horses, goats and more (random) adventures

Rodeo season has begun!

Baby didn't want to wear a hat,

but did want to be in the action!

Baby would pace,

checking out all the animals,

then back to us,

over and over.....

Its hard to believe how much these guys

have changed in the

last year!

I do have to say our lives

are

NEVER dull

and often

random.

Somehow we found ourselves

at a goat farm

loading a goat

into our truck......

The boys were thrilled!

Meet George

our new pet

goat....

Well,

he was ours for about 3 hours!

The randomness began thanks to facebook.

A friend of my sister

posted "Anyone from Hays coming to Wichita?

Can you please bring me my goat?"

It just so happened we were from Hays,

going to Wichita the next day.

When I asked Jake that night

if we could take a goat with us to Wichita

he stared at me blankly

and said

"Whats the punchline?"

But, we were happy

to help out

and George did great!

We even got to go

visit him and his new

family.

He was still a little

timid,

but ate from Trents hand before anyone elses.

I am sure he felt the "Hays" bond with him!

The kids had a blast

checking out Georges new home and family!

Tonight on Facebook,

we received on updated picture of George

from his new mama.

Trent still calls him "His pet George".

He looks pretty happy!

So, while visiting with the old owners

of George

they mentioned they would like to start

bee hives.

Then,

at Georges new home,

his new owners were telling us

about

guess

what.......

their

bee hives!

Ummmmm,

goat transportation, ok

bee hives......

that's another story!

love, the rockinryans

turn turn turn

Easter Day

Ready for an egg hunt!

Or should I say,

a freezing,

dangerous

mass chaos

attack

on a field.....

One egg + one color=

one content boy!

And one blue hand....

and mouth!!

Fastest egg dying in the west!

That's ok, because they didn't last long.

We had plans to make those eggs

back into chicks!

He was so proud,

and I do have to say my little chef

did 90% of the work on these!

Spoiled by the Easter bunny

multiple times.

I was really worried about the attempt

to save the helicopter....

daddy is getting a little old for this!

Guess who found the first egg?!

Break for rock throwing!

Yes, Gracie

loves her egg hunts!

Blowing, or spitting on

dandelions.

Can you believe that was

Mommy's tricycle!?

Rides with Papa,

almost falling asleep.

A little dirt don't hurt,

especially when its for dessert!

Fun stuff Grandma!!

Best wagon ride EVER!

Big Easter day~

three exhausted kiddos!

love, the rockinryans



photo shoot

My Baby toddler

did NOT

like his photo-shoot.

I imagined these super cute

pictures with his favorite love "Zee-Zee"

and a big huge "1" balloon ala Pinterest.....

but......

he didn't think

that sounded

so cool.

But somehow

our great photographer

was able to capture

that sweet faced

blue-eyed

chubby-cheeked

squeezable

love of mine

looking

pretty darn

cute.

Big Guy had fun!

He has been excited about planning his big

"3" party.

Bet you can't guess the theme!!!

I told him he has to pick one theme.

After a day of telling me

"Mommy, I really like your hair".

and

"Mommy, you are my Girlfriend".

He got me up to 2 co-themes.

The boy knows how to get what he wants!

Recently he asked

"Mom, why did God make Bunnies with no wings?"

And when I told him we were going to Grandmas

for Easter dinner,

he said

"YEAHHHHH!

Is she making 2 chickens?"

"Why" is constantly coming out of his mouth.

When he counts

"1,2,3,4,8"

I say "Hey, that's not right".

He will laugh and say

"Got ya!"

This boy is still

SUPER obsessed with balls.

In fact,

I think he loves blueberries

only because

he calls them balls,

and hey, you can eat them too!

They adore each other still.

One day Jake said

Sean walked over to Trent

and started hugging him.

They were all saying "ahh...."

then the hug turned into

falling onto the floor together....

then a full blown wresting match.

Guess we should get used to that!

Big Guy is really into

what I do at work.

Everyday I tell him

what I did, "Today I helped a Doctor fix

 a ladies wrist."

He shows concern, wandering how she did,

is she OK?

Not just for the day, but for a solid week.

He wants to know details.

Tonight I started telling him about

"rocks" that grow in our bodies.

I am a little timid about sharing details.

Then Jake helped out with

calling them tumors.

We even got more detailed with

talking about Cancer.

I showed him my scar,

he had never even noticed it before.

He handles all this talk with such ease.

He enjoys learning,

so I guess I shouldn't always

put things in "baby" terms.

He also informed me that

"When I get big

and you get small Mom,

(yes I am Mom now :(   )

You can go to Jacobs

and I will go to the Hospital

to help people."

Sounds good to me!

Baby has been grumpy

and not himself lately.

Hopefully it is a tooth

(coming quickly!)

Oh, Big Guy is FINALLY

getting those front teeth!

They love each other....

I swear!

Love,

the rockinryans