Fall, Apples, and Horses

I have LOVED having my horse right in the backyard. It is great to just walk right outside and be able to mess around with my her. It was so hard for me to wait until I had recovered from my c-section before I could ride Sage. (Maybe this is why I started riding 2 1/2 weeks after I had Kade - everyone was gone at Bear Lake...oops:)).

Kylee has enjoyed visiting Rebel and Sage on a daily basis and giving them treats: apples and corn husks. This little girl has no fear and will sidle right up next to the horses to pet them, will ride them bareback, and feed them treats. (Maybe I have a little horse buddy in the making?)

We have been enjoying the apple trees in the backyard and Kylee enjoys making regular trips to pick her own apples to eat and share with the horses.

This was Kylee's reaction when we told her she was going to have another brother or sister in a few years. Just kidding. Talk about perfect picture opportunity. She bit off a little more than she could chew.

House Hunting

So Kurt left Sunday from Utah to look for a house to rent in Colorado. We have been back and forth about when we will be leaving. We originally were planning to be moving sometime in August, but now it is not looking like we will be moving until the end of October or the beginning of November.

There have been many places that Kurt has looked at from large vacation cabins up in the mountains with horse property


to townhouses located in the city

 

houses by lakes

 

and cabins with horse property located close to town

 
we were about to make a decision between the townhouse and the smaller cabin that was close to town until...

a last minute house was put up for rent. Kurt is now thankful that he ended up staying in Pagosa for so long so that he could see this house before we made a commitment.

 

 

Yeah! We have somewhere to move now! We plan to move into the house November 1st unless Kurt's starting date ends up being sooner.

Last of the Summer Days

It no longer feels like summer here. (Not a big shocker to anyone that is familiar with this area.) One day it was 90 degrees, and then the next was in the 60s and you needed a sweatshirt. We have had a fun and busy summer!

Kylee has loved having Grandma and all of her nieces to play with. One of her favorite places is Grandma's backyard to play. She also loves making her daily bike ride trips down to Lou's to play with the kittens and get her daily "treats."

Kade keeps growing like a weed. He now loves to interact with anyone that is willing to give him some attention. This little boy just can't help talking and smiling. (Yep, he can be pretty loud right in the middle of sacrament just like his sister.)

 

Kylee has gotten really good at riding her bike while being here. She has now learned how to pick her legs up and balance. She also loves riding down hills and the whoops at a nearby dirtbike track. Crazy girl.

 

As you can see, the cat has enjoyed her stay and feels right at home. Poor Jan. She has been a real trooper with dealing with this little feline since she greatly dislikes cats and has one walking around her house. Thank you Jan!

 

A big change in Kylee that I have LOVED has been her becoming less clingy to me. This has been a big deal because before Kade was born she would throw fits if anyone did something for her other than me. Since Kade's birth, Kylee and Kurt have become a lot closer, which has been wonderful for them both. Whenever he is gone though this side starts to come back out. 

Jenny's Lake - Jackson Hole

So there are a lot of pictures, but I just could not decide which ones I wanted to post. Oh well, this should make up for the lack of pictures for the past month.

About three weeks ago Kurt and I made a trip with both kids over to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. To Kurt's surprise, it went exceptionally well. Just took a lot longer on the drive with two kids (Kylee hungry or Kade needing to nurse.)

 

We drove over to Jenny's Lake and rode the boat across to hike to Hidden Falls. The whole time Kylee was pointing out the fish she supposedly saw.

Kylee did great on the hike. It was only a 1/2 mile in and then back out, but it was steep and had a lot of tree roots and rocks. Kylee even walked faster than most of the adults that had traveled on the boat with us.

As you can see by the picture, Kade was pretty tired from his strenuous hike. (It is hard work to boss your mom around and tell her to go faster or walk more gently so the ride is not so bumpy.)

Kylee went and played in the lake while I fed Kade. Even though the water is freezing, this did not stop her from wading out and getting completely soaked.

After Jenny's Lake we stopped at all of our favorite place in Jackson: the candy store. Kade still has about a year before he will learn about the joy of candy. Poor guy. You should have seen how big Kylee's eyes got when we handed her a basket and told her to go pick out what she wanted. It was like Christmas for her.

Kylee thought she was pretty cool when she got to "drive" the car. Good thing she did not realize that she was not getting anywhere fast.

It's Official

So we have been waiting, waiting, and waiting to find out where we would be moving to at the end of this summer. It has been one heck of a rollercoaster ride, but we have finally been given a job.

 

Kurt received his "official" phone call on Monday and we will be moving to Pagosa Springs, CO sometime at the end of October. We were hoping to be moving next week, but things have taken a lot longer to process so he will not start work until the end of October or beginning of November. Oh well, more time to do stuff around Idaho. Kurt will be working in Dulce, NM and have to make a 40-50 mile commute twice everyday, but this area looks like it will be a fun place to live the next 2-3 years.

This place looks like it is going to be a dream come true for Sage and I: Horse Haven. Kurt is looking forward to skiing, snowmobiling and dirt biking as well. If any of you every feel like you need a vacation, we would love to have you stop by.

Told You So!

Don't you hate it when you tell people something and they do not believe you?

Well, this has been my story since Saturday afternoon. No one believed me that I had dry socket because of all the things I have been doing: running errands, taking care of Kade and Kylee, and even doing yard work. Once Kurt took a look in my mouth and saw bone, it was realized I had dry socket.

My mouth has been killing me for the past 3 days and everyone kept telling me that is just part of having your wisdom teeth taken out. I mean pain that wakes me up during the night, pain medication does not last longer than 3 hours and I feel like my mouth is constantly throbbing and being stung by a bee. I can compare it to the pain I experienced after being kicked in the face my a colt. (Yep, this happened about 5 years ago, interesting story.)

I am excited to say that tomorrow this pain will be relieved after making a visit to a dentist's office that my friend works at. I am counting down the hours until then. Yeah!

Wisdom Teeth

The first thing anyone wants to hear after they have their wisdom teeth taken out is how awesome their face looks. I was able to have this wonderful experience.

On our way back to Idaho from Utah we stopped at a gas station in Bountiful so that I could use the bathroom. I walked into the bathroom, walking past three high school aged girls. As soon as I walked into the stall I heard one of the girls remark, "Did you see that girl's face?"

How did I respond:
A) Wait to leave the stall until the girls were gone.
B) Make a smart remark back: "I want to see you look much better after your wisdom teeth are taken out."
C) Start to cry
D) Start to laugh realizing how funny I must look.

The answer: D) Start to laugh

I had forgotten how funny I probably looked until I came out of the bathroom and looked into the mirror. To really add to the whole image I had blue coloring all over my lips and partly on my face from drinking a blue slurpy. Wow! I was really rocking the blue chipmunk look. (If I was really humble I would have taken a picture and posted it on here, but have not reached that level of humbleness yet. I rather keep this joyful memory and image to myself, Kylee, and Kurt.)

P.S. Still having nightmares at night about getting my teeth pulled out. Sorry if that scares anyone that has to get theirs out, but it really was a scary process and one that I am glad to NEVER repeat. EVER!