Look who's talking

17 weeks

Merry Christmas

Pittiplatsch ist mein Freund!
Und er darf auch in meiner Schaukel liegen

Jetzt gehen wir Bade-Bade machen!

15 weeks

I am pu-u-ushing.....

I have a present for you! Go check!

Bath time!

I am ready for my Ba-a-ath!I am smiling for the camera - only this one time!Water in my eyes and I don't care!Shampooo! Turn off that camera, Mama, and rub me dry!

10 weeks and 5 days old

Fall

Savannah with her friend Madelyn

oh, I think I smeared my mascara!
I'm still too small to sit on things.

But I can when Mama holds me.

I can sit pretty and look serene.

Flood / Die Sintflut kam

We will all remember October 30th, 2009: The day of the flood! Wir werden uns immer an den 30. Oktober 2009 erinnern: der Tage an dem die Sintflut kam. Unser Haus ist nicht betroffen, nur die PFERDE!!

The road to our neighborhood is closed: bridge flooded. Die Strasse zu unserer Siedlung ist gesperrt: die Bruecke ist unter Wasser.

This is the barn now. Hier ist unsere Scheune. Wir mussten die Pferde noch vor Sonnenuntergang rausholen - das Wasser Stand ihnen bis zu den Knien.

Due to too much rain, levees broke and our barn & pasture is now flooded. Water is about 4 feet high and still rising. It is predicted that peak is reached on Friday, 11-6 and then water will recede at about 2 inches per day. See the photos.

Wir hatten zu viel Regen: die Daemme sind gebrochen und Bruecken unter Wasser. Das Wasser hat unsere Weiden und Stall ueberflutet. Das Wasser soll weiter steigen und dann ab Freitag, den 6. 11 anfangen zurueckzugehen.

Thank you Debbie for taking us in! You are a blessing.

Meine Pferde sind in Sicherheit bei einer Freundin, die ca. 17 Meilen weg wohnt. Es geht ihnen gut und sie sind im Trockenen. Wer weiss, wie lange sie dort bleiben muessen. Wahrscheinlich ein Monat!!

Ol' Scout - our paths cross again..

Hier ist mein Pferd, das meine Freundin vor 2 Jahren von mir gekauft hat. Es geht ihm gut. Wi Ich glaube aber nicht, dass er mich noch erkennt! Wir sind hier gut untergekommen, aber ich freue mich trotzdem bald wieder nach Hause zu gehen.

Flood pictures courtesy of Alicia Broussard.

Faces

Smiling Baby

" My belly is full and I feel good!"

I love it when she smiles. I try to make her smile a lot...Fun!

6 weeks and 3 days, 10 1/2 lbs.

Baby Video 2

Baby Video

Back in the Saddle

I have long waited for this: after 6 months of riding abstinence, I am on top of the horse again. The first time I stepped into the stirrup and pulled myself into the saddle felt invigorating. I had not realized how much I had missed this feeling. Of course, the horses had not been rode in months, so I expected having to do some fixing. Copper has not forgotten anything, other than the need to be more flexible....yep, you got that right, we did a lot of flexing a-la-Clinton-Anderson and she could stand more. King on the other hand was a little rusty in stops and back ups, plus when trotting straight wanted to shoot right out from under of me: that's the barrel horse in him, he wanted to go. No, let's take it easy for a few more times, until my bottom is completely healed.
Plus for a second he was alley sour again...a psychological issue we have been healing in him from the day we got him 5 years ago...it was back, but just until I touched my spur to his ribs once or twice. Then he remembered that we had been over that!

Last night, Lora, Charlie and I went on a Sunset Ride.

Riding off into the sunset.

It was nice, except for the bugs. Horses did great.

I'm a big girl now

I can act like a grown up: lounge about and sit up!

Comfy!
in my bouncy chair...

Sitting in my Bumbo seat.

11 days old

This is Savannah on Saturday, 11 days old. We are now at 7 lbs, 12.5 oz. Eating good!

We do not like having a dirty diaper or being changed. Thankfully Daddy is helping with that task. On Tuesday, we are going to our 2-week check up. Wow, 2 weeks already! Can't wait to go see the horses!

Savannah

6 lbs 12 oz, 19.5 inches