First Piggytail

or is it ponytail? I could never remember which is which. It didn't last long as the first thing Tess wanted to do was pull the rubberband out. But it was cute while it lasted.

We actually got some RAIN! and Tess has discovered mud puddles which she calls "bath" . . . we have changed clothes three times today.

Eric had a last minute telephone conference call with the judge today while he was horseback moving bulls. Luckily both the judge and the bulls were patient.

Latest Arrival

"Clay" was born on April 5. Like his mother, he enjoys pinning his ears back and giving attitude. The top two photos are yesterday at about 3 weeks and the bottom picture is his birthday.

Tess thinks the "bebe horse" is pretty cool. She is learning new words and words combinations faster than I can keep up with and is finally getting some hair.

Wintery Spring

Howdy all! We welcomed (sort-a) 18 inches of snow last week. I tried to get some pictures of E and Tess in the snow, but Tess didn't like all the bright sun reflections. You can kinda see the big drift in the background. But this is our yard on March 29. While I got several new child abuse cases as a result of cabin fever (think The Shining) we were plowed out early Friday morning.

Tess is becoming quite the horse helper and she really wants to be in charge of the lead rope and is certain she can do a much better job than dad, and Bobby probably agrees.

Most of the snow is gone now and Tess is looking forward to the egg hunt this weekend and I'm looking forward to my neighbor bringing over his rototiller.