Carver's New Toy....

So we finally got around to building Carver's playset. We ended up buying a kit rather than finishing off the starter kit we purchased last year. Carver helped Mike build it. He was super excited. Put in that rubber chips under most of it and then a sand box at the end of the slide. We'll xeroscape around the playset and add in a grove of quakes between the slide and the dogs for more added shade. Carver has been loving it.

Pioneer Day Rodeo....

Went and enjoyed the Pioneer Day Rodeo in Ogden a couple weeks ago. Its always a fun and nice rodeo to attend.

Blackfoot Show

This is one of my favorite shows every year held in Blackfoot, ID. I just took my 2 boys and life was pretty simple (compared to the show scene with 4-5 horses). I helped a friend show some of his for a client and just had fun. :) Bugs did well. He really put on a show for liberty. Won his liberty class with 3 horses in it. Took his halter division and came back to win 2 supreme championships in the shetland division. I'm pretty proud to own this pony as I've done all his training. He did quite nicely in driving this time around. Paul was his usual wonderful self. We were the only show pony there. So, of course, won all our divisions. He's just a blast to take out in the ring.

Farrier Carver

Carver wanted to help his daddy so bad. So we got our little 22 year old mare and let Carver help. She has all the patience in the world and was an angel. So here's Carver learning the trade of becoming a farrier. Just need him to become a vet and I'm gold!!! Hahahahahaha!!!! :D

Yes...I did manage a domestic duty.....

Carver has his costume class coming up at our Blackfoot show this coming weekend. We have a dinosaur costume for the horse. So Carver is going to be Bam Bam. I managed to throw this together (yes, I did sew the edges). Pretty proud of myself as I am not a domestic diva. :D

Meet Gus-Gus

We had this little black kitten show up at our place on the night of the 4th. He was skinny and a bit sick. But Carver has diligently fed him morning and night. He's turned out to be quite happy and content to stay in our barn. Can always use another barn cat out here with all our mice. Neeley does a pretty good job on her own, but think of all the mice those 2 can catch. :)

4th of July Fireworks

We managed to do a little firework show in our driveway. Carver enjoyed the sparklers this year. We also had a fire and marshmallow snack before them.