As soon as she saw that pony she was in love. "Wanna, get ON it. On da' HORSEY". How could I refuse?
I took Caitlin to Trader's Village today. It's a huge flea market nearly the size of a small town. If you can't find whatever you are looking for there, you either don't need it or it doesn't exist. When I was pregnant, my husband and I used to spend hours upon hours walking through the lanes of.... stuff. Animals, clothes, fresh market foods, games, bikes, vehicles, and even alcohol booths. You can spend days walking around and still not see everything. So here we were, walking around, and walk past the backside of a small booth. I glance down and peeking underneath a hoisted up flag were a set of hooves. Uh oh.
Unable to resist my love of horses, I round the corner and come face first with an adorable paint pony. As soon as Caitlin laid eyes on him she squealed and HAD to get on that pony. I have to admit, I know she loves horses but she'd never seen one in real life before. However, I was willing to cough up the ten bucks to attempt to let her sit on him and have her picture taken. I unbuckled her from her stroller and picked her up to hoist her onto this poor unsuspecting pony's back. I walked up to the side of his face and had stick her hand out so he could smell her, just waiting for the moment that she would scream and try to escape to safety.
Are you kidding me? This child has NO fear. After a brief snuffling of her hand and her obvious enjoyment, I slid her into the saddle and her eyes lit up. The owner of the pony quickly slipped a pair of cowboy chaps, a bandana, and a cowboy hat on my little cowgirl and stepped away to grab her camera. I slowly let go of Caitlin but she was an ol' pro already and she wasn't about to go ANYWHERE away from that little pony. The woman snapped a few shots with her camera and Caitlin got to sit on him while she had them printed out. The next five minutes were pure heaven for my daughter, so much so that I almost wasn't able to get her off of him afterwards!
It was worth it. My little cowgirl. Sniff sniff.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Where to Begin?
Why the need for this blog, you say? An open diary, I suppose, is the best explanation. The trials and tribulations of my family. A place for me to laugh, cry, vent, and sigh. So let's get to know us.
Myself. A 25 year old mother of(currently) one beautiful two year old daughter. I'm stubborn, sarcastic, a bit of a dreamer, and usually(ha!) pretty level headed. I love reading, cooking, photography, long walks on the beach... Lol, just kidding. No, really.
The husband, 'J'. A salesman by nature and by trade. He's loving and sensitive, though doesn't know how to show it sometimes. He's competitive and stubborn as well, so we butt heads constantly. Hey, it keeps things interesting(and frustrating!). He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and to date is THE biggest UT Football fan I've ever met, a fact that I bitch, moan and gripe about every bloomin' chance I get.
Caitlin. I know every parent is biased, but this child is so inquisitive and intelligent. She's got such a sweet nature about her, and she's so loving. It makes you want to just eat her up. And then there's her 'other side'. We are perilously entering the Terrible Twos which makes me want to retract my previous statement and wish that I did just eat her up. Stubborn, willful, 'her way or no way'. Those are just a few descriptive words. Her favorite word is 'No', it makes me cringe even. This too shall pass. I pray.
The mutt. We have a very spastic 1 year old Great Dane named Keeper. Yeah, I'm a smart cookie. I have a two year old and a Great Dane puppy under the same roof. Go me. Fortunately for me, Keeper is smart, lazy, and generally well behaved. However, I've been unable to effectively curb his countersurfing abilities, so that the things my daughter can't get a hold of... my dog can. Joy. I swear to you these two are in cahoots with each other.
Well, there's a somewhat brief overview of my nutty household. If you came to my blog out of boredom and would like to laugh a bit, this is definitely the place for you. Or if you would like to steal the occasional cooking recipe, go for it. I admit that this is my first and probably last blog, haha, so bear with me just a bit while I get things settled. Welcome to my train wreck!
Myself. A 25 year old mother of(currently) one beautiful two year old daughter. I'm stubborn, sarcastic, a bit of a dreamer, and usually(ha!) pretty level headed. I love reading, cooking, photography, long walks on the beach... Lol, just kidding. No, really.
The husband, 'J'. A salesman by nature and by trade. He's loving and sensitive, though doesn't know how to show it sometimes. He's competitive and stubborn as well, so we butt heads constantly. Hey, it keeps things interesting(and frustrating!). He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and to date is THE biggest UT Football fan I've ever met, a fact that I bitch, moan and gripe about every bloomin' chance I get.
Caitlin. I know every parent is biased, but this child is so inquisitive and intelligent. She's got such a sweet nature about her, and she's so loving. It makes you want to just eat her up. And then there's her 'other side'. We are perilously entering the Terrible Twos which makes me want to retract my previous statement and wish that I did just eat her up. Stubborn, willful, 'her way or no way'. Those are just a few descriptive words. Her favorite word is 'No', it makes me cringe even. This too shall pass. I pray.
The mutt. We have a very spastic 1 year old Great Dane named Keeper. Yeah, I'm a smart cookie. I have a two year old and a Great Dane puppy under the same roof. Go me. Fortunately for me, Keeper is smart, lazy, and generally well behaved. However, I've been unable to effectively curb his countersurfing abilities, so that the things my daughter can't get a hold of... my dog can. Joy. I swear to you these two are in cahoots with each other.
Well, there's a somewhat brief overview of my nutty household. If you came to my blog out of boredom and would like to laugh a bit, this is definitely the place for you. Or if you would like to steal the occasional cooking recipe, go for it. I admit that this is my first and probably last blog, haha, so bear with me just a bit while I get things settled. Welcome to my train wreck!
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