We have a new horse, a Welsh pony. Do we look happy? The official name is Trixie, but since that name has already been taken in the history of Thompson-Powell horses, we've decided to name her Black Velvet, though that name may change.
Aren't Braden and Bryce doing a good job brushing off the winter hair?
Ella is checking whether "velvet" is a good name.
Does grandma look excited to saddle her for the first time?
Here you can see how she compares in size with Choco and Monte.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Six weeks
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Grandma duty in Savannah
Grandma got a call to grandma duty in Savannah for the next few days while bishop Joe takes 8 teenage boys from the ward skiing in North Carolina on their annual high adventure leaving mom with a new born...
and three energetic boys.
Grandma was greeted with a trumpet duet by the Two Joes...
accompanied by Blake on the piano.
While grandpa is back in Florida, grandma will be taking kids to school and supervising homework.
She'll also keep an eye on the animals...
and keep in shape on the trampoline.
Spencer will help her get acquainted with the public transportation...
and of course, she'll have lots of baby bonding time.
and three energetic boys.
Grandma was greeted with a trumpet duet by the Two Joes...
accompanied by Blake on the piano.
While grandpa is back in Florida, grandma will be taking kids to school and supervising homework.
She'll also keep an eye on the animals...
and keep in shape on the trampoline.
Spencer will help her get acquainted with the public transportation...
and of course, she'll have lots of baby bonding time.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Mary's 5th Birthday!
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Roadkill delight?
The nearby Chiefland Ward has an annual "Beast Feast" where they suggest how you might augment your food storage with roadkill--various wild animals common along the highways of Florida. Here is the selection that Caroly and I tried.
The numbers we attached to our plates as we made our selections are keys to what we ate--which was announced by number when we were done. You can see by the number of attachments to my plate on the right that I was more adventuresome than Caroly--though she says the racoons and yam were heavenly (at least the yam was).
Can you guess from these selections what things we ate?
Some things look like the buzzards picked them over first.
This year there were no frogs, snakes, or alligators, but plenty of squirrel, possum, deer, raccoon, rabbit, chicken, wild pig, and of course "rocky mountain oysters" (fricasseed pig testicles). They say that the ward members save up their "delights" in the freezer through the year. The place was packed with eager learners picking up road kill tips.
The numbers we attached to our plates as we made our selections are keys to what we ate--which was announced by number when we were done. You can see by the number of attachments to my plate on the right that I was more adventuresome than Caroly--though she says the racoons and yam were heavenly (at least the yam was).
Can you guess from these selections what things we ate?
Some things look like the buzzards picked them over first.
This year there were no frogs, snakes, or alligators, but plenty of squirrel, possum, deer, raccoon, rabbit, chicken, wild pig, and of course "rocky mountain oysters" (fricasseed pig testicles). They say that the ward members save up their "delights" in the freezer through the year. The place was packed with eager learners picking up road kill tips.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
What did you expect?
Sunday, February 5, 2012
All shapes and sizes
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