Horse Whisper

This is Dewey. Dewey lives out at Uncle Ben & Auntie Liz's farm. Let's just say that Dylan dreams of Dewey every night! I say no more.

Bikes, Cousin Jackie, Goats, Chickens, A Pony Ride, And G-Ma Montana

A few weeks ago we headed out to Aunt Liz & Uncle Ben's farm. It was a beautiful summer day and Dylan was very excited to see her cousin Jackson aka "Jackie" and her G-ma Montana (who was visiting). Cousin Jackson has been racing BMX and was showing us some of his moves which of course inspired little missy to show us some of her moves.


Here she is looking very tough with her big helmet and tattoos.



Of course Dad joined in on the fun, which Dylan (and Jackson) were thrilled about.


Then someone got a little tired and tipped over on her bike.

Funny thing was that her helmet was so big that it made for a perfect head rest. If you look closely she's actually playing in the dirt.

Then we were off to check out the goats and chickens. All was grand until d touched the electric fence - ooops!


THEN... Auntie Liz brought out the pony! Oh boy!!!! Cousin Jackson showed Dylan how to brush and get the pony ready for riding. He even jumped on and showed us some of his moves that he learned at horse camp and of course from his mom. Then it was Dylan's turn. Well i guess her big grin from ear to ear tells it all! She LOVED IT! and the fact that G-ma was right by her side. Aunt Liz totally made her day bringing Dewy Pony out - thanks Aunt Liz!

We have a bunch more photos from the day on another camera which we'll get downloaded here one of these days. After the pony ride there was a big old water fight with Dad, Jackson, and Dylan, which was a hoot!

Thanksgiving At Cousin Jackson's

It was great to wake up Thanksgiving morning to find we still had snow (you never know with snow in Seattle - it's usually gone as quickly as it appears). We got the car all packed up and headed out to Uncle Ben and Aunt Liz's for Thanksgiving dinner. Dylan and Jackson had fun sledding - we even had a snowball fight. Dylan loved checking out the chickens, goats, and horses. Fun times and good food. AND as we drove home we noticed all the snow was gone - just like that. It was great while it lasted!

A Visit With The Gardner's

Here's a couple of really cute shots of cousin Stacey and Dylan. Stacey is one of Dylan's biggest blog fans and this picture is long over due. So Stacey here's to you!!!!




Back in June we went to Montana for Ratpod. During our travels we stopped in Kalispell to visit some of Matt's family. His cousin Eric and wife, Amy just had a baby, baby Walt - so cute! They were all having dinner at Amy's family's house - which was amazingly beautiful. It was a great chance to stop in and say hello to everyone. It was also a GREAT experience for Dylan - oh my gosh, not only did she get to hang out with her cousin Stacey but she got to feed the horses, pet a chicken, and run around with a pack of crazy dogs. She had a blast.






Here's Todd, Stacey's husband - oh boy D thought he was the greatest, he was cracking her up!

A Ride On The Zoo Carousel