Shorty the Small Horse

Jack got an earlier birthday gift from Mimi and Pop....a small horse (named Shorty) and a saddle.  Is this kid spoiled or what?  Shorty is the perfect size for Jack and his saddle is so small and so cute!  On Saturday after his nap, Pop saddled up all the horses and we rode down to the fishing tank and had a pinic.  Jack talked about the pinic and Shorty all weekend!  We were leaving my parents house on Sunday and Jack said (in his sad voice) "I don't want to leave my horse".  It was so sweet and melted my heart!  If we could have fit Shortly in the truck, we would have taken him home with us. 

Christmas & New Years

We had a wonderful Christmas!  My parents and brother came over on Christmas Eve and Jack woke up to lots of gifts from Santa on Christmas morning.  Jack also woke up that morning and was not feeling well.  He was running a low fever, coughing, running nose and very congested.  He still enjoyed opening his gifts but we could tell he didn't feel that great.  We stayed in our pj's all day, watched movies and did lots of snuggling by the fire.

We had a few friends over to ring in the New Years and we all had a great time!  It was very relaxing, low-key and always so much fun!  We roasted marshmallows, made smores and had fireworks.  Jack loved the fireworks and sparklers.  He had so much fun that he stayed up until 12:30 am....we can't believe he stayed up that late!  2011 was a great year but we are looking forward to 2012!