Wild Horses (not really)

Wascally Wabbit

Here Horsey

Brave Girls

This is how you feed a horse

Big Bossy Horse

Sweet Brown Horse

Pretty White and Brown Horse

Emma Checking out all the Pretty Horseys

A few weeks ago we were treated to some AWESOME weather and I had NINE days off in a row! On thursday we got to spend the morning playing at the park with our mom's group. That afternoon Emma got to play with one of her favorite friends Payton. She gave Payton some last minute tips on Disney World. Sara discovered some horses that we went to visit while getting in a 2 mile walk (good for me). We stopped at one horse boarding area to entice 3 horses to come sample our treats (carrots, apples, & sugar cubes). I was laughing as Sara, Payton, & Emma were holding carrots yelling "HERE HORSEY". Whatever was growing in that grass was obviously holding their attention because they wanted NOTHING to do with us. So we kept trekking & found some other horses hidden back in a cul de sac. These horses are part of a summer daycamp near Sara's house. It took a few minutes but we had a couple of takers on the carrots. Emma suprised me & was feeding the horses carrots right away. Well, next thing we know this dark, furry horse comes & all the others scamper away. Sara tried to feed him & he spit it out & shook his head no. QUITE FUNNY. It took a few minutes for him to warm up to us & the other horses to come back over to us. I ended up having to distract him so that we could feed the other horses & take pics of Payton & Sara. Emma learned how to feed horses with an open palm & will now instruct you on the proper way. Towards the end, the wind picked up and the sky grew dark. IT was strange how in a matter of minutes we went from warm & sunny to cold and windy. CRAZY Texas Weather. It made for some gorgeous pictures. Sara is such an artist with the camera :) Emma is still talking about this day!

In Memory of Joley

On saturday we made the very difficult decision to let our Joley girl cross over to the Rainbow Bridge. She was no longer able to eat or drink & started having trouble breathing. After talking over options with our vet we made the most humane decision possible for her. 

We got Joley in 2005 from Blue Dog Rescue. She was this cute 4 yo fir ball that very quickly filled up our house with massive amounts of dog hair.  She was a great pyranees mix and not quick the bundle of energy that our Lucy is.  Joley loved to roam the "back 40" & do perimeter checks along our fence line.  We quickly learned that she was the powerhouse of the group & responsible for breaking our fence boards & digging to assist in doggie escapes.  At night we would rest easy knowing that Joley stood guard at our front door barking at the wind throughout the night.  She never demanded affection like our other 2, but always appreciated it.  On cold nights it was often challenging convincing her to come inside & she loved the snow.  I am glad she got one last snow before crossing over to the rainbow bridge.  We love you and miss Joley, may you always have cold days to play :)