How long has it been?

It's been so long, that I have so much to catch you up on. This will be a blog of many titles.

Happy Easter!

For Easter, Brady and I made the long trip to Jacksonville FL to see Erin, Mike and their new sweet baby girl Lilah (FYI: she is Brady's future wife, he already asked Mike for permission). It was a long drive, but with the help of a portable DVD player strapped to the back of the front seat headrest and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, the trip was flawless. It was a short stay, but we spent most of it at the beach. The weather was perfect and Brady had a great time running in the waves. Lilah was pretty lazy and slept the whole time which left all the castle building up to all the adults and sometimes Brady. We also got to spend Easter Morning there as well. Brady and Lilah both received a visit from the Easter Bunny.

Future Mr. and Mrs. Brady Smith

Proud father with beautiful baby girl!

I don't think they made a sand castle...I think it was a sand-snowman or something. I guess that would be called a sand-man.

We are now goat herders!

Adam and I have acquired a small herd of 8 goats. 2 nannies and 6 kids. Actually they are just rentals so they will not be staying with us. One of Adam's friends raises goats and offered us a few to help clean up the pasture. We are getting it ready to clear the timber, but with all the undergrowth, it was going to be quite a job. With the goats back there, problem solved. Adam turned into quite a handy farmer as he spent an entire weekend mending fences. We are planning on getting a goat or two to keep Icy company when she comes out here without any other horse friends. I wanted two little nanny goats, but I have absolutely fallen in love with a little buck named Jerry (which is the little goat Brady is petting). He is the only one to seek out affection and he loves a good neck rub.

Brady gets his first haircut:

Ok, so I was finally tired of Brady's hair sticking about 7 inches away from the side of his head. If you every wanted to know what someone looked like after sticking their finger in a light socket, you just needed to take one look at my son. We took him to our family hair-stylist early this morning. We had been talking it up all week. Adam even got his hair cut first so that Brady could see what it was all about. While we waited Brady sat in one of the other chairs and he practiced sitting still while I pumped him up and down. He was quite disappointed the chair couldn't go all the way to the ceiling. When it was his turn he did a beautiful job. He cringed every now and then, and would shoot Suzie some dirty looks hear and there, but I think he really had a good time. And now we have taken control back over Brady's hair, at least contained it a little.

Barn renovation update:

Adam's dad has been coming every week and working a little at a time on turning the Super Chicken Facility, into a quaint little horse barn. Two doors have been cut into the side. One will be accessible from the pasture and will lead into a run-in stall. The other door will be fit with a sliding barn door and will lead into the "lobby" if you will. I will also have a separate tack and feed room that will be accessible from an already existing front door. We are hoping to be finished with it by the end of the summer. I get so excited every time I go down there. I also have to laugh as something Adam says always runs through my head. "Everything that I told you that I would never do, we are doing". Perhaps he is talking about mending fences, feeding goats and clearing trees for a horse pasture to contain a horse at our residence. Love can do powerful things...but so can threats and guilt trips. Just kidding! Nothing but Love here!