Christmas???

Sadie's been singing Christmas songs all day, such as Jingle Bells and Santa Clause is Coming to Town....but can I really blame her when it looks and feels like winter! This is crazzzzzy!

Bruised

Beware: This is what happens when a horse falls on your leg.....

My horse, Jack, has a tendency to drag his feet. He has tripped before with me riding him, but he's never actually fallen down until now. I had him at a fast lope when he tripped and went down, and once I hit the ground and realized that my leg was pinned under him, I thought for sure he was going to roll right over me, but luckily he was able to stop his momentum and stand up. Jack skinned his nose pretty good, and he's not stupid, because after that he started picking up his feet!

It's been a long time since I've had a good crash on a horse- the worst was when I was 14 and was bucked off and rolled my ankle. I've been thrown from horses since then- but nothing serious- just the wind knocked out of me.

I'm not nervous about getting on a horse again, but it does make me more aware of how dangerous horses can be. It's easy to forget that because I've been around horses so long, but this is a good wake up call that I still need to use caution when riding....especially when it comes to letting Sadie ride horses. For example, we were leading Sadie around on the horse and she was just holding the horn by herself and sometimes she would let go and throw her hands in the air and say "look at me, look at me!", and we just thought it was funny, but I really should be more careful, because one off step by the horse could mean her hitting the ground.

Sadie really likes horses, so it'll be interesting to see if she becomes my little cowgirl! But that thought kind of freaks me out! I've ridden lots of horses and have never been scared, but now that I have a daughter, the thought of her riding a horse is scary to me!

Terrific Toilet Trained Two-Year-Old

Sadie has been accident free for two weeks now, so I hope it's safe to say that she is potty trained! She'll be 2 1/2 in a couple weeks.

Drama Queen

I understand that most girls tend to be dramatic, but is this really normal for a 2 year old?


When she had her shots it was really bad at the time, but once we left the doctor's office she was fine and it didn't bother her at all the rest of the day, until it was time to take a bath and I took off her pants and she saw the band-aid on her leg, and then completely came apart- "my owie, my owie on my leg! my leg broken! I can't walk!". (really? Because you were fine all day)

And speaking of doctor- every time we go, they test her oxygen levels by placing the test reader clip on her hand or foot (you moms know what a mean), Sadie looks at me with her big sad eyes, and with a whimper in her voice says "it hurts Mommy, owie it hurts". (really? Because I'm seeing other kids get this same test, and it doesn't bother them.)


She gets really particular about things. For example, the other day I was late for work, and still had to drop Sadie off at daycare, so I quickly put her jacket on, but did not zip it up- and you would have thought the world just came to an end. She screamed the whole ride to daycare. "my zipper!! Do up my zipper!", and then continued to kick and scream while I carried her in, and then threw a tantrum on the floor, so I gave in- did up her zipper, and then immediately undid it to remove her coat, and then everything was back to normal. (again- I say really?)

We've had a lot of wind the last few weeks, so when Sadie steps outside and feels that first gust of wind, she quickly puts her hands on her head and says "oh no, my hair, my hair!". (really?- you're 2. You're not old enough to worry about you hair.)

These are only a few of the dramatic incidences I've had with Sadie. Although, I was encouraged on Sunday, because I caught her playing in the dirt outside- so maybe there is hope that Sadie won't be such a girly girl after all!

ABCs

I can never get Sadie singing on video, because she always wants to look at it, but I did come really close to getting the ABC song. She did all the ABCs, but was too impatient to sing the ending (now I know my ABCs....)

She could sing the ABCs when she was 22 months.

Girls trip to San Francisco

A girls trip with my in-laws to San Francisco.

Here are the facts:
two buses with 50 women on each bus
drive straight through the night
Arrive in San Francisco the next day
sight seeing
arrive at hotel
See "Wicked" (awesome show)
back to hotel for much needed, but very little sleep.
wake up early for shopping all day
board bus and drive through the night back to Utah.


This was an exhausting trip, but way fun, and I would do it again in a second! (anyone??)


This is us after driving through the night. (Wait- why am I posting this picture?- we need some help!!)

Pheasant Hunting

Here's some pics of our new hunting dog, Mya. We got her as a puppy in the fall, and Drew's been working with her. She's an English Setter, and has actually turned out to be a good little dog. I was very skeptical at first, because having a second dog just didn't sound like a good idea to me, but luckily I was wrong, and she's turned out great. I can let her out and she stays right in the yard, she no longer jumps on everyone, and she's great for Drew to take hunting. Plus, Mya gets along great with Katie, our other dog (a boxer).



Sadie kept saying "I want to shoot the birds". (oh, great)
A beautiful early spring day in Cedar Valley

Drew and Mya
This is my dad's dog, Rumor, and Mya, both pointing a pheasant. (The dogs are holding as still as possible with their noses pointed at the bird. We then walk up and scare the pheasant out.)