A Little Tubing!!

We headed up to Solider Hollow this past weekend for some tubing!!!! Holy cow, this generation is so spoiled.  Our kids don't even have a clue to how it use to be.  Walking up the hill lugging your tube is a thing of the past.  They hook you on to a tow rope and haul you up!!  SWEEEEET!!!  The kids had a blast, and so did the adults.  we got to go with Pot Pie, Chans and the girls and GG and Grandpa!! 

Of course Tate and Reese loved it.... LOVED IT!!!  Whit on the other hand not so much....he was done after the first run, so I told him the sit in the tube and I would pull him to the rope so he didn't have to walk....next thing I know he is sound asleep!!!  Out like a light...he went down the runs 5 or 6 more times.  NEVER woke up....not even at 25miles an hour (give or take)!!!! 

It is definitely a do over trip....very fun!!!  Thanks Pot Pie and fam....(I should have gotten more pictures!!)

Tate loved it...him and Brinlee and the girls had a blast!!

This is how he stayed and rode down the mountain the whole time!!

Our gang!! Look close Whit is still asleep in his tube!

Reese on the other hand would have went higher and faster with her hands in the air!!!

But she didn't even make it out of the parking lot!! One tired girl!

Leather Shop~!

We bought Tate a leather kit from Tandy Leather this year for Christmas.  It was a huge hit, it is one of  the things he has played with and used almost everyday since.  Taylor also got a pattern for some saddle bags for Christmas, so the two of them have been busting the winter blues with some serious leather work.  They have been to classes on Saturdays, and tooling away on our pool table ever since.  The twins have even gotten in on the action, and after much delibreration, we decided they could each get their own malet?????!!!! YIKES!!!  These two little hammers came with many conditions......there were stict guidelines on what exactly they could use them for!!!!!!( I could just see Whit, finding all sorts of handy man needs around the house)!!!!

It has been really fun watching the projects come together.....Taylor has a niche for this..he has made headstalls, a pair of Awesome saddle bags, spur straps, a belt...you name it.  But the one project I CANNOT wait for is MY PURSE!!!!!!!  He is on it......pictures to come!!!!   If he keeps this up we might not have to buy tack ever again!!!!!



Tater's stuff!!

Taylor tooled every piece and HAND STITCHED the entire the thing!!

I love this...they have the same look of concentration!!

Headstalls!!!!  I think Lucky will look Really good in one of these!!!

Hope~ Fight ~Win!~

Everyone at sometime in their life, goes through things that are hard, and I mean hard.    Whether it hits your immediate family or closest of friends.......it is hard.   There is often no warning, no handbook, no crystal ball to help you figure out the future......you just have to take it one day at a time and do the best you can. 

I am so inspired by one of my close friends who is going through one of these trials.  We can all take a step back and learn a little something from a tricky situation.     She is as tough as they come.    Going through something so unexpected and at such a young age is hard, but taking it day by day and making sure life is as normal as can be for her young family has trumped everything else.  I am so proud of you... you are big inspiration to me and a lot of people. but you are a  hero to two tiny hearts,

Life is not fair sometimes, there is no way around it.....but if  all you do is focus on that, you are going to miss the opportunity to make lemonade out of lemons. 

 

 

 

100th Day!!

Tate Celebrated the 100th day of Kindergarten today!!! His school is so fun, they had them dress up like they were 100 years old!! So funny!!  The part that made the whole outfit was the bolo tie he was wearing...one of the last ones that my Gramps made....I know there was a big  smile in Heaven today!!!  The girls were so stinkin cute, they got right into it!! Way to go class!!!



Friends!

There is a silver lining in everything, and through the development of the subdivision around our house, we got Kiezek!! So lucky!!!  Tate started talking about  Kiezek from the very first few days of Kindergarten, little did we know that we share the fence around our backyard!!!!!!  It has been such a great thing for Tate to have a buddy to play with, and to have someone to walk into school with, ( our hardest part of the day)!!  He  would move him in if it were possible!!

I can see a lot of good times and great memories between these two boys!  I love having him over and listening to them play and make plans for the future!!!  Kiezek we are so happy that  you and your family are so close, and that we have gotten the chance to know you so well, WE LOVE IT!! 



Doctor Call!!!!

So I had to take Reese to the Dr. today. You would have never known she had anything wrong, a half hour before I realized her left ear was oozing she was wearing a cape, and only wanted me to call her "SUPER GIRL"!!!! 

 So we usually go the the pediatrician in Pleasant Grove, but since I was 99% sure she had an ear infection we went to the one by our house in Saratoga Springs.....the one really close to the Vet we use for Tank.   So I turn the corner to head west and I glance back in the rear view mirror just in time to see her pull herself forward out of her car seat, put her hand on her hips and say " Your not taking me to the DOG DOCTOR.......I am a GIRL!!!!!   Holy hell I almost hit the car in front of me.  I guess she didn't remember there was a pedo office on the route, and thought I REALLY opted for convience!!!! 

Incredible!!!!

I seriously am so dang excited about this!!! I know it might seem like small potatoes, but around here it is a BIG freakin deal!!!!  Tate finished his 1st Lego project all by himself!  I know that this has been done by many a 6 year olds, but we have a certain level of frustration around here that can be debilitating with even simple tasks if they can't be done on the first try!!!!

He sat down today...on and off....never a peep of wanting a little help, no tantrums, and words of "I CAN"T, not even one Lego thrown somewhere it shouldn't be.  Just looking at the directions, going with the flow and following step by step!!!!! This mama is PROUD!!!  I see big changes around here!!!!! WAY TO GO TATE!!!!