Never Teach a Donkey to Dance!!

The title might be a bit misleading, but sounded too catchy not to use! The real title should be "Never Teach a Donkey to Use It's Lips Like Fingers!" MiHijo is pretty much like a 2 year old kid - into everything. Just lately he has: unplugged Teryn's diesel pickup, figured out how to open the gate, figured out how to open the gate even when it has a pin in it, drags stuff off the flat bed, sticks his head into the open window of Teryn's truck and drags stuff out (the truck is old and we can only open the front doors by reaching outside - thus the open windows!) Teryn curses the donkey and laughes at him in equal parts! I just laugh at them both!

"Moore" Pictures

We were driving though the ranch and I took some pictures of the beautiful scenery! So I thought I'd post a few pictures to entice our new friends who want to move to Texas!

Princess Ryanna

Ryanna Belle turned 1 year old on the 25th. She was very regal and, as usual, absolutely adorable during her birthday party!

The Real Home Sweet Home!!!

You can see in the picture, there is a portable building that would make a great tack room, next a nice patio, then the bunk house, a wash rack area, and an 8 horse stall. I also added a picture from a hill close by, looking down on the place, and a view of the surrounding hills.

Home Sweet Home

I wanted to send Holly and TLee some pictures of their home-to-be, but have trouble emailing pictures, so I decided the blog was my best bet. Pictured are the house, the tack room, and the outhouse. The outhouse needs a little work cause the walls are falling down, but a little bit of tin and some elbow grease will go a long way!!!


JUST A JOKE!! I'm sure the next blog entry will be a relief!

ECR National Finals 2008

I was pretty short with ECR news in my last post. I finally have a little time to sit and describe the event! Unfortunately, I don't have many pictures, I was busy trying to keep my hands warm and holding Ryanna! But, Merrick studios was there, if you want to go to that site you will find 80 pictures of Teryn Lee as well as a folder of pictures titled, "Thrills, Spills, and Remarkable Moments." The easiest way to go there is to do a search for Merrick Studios Distinctive Equine Photography, then click on the Cowboy Extreme photos. As you look at the photos remember that it was freezing! One of the contestants was completly submerged in water when her horse stumbled going through the tank. Another highlight was the "Mare From Hades," that they had to ride and 'pony' through the "Extreme Ravine." They had some great obstacles! Craig Cameron likes a "light hand." So one of the obstacles was riding a portion of the course using yarn for reins. I think TLee and only about 3 others were able to successfully complete that obstacle. What made Teryn Lee's ride so remarkable was that his horse is only 3 years old. Most of the competetors brought seasoned horses! Another obstacle that I liked was where they had to blindfold their horses and lead them over board planks! It takes a lot of trust and obedience for a horse to agree to do that! On some of the pictures you can see snow /sleet on the horse's rump and on TLee's hat. We were a little disappointed because Teryn Lee wound up breaking his winning streak by getting 2nd place, but we look forward to seeing him reclaim his title next year! Teryn Lee has some more exciting news. He's loved being in Whitesboro with Mark and Marsha, and has learned a lot, but he's missed home - he says he's wanted to come home for about a year! So he and Holly decided to move home and train horses here for awhile. He says that he still has tons to learn, but the easier schedule will be a better way for them to start out their married life - and they will be living on a ranch about 5miles from us. Needless to say, we are really excited for very selfish reasons!

'Ketchup'

I have a lot of blogging to 'ketchup' on! I'll start with Ryanna! She's just starting to walk solo. It's not a great picture, but you get the idea!
Next comes Ty. Some of you may recognize the dirt bike in the picture! It was Clay's when he was about Ty's age. Clay sold it to a friend, and Ty bought it back. He zooms all over the ranch!
Nothing is really new with Clay, except he's working hard and going to school!
Teryn Lee was in the Extreme Cowboy Race National Finals in K.C. Missouri. The obstacles were great, but he wound up getting 2nd place this year. Pictured are most of the cheering section - they deserve recognition - because the weather was freezing!
Tricia is the next one with news! She's been accepted to nursing school, and got several very generous scholarships and grants. She's set to go in Jan.
Big Teryn has been living his dream doing lots and lots of day work! He says he feels guilty because he's getting paid to do something he loves!
Can't forget MiHijo! He's learning to bow, so I can get on him more easily when the time comes! That's about it for me - other than playing with MiHijo, and working, I stay busy just trying to keep up with everyone!:^)