Kids In Spring

When we first started having Mr. T and Z, it was winter.  Cold, snowy winter days and I was sure, that when spring came, it would be easier.  Having the kids on beautiful Spring days is delightfully FUN, but easier?  Hahahahaha.  Z at 11, is very interested in learning about the horses.  If we work with the horses, we need one adult per horse and another adult to be Mr. T’s (2 years old) minder.  Number Two Son excels at Mr. T wrangling.  If Number Two is not around, Mr. T only wants to run or have me hold him…either option makes doing chores…unpredictable.Mr. T is learning!  Previously, anything even closely resembling a ball was thrown (overhand and with much gusto).  I cautiously let him have these eggs, telling him that they were ‘eggs’ and holding my breath.  The eggs survived intact.

We bought some hay for our herd from Our Neighbor Jim.  We needed to pick up the hay at his buffalo ranch about 20 minutes away.

“Great!”, I thought, “Let’s take the kids!”

Three adults, 2 kids, a herd of buffalo…perfect!  Jim fed the herd where the kids could see them best.The brave even tried their hand at feeding the huge hairy beasts.We love these kiddos.  We know that they are attached to us.  We really understand that we have no control over anything in their little lives…sometimes that is hard, there is a lot we might like to change for their benefit, but we are not in control.

…so we continue to show up for them…and do our best….our wildly imperfect best…which is ourselves.

It is not always easy, but it is always worth it…