The room is bout' ready!!!!

Here it is!! this is what has taken combined
efforts from all around the family from painting,
sewing, welding, thinking (not my specialty!!)
you name it and everyone had a hand in it.








































































Natalie was so excited to have the room about
ready to go she had to try it out on something,
so she put the horse down to bed!!!!

You just have to love her!!!!

Gettin' ready

Well the time is near and I have been sentenced to get the room ready for him. My latest project were these curtain rod hangers that match the room...... hope they work!

Elk hunting in nevada

Not too many pics this trip, we were too busy! we hunted 14 hunters in 7 days and killed 14 pretty nice bulls, this one is about a 355 class bull...... O and I can't forget my Logging skills this year left a little to be desired>>>>>>>>> dropped it right in the middle of Chris's truck, but it needed a little attention anyway :-)

Prego doesn't slow her down!!!!

Yep, she is 8 months prego and still riding in the garage bareback...... Someday I hope I am half as tough!!!

Well I guess Reality is setting in!!!

Here is the first ultrasound, and the only Prego pic nat will lwt me take is with the other KID blocking the view.

Spur straps

Well I finally got a pattern that works..... took half a hide but they turned out good

Honda's

So, I am into this Ranch roping, and my horse is pretty patient with me but he doesn't know as much as I want him to. I figure the only way he will learn is to do it enough and he will learn, so thursday I went to the auction and bought me a couple of 300lb calves, and tore into roping and tracking and cutting with my trusty steed....... he's a quick learner as long as I have my spurs on.

well, just having a couple calves and a horse that knew what he was doing wasn't good enough. I found me some 1/4" cold roll and tried to build me a Branaman honda...... she looks good but swings like a brick. well I am not too handy at braiding but figured I could fassion one out of rawhide......... here they are in all thier glory, a paperweight and one that is still drying so I cant tell you how it works........................................ Guess we will find out!

Some more Brandin'

Good old Curt Pinder let us talk him into using the horses and ropes to do his calves this year, we were all pretty much rookies at it but we got em done. We tried a little of everything, head and heels, we tried the Nordfork, Hell we tried everything and boy did we have fun. Tender and Kash sure look good with a rope between them, and that sexy blonde Natalie on Kash is sure handy with that 60 footer.

So there we all were. Shane, Craig, Natalie, Jeremy, Curt and Me. Shane and Craig did it MAN style, and Ill prove it with this Video, Watch with caution!!!! It is pg-13 for sure. Man we had a good time!!!!

BRANDIN'

So, tuesday morning Chester called and said he was Branding in the morning and asked if a few of us wanted to come help. Well hell yes we did, I had to work the night before so I went in at 6pm and snuck out early at 3 the next morning. I went home saddled my mount and headed for Idaho. I met Shane, Tweety, and Chris where we all piled in the same pickup and headed for Chesters just outside of Twin falls ID. we drove a two track for an hour or so, unloaded the horses and trotted out the 3 miles to start gathering. when we had 300 head or so we started them for the trucks. I got a few pictures of the gathering but when we got the riatas out I forgot about pictures and started in with the rest of the crew. Good thing shane was there, I stole a few pics from him so you all could see the action.

Shane, on his trusty steed.

Last of the trapline

Gip and I figured it would be good for the ponies to haul us to check a small trapline we had a few new sets we were testing out....... Now just a word of advice, pay attention and be ready so if a rooster pheasant flies up under your horse you dont end up on your back lookin up at your mount!!!......... Just sayin'