Pasture goodness

These two! 

Tillie jumps up on us all of the time now! Trying to see if we have a treat or see if she can get a closer look at our face. 

Roxie is a pickier eater than Tillie. Tillie gets excited about the occasional carrot or celery chunk I will bring out. Roxie holds out for wet cob or critter mix.

Bootstraps begs for our affection when we are showing any to Smokey Otis. 

 

Smokey Otis is fitting in.

We still have a little drama in the pasture...

Look at this hair of Hazel Jane's! 

This girl is a dream

Christmas!!

Christmas captures in no particular order!

Wish I would have gotten a picture of my dad with the grandkids! 

 

Really good memories made! 

Christmas is getting so close!

Christmas is getting so close! 

I photographed wrestling and basketball this week and enjoyed both. 

It is really fun having Merit home! 

I have been running around the last three days. Remembering one more errand, one more thing, one more present to wrap... I have some favorite Christmas children's books on the shelves and have neglected to dive into even one. 

 Oren's Christmas enthusiasm is contagious. I loved being in his classroom Tuesday morning for a bit! So much Christmas excitement and Christmas cheer! 

Praying for those who are hurting, those who are lonesome.

For Unto Us a Child is Born - 

Celebrating the birth of our Savior! 

Smokey Otis

Smokey Otis

this guy is good to be around 

Bootstraps is slowly warming up a bit maybe.

 And kids are officially on winter break!! 

Saturday

 

Little Dribblers this morning was so fun! Our high school guys do a great job! 

Hazel gets to go roller skating tonight! At the Soap Lake roller rink! 

Our pasture is dramatic. Bootstraps is not taking to Smokey Otis. 

My laundry is piled high, Christmas projects postponed.  You will find us in the pasture. 

Uncle Phil is in town! We all do better when Phil shows up!

A strong win occurred for our varsity Mavs last night! 

Bootstraps and Smokey Otis

Bootstraps has been stubborn and gentle, handsome as can be. He is good friends with our two goats, Roxie and Tillie. These three find company and comfort in each other. 

Vance decided about five, six months ago that we really needed a second horse. Hazel and I disagreed a bit but really were not sure what the best situation would be for Bootstraps,  for all of us. 

Vance guessed Bootstraps was a little depressed. I felt he was happy. 

We decided to look a bit. 

We ended up with Otis yesterday, I believe his name is Smokey but I can't stop calling him Otis. 

His 4 1/2 hour trailer trip left him nervous and with dust in his eyes. Bootstraps is keeping him away from food and water. He believes this is HIS barn. 

But Otis is like the quiet kid at school. He is timid and sweet, friendly too. 

I taught third grade today and loved every second of it but could barely wait to get home to these horses. Hazel had the detangler out and a comb in her hand. 

He may not fit in with Bootstraps - YET - but he fits in with the humans.