the others we love.

my moms sweet, young, beautiful horse cutter passed away last week.
he had been battling what we think could've been colic, or hardware, both are life threatening. it's a sad time. my mom was the one to find cutter after he passed, and since sue and jim had been gone in south dakota it was up to my mom and i to remove the body...
which we didn't do, and i will probably praise jeremy and dan for doing it for us. thanks again!
so with that said, we are so sad not to have cutter but he joins daisy and my moms rabbit rufis, and all the other lovely animals we once loved in the heavens (clouds, as gavin calls it) with God.
thanking the lord for sweet lilly, maddy, and bella today.

it's been forever..

since we've had absolutely nothing to do...
and that's what is coming up this weekend :)
well... kind of. dan has a shingeling job in the cities for a work buddy and my mom and i are taking the boys to underwater adventures. so i guess we are busy, just a different kind of busy.
in the past four months we've been to numerous weddings, parties, events blah blah blah and now, nothing! iloveit!
i am overjoyed to be able to spend some time with my fam and my favorite holiday is coming up too: thanksgiving! the best, ever! simply excited!
gavin said to me today, "mama, you stay home with me and not leave"--- poor baby that's all i've been doing on the weekends. yes, yes gavin, i will stay with you :)
jude told me he is excited too... he showed it in a different way. by cutting four top teeth this week. it has been, well... interesting. crab city is what i should say.

obsessed

i am completely obsessed with SOA, that is sons of anarchy for the people who aren't watchers.
i started to watch this addictive show last season and now i honestly can't wait for tuesdays.. and i never really get sucked into tv shows that i can't miss. and might i add that dan is here sitting next to me from 9-10 every tuesday sucked straight into the tv. at one point he started to swear because the commercial came on, and i will admit that i forgot he was sitting next to me.
really? yep, really!

small things

today was a day like any other...

did everything in my "normal" routine..

but one thing stuck out..

the screaming laughter coming from jude while gavin was tickling him.

it was heaven.

sometimes it's the small things

six months

the other leading little man in my life is half a year old.. well now he's almost seven months (so i'm a little behind). ohh i love him so. he's such an wonderful little baby boy :)

my three year old

really? i have a three year old? where in the WORLD has time gone.

gav is three and whoever said the two's were "terrible" really lied. the twos are wonderful, it's the three's that aren't. well, most days gavin is his usual self but with juggling naps and play, and his new brother some days are obviously way better than others. but i am lucky that he is usually such a love :)

gavin's current favs:
-tractors
-excavators, dump trucks, ect ect.
-riding his bike
-thomas and cars everything and anything
-swimming
-watermelon, cantelope, strawberries, raspberries.. any type of berries
-MOM and papa gerry, and grandma "beez"
-fair rides
-HORSES- probably precious, duke, lilly and cutter (and in that order)
-going on walks/runs with mom
-playing at every park that he can get to
-helping dad fix things
-his friends blaise and nora
-playing games and doing puzzles
-being the center of attention and entertaining people with his craziness
-adventure nature walks with grandma and mom
-watching jake and the neverland pirates (at least it's not elmo)
-sleeping with mom
-snuggling with jude and talking to him... it's adorable!
-BOOKS

i could go on and on but i'm going to end it... he's a pretty easy going kid, well for the most part.

i am beyond proud that gavin is growing up and becoming such a great little man. i cannot wait to see what the next year will bring with g. and i can't wait for him to start learning all new things at preschool!

being mischevious with papa scott at ashleys wedding.

drivin boats after the tractor pull at the willmar fair

this one might of been his favorite

gavin has a new love for puzzles... and he can put together a 24 piece puzzle like no other

 riding with reins.. SUCH a big boy!

riding his bike!!! :)

taking the dogs, grandma, jude and i for a walk... it took us almost an hour 

and of course his favorite, precious

all the beauty

there is something that is so pure and humble about horses.


as adressed in previous posts, i have been riding since i was three- and i mean, riding. my mom thought it would be a good "bonding" experience for us so she popped me up on a horse (even though i pouted because i wanted a pony) and set me on my way. by four i was riding completely alone in a round pen trotting along side my mom, and  being "ponied" on trail rides.


we haven't been out riding as near as much as we'd like, but this will soon change. my mom recently bought a new horse so now we can finally ride together.


we've been spending a large amount of time out at sue's house, housesitting and taking care of their animals while they are away on all of their adventures... it is heaven. i get up, get the kids ready for the day and head outside. all of us, jude included, stroll into the pastures and sit and watch the beauty that is horses. i feel completely blessed!


of course i come completely biased since lilly, the white, is my own and i've raised her since she was born, but they are all simply gorgeous!

of course gunner, my buddy was here for this gorgeous evening