HAIRCUT!

Mission has finally been accomplished. Adam has a new haircut. We had to close the windows, turn music on really loud and everyone sing at the top of our lungs so the neighbors could not hear Adam screaming. I thought they might call authorities. I am noticing a trend about the fear of authorities coming to the house due to our style of parenting. Anyway, the bathroom was about 200* F by the time we were done, Adam looked like a tomato and Shayla was holding him on her lap so she looked like she had been rolling in the trash of a hair salon. In the video he is telling you the sound the clippers make. But afterward a couple chocolate chips cookies help calm him down. Here are the before and after the torture. I hope this lasts awhile because none of us want to do it again any time soon.

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SPARKLE AND GRAY BAR

Anyone know what those two have in common? Your right! It was the names of the horses Shayla and I rode on Saturday. What a great experience. Jerry Cooper was our horse whisperer. He was great. When we got there we talked a bit then decided to get Shayla mounted on Sparkle, with the help of a bucket! It took a few minutes to get the steering down but I thought Shay did a great job. Once we all got on our horses, he took us through some trails on his property. It was beautiful. We took them down into a creek, through a few fields and ended up at a backdrop of a big hill that just turns to sky at the top. It looked amazing. We then went to the top of the hill and on the other side was an 100 acre lake. After that we headed back towards the house. A few times he picked up the pace and got the horses trotting. Those two were on walking horses and I was on a part walking/ part quarter horse. He was a little bumpy but once he got into a canter ( I called it 3rd gear) he was much smoother. Shayla had a little trouble with Sparkle because all she wanted to do was stop and eat the greenery (Sparkle did). Not only was it good for us to do that together but Sherri watched the boys and Adam had no trouble with her. We were a little afraid how that would go but we had full confidence that she would not tell us if it was bad. All three were alive and having fun when we got home so that was a blessing as well. We plan on taking the boys to Jerry's farm to see the horses sometime. I have his cards so if anyone in the area wants to do it, I highly recommend it. Shayla does to.