Our New Grand Twinkies

Hunter and Talynn were born about a month early, and were transferred to NICU, where they've been for the last 3 weeks. There were no huge issues, just maturity problems common with premies, and thankfully, they are doing great now! Hunter was already discharged and Talynn will be discharged within the next day or two. As you can see, they look about as much alike as day and night, but each equally precious!!! We can't wait to get them home to celebrate their birthdays and to welcome them to the family!

Cowdonk

Yee Haw or maybe I should say Hee Haw!! I was finally able to help Teryn gather some heifers on my donkey!!! He (MiHijo) did soooo good! He was everything I was hoping for! At one point Teryn saw some cattle about a mile away. MiHijo and I stayed on top of a hill waiting. I didn't have to deal with any prancing or dancing, or neighing, or nervousness. MiHijo just patiently stood watching and waiting. It was awesome! I can't wait till we get to go again! Everything seems prettier framed by MiHijo's ears!

Home Away from Home

We stayed at an inexpensive motel called Mom's Motel. It was just 4 blocks from the beach, and was extremely clean, safe, and quaint! I absolutely loved every piece of our vacation! I loved that we got to explore the area using the 'collectivo' (the Mexican mass transit). I loved that we had to speak Spanish because we didn't have a tour guide to do it for us. I guess, I loved our vacation because we got to experience the true 'flavor' of the country, and do what we wanted, when we wanted to do it!

Aktun-Chun

We went to an Eco-Park while in Mexico and these pictures show us zip-lining through the jungle! I had to put one up of my little buddy Ty, and my Monkey Man, and one of me as proof that I really did it! T

Mayan Ruins

This bunch of pictures was taken at the Mayan Ruins in Tulum. I'm not sure the significance of the Mayan Indians sitting atop the pole and playing instruments, or why they were being let down by the rope around their ankles, but I must say it WAS impressive! As was the beauty of the ruins next to the Caribbian Ocean!

Pictures of Paradise

A couple of teasers, so you can see where we were this past week. It was truly a beautiful vacation! Playa Del Carmen was amazing and not far from there, I found my dream spot in Akumal, a tiny village where we could snorkle to the reef and watch tropical fish, play with sea tortoises, and swim as far out in the ocean as we wanted without having to worry about undertoe! One of the pictures is of the cenote - an underground river in a cave, it looks like there is a lot of trash, but the water is actually crystal clear, the "trash" is actually minerals that are invisible except in pictures. I can't imagine how heaven could possibly be more beautiful than where we were!!! It was beyond anything I could have ever imagined!!!

Donkey Skateboard

I'm pretty sure my little donkey stories are getting pretty nauseating! But what can I do, MiHijo delights me in so many ways! He's always into something! In the post, Let's Go Do Something, below, I put a picture of MiHijo standing on a flat bed trailer that was hooked up to the pickup. Well that flat bed got unhitched, and Teryn parked it in line with the other trailers and put the tongue up on a block. When Teryn got home today he noticed that the trailer had rolled about 100 feet and had stopped in a small ditch. MiHijo had some road rash on his hind legs. When we put two and two together, it was pretty obvious that MiHijo was on the trailer, dislodged the block, and went skateboarding. Oh, if only I could have seen it. We'll see if MiHijo keeps spending his free time on the trailer!

Donkey Meeting

We had a Donkey Meeting today! The County Agent did a demonstration on equine safety, we had a costume parade, and finished with a discussion about what types of activities we wanted to do. There were 13 people there, but only three donkeys this time. The picture was taken at the end of the donkey costume parade. Pictured are: Heidi and baby Pumpkin. You may not be able to tell, but Pumpkin is wearing her tiara and a fuzzy scarf (can't think what it's called right now). MiHijo and I are next in line, we are dressed like Mexican peasants - in observance of Cinco de Mayo - check out his jerry-rigged pack saddle!!! Last in line is Pepper and Linda, he's dressed up in his spots!!! Anyway, it was a lot of fun, and the others who attended said they'd be sure to bring their donkeys next time!!!

"Let's Go Do Something!"

I looked outside the other day, and saw MiHijo standing on the flatbed. Seemed like he was looking for something to go do!

Amazing Donkey Story

This story is tooo amazing not to share!! I promise, this really happened, and it's not exaggerated. The other day I was riding MiHijo and we woke up a rattlesnake!!! I never could see it, but it was right under us, rattling! MiHijo pivoted and crowhopped a couple steps, then stopped!I could still hear the rattle snake 3 to 6 feet behind us, and was afraid that MiHijo would start bucking again! I didn't want to end up on the ground on my back, so I decided to step off! MiHijo felt me putting weight in the left stirrup, and whipped his head around to the right and grabbed my right stirrup and boot top in his mouth. I knew he couldn't buck in that position, but I couldn't get off either!! He stayed like that till Teryn rode around, got down, walked up to us and pryed MiHijo's mouth open!'!!! He has never, ever offered to bite me, so I was shocked when he did that. The only thing I can imagine, is that as a guardian animal, he didn't want me on the ground with the rattler so close! Anyone else have ideas on how to interpret what he did????

Proudly Introducing Tricia's New Husband - Ryan Steig

Ryan and Trish got married, and started their new life together Wednesday, April 13th. Here are a few pictures from the wedding. Ryan's a great guy, and we're wishing them a long, happy, healthy life together!!!

Taking a Nap

We took a ride in the buggy today, then had a picnic. We unhitched MiHijo while we ate our lunch. He took the opportunity to rest up a bit for the trip home!