Joey's first fair

We took Joey to the Altamont fair on Friday. What a hoot. Well it was for me any way. Having grown up in Washington state in a small town that was known for it's fair it was hilarious to see how the other half lives. Needless to say it does not hold a candle to the Puyallup fair but it was perfect for a first fair for Joey.

The petting zoo was not as interactive as the one I visited as a child but it was a lot more exotic as you can see by the picture of the camel. Of course when I was taking his picture he would not look at me or the camel but once Ed walked him around the corner he caught site of it and was fascinated. Nothing else was worth looking at in his opinion.

Ed could not believe I was paying for a pony ride but it was a great photo opportunity and who knows one of these days I might actually get his scrap book started.

Fact of the matter is that aside from the camel and the pony ride Joey pretty much slept in his stroller except when we sat down on the bleachers at the horse show to feed him but still it was a fun day and I know that next year will be even more exciting.

On other fronts we are still waiting for Joe's new teeth to make an appearance. We have plenty of angry red bumps in his poor gums and a cute little man who is stuffing everything into his mouth and rubbing his gums to make them feel better. My fingers are crossed that they will pop through this week and give him a little relief. Through it all he is very sweet although his temper is a little shorter some nights so mommy is not getting as much sleep as she would like.

Well I'm off to the barn to get some cleaning done since I worked all day yesterday.

Love you all Nikki

Howdy Folks.

Great day for a ride. Joe's idea of a ride is a trip around the back yard. Start em young I say, although I am sure both grandma's are cringing. Joe and I are still trying to talk daddy into a smaller pony since dancer is a little wide for Joe, but at the rate he is growing who knows maybe we shouldn't bother with the mini version.

His grandma Elsie and I weighed him today out of curiosity, 22 lbs. Holy cow I hope he slows down soon, otherwise the clothes I bought him for winter will fit him in September.

Oh well, such is life with a growing boy.

We finally figured out which teeth are coming next and giving him so many problems. The upper eye teeth are on the way. He has very prominent swelling and redness there. Poor baby.

Speaking of which my little cowboy is calling.

Love you all Nikki

Bath time and other stuff

Hello everyone, Joey had an early bath today due to an outstanding painting session with his banana and rice cereal. It was everywhere, hair, nose, ears and toes. So we had some fun in the tub as you can see by the pictures. Splashing is a new talent he has acquired and he is becoming very good at it. He even gets me on the rare occasion. This is always delightful since he smiles about getting mommy wet.

Well I have to go, I have just been informed that it is time to try that crawling thing again. We aren't making much progress but we are having fun working at it.

Love and kisses, Nikki and Joey

Guess what I ate today?

I know it looks like he was not that impressed with his newest food due to the fact that he is wearing a good portion of it, but Joey loves sweet potatoes. Yes, some of it is indeed up his nose. What can I say my boy has talent. He was none to pleased when I cleaned it out. He laughed while I cleaned his face, right up til I got to that cute little button of a nose then I was no longer a fun mommy. Oh well, can't win every popularity contest. At least he doesn't have orange crusty sweet potatoes hanging out of his nose.

On that note have a great evening...

Love Nikki

PS here's another really cute picture from the seventh.

Happy 8 months

I can hardly believe it but my son is 8 months old today. It seems crazy. We have been cleaning out all the nooks and crannies in the house getting ready to have a garage sale. In the process I have run across two items that simply blow my mind. One is his premie diaper, I can hardly believe those used to be to big for him and the second was his ankle bracelet ID from the NICU. It fits on my thumb. When I look at Joey now I can hardly remember the little elf that came home with us. Here is his one month old photot and his current to give you all a walk down memory lane. Gotta go the elf has turned into an imp and wants attention.

Love Nikki

The girls have arrived.

Lansing Hollow Farm is very happy to welcome the latest arrivals. We haven't settled on the names but have some working ideas. Nora (taken from ignoramus-the skinny one is not to bright) and Sarah (Shirley MacLaine's character in two mules for sister Sarah, like the character this goat is very stubborn and hard headed). Oh well they are cute as you can see and I have only had to chase them down once so far.

When out driving I had noticed several farms that contain their goats with the white electric tape. The same stuff that holds my 900 pound yearling in his pasture. Well bright idea why not put the goats in there during the day and the colt out at night. Stupid goats walked right through the fence. I could hear the electricity shocking them as they did it, so back to my disaster of a garden they go. Glad I didn't have time to plant anything this year.

It is very warm here and humid. Kind of interfering with my plans to polyurethane the front porch. I will be dragging myself from bed early tomorrow to start that project. Other then that we are just waiting on our hay to arrive. I am so glad I do not have a hay field of my own. The thought of bucking hay bales in this heat and humidity makes me quite happy to fill out the check and hand it over after my hay has been neatly stacked and put away for me. I know, some farmer I am.

The horses are in for a rude awakening, I have started working them in the morning and expect to have the saddles on them in a week or two. Poor babies aren't sure what to make of it. The dogs are doing well, actually they basically sleep all day in the house. To hot to do anything.

Joey prefers the morning hours and starts to get a bit cranky towards afternoon as it heats up. He fusses and fights with himself about taking his afternoon nap until he finally just crashes. See above picture to see what I mean.

I better get a few chores done while my little prince is napping.

Love Nikki