss those fun moments when they make you laugh. A lot of people have to work away from home and miss all those times and are to tired to appreciate them when they get home." Even if it's been a long hard day of discipline, for all of us mommy included, she helps me remember that I the things I teaching them are so important!!! It usual overwhelms my heart with thankfulness for my kiddos and helps me face the next crisis in their little lives. Gives me good perspective that God has only given them to me to take care of for a short amount of time I am so thankful to be their mom and I know they are only little for a short amount of time because I can't believe how big they already are. I want to cherish each phase of their lives!
Here are some facts about my kiddo's lately.
Allie especially lately has to tell mom about everything. If she falls or gets scared she has to tell me even if Nick is there comforting her. She is very much so a little girl. She can be really tough if she is busy but if she is tired, hungry, or bored any boo boo or fright is a big deal. I am not an overly reactive parent but she still will be upset and tell me all about it. Just her thing right now. Its nice to be needed but sometimes I just need a break. Allie and I had a particularly hard day the other day and I was ready to sign off Allie duty for awhile so after dinner we were all driving to watch Rach and Nate's soccer game and she said mom and then told me something like "mom dog" and 5 seconds later "momma momma" yes Allie, "dog" she seriously did this like 20 times in a row. Nick thought it was hilarious. It was actually funny cause she was VERY persistent. Finally Nick was like Allie momma doesn't want to talk right now but I don't think it really helped. Just her thing.
She, like most kids, hates when she doesn't get what she wants. She will lean her head back and sinks her shoulder puts out her lip and pout cry. This gets her lots of time to think in her crib. My sister thinks it is so funny because it is absolutely pathetic. It doesn't work on mom or dad or aunt Rachel but she still trys.
Allie is crazy independent. I think this is an awesome quality but needs some serious work. There are times it is important to let people help you. She especially hates when we ask Wills to help her. She thinks she can do everything herself. If we don't let her try to do it herself she will yell at us.
Like I mentioned earlier she is a total girl she loves to clean up and fix things that are crooked. If a rug is flipped up she will stop playing to straighten it. Makes me laugh! Nick thinks it is crazy that this is already coming out in her personality. Another way she is showing us what a girl she is, is that she loves to pinch or scratch her brother when she is mad at him. Wills never did stuff like that.
Allie LOVES to take her clothes off including her diaper. I will go in to her room to find her leaning over her drawers trying to get new clothes to put on. I don't know why mom kids love to take their clothing off so much. It gets old. I especially hate when she trys to change her own diapers. That seriously doesn't work out well when she is stinky. We are working on asking mommy first. If we can't get that down I am going to buy her some onesies, seriously. I will say though that she loves to dress herself and she can get most of her clothes on.
Allie also is talking a bunch. She has been for awhile. There really isn't anything she can't say and she is putting a lot of words together. I love listening to them start to communicate really well. She can say each of Dan's girls names but she usually calls them all Becca. It makes me laugh. The other day though she was saying Dan all the way down my parent road. I guess she was excited to see Dan :)
Allie also runs everywhere. Seriously! She is really fast and does almost everything with motivation. She loves to sprints around the house. She loves to jump and she will stand in the living room and jump and say jump jump makes us laugh Part of her quickness and stuff is that she trys to do everything Wills does. She loves to attempting things she can't quite do.
The other day Nick was saying that he thought Wills was better at mobile stuff when he was her age. Both of my kids are good at mobile stuff so I couldn't really remember but I didn't think he necessarily was. Nick said he thought Wills could ride the little scooter by Allie's age. I didn't think so but wasn't sure. I also reminded him that she had been trying to ride the scooter. The next day she seriously go on the scooter and started ridding. I don't know how that all works about but I she must of heard her daddy say that and she wanted to show him he was wrong or something. It was really funny. So now she rides the little scooter all over the place. She is still slow but she loves it.
I am sure there is probably a lot of missed but that is what I remembered for now.
here is some things i have noticed about Wills lately.
He rides his bike every day if he can. He LOVES IT!!!! I am so thankful for where we live now because he ride right out of our garage. He also learned how to start the bike himself which is totally impressive since he can't put one foot on the ground and one on the peddle and sit on the seat all at the same time so he kinda has to jump to get on. He also trys to pop wheelies! Cracks me up. He actually can get his front tire off the ground a bit. He is doing stunt type stuff now as well. He puts his gets going really fast and then he takes his feet off the peddles and puts them on his center bar. Makes me laugh! He can also go off the side walk without using the entrance. He just hops off it. He loves to ride and clearly God has gifted him in those capacities.
William loves to listen to "the dead man song" the first time he mentioned that I was totally baffled but I heard him singing it and it clicked. He was singing Jars of Clay "I'm just a dead man lying on the carpet can't find a heart beat make me FREEEEE" so funny now they both sing it. Allie loves the song as well and she will start singing FREEEE. Funny stuff.
William loves to feel baby kick. He thinks it is super fun. I love it!! Nick isn't that into it so I only have him feel baby is she is really going crazy but Wills loves to put his hand on my belly and feel her move. He tells me she is going to like him. It is super cute!
William LOVES sharks, dogs, bikes, dirt bikes, and horses. He also like dragons and dinosaurs but not as much as the others. He loves to watch YouTube videos of all the things in the first list. If i get the video's stated he can keep them going himself. Although if you have ever used YouTube you know it can go the wrong direction quickly so I have to be pretty close to make sure it stays on track. Wills says he is going to have 7 dogs when he gets bigger. We tell him when he has his own house that will be up to him. Currently he wants a German Shepherd and a lab or another German Shepherd. The second dog choice fluctuates :) We won't be getting a dog until we move to a place with some property.
William is also ridding his dirt bike all by himself. Nick is running next to him for safety and because he can't reach the front break and his feet don't reach the floor but Will can drive completely by himself even up and down hills and turns. CRAZY!!! He's three!!!!
I am sure there are a lot of other things I should mention but I am way out of time and my back is hurting from sitting here and this was a crazy long post so that is all for now. I am so thankful for my crazy little kids! Motherhood seems to me to be the hardest job at times but also the most rewarding job I could possible think of.
If no one read that whole post I wouldn't be surprised. Not sure my husband will even make it all the way through :)
play time with daddy
We went on a picnic with Daddy the other day at Griffith Quarry. We love little day outing together. I will always have fond memories of our family times.
She was tired and didn't feel like smiling.
little miss independent
she didn't want to have help
sitting on the big rock waiting for daddy to get back with a battery for Wills truck. We went to a place with big rocks the the boys could drive their trucks. It is pretty secluded little spot though so it is nice for a family picnic. Wills had to go potty so we found the nearest tree (serious advantage to having a little boy) well Allie thinks she can go pee like Will so she try's to taker he diaper off and walks up to the tree just like him and leans back to go pee while she grabs her the front of her pants. Funny stuff...
the boys
wills is a really good driver. Nick almost always comes back with a story of the crazy things the kid does with the truck. He is aggressive but almost always in good control. As he is trying to get up rocks he will move his tires back and forth to try to get grip. It is fun to watch his mind work.
proof that Allie shares :) giving daddy gum.
watching the boys climb rocks. She thinks it is fun to drive the trucks but she doesn't understand it well enough to do it herself. 
She was tired and didn't feel like smiling.
little miss independent
she didn't want to have help
sitting on the big rock waiting for daddy to get back with a battery for Wills truck. We went to a place with big rocks the the boys could drive their trucks. It is pretty secluded little spot though so it is nice for a family picnic. Wills had to go potty so we found the nearest tree (serious advantage to having a little boy) well Allie thinks she can go pee like Will so she try's to taker he diaper off and walks up to the tree just like him and leans back to go pee while she grabs her the front of her pants. Funny stuff...
the boys
wills is a really good driver. Nick almost always comes back with a story of the crazy things the kid does with the truck. He is aggressive but almost always in good control. As he is trying to get up rocks he will move his tires back and forth to try to get grip. It is fun to watch his mind work.
proof that Allie shares :) giving daddy gum.
watching the boys climb rocks. She thinks it is fun to drive the trucks but she doesn't understand it well enough to do it herself. 
Monday, April 5, 2010
horse field trip
I am sorry that I haven't updated in the last couple of weeks. Life gets busy :) We were able to go on a preschool class field trip a couple weeks ago to Ruth Thornton's house. (She is married to my cousin Matthias) She and her sisters have a few horse so they were kind enough to let us come out and give the kids rides. The kids got to brush down the horse and watch as Ruth got the horse all ready to ride. It was so fun! William LOVES horses right now so he was really jazzed. They also had baby goats so all the kids got to hold and pet those. Ruth is so sweet and it was awesome seeing her in her "cowgirl" element. We all had a really good time. Here are some pictures.
Like usual for me :) these pictures are out of order. Ruth and her sister Livy started out by leading the kids on the horse and then Ruth climbed up to give some of the little kids a ride. Wills was also able to ride faster with her. He loved every second of getting rides!
the above picture is of Ruth with Tyler Wisner he and his mommy Natalie came out for our fun field trip. The bottom picture is of Allie with Ruth. She had previously gotten on and was like NO WAY! but after watching Wills do it again she wanted a turn and she had a blast.
Ruth trying to encourage her horse Annie to go over this water. She wasn't diggen it.
Coming back from his faster ride with Ruth
Several of the kids hanging out on the bench
Joy really wanted to ride the horse and I am so glad she did.
Wills going over the water on Sadie. The names were very important to him :)
Allie before she decided she wanted to ride.
Tyler and Canyon. Tyler was so stinking cute he was headed away and he yells Mommy look at me! Big smiles
Hadley and Josie. Josie wasn't thrilled but she finally did it and had a good time.
Becca. I think this smile is so funny. It is her happy smug smile. Makes me laugh.
Wills LOVING every minute! I love to hear him talk to Nick about stuff when we get home. It is always fun to hear it from his perspective. Wills still will talk about Ruth's horse and how we need to go back to ride them again.
Allie watching
Kate and Harper
Brushing the horse really well. I am thankful Ruth's horse is an older sweet horse cause there were a lot of little kids around.
Checking out the barn.JPG)
Helping mommy brush her Annie's face (if you look you can see that baby sticking out :)
Wills holding the baby goat.JPG)
Natalie and Tyler doing some grooming on Annie
Wills and Kate making sure Annie is ready to ride.
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We had a great time! It was so fun to watch all the kids interacting with the animals. Thank you Ruth and Livy you guys were awesome!!!
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