George...

  Oh man, I'm so excited to be writing about Austyn getting her first horse!!!!!! I know that I'm way more excited than anyone else about this, but Austyn's pretty pumped about it too. After we went to Austyn's first horse show we've been lightly searching for an old broke pony. Well Jordan's mom found him on Facebook over in Lincoln City. He is a white, 25 year old, welch/appy, and is 12 hh. He is the cutest thing there ever was. She named him George. She wanted to call him Austyn, but we wouldn't let her for obvious reasons. So the next best thing was George, since that is what I call her a lot. I can't wait to just play around with this pony and Austyn. Austyn is so excited to get her OWN lead rope and halter for him. Pink of course, he better be secure in his manhood! George use to give people rides along the beach before we got him.  So he will be great with kids. Jordan's mom said that she will haul him to Pony Club and let Austyn ride around in the arena while the big girls actually practice. This way Austyn can think she's doing Pony Club, but actually just dinking around. I'm so excited. I hope she likes it like I do. Her next show is in 2 weeks. Maybe we can have her trotting by then. I can't believe how rusty I've gotten with my horse skills. I'm sure they'll come back in a hurry. Did I mention I'm excited about George!!!!!!!!!
  Jordan, Quade, Austyn, and I are perfect. But did I mention the horse :)


Sorry the pictures are bad, but it was dark and rainy.

Austyn on George. She's riding in our family's

 old kid saddle.

Cousin Shaely and Austyn at Pony Club

Aunt Diane and Austyn 

  So a few days ago we had one of our goats pass away. He died in his sleep during the night :( Very sad. He was a triplet and the last born so he was always quite slow. He kind of had that failure to thrive thing going on, but he was a fine goat for what we needed. His sister is so sad and lonely. She stood where he died all day and cried out at us. She got out of the fence the next day and laid in the garage while Jordan worked on his truck. How sad is this. We are looking for one or two large goats for a companion if anyone knows of some. I told Austyn that Phil had died and went to live in Heaven with the Angels. She asked if he was coming back and I told her he was not. Then she asked if he can poop in Heaven and bite the Angels. She said she wants to get a new Phil for Fern and name him Frank Phil so Fern won't be sad or lonely. Sometimes she leaves me speechless.   REST IN PEACE PHIL !!

Here is Fern in the garage with KODA while 

Jordan works on his truck. KODA is pissed 

she's invading her space.