New Babies

I mentioned that Ashlee is working as a nanny. The lady she works for also works and lives on a horse ranch. This horse belongs to her, but she's unable to care for it right now because of limited space and time. So Ashlee volunteered to take on the task, in exchange for calling the horse her own for the next couple of years. So, in essence, it's her new adopted baby. Maybe foster care baby is a more accurate term, since she'll be giving it back someday. :-) Either way, Ashlee is ecstatic about her newfound friend. His name is Cash, and he has a really sweet personality. He's friendly and gentle, and I wasn't intimidated by him at all, even though he's so big he could squash me like a bug if he so desired! Having said all that, he is in dire need of attention, and Ashlee has such a big heart for horses and caring for those in need that the situation is perfect for both of them. I don't know who is benefiting more ... Ashlee or Cash.

Cash is recovering from a problem with his leg, and hasn't been ridden in quite a while. Once he heals from that, the plan is to let the whole family ride him. Now that ought to make for some interesting blog pictures!

As for the other new babies, well ... it's been an interesting summer for Shaun's side of the family. His sister, Mary, had a baby boy (Benjamin Robert) on my birthday, June 2nd. His sister, Sarah, is having a baby in July. If everything goes as planned, she'll be delivering on July 14th, which is his other sister's (Hannah) and his Dad's birthday. We're calling this the summer of Happy Birthday Babies! How fun!

More summer pictures and stories soon! Hope all of you are well and enjoying your summers too.

((Hugs)),

~PrairieBren
"There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." Winston Churchill