My Two Cutie Pies!!!

We had another horse show this past Sunday...i didnt take nearly as many pictures as i should have cause it was just so darn hot but i did manage a few!!! Despite the sweat rolling down her face Riley did really well...she got two first place ribbons, a second and a third!
Ya'll have no idea how much i love this little horse...yes okay maybe its an addiction. SOmetimes i wish i had magical powers and i could be eleven again and show her myself!!!


Next weekend is the County Fair! Go Riley and Pippy!!!!

They say its your birthday.....

Yesterday my girl turned eleven. Where has the time gone????? She is growing up entirely too fast! I told her i would keep buying her goats if she promised to stay with me forever! Right now she thinks that sounds like a sweet deal ;)
If i am anything i am true to my word...so guess what she got for her birthday????? You got it-two more baby goats!!!!!!

My Weekend Project....

I have had this ugly little cupboard sitting in bathroom for the past six months half painted...i paint so many orders when it comes to doing my own house i kind of shove everything on the back burner. Yesterday i decided i couldnt look at the ugly thing anymore! I painted it to match Rileys calico quilt...her room and bathroom have a farm theme (big surprise) so i tried my hand at painting a few chickens on there. I am not sure Warren Kimble has anything to worry about but atleast Riley likes it!!!

Its a Country Style Traffic Jam!!!

City folks arent the only ones who experience traffic jams you know...Every now and again they happen in the sticks too. This is just what happens when a whole bunch of hens want to lay their eggs at the same time. Talk about getting hen pecked ;)

My Girl is a Star!!!

My daughter Riley competed in her first Miniature Horse Show today!!! She did just an awesome job!! She competed in three different classes and won two first place ribbons and a third!!!
Here she is doing her showmanship class...

And here she is in her Patterns Class...
And after winning her Halter class!!!!

What a fun day we had!!!

Farmkids are different...

Some little girls carry around dolls but farmkids are just a different breed. My girl Riley carries around her new baby goat Mabelline. Mabelline is only a month old and drinks from a bottle. She also likes to be wrapped up and held like a baby. Riley doesnt seem to mind that part too much....

Ummmm....Mother Nature?????

Hey whats the BIG IDEA??????
March is suppose to go out like a kitten not a lion!!!!
We were blessed with a good 12+ inches of winddriven snow Thursday into Friday. Yesterday i had to take a few moments to take some pictures...
We had a HUGE drift behind the barn....My horse Glory thought it was perfect for a good game of Hide N Seek!



Big Daddy had other ideas for that snow drift...LOOK OUT BELOW!!!!







As you can see, the girls were chest deep in snow!




The little goaties decided to come out to enjoy a little warm sunshine "the day after" too!



Pippy spent her time much more constructively....she was on a COOKIE HUNT!!! No way could these people come in her pasture without a little sumpin for the little horse!




And lastly I snapped this picture of Clancy who seems to be sniffing the air hunting for a sign of Spring. Me too, Clancy. Me too.