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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Horse Back Riding

My dad has a friend that has TONS of land and TONS of horses to go with it. If you know anything about Maddie, you know that she absolutely LOVES horses and has always wanted to ride one. She's been around a horse before and even fed it an apple, but has never actually rode. This past Friday night, (with our approval) Papaw came by and surprised Maddie by asking her if she would go on a date with him the next day! She said "sure, do you want to go to chick-fil-a"?!?!?! Haha! Little did she know, he already had an idea for their date and she was so excited when he told her what it was. Saturday, we all got up and headed over to the Winona area and had a great day with the horses! Seriously....we were there for a few hours and Maddie, especially, had a fabulous time!

She was able to ride on a horse for a while by herself and then with her sister! She was also able to feed and brush the horses. Later, when her daddy and I went out on our own horses, she rode around on the four wheeler and had a great time just being outdoors!

Jaime also loved being on and around the horses (he had grown up with them) and enjoyed going out on the trail. Mommy, however, did not enjoy it at all! I love the country, land and horses but I did not enjoy riding! Everyone kept encouraging me to go, so after a crash course in "how to control your horse", I went. As long as we were slowly moving, I was totally fine. The scenery was beautiful and so was my horse. It wasn't until Jaime signaled his horse to gallop that all control was lost! Literally, before I knew it....my horse took off, trying to keep up with Jaime's horse, and I couldn't do anything but hold on and pray that he would eventually stop!! This happened two different times and I blamed Jaime for both of them!! :) Once we got back to the pins, I was completely done and vowed to never get on a horse again. By that evening, my backside and inner leg were completely bruised (clearly, I wasn't riding correctly and I'll spare you those pictures) and I've had to sit on a pillow just like I did after having babies!! Crazy, I know!

All-in-all, it was a great day and Im so glad that "most" of my family loved their experience! :)







Walmart

I HATE going to Walmart on the weekends, but this one particular Sunday I just didn't have a choice. After church and lunch, Easton went to sleep and Maddie and I headed to town. Somedays, I allow her to stay up if she has been good (we are slowly phasing out of naps) and she really wanted to go with me to the store. Jaime stayed behind with Brooklyn. He was going to clean up from lunch and then put Brooklyn down for her nap.

This is Maddie and I shopping and the next picture is what we came home to!


Eyes

All of my children have eyes to die for! Seriously, they are just so pretty and captivating! Maddie wasn't around for me to snap her picture but I was able to get Easton and Brooklyn. Melt my heart.... :)


The Biggest Sister

You won't find a better big sister than my Maddie-girl! She can drive her sister and brother completely insane; but is extremely protective of both of them and won't let harm come their way if she can help it! I envision her taking great care of them when they are all older. For now, she is a huge help to me and I couldn't do it without her!


5 month photo

When I blog about my babies' growth and development, I typically keep it pretty consistent to when they also have a well-check. Therefore, you can usually find posts at 2 months, 4 months, etc.... However, every month I take a "monthly" photo and for Easton, it's always in his glider with his monogrammed Texas Rangers' blanket behind him. His 5 month picture was so handsome, that I just had to share it, even though I won't write up a full post on him until after his 6 month doctor's visit!

Oh my goodness....look at this guy! :)

Cool Boy

According to Jaime and my dad, one of the fun things about having a baby boy around----is having him wear your cap and sunglasses!! I look forward to the fun things we all get to experience with Easton as he continues to grow! It's been so much fun having a cool, little boy in the house!

A Girl and Her Bike

Maddie has really enjoyed her new bicycle from Santa. She is doing a great job riding it! Brooklyn enjoys riding Maddie's old tricycle or sharing their motorized princess car! On nice days, we enjoy opening up the garage and letting them loose to drive around!