Riding my horse at 35 wks!

Well, all through this pregnancy I have always asked what activities I should and shouldn't do. Up until about 4 months I still played bball and tried to exercise. I have ALWAYS been riding my horse and no one has told me otherwise. The only thing I was advised not to do was skydive or bungee jump, which I haven't. So, since we have moved I have really missed riding my horse everyday and decided it was time. So, out we went to ride and Brandon wanted to lead Rascal just to be safe. Well, that wasn't too fun, so I eventually got the reins and off we went. It felt so great to ride, even if me and the horse have gained a few lbs. He has been so great at taking care of me and understands when I am riding or when Brandon is riding him there is a difference. He has been so smooth and slow at the trot and lope with me. So, I figured I'd better get a picture of this and so far all I had was my phone, so I apologize for the poor quality...but here I am riding my horse Rascal at 35 wks pregnant. (You'l have to forgive me for riding in shorts, but jeans ARE NOT an option when it is 100 degrees out and also for the flip flops, my feet don't fit in my boots when they are that swollen.)

Update on life in Hagerman

Well, we have officially moved to Hagerman! This is where Brandon grew up and where his family still has their horse ranch, so it seemed like a good place to be. Brandon is working with his dad's counseling business and will start his 2nd internship in September. We were so blessed to find a great house to rent and it is 5x bigger than our previous home...plus it has A/C. :) We are out of town on this great horse racing/training facility while the owners live in California. There is a ton of great pasutres, a shop, barns and of course Tex LOVES the canal that goes right thru the property. We are getting unpacked slowly, but had the great help of his parents to move us here and my family to help get me unpacked! We couldn't have done it with out family! We dearly miss our friends in Rexburg and hope to get back over there after Casen is born. When we moved, I brought my horse, my dog and 3 cats...I am not a crazy cat woman, they are all ones that I have saved and raised on the bottle, so of course I couldn't leave em behind. Since we have moved into this home though, we have experienced some plumbing problems. The bathroom downstairs smells like sewage...and leaks...and has frogs coming into it somehow. Then our kitchen sink has something majorally blocking it and therefor is not able to be used...which poses a problem since there is also no dishwasher. But we are getting along just great and have more space than we know what to do with.l We will probably be living here for many years to come. I will get some pictures up soon.

IT'S A BOY!!! Half way to go!

We had our ultrasound appointment this morning and were so delighted to see a healthy baby in my tummy. And as the title says, it is a boy! I had her take some pictures of the proof so there will be no mistake. :) Brandon and I are so happy to just be having a baby and for it to be a boy is great. It will be the first boy in his family and my parents first grandchild. We are pretty sure we will name him Casen Mac Knight. Case is my Dad's middle name and we both call our grandpa's "Grandpa Mac". I'm so glad I found out and now I can call the baby a "him" instead of "it". Brandon is so excited, we went out and bought some onesies that say "Daddy's Champ" with a lil puppy on them. So far the pregnancy has been great and everything is on schedule for his arrival on Sept. 15. So I am exactly half way through and have felt him move. Things are going great! I will try to post some of the ultrasound pics..try being the key word.

Here is the pic to make sure it is a boy. Look in the middle, by the arrow!


Here here is laying on his side with his hands under his head, and his legs all curled up.

16 Weeks and counting

I need to apologize for my lack of posting. Sabrina told me I never put anything up, so here I go. One thing I need to admit is that I don't know how to post pictures. So anyone with advice, please help. Incase the word hasn't made it's way around, Brandon and I are expecting our first baby in September!!! We are so very excited and just can't wait to be parents! We are going back and forth about whether or not to find out the sex of the baby and if you know me, I am not a patient person. Just this week I decided I want to know. We are excited for the semester to be over and brandon will just be doing his internship. The in July we get to move!

Thanksgiving is over, on to Graduation...

We love the holidays because we get to see our families so much! This year is a bit different because we have to be on the ranch when the owners are out of town, so we can't just up and leave like the normal college student. Through a crazy bunch of changing plans, we were blessed to head up to my parents house in Grangeville. Everyone was great and came on Sunday to celerate Thanksgiving early with us, since we had to be on the ranch for Thanksgiving day. It was great to see everyone and we had a blast with Kristen and Carlos. I will try to get more pictures up of our adventures, but maybe after graduation. Yes, on to Graduation. We only have 2 more weeks of school left this semester, which places my graduation on Dec. 12! Finally I get a Bachelor's degree. It is odd though, now I am getting close, it seems everyone has a joke about how my intelligence is actually lacking. Oh well. We can't wait to be done with this crazy semester. Now all I have to do is find a job...if you have any reccomendations, please send them my direction.

Our lives, currently

We are greatly anticipating Thanksgiving break! We will celebrate a weekend early with my family in Grangeville and then head back here to watch the ranch during the break. We live out in Menan, Idaho in a renovated barn. It is a beautiful log home now and we are so blessed. We also get to use the new indoor arena on the ranch any time...but the downside to an indoor arena is indoor stalls. Horses poop and pee and need to be clean, so alas, Brandon has been cleaning stalls every morning for almost a full year now. That isn't his favorite job, but it pays off the rent. He is also training as many horses as he can. We had a great summer full of wonderful horses and now since school has started his time gets short. We also have some of his dad's amazing horses, which are our fun horses to ride. I will graduate in a month and am a little leary of the future. What do you do after you have gone to school for the past 18+ years? I love my current job with the University, teaching and managing the horsemanship classes. Sadly when I graduate it is time to find a career. I hope to find a vet willing to hire me, but if not I can always subsitute teach and try to find a team to coach.
Our only addition to our family has been our puppy Tex. He is a full Australian Shepherd who has the best personality anyone could ask for. He loves to work with Brandon, whether cleaning stalls or chasing cows. I hope to get pictures up soon of everything.

Not sure how this thing works

Brandon and I aren't exactly tech savvy, so we are still trying to figure out how this thing works. Any advice is welcome!