Chase and Cody were quite the pair at the Equine affaire, they fell asleep during a competition and gained quite a bit of attention afterwards (picture below). They had more pictures taken of them than some of the horses there! I also came into their bedroom at the hotel the one night to find them sleeping beside eachother holding hands. They are becoming quite good friends lately and loyal to eachother!! (They do still fight with the best of them though).
We came home Sunday to deal with some stuff going on here on Monday and then Luke left Tuesday for South Dakota. He had a great trip and was able to meet the Reinhold's-an great family with a real heart for God, I can't wait to meet them someday. We had purchased 7 horses from them 4 years ago but had never actually met face to face so it was a great opportunity. Luke picked out 6 horses that will be relocating to NY in the next couple of weeks. Can't wait to see them.
Luke came home late Sunday night and we then had a family gathering for the Reinbold's on Sunday. It was a great start to the month getting to see so many friends and family!
It seems like spring wanted to come but then decided it wasn't quite ready. I really wanted to get a head start on cleaning up our yard and things from the winter months but apparently we are going to have rain and snow for a little while longer. We are all very ready to be outside in some nice weather. This week turned out to be quite the adventure....Cody was sick on Tuesday and has continued to not feel well through today (Friday) and last night Chase got sick! Guess I don't mind that it's not to nice out since we would not have been outside that much anyways.
We were able to catch up on some snuggle time though.
We also had quite the adventure with our cat, Mouse. While Luke was gone the cat had found a mouse and decided that instead of killing it he would bring it down to the living room for all of us to see. He then thought it would be fun to not kill the little thing but to just play with it. I caught it in a container and took it far away from the house to let it go. I am not a big fan of mice, I think they are kind of cute but they lose all cuteness when it comes to having one in my house.
Unfortunately that is not the end of the encounters with mice. The other morning (by morning I mean 2 a.m.) Luke wakes me up and tells me to get out of bed. The cat was acting odd he said, trying to get under our sheets, which he never does. Luke had a funny feeling that he had brought in a present for us. Me not really being totally with it just went along with Luke, we started to pull the sheets and the blankets off of the bed and all of a sudden this little mouse falls out and starts running down the hallway. Luke grabs the cat and starts running after the mouse! Seriously cat, DO NOT BRING THE MICE OUT OF THE ATTIC TO SHOW US-IF WE HAVE THEM WE DON'T NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT-JUST KILL THEM!!!!!!! Now I know they say that pretty much everyone has mice or a mouse-I just don't tolerate it well and will do whatever possible to completely get rid of them (except I won't actually kill them-hence the letting the one go far away from the house). Needless to say next week our attic will be full of mouse traps, if there are anymore they will not be there for long!!!! I had to write this because I am certain that someday I will look back on this and laugh-someday in the very distant future!
Tonight is a night that I have to write about because I really want to remember it. Cody was very cuddly because he did not feel well and Chase decided that cuddling would be fun to, so we all climbed into the recliner to watch the end of a movie. I looked down and Chase and Cody are holding hands just as content as could be. We then proceeded to get ready for bed and Chase had to go to the bathroom, he was yelling for me to come in and wipe him -thank you Chase :)- and as I'm walking in the bathroom Cody is grabbing the toilet paper getting ready to help his brother! Chase wasn't to thrilled with the idea but Cody's little heart was in the right place. They then went to brush their teeth and Cody took both of their toothbrushes and put toothpaste on them and proceeded to hand me the dental floss. What a little helper!! I just love seeing them enjoy eachother and pray that they will grow up being the best of friends and encouragers to eachother!
When I put them to bed we continued to read the Easter story out of the Bible and I love to hear Chase talk about it. He is still trying to figure it all out and is so full of questions but I love it. Being a mom is definitely the best job ever
We had another first this month as well. Mom and Dad's anniversary was yesterday-her first anniversary without him here. We are missing him more than ever lately but he raised us well and encouraged all of us, so we know we can make it because of the lessons that he taught to us. Mom is such an amazing Godly woman and we are so blessed to have her here and to be able to walk through this journey with her. I wish it was a different journey-one with Dad still in it but all of the wishing in the world or praying won't make that possible, so we push on and take each day as it comes. They had an amazing marriage and I hope that Luke and I can learn from that and show that kind of love settin the same example for our children! I have to admit I was hoping and praying that we would get a referral on that day to give some brightness to it, but we again wait on God's timing knowing that it is perfect!
