Special Announcement!!

ATTENTION: WE HAVE A WALKER!

Just all of a sudden, yesterday, he decided to walk - crazy!

And yes, the lunch box is his motivation.

And yes, he prefers to not be clothed!



Tough Love Season

Tis the season for tough love when you are a horse owner!

Spring is around the corner - the weather is changing - everyone wants to be out.....

But for the horses, this is what I call 'Tough Love Season'!

They want so badly to be out kicking up their heels, rolling off those shedding winter coats and nibbling on the fresh sprouts of Spring grass.



However, if they were out kick up their heels and nibbling up that fresh spring grass, there'd be no nice, lush field of green come July. And though they are rather pissy with me right now - they'd be beyond pissy come July ...or June....or August, if all they had was a dirt pasture to stand in and pass the time!





So though they stand with long faces and 'feel sorry for me looks', it is tough love keeping them in on these nice days. It is what is better for them [and their summer sanity] in the long run :)

*I should note, too, that they still get out of their stalls :) We take them on strolls through the orchard and let them nibble some grass. Whenever it seems 'decent' out in terms of how muddy it is, they do get to romp around in their 'sacrifice pasture'. And Gypsy, my precious old gal, gets run of the barn aisle during the day while we are at work to ensure she gets those legs stretched!

Birthday Recap

What a wonderful Birthday Weekend we had :)

I'll just say one more time, I can't believe my baby boy is already ONE! I guess I have to start calling him my 'toddler boy'!

The 'toddler' had more presents than he knew what to do with!



Of course, head first into his own cake, courtsey of his Momma! Blueberry Banana :)

Happy Birthday Baby Boy!



One year ago today, I met my baby boy for the very first time!

My how time flies!

Today Allen & I took the day off from work so we could be with our little guy. We celebrated his birthday by taking him to the zoo! And tomorrow, we'll celebrate with family and a birthday party!

I am pretty sure his favorite part was the fish...just like his father ;)

The Helper

I am not sure if I mentioned or not yet, but someone turns 1 this week!

I've been busy, when I am home from work and done with all the regular to-do's, trying to tidy things up for the big birthday bash!

Someone has grown right before our eyes. Now he is Daddy's Little Helper with everything!

This babes favorite past time was playing in the bathroom vanity drawers so I am not sure he was too happy about this project - child saftey locks for the drawers = no more playing!



And hubby wasn't happy about a pair of scissors I had in one of the drawers...

Are those duck pants ca-ute or what? Better get good use out of them now - a few more months and he won't want to be caught dead in them!!



Final Inspection over Daddy's work! Everything looked good!





Hip Mountain Mama Review

I was selected to be a member of the Hip Mountain Mama Sisterhood! For those unfamiliar, Hip Mountain Mama is a Handmade, Sustainable and Fair Trade online store. As part of the sisterhood, I was able to choose an item to be sent to me to do a review on.

I chose the Organic Peace Knee Hi Socks! (Of course I did, right!) Since I am known to not really worry about matching my socks, I thought these would fit my collection nicely! Knee highs are a bonus in the winter so when I go to work, I don't have to wear long underwear under my pants!

I loved the socks! They didn't slouch down on me during the day, which is a bonus. And they have a nice, soft feel to them. I waited to write this review until I was able to wash them a few times so I could attest to how they held up in the wash.Though they are a thinner sock, they are holding up nicely and still keep my feet warm. I have washed them about half a dozen times already. I don't have much experience with organic cotton yet, so I assume it has a naturally 'thinner' feeling to it, yet it still keep my tootsies warm :)

Sunday Smiles

Someone has a big day coming up this week!

Just a few more days until he enters the 'single digit' age club :)

He already looks too grown up!