So we live out in the country a bit and really don't have too many neighbors, one immediately to our north, one across the street that you really can't see due to trees and the neighbors to the south are quite a ways back off the road. Our closest neighbors own the 14acres that run behind our 1 acre and are nice enough to let us venture out on it. There is a mowed path that winds through them and if you take the path straight back from our house you will find 2 gorgeous horses that belong to our neighbors on the other side. We have already walked back there many times this year, even before the grass was green, but I found these pics from last summer and they are just too cute not to share.
Ahhh the days where children were content to sit in the wagon for more than 5 minutes...and Lucas wanted to "help" mommy pull. They seem so little in this picture. The rest of these pictures below are infamous "Lucas portraits" if you could not tell....
Hmmm...could you tell he was sitting next to her in the wagon at this point?
EXTREME close up...I LOVE these self portraits!
There were about 20 of these shots at all different angles...but I thought one would be enough to share with you.
And here are our horses (ok, not ours but the closest we will come to calling any ours). Everytime we actually take something back for them to eat like an apple or carrot they are in the barn and everytime we don't they run up to the fence...maybe this summer we will be able to coordinate the two.
Hmmm...could you tell he was sitting next to her in the wagon at this point?
EXTREME close up...I LOVE these self portraits!
There were about 20 of these shots at all different angles...but I thought one would be enough to share with you.
And here are our horses (ok, not ours but the closest we will come to calling any ours). Everytime we actually take something back for them to eat like an apple or carrot they are in the barn and everytime we don't they run up to the fence...maybe this summer we will be able to coordinate the two._______________________________________
Since I have had a little more time to myself than normal the last few months I have been venturing back in the trails just me and Wrigley for a little jog every now and then. Not exactly even jogging terrain but it is fun winding in and out of wide and narrow trails and trying to see the horses too. Last week just the white horse was out (without those blinder things on) and it was a very sunny day, so his bright white coat was just beaming in the sun. An absolutley GORGEOUS horse and I just couldn't help but stop and stare at him for awhile and for some reason he was staring back at me. I think God surrounds us with so much beauty each and everyday. I have been trying to stop and recoginize and appreciate the little things more often while at the same time giving credit to the one who created them. God is so good, even in the moments when we don't recognize it.
4 comments:
Absolutely! Well said. Great pictures. I was moving some stuff on my bookshelves this weekend and was looking at the picture of Lilly and you when she was like 2 months old. Talk about tiny! The trails sound great, I didn't know there were horses at the other end!
Beautiful pictures and thoughts. I can't remember Lilly without hair now!!!I love Lucas's photo of himself. What a nice nose he has!!
thanks for the thoughts...it's good to be reminded of them every so often. enjoy every minute you have....alone and with your kids.
We have horses down the street from us and Rhett always takes them and they love it. I claim he should do it because they like going with him better...truth be told, i'm a tad scared of horses! Their teeth are so big! I love those pictures Lucas took!
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