Mocha

Mocha is by far the coolest animal we have ever had! Jake and I got two mini horses (Java and OhLa) two days before we got married. We wanted a baby miniature SO bad! Well it took three years and WE FINALLY HAVE ONE! We had been watching Java really close and we knew she would choose to have her baby on the coldest night of the month. Sure enough the wind is blowing, it is freezing, and we notice Java was getting close. Julie, Jenny, Granny, Andre, and I all stayed up waiting for the colt to be born. We lost a colt last year and so we knew we had to be with Java this year to make sure the baby would live. Andre delivered the little colt at 1:00 AM, and we were so glad we waited with her. Java couldn't have done it without Andre. After she was born the colt started getting cold so we carried her into Granny's shed and turned on all the heaters. I called Jake and he came over and taught the colt how to eat. It was a long night, but now we have our little MOCHA! 

Mother's Day

My first Mother's Day (as a mom) was wonderful! Jake wrote me a nice card, bought me a fishing pole, and all the fishing necessities. We woke up and went to my parents house where we had a delicious breakfast! We ate and then loaded up and drove to Matt Waner. The fishing was slow, but we still had a great time! My Dad caught the first fish, Jake caught the biggest fish, my line was tangled the most, my mom walked the most, and Brilee took the longest nap. All in all we had a great Mother's Day.

Family Time!

Four Month Shots...

I hate shot days! I know they are better than the alternative, but they are no fun! I have been telling Jake for two months how heart breaking the two month old shots were and that I would NEVER go without him again. I told him how she balled uncontrollably for ten minutes and how hard they had to stab her little legs. He took the day off of work and he and I went to the appointment. We waited in the waiting room for a hour and a half. It was torture. As we were there Brilee's eye started getting really watery and goopy. By the time we were called back it was a full fledged infection. She really had good timing for an eye infection. She weighed in at 15.3 and stood at 23 and 1/4 inches. She is now in the eighty percentile for weight and twenty-fifth for height. Doctor Staker looked her over and told us she was looking great and that it was time to start solid foods! He then explained the shots again and said the nurse would be right in. I told Jake to prepare himself, as my heart was beating a thousand times a minute. The nurse came in gave Brilee her shots, and the little stinker didn't even cry. She was FINE! She was actually rather happy. We took her home put her down for a nap at five PM and she didn't wake up until seven thirty the next morning. She was pretty fussy the next day and kept getting fevers. It took about two days and now she is back to herself!

They don't call them a "Waiting Room" for nothing.

Her poor eye!

Before

During

After

Great Grandma and Grandpa Cooley

Brilee got to visit her great grandparents a few weeks ago! It was such a nice day to get out and visit. We had a great time catching up and playing with Brilee. We look forward to our next visit with them... THE POOL WILL BE OPEN!!!

Toys are for... EATING!

Bri Bear's FAVORITE toy! She goes crazy under this thing!

Trying to shove TWO toys in her mouth.

Wore herself out!

GARDEN TIME!!!

Granny always plants an amazing garden. Last year I never really felt well enough to do much with it, and so this year I hope to make up for it! We plant: corn, tomatoes, beans, watermelon, cantaloupe, every pepper you can dream of, carrots, potatoes, cucumbers, radishes, and I am sure I am forgetting a lot of things. It is so much work, but we all really enjoy the canned food throughout the year. As you can tell in the pictures the kids think the garden is AWESOME too... I am excited for all the years Brilee will have enjoying this garden with her cousins!