Wrestling Buffalo

It's not everyday that you get the chance to wrestle a buffalo!

It was branding time at Dwane and Glenna's house and Jeff was more than excited to help! For most of the time we were up there, we were all discussing how we were going to catch a buffalo and hold it still for the 3 minutes we had to leave the brand on it's hide.

We were freeze branding. It takes longer but it looks better as a finished product.

Jeff came up with the idea of roping the buffalo, dragging it into the horse trailer, and then everyone knock it over and sit on it! It worked!

It took 3 men to hold down the baby buffalo!

Mama was not happy that we were going to brand her baby. I swore she was going to knock down the fence and kill us all.

When buffalo get mad, they put their tails in the air and snort.....

Sweet Summer Time!!!!

Summer!!!!

Finally, a break from our busy lives!!! August 5-10 we had a scheduled family reunion in Duchesne--my mom's side.

It was nice to see everybody!

Unfortunately, our trip started out with a search and rescue of my little cousin. I think he is around 1 or 2 years old.

He had just been wandering around and his parents noticed that he hadn't been seen in a while.

We were all notified and we all began searching. It was getting dark and threatening to rain but luckily, he was found about an hour later and we all discussed what we should do in case it happens again.

As much fun as we all had, it didn't end very well for me and Jeff. We came home sick. But it was still a nice break from all the work we've been doing.

This summer, we have also been breaking our colts. What a job! Okay, so it's actually Jeff who is breaking our colt. I even went for a ride myself and ended up in the ER. I don't think riding horses is my forte.

Learning To Cope

Jeff and I would like to thank everyone for their support during this difficult time. As most of you know, we lost the baby.
I was nine weeks along and early Saturday morning I started cramping and bleeding. After an examination, the doc told us that I have an unusual shape to my uterus that is going to make it difficult for us to have kids. He said we could have no kids at all, very few or many at one time. It's hard to explain so I won't go into detail. He just said that we need to prepare ourselves for a long road ahead. We may have many miscarriages in the future.
We are doing well and learning to cope with this. After non-stop crying for two days we are physically and emotionally drained. Losing our baby has brought Jeff and I closer all ready. We are a great support system for each other. Jeff has been so sweet and understanding. This has been as hard on him as it has on me. Yet when I am the one breaking down, he remains so strong and is willing to just hold me. I couldn't have asked for a better husband.
We have had wonderful family and friends helping us throughout this ordeal. Thanks to everyone who cleaned our house, sent flowers, visited us, called us or even just gave us a quick text. We truly feel loved and cared about.
We will definitely try again for a baby when we are ready. I have always wanted to be a mother and I'm not going to let go of that dream. Someday little ones will be running around the house and driving us crazy causing us to pull out our own hair......and that's exactly what we want.
Love all of you! Thanks for being there.

The Stork has scheduled a visit!

So I went on a shopping trip with my friend, Nikki, for her wedding. As we drove through Provo Canyon, I began to feel a little nauseous. I haven't gotten car sick in so long; I was a little surprised to be feeling sick. Throughout the day, I got tired and more tired.....tired to the point of exhaustion! So Nikki suggested that we go buy some pregnancy tests. I took one just as soon as I got home and to my surprise, two pinks lines were starring up at me! I couldn't believe it! I immediately called Jeff, and I was so emotional he didn't know if I was happy or sad. I didn't even know that I would react by crying. I wasn't sad. I was happy and terrified and excited and scared all at the same time!
My doc says I'm due December 5th! We can't wait! Our next appointment is on May 26th. We will have our first ultrasound and we will get to hear the baby's heartbeat! We're thrilled! I have been buried in books and I'm always on the Internet to see how the baby is developing this week and what my body will be going through....it's all so exciting and new! I love it!

So I had to totally erase my entire blog, delete it and recreate it to get that crap off my blog page! So here we are, back at the beginning. Sorry. Here are pics that I previously had posted: