Aleaha

 

Sweet

 

Smart

 

Inquisitive

 

Sensitive

 

Capable

 

 

Oh, Miri

Mommy: "Miri, you look really cute."

Miri: "I agree!"

 

Miri: "I used some cotton balls under my shirt."

Mommy: "Uh, why?"

Miri: "So I look like you!"

She's somethin' else!

Making fun

I just love it when the stuff that's in front of them inspire them for fun.

Like making a balance beam out of a fence post.

*sigh* 

 

It's all so fleeting.

 

 

And then there's the artistic side of things. Aleaha has a special flair for drawing. And Miri has a special flair for drama. Put them together and.....Aleaha draws a portrait of Miri in her Frozen/Elsa costume (which she wears almost every night).

 

First she poses Miri.

 

"Now hold still!"

 

Then she went to work.

 

Her subject was mostly cooperative.

Jake

Daddy took this amazing picture of Jake last summer, in the upper pasture, as he was maintaining the water trough. It's my favorite horse picture ever.

 

Fast-foward to today...it's late winter, so hair is long, mud is thick, and horses are impatient as we listen to the grass begin to grow and daydream of those sunshiny days.

 

Mommy spent a little time with him, and he was happy for some special attention...

...especially in the form of scratching and rubbing. Aaahhh!

Thankful for Spring and for Shorty

The weather has been sunny, and it gave a great opportunity to take a quick ride on our lovie-boy.

He's a mud-bug right now, but he seemed to enjoy a chance to walk outside the paddock.

Someone stole Mommy's phone

As I glanced through my gallery of photos, I found many that I know I didn't take. Lots of photos of places around the house. It was very strange.

 

And then I found these...

 

 

A-ha! The culprit leaves evidence...

Family Traditions, by Aleaha

 

This is a very special art project that Aleaha did earlier in the school year. They were asked to think about the special things their families do as their traditions. Aleaha ruminated on this for quite a while, and above is her project [unique spelling preserved]:

 

Bring ham to Christmas Dinner;

 

Ride horses on Mommy's birthday;

 

Forth of July in EO with horses;

 

Maching outfits for Christmas picture;

 

Going to Round-Up evry year.